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Accomplished Senior Quality Lead with over 14 years of experience in test automation, API automation, and test management. Proficient in developing robust test frameworks using Python, Playwright, pyTest, Jmeter, Robot Framework, Cucumber, Java, TestNG, and Selenium. Expertise in API and web application testing, along with strong skills in CI/CD processes. Recognized for effectively leading teams and crafting comprehensive test plans in Agile and Waterfall environments.
Overview
2
2
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation Test Lead
IBM
Kochi
04.2025 - Current
- Executed QA functional and API automation with pyTest and UI automation with Playwright to enhance testing coverage.
- Worked on Performance Test using Jmeter for Concurrent UI performance testing and Locust for backend performance.
- Developed utilities for automated reporting of test results and automated alerts integrated to Slack
- Setup of Observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus for collecting Performance metrics.
- Evaluated performance metrics for CPU, memory, and database usage to optimize resource allocation, like CPU, memory, DB connection usage etc.
- Worked on various form factors like VM, OCP, EKS, CAAS, AWS and IBM SAAS and managed the testing across all form factors.
- Designed and implemented innovations like end to end Cluster Reservation management using AI assisted development which could integrate to other system using API layer too.
- Developed and maintained test automation frameworks using industry-standard tools.
- Directed automation testing initiatives for diverse software products, ensuring consistent quality across various platforms.
- Automated functional and regression testing approaches to streamline software production.
- Implemented continuous integration processes to enhance testing efficiency and coverage.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define testing requirements and strategies.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify potential issues in the testing lifecycle.
- Mentored junior testers in best practices for automation and testing methodologies.
- Established automation frameworks and tools, streamlining future testing processes for users.
- Developed technical solutions to resolve a complex range of problems.
- Ensured compliance with quality standards throughout the entire process by conducting reviews at regular intervals.
Quality Assurance Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2015 - 04.2025
- Quality Assurance Lead, working closely with the Healthcare, Retail domain team to provide support in delivering the releases with high quality.
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Participated in defect discussions and conducted root cause analysis to identify and resolve issues.
- Worked on Automated tests using Java/Python, Robot Framework, Cucumber (BDD) and Selenium Web driver.
- Actively involved in defect discussions, root cause analysis etc.
- Detect, log, and follow-up on all defects encountered.
- Worked on Story testing effort estimation and assigning tasks to team members.
- Coached and mentored team members while presenting UI automation framework insights to clients.
- Developed strong understanding of retail domain to enhance testing strategies.
- Coach and mentor other members. Also, presentations were given to clients regarding the UI automation framework.
- Used Jira for maintaining test cases.
- Used Jira for maintaining test cases.
- Actively participated within agile development ceremonies (sprint reviews, planning, scrums)
- Within a short span of time in Tata Consultancy Services, became the go-to person for the team around requirement understanding pertaining to the module under test.
- Analyzed application defects to support team in maintaining stability before product releases.
- Received special appreciation for learning the domain quickly and supporting team from TCS.
Senior Test Engineer
EMSYNE TECHNOLOGIES
02.2015 - 07.2015
- As a Senior Test Engineer, worked in Banking domain for testing Banking Application both Manual and Automation testing.
- Design and development of automation test infrastructure/framework to produce maintainable, stable test coverage to support the development of web applications.
- Define test strategy and test plans and review them with stakeholders, improve test coverage, review and fill the gaps.
- Collaborated with the QA Supervisor to choose development tools for crafting automated tests.
- Worked on Java/Python, PL/SQL, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Eclipse.
- Experience in developing and maintaining automated scripts using testing tools and languages.
- Reviewing software requirements and preparing test scenarios.
- Automate repeated tasks and test execution is how one operates as part of testing strategy.
- Execute and report results of manual and automated test cases for functional and end-to-end integration testing.
QA Engineer
WRENCH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
08.2012 - 01.2015
- As a QA Engineer, I have done both automation and manual testing of various applications in Airline and Retail Domain.
- Participate in requirements review and provides valuable inputs when reviewing requirement documents and technical specifications.
- Contributed throughout software development life cycle and maintained various computer-based applications to ensure high quality.
- 2+ years of automation experience in Java, Selenium Web Driver, Cypress, TestNG and SQL.
- Worked on API Automation using Rest Assured.
- Worked on API clients like, Postman, SOAP UI for API testing.
- Debug, develop, and maintain test data, test environments, test cases and test scripts that validate the quality of the software product.
- Execute Software Functional, Regression and Automation testing of various application.
- Participates in requirements review and provide valuable inputs when reviewing requirement documents and technical specifications.
- Actively involved in requirement gathering and translating in to requirement specification document.
- Investigated production issues and recommended corrective actions to enhance system reliability.
- Replicate, debug, and provide timely status and resolution of coding issues.
- Execute Software Functional, Regression and Automation testing of various applications.
- Define and monitor quality assurance metrics for continuous quality & process improvements.
- Defined and monitored quality assurance metrics to drive continuous improvements in processes and product quality.
- Received multiple appreciation from Wrench Solutions for the outstanding testing performance.
- Received multiple appreciations from Wrench Solutions for the outstanding testing performance.
- Received special appreciation for learning the domain quickly and supporting team from Wrench.
Education
Bachelor of Technology -
Calicut University
IndiaSkills
- Test automation
- UI Automation Framework
- API automation
- Automation Testing
- Performance testing
- Web Application Testing
- API TestingScript
- Selenium
- Robot framework
- Cucumber
- Python
- Jenkins
- Git version control
- Gitlab
- CI/CD tools
- Continuous integration
- Test frameworks
- TDD
- BDD
- Agile methodologies
- Software Testing
- Cross-Platform Testing
- Defect tracking
- QA standards
- Collaboration skills
- Problem solving
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Engagement
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (Globally accepted)
- VSkills Certified Selenium Professional
Accomplishments
- Young innovator Award 2023
- TCS Contextual Master 2024
- Within short span of time in Tata Consultancy Services, became go-to person for the team around requirement understanding pertaining to the module under test.
- Provided timely analysis of application defects helped the team to maintain the stable application before the product releases.
- Received special appreciation for learning the domain quickly and supporting team from TCS.
- Received multiple appreciation from Wrench Solutions for the outstanding testing performance.
- Received special appreciation for learning the domain quickly and supporting team from Wrench.
Key Capabilities
SQL, Java, Python, JavaScript, Windows, Android, iOS, Robot framework, Cucumber, Appium, Selenium, Postman, JIRA, GIT/Git hub, Jenkins, Gitlab
Timeline
Automation Test Lead
IBM
04.2025 - Current
Quality Assurance Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2015 - 04.2025
Senior Test Engineer
EMSYNE TECHNOLOGIES
02.2015 - 07.2015
QA Engineer
WRENCH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
08.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Technology -
Calicut University