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Mehul Anand

Bengaluru

Summary

Proactive QA professional with extensive experience in test automation, CI/CD, and framework design. Specialized in API, UI, and installation automation across Linux and Windows platforms. Adept at optimizing frameworks, mentoring teams, and delivering high-quality solutions in Agile environments.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Opentext
Bengaluru
04.2024 - Current
  • Automated product installation on Linux using Ansible, and currently working on Windows-based automation.
  • Developed API automation using Pytest, and UI automation framework using Playwright and Pytest.
  • Optimized the existing Selenium-Java framework, improving efficiency from 28% to 90%.
  • Created a Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for product build validation: automated install, and test execution.
  • Reduced UI automation run time from 25 hours to 5 hours using Selenium Grid parallel execution.
  • Cut BVT execution time from 7 hrs to 2 hrs by optimizing the CI/CD process.
  • Performed log analysis, debugging, defect reporting, and root cause investigation.
  • Led the mentoring and onboarding of new team members, and reviewed GitLab merge requests.
  • Contributed to release and sprint planning, retrospectives, and client issue resolution calls.
  • Involved in test strategy design, test planning, scenario, and test case reviews.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and shell scripting.

Quality Engineering Specialist

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
09.2021 - 03.2024
  • Developed and maintained an automation suite using Selenium and the Robot Framework.
  • Involved in test execution, defect reporting, and test scenario reviews.
  • Performed regression, sanity, and integration testing.
  • API testing with SoapUI, Postman, and Rest Assured; mobile testing with SeeTest Automation Tool.
  • Optimized the automation suite's performance from 70% to 95%.
  • Worked with Jenkins for CI/CD, prepared test documentation, and generated status reports.
  • Performed white-box testing through code debugging.
  • Automated manual processes for the team, improving efficiency.
  • Involved in functional testing and SQL query verification.

Product Test Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
01.2016 - 08.2021
  • Executed large-scale automation projects for clients, including eBay and British Telecom.
  • I built POM-based frameworks, API tests, and conducted regression and system testing.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Karunya University
Coimbatore
05-2015

Skills

  • Automation testing
  • Manual testing
  • Selenium - Java, Playwright - Pytest
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Test strategy design
  • Shell scripting
  • Test case reviews
  • Team mentoring
  • Client communication
  • Agile methodologies
  • Regression testing
  • Decision-making
  • Functional testing Know-how
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Integration testing
  • Requirements analysis
  • System debugging
  • Task prioritization

Timeline

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Opentext
04.2024 - Current

Quality Engineering Specialist

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 03.2024

Product Test Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2016 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Karunya University
Mehul Anand