Hi, I’m
Harsh Sharma
QA Automation Team Lead
New Delhi
Summary
Engineering-driven QA Leader with 10+ years of experience building scalable automation architectures
and leading high-performing teams. Proven track record of driving 25%+ quality improvement and accelerating release cycles
through AI-enabled test frameworks and DevOps-aligned quality gates. Expert in designing enterprise-grade UI, API, and
performance automation ecosystems. Passionate about fostering automation-first culture, governance, and engineering
excellence at scale.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Naehas India Pvt Ltd
QA Team Lead
08.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Led QA Strategy, Automation Architecture, and Release Governance across enterprise products, driving 25%
improvement in product quality and 20% faster time-to-market.
• Architected a scalable, AI-enabled Playwright automation framework with intelligent locator handling and self-healing
capabilities, ensuring long-term maintainability and high reliability.
• Designed and implemented a custom AspectJ-based retry framework in Java, improving automation stability by 30% and
reducing troubleshooting effort by 40%.
• Established CI/CD quality gates using Jenkins and integrated JMeter performance testing, reducing build failures by 35%.
• Managed two QA/SDET teams (6+ engineers), increasing team productivity by 30% and reducing onboarding time by
20% through structured mentoring and process standardization.
• Integrated AIO test management with automation pipelines, improving traceability between requirements and execution by
50%.
• Standardized reusable automation components across projects, reducing new project setup time by 25%.
• Implemented a Playwright automation framework for a high-velocity project using record-and-play to rapidly onboard test
cases, increasing UI/API automation coverage by 40% and reducing flaky failures by 30% while achieving 2x faster execution
compared to Selenium.
MetaDesign Solutions
Sr. Automation QA
09.2017 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Designed and implemented hybrid UI + API automation frameworks, achieving near-complete regression coverage and
reducing critical production issues by 30%.
• Developed robust automation suites using Selenium, TestNG, and RestAssured integrated within CI/CD workflows.
• Collaborated closely with development teams to embed automation in DevOps pipelines and enable shift-left testing.
• Executed comprehensive regression, sanity, smoke, and load testing strategies for enterprise applications.
MetaDesign Solutions
QA Automation Engineer
01.2016 - 08.2017
Job overview
- Utilized Java and TestNG within Selenium to meticulously create and automate test cases, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and accuracy.
- Leveraged Jenkins to orchestrate and execute test automation across remote machines, streamlining testing process and maximising efficiency.
- Conducted systematic regression test cycles using meticulously crafted automation scripts, facilitating rapid and reliable detection of potential issues and ensuring software stability.
- Documented and monitored testing outcomes and established steps to remedy problems.
- Escalated risks and incidents to management in line with existing procedures.
- Performed thorough regression testing after resolution of bugs.
- Contributed toward predictable delivery of quality releases.
- Authored and maintained organised, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
MetaDesign Solutions
Junior Software QA Tester
08.2014 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing. Was able to report more than 200 bugs/defects including UI and Functionality
- Assisted team with development of web-based applications in Agile environment.
- Coordinated work with various teams to solve problems and improve efficiency for software testing and automation.
- Defined and identified test cases for new application development.
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Wrote automated test suite for product and provided test coverage analysis.
- Optimised test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Carried out tests to identify, report and repair bugs and glitches.
- Supported test review, defect control and configuration management within delivery pipeline.
Education
GGSIPDelhi
Master of Computer Applications from Computer Software And Media Applications
04.2001
University Overview
- Completed professional development in Software Testing
Skills
Quality Management,Test Planning,Agile
Team Training,Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Failure/Performance Evaluations
Decision-Making
Manual Testing
Java
Performance Testing
Software Development Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Selenium, TestNG, Maven
Postman, Jmeter, Shell Scirpting, Filezilla, Jenkins
Problem-solving
Projects
Custom Retry Utility with AspectJ
- Designed and implemented an annotation-driven retry framework using AspectJ to automatically re-execute failed test cases across Java-based automation suites.
- Engineered cross-cutting interception logic to handle transient failures, significantly reducing flaky test instability in CI/CD environments.
- Improved overall test robustness by 30% and reduced debugging and root-cause analysis time across automation pipelines.
AIO Test Case Mapping Integration
- Architected seamless integration between AIO test management and automation frameworks to enable real-time synchronization of test cases and execution results.
- Implemented traceability mapping between requirements, automated tests, and defect metrics to strengthen governance and reporting accuracy.
- Enhanced reporting transparency and stakeholder visibility, improving end-to-end traceability and compliance readiness. AI-Powered Test Case Generation from Jira Epics & Stories
- Designed and implemented an AI-driven test generation system that analyzes Jira Epics and User Stories to automatically generate structured functional and edge-case test scenarios.
- Leveraged Prompt Engineering and NLP-based requirement parsing to extract acceptance criteria, business rules, and dependencies, improving requirement coverage and reducing manual test design effort by over 40%.
- Integrated the solution with Jira workflows and automation frameworks to enable shift-left testing, faster sprint readiness, and improved traceability between requirements and execution artifacts.
Scalable QA Framework Standardization
- Led the design and rollout of a modular, reusable automation framework adopted across multiple QA teams and enterprise projects.
- Established standardized coding guidelines, reusable utilities, and CI/CD integration patterns to ensure uniform engineering practices.
- Reduced project setup time and framework duplication while improving maintainability and long-term scalability.
Playwright Framework Migration from Third-Party Tool
- Led the migration from a legacy third-party automation testing platform after license expiration by reverse-engineering and analyzing existing test scripts.
- Designed and implemented a scalable Playwright automation framework (TypeScript/JavaScript) to replicate and enhance the legacy test coverage.
- Identified and resolved multiple flaky test issues caused by unstable selectors and timing dependencies.
- Achieved higher test stability and faster execution while maintaining full regression coverage previously handled by the external tool
Timeline
QA Team Lead
Naehas India Pvt Ltd
08.2020 - Current
Sr. Automation QA
MetaDesign Solutions
09.2017 - 07.2020
QA Automation Engineer
MetaDesign Solutions
01.2016 - 08.2017
Junior Software QA Tester
MetaDesign Solutions
08.2014 - 12.2016
GGSIP
Master of Computer Applications from Computer Software And Media Applications
04.2001