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RAKESH SULEPETHKAR

RAKESH SULEPETHKAR

QA Tech Lead
Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced QA Tech Lead with 9+ years of expertise in software quality engineering, specializing in automation frameworks, test strategy, and leading high-performing QA teams. Proven track record in driving end-to-end testing for complex applications across domains including Banking, Retail, Supply Chain, and Payment Systems. Strong hands-on experience in Selenium, Rest Assured, and manual testing with a passion for delivering scalable and high-quality software solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Technical Lead

AXISCADES (Client: Invenco by GVR)
10.2024 - Current
  • Led QA validation of fuel station POS devices (G6-500, G6-300), simulating real-time transactions to ensure secure and compliant payment workflows.
  • Tested card-based payment scenarios including partial fueling, card removals, abnormal states, and network failures, ensuring adherence to EMV and PCI standards.
  • Collaborated closely with device teams and stakeholders for bug triaging, compliance validation, and real-world simulation testing to enhance system reliability.
  • Developed and tested client-server systems to interact with devices and simulators such as payment hosts and dispensers, facilitating end-to-end transaction validation.


Automation & Testing Tools: Playwright, Selenium -Java, Rest Assured, Git Hub, Git Hub Actions, WinScp, tmslite

Senior Quality Engineer – L2

Publicis Sapient (Client: Lloyds Banking Group)
01.2022 - 10.2024
  • Performed end-to-end testing across digital banking platforms for loan eligibility, pricing, and credit scoring modules.
  • Designed BDD test scenarios using Cucumber and automated UI/API workflows using Selenium and Rest Assured.
  • Led test automation initiatives across multiple journeys (Internet Banking, Branch) and participated in Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
  • Handled UCD deployments and log validation across multiple test environments (SIT, LUAT, Sandbox).

Senior Test Engineer – Automation

Victoria’s Secret & Co.
07.2018 - 01.2022
  • Led quality assurance for global e-commerce systems integrating SAP and Oracle platforms.
  • Developed automation test suites using Selenium Java for regression and integration testing.
  • Validated supply chain workflows, inventory management, and logistics integrations.
  • Performed API validations and system monitoring to ensure smooth production support.

Application Development Analyst

Accenture
10.2015 - 07.2018
  • Tested end-to-end SAP ERP modules in Manufacturing and Finance (FICO), ensuring compliance and data integrity.
  • Performed manual and UFT-based automation testing across various upstream and downstream systems.
  • Collaborated with business teams for system validation and process improvements in ERP deployments.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Tumkur, India
05-2015

Skills

Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver (Java TestNG), Rest Assured, PlayWrite, Cucumber BDD, Appium Mobile Automation

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Interests

AI Advancements

Software

Rest Assured

Selenium Java

Playwriter

SQL database

Java script

Jira

Confluence

SAP

Oracle fusion

GitHub

CICD pipeline

Timeline

QA Technical Lead

AXISCADES (Client: Invenco by GVR)
10.2024 - Current

Senior Quality Engineer – L2

Publicis Sapient (Client: Lloyds Banking Group)
01.2022 - 10.2024

Senior Test Engineer – Automation

Victoria’s Secret & Co.
07.2018 - 01.2022

Application Development Analyst

Accenture
10.2015 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Siddaganga Institute of Technology
RAKESH SULEPETHKARQA Tech Lead