PRAVEEN T U
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Senior Automation Engineer with 10+ years of IT experience and 7+ years in automation testing, currently working in the Finance domain on flight booking and revenue validation systems. Proven expertise in designing and developing Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript, automating end-to-end booking flows, capturing booking references (PNR), and performing post-booking finance validation and reconciliation. Strong experience in API and UI automation, CI/CD integration, BDD frameworks, and Agile delivery. Actively leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve automation productivity, test quality, and debugging efficiency.
Effective Senior Automation Engineer seeking new role. Proven track record in designing and implementing automation solutions that enhance operational efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving and teamwork.
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Automation Engineer / SDET – Finance Booking & Validation
Sonata Software
Bangalore, India
05.2022 - 04.2026
- Designed and developed a custom Playwright automation framework using TypeScript for end-to-end flight booking and finance validation.
- Automated booking creation workflows and captured booking reference IDs (PNR) for downstream financial validation.
- Implemented finance validation logic to verify pricing, fare breakdowns, taxes, ancillaries, and total payable amounts using booking references.
- Validated consistency between search pricing, booking confirmation, and backend finance systems, ensuring revenue accuracy.
- Performed post-booking financial reconciliation by validating booking references against pricing and finance APIs.
- Built automated checks to detect pricing mismatches, incorrect fare calculations, and revenue-impacting defects early in the pipeline.
- Integrated finance automation with CI/CD pipelines, enabling scheduled and on-demand finance regression executions.
- Published automated finance validation reports for finance and business stakeholders.
- Integrated Jira and Xray with automation pipelines to auto-attach execution results to test plans and Jira tickets.
- Applied AI-assisted development using Amazon Q to accelerate automation development and root-cause analysis.
- Implemented continuous integration practices by integrating automation tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
Bangalore, India
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Developed reusable automation scripts covering flight booking, payments, baggage, and seat selection scenarios.
- Automated B2B, B2C, Meta Searcher, and OTA booking flows.
- Integrated BDD automation framework with CI pipelines and Xray.
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
Bangalore, India
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Built a Cypress automation framework from scratch.
- Implemented BDD test scenarios using Cucumber.
- Executed regression testing and defect tracking.
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
Bangalore, India
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Designed and implemented Java-based REST API automation.
- Validated pricing, availability, and finance workflows.
Senior Software Engineer
Intrado
Bangalore, India
05.2016 - 10.2021
- Built Selenium automation frameworks and performed end-to-end testing.
Client Relationship Executive
Graspskills Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, India
08.2014 - 05.2016
- Provided technical and customer support.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science Engineering
VTU
Karnataka01.2013
Skills
- Automation & Testing
- Playwright (TypeScript)
- Cypress
- Selenium WebDriver
- REST API Automation
- Finance Validation
- AI & Intelligent Automation
- Amazon Q
- Prompt-driven automation workflows
- AI-assisted failure analysis
- Log inspection
- Programming
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Java
- Shell Script
- Frameworks & Tools
- Custom Automation Framework Design
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Maven
- Gradle
- Mocha
- Git
- GitLab CI/CD
- Test Management & Agile
- Jira
- Xray Test Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Test Planning
- Test Design
- Defect Management
- Domain Expertise
- Finance Systems
- Flight Booking
- Pricing
- Payments
- Ancillaries
- Booking Reference (PNR) Validation
- Revenue & Pricing Reconciliation
- Understanding of agile methodologies
- Experience with CI and CD tools
- Continuous integration
- Automation
- Automation implementation
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
Core Skills
Playwright (TypeScript) – UI & API Automation, Cypress (UI & API), Selenium WebDriver, REST API Automation, Finance Validation, Amazon Q – AI-assisted coding, test generation, refactoring, debugging, Prompt-driven automation workflows, AI-assisted failure analysis and log inspection, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Shell Script, Custom Automation Framework Design, Page Object Model (POM), Maven, Gradle, Mocha, Git, GitLab CI/CD, Jira, Xray Test Management, Agile / Scrum, Kanban, Test Planning, Test Design, Defect Management, Finance Systems, Flight Booking, Pricing, Payments, Ancillaries, Booking Reference (PNR) Validation, Revenue & Pricing Reconciliation
Timeline
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
11.2022 - 02.2023
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
08.2022 - 11.2022
Senior Automation Engineer / SDET – Finance Booking & Validation
Sonata Software
05.2022 - 04.2026
Automation Lead Engineer
Sonata Software
05.2022 - 08.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Intrado
05.2016 - 10.2021
Client Relationship Executive
Graspskills Pvt Ltd
08.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science Engineering
VTU