Shashank Bhardwaj
Gurgaon
Summary
Senior Quality Engineer with 7 years of hands-on experience in automation, API, and performance testing for large-scale applications. Strong expertise in Java-based automation using Selenium, Rest Assured, Cypress, and Gatling, with a focus on end-to-end quality ownership. Actively involved in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub, integrating automated tests and supporting cloud-native deployments on GCP. Comfortable working across testing and DevOps workflows, including Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning, Kubernetes, and production monitoring
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Associate QE
Publicis Sapient
01.2024 - Current
- Created Test Generator Agent as part of the Agentic AI project using Google Gemini (LLM) and Python.
- Owned end-to-end quality of multiple Java applications using Rest Assured BDD framework.
- Designed and deployed CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
- Integrated GitHub APIs with Jenkins to automate repository metrics dashboard.
- Automated provisioning of GCP infrastructure (Big Query, GKE) using Terraform.
- Supported monitoring and incident analysis post releases using Dynatrace and GCP logging.
Associate QE L2
Publicis Sapient
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Developed a Cypress test automation framework for mobile banking CWA.
- Worked on-site in London, collaborating closely with clients and QA teams.
- Built a performance testing framework using Gatling.
- Presented test coverage and application flows to stakeholders.
- Participated in and implemented accessibility features from internal hackathons.
Test Engineer
Infosys Limited
11.2018 - 06.2021
- Designed a Cucumber and Maven-based automation framework for an e-commerce platform.
- Identified automation opportunities and implemented reusable test components.
- Wrote comprehensive test cases across modules, with high maintainability.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications
Meerut Institute of Engineering And Technology
07-2018
Skills
Java
- Selenium WebDriver
- Rest Assured
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- Google Cloud Platform
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Copilot
- Generative AI
- Gatling
- Cypress
Certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - 2024
Timeline
Senior Associate QE
Publicis Sapient
01.2024 - Current
Associate QE L2
Publicis Sapient
06.2021 - 12.2023
Test Engineer
Infosys Limited
11.2018 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications
Meerut Institute of Engineering And Technology