MEGALA BASKAR
Automation Engineer | Willing To Remote/UAE Relocation
Chennai
Summary
Automation Test Engineer with 7+ years of experience driving quality engineering and leading automation initiatives across large-scale enterprise applications. Proven track record of architecting scalable automation solutions, optimizing testing processes, and accelerating release cycles while significantly reducing production defects. Experienced in scalable automation architecture and continuous testing within DevOps environments. Adept at defining test strategies, establishing best practices, and mentoring teams to enhance overall quality maturity. Strong experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders in Agile environments to deliver reliable, high-quality software at scale.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation Engineer | SDET
Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2022 - Current
- Design and implement scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Cucumber (BDD), and POM, contributing to overall test automation strategy and improving reusability by 50% while reducing maintenance effort by 40%.
- Drive continuous testing by integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines), accelerating release cycles and enabling faster feedback loops.
- Develop robust API and microservices testing solutions using REST-Assured with SQL validation, reducing manual validation effort by 80% and ensuring end-to-end data integrity.
- Build and execute modern UI automation using Playwright with TypeScript and integrate visual testing using Applitools Eyes to validate UI during regression cycles and ensure consistent user experience.
- Optimize execution using Selenium Grid on Azure VMs, leveraging parallel testing to reduce regression time from 8 hours to 2 hours and improve scalability.
- Enhance automation productivity using Git, Maven, JIRA, GitHub Copilot, and AI-assisted testing practices, increasing sprint coverage and strengthening Agile quality engineering practices.
Quality Assurance Associate
Wipro Technologies
03.2019 - 03.2022
- Performed extensive manual testing including functional, regression, integration, UAT, and exploratory testing to ensure application stability and business requirement validation.
- Developed and executed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java and BDD Cucumber, improving regression efficiency and reducing post-release defects by 95%.
- Designed and maintained test cases, test scenarios, and test data, ensuring complete coverage through requirement analysis and gap identification.
- Conducted API testing using Postman and REST Assured, along with database validation using SQL, ensuring data accuracy and service reliability.
- Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA, performed root cause analysis, and collaborated with development teams in Agile environments to ensure timely defect resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
K.S Rangasamy College of Technology
Salem, India02-2019
Skills
Automation & Testing
Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, BDD (Cucumber, Gherkin), REST API Testing (REST-Assured), Microservices Testing, Visual Testing (Applitools Eyes)
Frameworks & Architecture
Page Object Model (POM), Hybrid Automation Framework, Test Automation Strategy, TestNG
Programming & Scripting
Java, TypeScript, SQL
CI/CD & DevOps
Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Continuous Testing, Selenium Grid, Azure Virtual Machines
Tools & Platforms
Git, Maven, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Visual Studio Code
Methodologies & Practices
Agile (Scrum), Shift-Left Testing
Timeline
Automation Engineer | SDET
Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2022 - Current
Quality Assurance Associate
Wipro Technologies
03.2019 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
K.S Rangasamy College of Technology