Sireesha Selvakumar - Senior Associate QA Engineer - Morgan Stanley

Summary

Proficient QA Automation Engineer with 4.5 years of experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks for Web and API applications. Expertise in Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, and Java automation architecture. Led AI-driven testing POCs, integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines, and optimized regression cycles. Managed end-to-end QA lifecycle, enhanced test coverage, and ensured high-quality releases in Agile environments.

Overview

5

years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate QA Engineer

Morgan Stanley

Bengaluru

08.2023 - Current

Architected and developed a scalable Playwright automation framework from scratch using Java Script, enabling reusable and maintainable test development.
Led a POC on AI-driven API extraction, orchestration, and intelligent execution, leveraging AI to optimize test case generation and execution strategy.
Designed and implemented a REST Assured-based API automation framework to validate backend services and microservice workflows.
Automated end-to-end scenarios combining UI and API validations to ensure transaction integrity and data consistency.
Integrated automation suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipeline with parallel execution support, reducing regression cycle time by 50%.
Maintained and optimized existing Selenium framework, stabilizing flaky tests and improving suite reliability to 95% consistency.
Implemented data-driven testing strategies and reusable utilities for dynamic test data handling.
Took complete ownership of the QA lifecycle including requirement analysis, test strategy, automation design, manual testing, defect management, and release validation.
Collaborated with developers and product stakeholders in Agile environment to ensure high-quality and production-ready releases.

QA Analyst

Consultant at Morgan Stanley , Wiley Edge

Bengaluru

05.2021 - 08.2023

Designed and maintained scalable automation frameworks that supported large, business-critical regression cycles, ensuring thorough testing coverage.
Led Selenium-based automation initiatives for enterprise financial applications, strengthening regression and integration test coverage.
Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines for automated execution on every build and release, streamlining deployment processes.
Enhanced automation stability and optimized script performance, reducing regression cycle time and improving overall release quality.
Performed comprehensive integration testing across interconnected services to ensure seamless end-to-end functionality.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering

Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering

Tirupathi

01-2021

Skills

UI automation: Playwright, Selenium, TestNG
API automation: REST Assured, Postman

Framework design: Page Object Model (POM), Data-driven, Hybrid framework
Programming languages: Java, JavaScript

KEY PROJECTS

Client Onboarding & Account Provisioning Platform

Delivered end-to-end automation for client onboarding, party creation, and account provisioning workflows using Selenium and TestNG.
Achieved 90%+ automation coverage across critical business modules, significantly reducing manual regression effort.
Implemented parallel test execution strategy to optimize regression cycle time and improve release efficiency.
Validated data consistency and integration points across client management and account services.
Ensured high reliability of automation suite through structured framework design and reusable components.

Conditional Client Lifecycle & Eligibility Processing System

Automated complex client onboarding scenarios covering both approval and rejection decision flows.
Designed and developed a modular Selenium-based automation framework with scalable architecture.
Integrated automation suite into Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for scheduled and build-triggered executions.
Achieved 75% regression automation coverage, improving release confidence and reducing defect leakage.
Validated business rule execution and decision-based client processing logic.

Client Information Management & Profile Update System

Architected and implemented a Playwright automation framework to validate client profile updates and lifecycle modifications.
Developed reusable page objects and utilities to support scalable test development.
Implemented parallel execution to enhance performance and regression efficiency.
Automated end-to-end validation of client data updates across integrated systems.
Improved execution speed and maintainability through modern test design principles.

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