Dhiraj Gharate

Client: TATA AIA Life Insurance

Project : Product Quotation Module | Role: Senior Automation Engineer (Aug 2024 - Present)

• Developed and maintained a robust automation framework using Carina, Selenium (Java) for both API and web UI testing, reducing effort for onboarding new product plans by 80% through modular, reusable components.
• Automated complex API vs Excel data validation workflows, leveraging Rest Assured, Apache POI, and Carina, which reduced manual test execution time from 4 minutes to under 30 seconds per product.
• Led a 3-member automation team, executed weekly regression testing on live environments using Browser stack and Jenkins, and improved UI validation efficiency by 75% (from ~6 mins to 1.5 mins) via Selenium-based automation.
• Managed defect tracking in JIRA, collaborated with developers for quick resolution, and consistently delivered client-facing progress reports, enabling smooth sign-offs and production deployments for high-impact business modules.

Project: Customer Portal | Role: Automation Engineer(Jun 2023 - July 2024)

• Developed end-to-end automation scripts for API, Web, and Mobile platforms using Carina Framework, Selenium, Appium, and Rest Assured, enabling coverage of post-policy features such as contact updates, premium payment, and document handling.
• Executed weekly regression testing using Browser Stack, with modular test cases designed for reusability across platforms, reducing overall manual testing time by 70% and improving release efficiency.
• Logged and tracked defects via JIRA, coordinated directly with developers for resolution, performed timely retesting, and ensured quality through root-cause analysis and documentation alignment.
• Actively communicated test results and defect status to stakeholders, provided data-backed sign-off reports for each functionality, and contributed to successful production deployments through structured QA processes.

Project: NBT (New Business Transformation ) | Role: Automation Engineer (Dec 2022 - May 2023)

• Maintained and executed existing web automation scripts using Selenium, Java, and Carina to verify that all customer-submitted parameters are correctly captured in the backend (NBT) system before integration with downstream platform.
• Performed regular regression testing to ensure system reliability and data consistency across policy submissions.
• Managed defect tracking through JIRA, collaborated with developers for resolution, and conducted retesting to ensure issue closure and production readiness.