Dinesh Kumar P
Chennai
Summary
- 14+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years as an SDET/SDET Architect, specializing in test automation strategy, framework design, and technical leadership.
- Expertise across web, API, mobile, and performance testing, with end-to-end automation delivery. Strong in requirement analysis, test estimation, and building frameworks from scratch for scalable automation.
- Web Automation: Playwright, Selenium WebDriver with BDD (Cucumber/JBehave), POM, Hybrid, Modular, and cross-browser testing.
- API Automation: REST Assured, Karate, Postman, and Insomnia for complex workflow validations.
- Mobile Automation: Appium (Android and iOS) on real devices, emulators, simulators, and cloud services (BrowserStack, GCP).
- CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, GitHub, Bitbucket, STASH, SVN.
- Performance Testing: JMeter for load and stress testing of APIs and web apps.
- Knowledge of SQL for backend validation, and AWS Cloud Practitioner fundamentals.
- Hands-on with GitHub Copilot and AI-powered tools for test optimization and self-healing automation.
- Agile/Scrum expertise in sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Proven skills in RCA (Root Cause Analysis), process optimization, and quality improvements.
- Strong team leadership, mentoring, resource allocation, and automation strategy execution.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Test Architect
Bounteous Digital Pvt Ltd
Chennai (Hybrid)
04.2024 - Current
Team size: 5
Associate Lead Test
CG-VAK Software and Exports ltd
Coimbatore (Remote)
11.2023 - 01.2024
Team size: 4
Principal QA Engineer
Fidelity Investments (Payroll with Photon)
Chennai (Hybrid)
11.2022 - 06.2023
Team Size: 10
Lead Test Engineer
Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd
Chennai
02.2017 - 10.2022
Team Size: 12
Senior Test Engineer
Dun & Bradstreet Technologies Ltd
Chennai
09.2014 - 10.2016
Team Size: 10
Senior Systems Engineer
Adrenalin eSystems Ltd.
Chennai
01.2011 - 09.2014
Team Size: 12
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Panimalar Engineering College
Chennai11.2009
Skills
Agile practice: capacity planning, JIRA, Scrum (software development), sprint planning, sprint retrospectives
Automation & testing tools: API testing, Appium, Eclipse, Emulator, Insomnia, IntelliJ, JMeter, JSON parsing, OAuth 20, Playwright, Postman, REST Assured, Selenium WebDriver, Simulator, TestSigma, UIAutomator2, XCUITest, XPath/CSS
Cloud / platform tools: AWS Cloud Practitioner concepts, BrowserStack, GCP
Frameworks & libraries: API (Karate),BDD (Cucumber , JBehave), JUnit, Keyword/Data/Hybrid/Modular, Page Object Model, TestNG
Programming & scripting languages: Java/JavaScript, TypeScript
CI/CD & build tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Maven
Version control & test management tools: Bitbucket, Confluence, GitHub, qTest, Stash, SVN, TestLink, TestRail, Zephyr
Domains & devices: Android, iOS, clinical trials, eCommerce, Human capital management (HCM),Inventory management, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Salesforcecom, Zebra
Other tools & concepts: Agile/Scrum practices, code debugging, GitHub Copilot (AI-assisted code generation & refactoring), locator strategies: CSS, logical and problem solving, RCA (root cause analysis), Shadow DOM handling
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Roles & Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements, user stories, change requests, and incidents to define test scope, effort estimation, and sprint planning
- Develop and implement a sprint-level test strategy, automation scope, and framework enhancements aligned with business-critical priorities (P1/P2)
- Design, customize, and maintain robust automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Appium, BDD, POM, Hybrid, Data/Keyword-Driven) for web, mobile, and API testing
- Create, optimize, and execute automation scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end scenarios across web, mobile, and API layers
- Implement and manage mobile automation using Appium on real devices, emulators, simulators, and cloud platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs)
- Leverage low-code/no-code automation platforms such as TestSigma to accelerate test coverage and delivery within sprints
- Integrate test automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and monitor builds, ensuring early feedback and faster defect detection
- Drive continuous test execution with parallel runs, generate comprehensive sprint reports, and deliver daily/weekly status reports (dsr/wsr)
- Perform defect triage, root cause analysis, and collaborate closely with developers and product teams to resolve issues efficiently
- Mentor and support team members in automation best practices, advanced scripting, and AI-driven test optimization techniques
- Continuously improve frameworks by implementing self-healing scripts, reducing execution time, and enhancing reliability for sprint deliverables
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, reviews), and collaborate across squads to align with sprint goals
- Communicate sprint-level automation progress, risks, and blockers to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and data-driven decision-making
Timeline
Associate Test Architect
Bounteous Digital Pvt Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Associate Lead Test
CG-VAK Software and Exports ltd
11.2023 - 01.2024
Principal QA Engineer
Fidelity Investments (Payroll with Photon)
11.2022 - 06.2023
Lead Test Engineer
Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd
02.2017 - 10.2022
Senior Test Engineer
Dun & Bradstreet Technologies Ltd
09.2014 - 10.2016
Senior Systems Engineer
Adrenalin eSystems Ltd.
01.2011 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Engineering -
Panimalar Engineering College