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Pranshu Sharma

Pranshu Sharma

Nangal

Summary

Accomplished Software Engineer at Zscaler with expertise in Python and Selenium, driving automation that reduced manual testing efforts by over 70%. Proven ability to enhance CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Jenkins, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and resilience in deployments.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Zscaler
Mohali
08.2022 - 06.2025
  • Designed and implemented robust sanity test pipelines, fully integrated with Jenkins, enabling early detection of critical defects during build phases, and significantly reducing post-release production bugs by ensuring consistent pre-deployment validation across multiple ZDX services.
  • Integrated K3s (lightweight Kubernetes) with Jenkins to enable dynamic CI/CD agent provisioning, which improved build scalability, reduced pipeline queuing times, and enhanced parallelism for resource-intensive test stages.
  • Developed a containerized automation framework using Docker, eliminating reliance on dedicated VMs, standardizing test environments across QA and staging, and enabling seamless execution within ephemeral Kubernetes pods.
  • Created and maintained comprehensive end-to-end automated test suites using pytest, Selenium, and REST APIs, improving functional coverage of user journeys and API workflows, while reducing manual QA effort by over 70%.
  • Engineered parallel test execution strategies, and integrated detailed HTML and JUnit reporting into Jenkins pipelines, automating test result distribution via email, and enhancing release visibility and quality tracking across cross-functional teams.

Intern

Zscaler
Mohali
02.2022 - 08.2022
  • Developed Python-based system monitoring scripts to enhance automated Selenium test execution.
  • Facilitated regression test cycles while acquiring hands-on experience with API testing and Jenkins-based test orchestration.
  • Implemented Selenium-based automation for UI test cases. Automating 200+ test cases using Pytest and Selenium, covering UI and API.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar
07.2022

Skills

  • Python
  • Selenium
  • GoLang
  • PyTest
  • UI/API Automation Testing
  • Postman
  • K6 Performance Testing
  • Jenkins CI/CD
  • PostgreSQL
  • Shell scripting
  • Version Control
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Tensorflow
  • FastAPI
  • AWS
  • Terraform

Timeline

Software Engineer

Zscaler
08.2022 - 06.2025

Intern

Zscaler
02.2022 - 08.2022

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication

Guru Nanak Dev University
Pranshu Sharma