Pavan Kumar YS
bangalore
Summary
Quality Engineering Lead with over 10 years of experience in automation and AI testing. Achieved 90% automation coverage and enhanced release cycles by 50% through strategic QA transformations. Proficient in Playwright and REST Assured, with a focus on team leadership and innovative solutions. Recognized for high productivity and effective project management skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Engineering Lead
Infosys Limited
06.2023 - Current
- Led QA transformation across four enterprise platforms, achieving 50% faster release cycles.
- Delivered over 90% automation coverage through scalable test frameworks using Playwright and REST Assured.
- Integrated AI testing with MCP and GitHub Co-pilot to enhance testing efficiency.
- Developed comprehensive test plans based on business and functional requirements analysis.
- Built cross-environment automation for UAT1/UAT2 utilizing unified orchestration logic.
- Implemented AI-assisted validation, reducing manual scripting efforts by 60%.
- Possessed extensive knowledge in automation testing of web applications.
- Demonstrated expertise in AWS and DevOps Testing.
Senior System Engineer
Nokia Telecommunications
09.2021 - 05.2023
- Developed REST API automation using Postman, Newman, and REST Assured.
- Integrated API test suites with Jenkins and AWS CI pipelines for continuous validation.
- [Parent company- Infinite Computer Solutions]
Software Engineer
Huawei Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
05.2018 - 10.2021
- Led QA activities for SugarCRM 6.5/7.x including manual, automation, and REST API testing.
- Built automation frameworks using Selenium (Fluent Interface) and REST Assured.
- Established CI pipelines using Jenkins and optimized test cycles for faster delivery.
- Managed multiple QA projects including Test Factory applications.
- Implemented Selenium POM framework and improved sprint delivery quality.
- Led manual and automation testing for enterprise and government applications.
- [Parent company- L&T Technologies pvt ltd]
Software Engineer
LG Soft India Pvt Ltd.
Bangalore
12.2014 - 04.2018
- On sight work experience with both domestic and international clients (RJIL-Mumbai(Reliance Jio), CMHK, 3HK, SMT, CSL-Hongkong).
- Designed and implemented AI-driven framework for automation, adopted by multiple teams.
- Achieved 90%+ automation coverage and improved DRE to 95%+ across multiple releases.
- Integrated GitHub Co-pilot and Functionize into automation workflows, reducing script creation time by 40%.
- Built and led automation teams (6–10 engineers) with agile delivery mindset.
- Developed GitHub Actions runners for scalable parallel test execution.
Education
MCA -
Karnataka State Open University
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) -
S.J.E.S Collage of Management Studies
Higher Secondary Education -
BHS First Grade Collage
BangaloreSkills
- Playwright and TypeScript
- Functionize
- REST Assured
- TOSCA
- AI testing with MCP Co-pilot
- DTS
- Jira
- JMeter and BlazeMeter
- Python
- Tortoise SVN, Git, and GitHub
- Postman
- MySQL
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Ansible
- Jenkins and Maven
- Nagios
- EC2, VPC, S3, and CloudWatch
- Elastic Load Balancer and Auto Scaling
Accomplishments
- Excellent technical contributor, 2019, Huawei Technologies Pvt Ltd
- LG Bright Spark Award, 2017, LG Soft India Pvt Ltd
- On-site work experience with both domestic and international clients (RJIL-Mumbai(Reliance Jio), CMHK, 3HK, SMT, CSL-Hongkong from LG Soft India Pvt. Ltd.)
- Designed and implemented AI-driven framework for automation, adopted by multiple teams.
- Achieved 90%+ automation coverage and improved DRE to 95%+ across multiple releases.
- Integrated GitHub Co-pilot and Functionize into automation workflows, reducing script creation time by 40%.
- Built and led automation teams (6–10 engineers) with agile delivery mindset.
- Developed GitHub Actions runners for scalable parallel test execution.
Onsite Projects
Hong Kong, LG Soft, Complete Test support for CMHK, SMT and CSL-Hongkong operators for V30 handset., Interface Support and discussion related to operators testing (CMHK, SMT & CSL) between Hong-kong LG soft base team and India R & D team., Protocol test and functional verification test for V30 handset., Compatibility and Sanity testing for V30 handset., Log analysis for issue reproduced during V30 handset test., Operator reported issue verification and discussion with Hong-kong test manager and raised DTS.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Sheshadri Y R
- Mother's Name: Jyothi A P
Timeline
Quality Engineering Lead
Infosys Limited
06.2023 - Current
Senior System Engineer
Nokia Telecommunications
09.2021 - 05.2023
Software Engineer
Huawei Technologies India Pvt. Ltd
05.2018 - 10.2021
Software Engineer
LG Soft India Pvt Ltd.
12.2014 - 04.2018
MCA -
Karnataka State Open University
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) -
S.J.E.S Collage of Management Studies
Higher Secondary Education -
BHS First Grade Collage