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Mahadeva R

Software Test Automation Engineer
Bengaluru

Summary

Software Quality Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience in automation testing, API validation within payment systems - MasterCard Payment Gateway Services. Proven track record of building scalable test frameworks and achieving 90%+ automation coverage, significantly improving release quality and efficiency.

Experienced in leading QA initiatives, optimizing test processes, and mentoring team members. Recognized for delivering high-quality releases, driving innovation in test automation, and contributing to faster, reliable deployments.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Test Automation Engineer

EPAM Systems
10.2021 - Current

Mastercard (Banking and Payments Domain)

  • Acted as a Software Quality Engineer and served as the key tester within an Agile team.
  • Designed and maintained scalable UI and API automation using Selenium WebDriver, Core Java, TestNG, Rest-Assured, and Maven.
  • Performed end-to-end testing across the full product workflow and automated over 200+ test cases, achieving less than 5% code duplication and zero blocker issues.
  • Skilled in frameworks such as Hybrid, Cucumber BDD, and Data-Driven Framework with Page Object Model (POM).
  • Integrated GitHub Copilot AI and created AI agents for test documentation automation, reducing manual efforts, and improving test generation speed.
  • Hands-on experience with bug tracking and test management tools, such as TestRail and JIRA.
  • Maintained detailed documentation on testing methodologies, making it easier for other team members to follow established guidelines.
  • Worked with build tools like Jenkins and Maven, and utilized GitHub and Bitbucket for source code versioning.
  • Partnered with developers, product managers, and BAs to ensure testing aligned with business goals, and ensured near-zero defect releases by proactively identifying issues and optimizing automation workflows.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

JSS Academy of Technical Education
Bengaluru, India
2020

Skills

Testing: Automation Testing, API Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing

Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, TestNG/JUnit

Programming: Java

Frameworks: Hybrid, Data-Driven, BDD (Cucumber), Page Object Model (POM), Page Factory

CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins, Git (GitHub, Bitbucket)

Tools: Postman, Maven, JIRA/Rally, Splunk, MobaXterm

Databases: MySQL

Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Test Planning & Test Design

Accomplishments

  • Achieved 90%+ automation coverage, significantly reducing manual testing effort
  • Promoted within 2 years based on performance and impact
  • Recognized with awards for quality delivery, innovation, and timely releases
  • Developed AI-driven QA agents (Markdown-based workflows) to automate test case generation and validation, improving test design efficiency.

Interests

Exploring new technologies in automation and AI, Travel & Exploration, Sports & Fitness

Timeline

Software Test Automation Engineer

EPAM Systems
10.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

JSS Academy of Technical Education
Mahadeva RSoftware Test Automation Engineer