Rakshika R
Senior Quality Engineer
Bengaluru
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Summary
Results-driven Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and delivering robust test automation frameworks across Banking and Financial Services domains. Deep expertise in BDD frameworks using Cucumber (Java and TypeScript), Selenium Web Driver, and Playwright, with hands-on experience across Payments, Teller, and Equities modules. Proven track record of architecting scalable, maintainable automation solutions — including enterprise-grade frameworks in monolithic repository environment — that reduce regression cycle times and strengthen release confidence. Experienced in leading end-to-end QA processes within Agile-Scrum teams, covering test strategy, planning, execution, defect analysis, coverage reporting, and stakeholder communication. Strong background in API testing (SOAP UI, REST), CI/CD pipeline engineering (Jenkins, GitLab CI), and cloud-based testing with AWS services and DynamoDB. Skilled at integrating quality tooling — Allure, TestRail, SonarQube — into delivery pipelines to enable continuous feedback and measurable quality metrics. Effective communicator and collaborative team player with a talent for bridging technical and business perspectives to drive quality-first engineering culture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Quality Engineer
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Bengaluru
09.2024 - Current
- Major contribution to developing an enterprise BDD test automation framework using Playwright, Cucumber, and TypeScript in a monolithic repository architecture for a trading platform.
- Implemented the Page Object Model with a custom base page.
- Built a cross-process user pool with file-based locking for safe, parallel test execution across multiple Cucumber workers.
- Created reusable UI components following the Composition pattern.
- Developed a mock service API integration for controlled test data injection using browser-context cookies for authentication.
- Engineered a multi-environment configuration system supporting dev, QA, and prod, with caching and a mock service toggle.
- I built an API test layer using Jest, Pactum, and a generic singleton RestClient.
- Implemented GitLab CI/CD pipelines with parallel execution, automatic retry of failed scenarios, consolidated reporting, Allure history trend tracking, and email notifications.
- Integrated TestRail for automated test case management and run synchronization.
- Configured SonarQube for static code analysis on the shared, common package.
- Responsible for authoring BDD test scenarios, implementing underlying step definitions and business logic, and ongoing maintenance of the test suite in line with evolving product features.
- Drove standardization efforts across multiple production lines to ensure consistent product output meeting stringent specifications.
Senior Software Quality Automation Engineer
Oracle Financial Services
Bengaluru
08.2022 - 09.2024
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather requirements, and authored functional specifications and process documentation for new features and enhancements.
- Designed comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and test cases aligned to functional specifications and user requirements.
- Built and executed automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber (BDD), covering both regression and progression test suites.
- Implemented data-driven testing using property files, enabling flexible and scalable test data management.
- Developed clean, maintainable Java automation code within the Selenium framework, adhering to best practices for reusability.
- Automated nightly and on-demand test execution using Maven and Jenkins, reducing manual effort, and accelerating feedback loops.
- Conducted cross-browser compatibility testing using Selenium WebDriver with HTML IDs and XPath locators to ensure consistent application behavior.
- Set up and maintained CI pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub, enabling continuous integration of automated test suites.
- Authored and executed SQL queries to validate data integrity—insertions, updates, and deletions—against Oracle database tables.
- Participated actively in Agile-Scrum ceremonies, and contributed to sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development.
- Established strong working relationships with developers to resolve issues efficiently through collaborative problem-solving techniques.
Senior Software Quality Automation Engineer
Accenture Solutions Ltd
Bengaluru
11.2019 - 08.2022
- Partnered with business analysts to define scope, gather requirements, and translate user stories into detailed, actionable test scenarios, and test cases.
- Developed conditional JSON creation and insertion scripts for AWS environments, with verification against DynamoDB tables.
- Architected a reusable base automation framework supporting both Progression and Regression test suites, adopted across multiple project streams.
- Designed and maintained generic classes, utility methods, and shared modules to maximize code reuse and reduce framework maintenance overhead.
- Executed test scripts efficiently, coordinated cross-team defect triage, and tracked bugs through to resolution in JIRA.
- Actively contributed to Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective ceremonies as an embedded QA member of the Scrum team.
- Kept automation test scripts current with evolving product features, ensuring the suite remained reliable and reflective of live application behavior.
- Reduced defect rates with thorough code reviews and root-cause analysis.
- Implemented robust reporting mechanisms to track defects, trends, and overall QA progress effectively.
Software Test Engineer
Maveric Systems
Chennai
03.2018 - 11.2019
- Validated web services by testing SOAP and RESTful API calls, examining request/response XML payloads, and verifying WSDL contracts and endpoint definitions using SoapUI.
- Implemented data-driven assertions to validate response XML structures and field-level values in web service test suites.
- Leveraged HP ALM for end-to-end test management, including test planning, execution tracking, defect logging, and reporting.
- Analyzed User Requirement Documents and prepared detailed Test Plans, ensuring complete traceability between requirements and test coverage.
- Prepared preconditioned test data sets, executed structured test cases, and performed thorough results analysis across multiple application builds.
- Conducted regression testing across successive application builds to detect defect reintroduction and validate stability.
- Generated test metrics and coverage reports, and participated in design walkthrough and review meetings to provide QA input at early project stages.
- Identified critical bugs and worked closely with developers to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a more stable product.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
Stella Maris College
Chennai, TN01-2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
SRM University
Chennai, TN01-2014
Skills
Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, SoapUI
Test Frameworks: Cucumberjs, BDD, Data-Driven, Page Object Model
Languages: Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL
API Testing: SoapUI, REST, Jest Pactum, RestClient
Build Tools: Maven, npm
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
Work Availability
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Timeline
Senior Quality Engineer
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
09.2024 - Current
Senior Software Quality Automation Engineer
Oracle Financial Services
08.2022 - 09.2024
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
06-2021
Senior Software Quality Automation Engineer
Accenture Solutions Ltd
11.2019 - 08.2022
Software Test Engineer
Maveric Systems
03.2018 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
SRM University
Master of Science - Information Technology
Stella Maris College