Open To Work
Shashank Verma
Lucknow
Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with nearly 10 years of experience, including over 3.5 years focused on Playwright (Python + Pytest) automation. Developed and implemented UI-API-DB automation flows to enhance efficiency and integrate CI/CD. Streamlined regression testing through scalable test automation and backend data validation with SQL, driving a successful transition from manual to automated QA in agile environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Quality Engineer-II
TechnoIdentity
Hyderabad
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Automated business-critical regression scenarios, achieving approximately 25% reduction in manual validation effort.
- Integrated automation suite into CI pipeline, enhancing failure reporting and debugging support.
- Designed and implemented Playwright (Python + Pytest) automation for end-to-end UI–API–DB validation flows.
- Utilized GitHub Copilot and Windsurf to accelerate test script creation and optimize locators, minimizing manual effort.
- Built reusable API validation utilities for contract, payload, and business-rule verification.
- Implemented SQL-based backend validation to ensure data integrity across PostgreSQL tables.
- Conducted automation code reviews and enforced locator and Page Object best practices.
QA – Upskilling
Career Break
Lucknow
06.2022 - 08.2025
- Developed modular Playwright-Pytest frameworks for UI, API, and backend SQL validation, enhancing testing capabilities.
- Utilized GitHub Copilot and Windsurf for efficient test generation and reusable components, accelerating automation development.
- Enhanced automation skills through self-directed learning during career break.
Test Lead
NEC Corporation India Private Limited
Noida
09.2018 - 06.2022
- Led automation of smoke and regression suites using Selenium, later driving transition toward Playwright-based automation, reducing regression cycle time by ~30%.
- Integrated UI and API automation suites into Jenkins CI pipelines, enabling scheduled and build-triggered executions for streamlined testing.
- Developed API automation framework using Python Requests, incorporating reusable validation utilities and PostgreSQL for backend data verification.
- Led QA validation for IoT digital signage analytics platform, ensuring API ingestion accuracy, dashboard integrity, and backend data consistency.
- Mentored 3 QA engineers and conducted automation code reviews, ensuring adherence to framework standards and improving code quality.
Associate Consultant
Capgemini Consulting
Noida
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Built API automation using Postman and Python workflows to improve backend stability.
- Executed UI and API testing across functional and end-to-end flows, ensuring data accuracy with SQL-based validation.
- Designed test cases using BVA and ECP for functional and edge-case coverage.
- Partnered with developers, BAs, and clients during Agile ceremonies and defect triage to enhance issue resolution.
Senior QA Engineer
CitiusTech Healthcare Technology Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
01.2016 - 11.2016
- Executed thorough smoke, sanity, functional, and regression testing throughout sprint cycles, ensuring robust software performance.
- Developed comprehensive test scenarios and cases from requirements, enhancing quality assurance for healthcare applications.
- Performed SQL-based data validation to ensure backend data integrity.
- Participated in SCRUM activities, coordinating defect logging and triage in HP ALM to streamline issue resolution.
Test Engineer
Syntel Ltd (Now Atos Syntel)
Mumbai
06.2012 - 12.2015
- Executed system integration and UI testing across application modules to identify and resolve defects prior to release.
- Developed and maintained high-level test scenarios and detailed test cases to ensure comprehensive coverage of application functionality.
- Maintained and updated regression test suites across releases.
- Collaborated with developers on defect logging, retesting, and root cause analysis.
- Prepared test status reports and facilitated test status meetings to provide stakeholders with clear updates on testing progress and outcomes.
Education
PG Diploma - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology
Bangalore01-2020
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Doaba Institute of Engineering & Technology
Mohali01-2011
Skills
- Playwright and pytest
- API testing
- Automation techniques
- AI-assisted testing
- CI/CD practices
- Python requests
- Postman
- SQL
- PostgreSQL and MySQL
- SQL Server
- Jenkins and Git integration
- SVN version control
- Azure DevOps
- Google Cloud Platform
- Agile
- Jira
- HP ALM
- VersionOne
Certification
Certified in Playwright, Python & Pytest for Web Automation (Coursera – Packt)
Accomplishments
- Received TEAM OSCAR, SPOT, and KUDOS awards for excellence in delivery, collaboration, and innovation in test automation.
- Recognized at NEC for reducing regression testing time by 30% through automation.
Personal Information
Available: Immediately Available
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₹2300000/yr - ₹2600000/yrTimeline
Sr. Quality Engineer-II
TechnoIdentity
09.2025 - 12.2025
QA – Upskilling
Career Break
06.2022 - 08.2025
Test Lead
NEC Corporation India Private Limited
09.2018 - 06.2022
Associate Consultant
Capgemini Consulting
02.2017 - 08.2018
Senior QA Engineer
CitiusTech Healthcare Technology Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 11.2016
Test Engineer
Syntel Ltd (Now Atos Syntel)
06.2012 - 12.2015
PG Diploma - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Doaba Institute of Engineering & Technology