Neelesh Belbansi
Chandigarh
Summary
Seasoned Quality Engineering professional with 19 years of experience in automation development and team leadership. Expertise in building automation frameworks, validating APIs across microservices, and enhancing quality in distributed SaaS environments. Proficient in framework design, debugging, CI/CD integration, and mentoring QA teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SDET Lead / QA Automation Manager
QASource, Inc.
08.2006 - Current
- Led Quality Engineering across a 29+ application ecosystem (web + APIs + microservices)
- Built and scaled automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium
- Migrated legacy Selenium frameworks to Playwright, improving speed and maintainability
- Contributed hands-on to automation development, debugging, and framework design
- Defined test strategies and ensured coverage across UI, API, and integration layers
- Integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines, streamlining release processes for faster and more reliable deployments
- Mentored and managed distributed QA team of 26 engineers, enhancing team skill sets and collaboration
- Worked closely with developers to troubleshoot defects and improve system testability
- Analyzed metrics like defect leakage and test stability to inform quality improvements across testing strategies
End-to-End Test Strategy for High-Scale System
QASource
Chandigarh
06.2015 - 09.2024
- Developed test strategy for distributed system handling high-volume transactions to ensure seamless service integration.
- Implemented automation coverage across UI and API layers by mapping critical user journeys to enhance overall testing efficiency.
- Validated system behavior under real-world scenarios to confirm release readiness and mitigate potential post-deployment issues.
- Ensured data consistency and validation across interconnected services to improve overall reliability.
- Collaborated with developers to enhance testability, logging, and monitoring processes.
- Contributed to improved system reliability and reduced production defects through enhanced coverage.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
RJPV Bhopal
Bhopal06-2002
Skills
- Playwrite - Python
- Selenium - Java
- REST API Testing
- Microservices Testing
- Postman
- Swagger
- JSON validation
- Authentication (OAuth, tokens)
- Request/response validation
- Jenkins
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker
- AWS
- Container-based execution
Certification
- Generative AI with Large Language Models, DeepLearning.AI & Coursera, 2026
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Accomplishments
- Improved early defect detection by 80% using CI/CD-integrated automation
- Reduced release cycles by 6 weeks through Playwright-based regression automation
- Increased delivery velocity by 62% by shifting to automation-first testing
- Led QA across 29+ applications and managed a team of 26 engineers
- Reduced flaky tests and improved pipeline stability through framework improvements
Availability
Bengaluru hybrid roles, 2–3 days/week, Remote opportunities, Flexible to work with global teams
Open To - Locations
- Bengaluru, India
- Remote
Selected Engineering Work
- Playwright Automation Framework (UI + API Integration), Built a Playwright automation framework in Python with reusable fixtures and modular structure, Enabled parallel test execution to reduce regression cycle time, Integrated API validation within UI flows to validate end-to-end user journeys, Used custom utilities for test data setup and environment handling
- API Testing & Microservices Validation, Tested REST APIs across microservices including authentication, data validation, and business workflows, Validated request/response payloads, headers, and status codes using Postman and automation scripts, Handled complex scenarios involving multiple service dependencies, Debugged failures using logs, API responses, and service-level analysis
- CI/CD Automation & Quality Gates, Integrated UI and API automation into Jenkins pipelines for continuous testing, Enabled automated regression on every build with clear pass/fail reporting, Reduced feedback cycle and improved release confidence
- Flaky Test Reduction & Stability Improvement, Identified flaky tests caused by timing issues, async behavior, and unstable selectors, Improved reliability using explicit waits, retry mechanisms, and better test isolation, Stabilized CI pipelines and reduced false failures significantly
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Native
Native
Timeline
End-to-End Test Strategy for High-Scale System
QASource
06.2015 - 09.2024
SDET Lead / QA Automation Manager
QASource, Inc.
08.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
RJPV Bhopal