KESHAV RAJ
Noida
Summary
SDET Lead with 10+ years of experience leading API, UI, and backend test automation for enterprise applications across US Mortgage, Retail, Healthcare, and Warehouse Management domains. Skilled in Java, Selenium, REST Assured, SQL, Jenkins, and Cucumber BDD. Proven experience building scalable automation frameworks, integrating quality checks into CI/CD pipelines, improving regression efficiency, and mentoring SDETs in Agile teams.
Overview
1
1
Certificate
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
SDET Lead
Moder Solutions
10.2025 - Current
- Projects Undertaken:
- Client : Xpanse (US Mortgage Industry)
- Domain
- US Mortgage
- Role. : SDET Lead/Enterprise QA
- Description : Worked on an Income Calculation System that automated borrower income assessments for mortgage underwriting, enabling accurate eligibility evaluation and risk-based lending decisions in compliance with US mortgage guidelines.
- Roles and Responsibilities :
- Led QA strategy and automation delivery for a US mortgage income-calculation platform across multiple teams and release cycles.
- Built a scalable Java, Selenium, and REST Assured automation framework from scratch for API and UI validation.
- Integrated automated regression suites into CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual testing effort by 60% and accelerating release validation.
- Established automation standards, roadmap planning, and best practices through Automation CoE initiatives.
- Led migration of automation dependencies to Nexus, centralizing artifact management and ensuring a smooth, low-risk production release.
- Mentored SDETs and partnered with Product Owners, Developers, and Business Analysts to identify risks early and improve product quality.
Test Lead (API / UI Automation)
Happiest Minds Technologies
07.2021 - 09.2025
- Client : Pepsico MCOE (ePOP)
- Domain
- Retail
- Role. : SDET Lead
- Description : Pepsico MCOE (ePOP) is a B2B platform that automates and manages internal equipment ordering across global business units.
- Roles and Responsibilities :
- Designed Java, Selenium, REST Assured, and Cucumber BDD automation frameworks, reducing manual regression effort by 70%.
- Automated 90% of API regression coverage and integrated suites with Jenkins CI/CD, reducing build-validation time by 50%.
- Created reusable JSON data utilities and POJOs that improved automation maintainability and scalability.
- Mentored 5+ SDETs, led Agile QA ceremonies, and performed backend SQL validation to improve coverage and release confidence.
Senior Test Engineer
HCL Technologies
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Client : Quest Diagnostics
- Domain
- US Healthcare
- Role - Senior Test Engineer
- Description : Quest Diagnostics project focused on automating Healthcare workflows and validating diagnostic data across lab systems and patient reporting platforms.
- Roles and Responsibilities :
- Automated core healthcare regression scenarios using Java and Selenium, improving test repeatability and reducing manual QA effort.
- Performed functional and integration testing across laboratory workflows and patient-reporting platforms.
- Served as the primary QA contact for distributed client teams, clarifying requirements, triaging issues, and providing release-quality updates.
- Collaborated with business and development teams to validate critical workflows and improve release confidence.
Senior Quality Engineer
Tavant Technologies
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Client:Genworth
- Domain
- US Mortgage
- Role - Senior Test Engineer
- Description : Genworth Financial project focused on validating mortgage insurance workflows and ensuring regulatory compliance across global home loan and default risk management systems.
- Roles and Responsibilities :
- Validated end-to-end mortgage loan origination and underwriting workflows through functional, API, and backend SQL testing.
- Improved defect detection by 40% through complex SQL validation and early identification of data-quality issues.
- Reduced test execution time by 50% by optimizing test-case design and increasing reuse of regression scenarios.
- Partnered with onsite and cross-functional teams to align QA coverage with evolving mortgage-business requirements.
QA Engineer
MetaOption Software Private Limited
07.2015 - 11.2016
- Client : Metropolitan and Warehouse System
- Domain
- Warehouse Management System
- Role - QA Engineer
- Description : Robust Warehouse Management System enabling real-time tracking, barcode scanning, and optimized logistics for high-end furniture delivery across U.S. warehouses.
- Roles and Responsibilities :
- Created and executed functional and regression test cases for warehouse tracking, barcode scanning, and delivery workflows.
- Validated critical logistics scenarios to support reliable releases across U.S. warehouse operations.
- Logged, tracked, and verified defects in MOSS while providing timely QA status updates to delivery teams.
- Worked with developers and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and support smooth sprint delivery.
Education
Bachelor in Technology -
Punjab College Of Engg & Tech
India01-2014
Skills
- Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured
- Cucumber BDD, Junit, TestNG
- Git, Jenkins CI/CD, Bamboo, GitHub Actions
- MySQL, Oracle, PimCore, AWS
- Postman, Wiremock, Maven
- Eclipse, IntellijJ , VS Studio Code
- Jira, Zephyr, Azure DevOps
- Rally, HP-ALM, Putty, CouchBase, GenAI
- Kafka (OCH), MFT(B2b i)
- Agile, Kanban, Scrum
- Mobile , Black-Box Testing
- AI Tools - Github Copilot, Cursor, Ollama
- Test Planning and Execution
- Client Engagement
- Schedule Management
- Quality Management
- Stakeholder and Resource Management
- Communication Management
Certification
PMP Certified- PMI, ISTQB- Foundation, REST Assured with Java-Udemy, Selenium with Java- Udemy
Timeline
SDET Lead
Moder Solutions
10.2025 - Current
Test Lead (API / UI Automation)
Happiest Minds Technologies
07.2021 - 09.2025
Senior Test Engineer
HCL Technologies
06.2019 - 07.2021
Senior Quality Engineer
Tavant Technologies
11.2016 - 06.2019
QA Engineer
MetaOption Software Private Limited
07.2015 - 11.2016
Bachelor in Technology -
Punjab College Of Engg & Tech
Personal Information
Title: SDET LEAD | QA AUTOMATION LEAD