Shoranur, Kerala, India
QA Automation Engineer with 3+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, and REST Assured. Automated 200+ test cases achieving 92% coverage and reduced regression time by 73% through parallel execution and CI/CD pipelines. Strong experience in API testing, data-driven frameworks, and AWS-based automation setups (S3, CloudWatch). Passionate about building efficient, maintainable automation solutions and improving product quality through shift-left testing. Currently open to opportunities as SDET / QA Automation Engineer.
• Automated 200+ test cases using Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD, deployed via GitLab CI/CD nightly regression pipeline • Developed 85+ REST Assured API tests with data-driven approach, validating endpoints, response payloads, and business logic • Utilized Report Portal for continuous defect triage, root-cause analysis, and test metrics; raised 25+ maintenance tickets in Jira • Leveraged AWS cloud infrastructure including S3 for test artifact storage and CloudWatch for monitoring test execution, enabling real-time metrics dashboards and streamlined framework deployment • Applied Page Object Model (POM) design pattern within the test framework, enhancing code reusability and reducing test maintenance effort by 35% • Prototyped a proof-of-concept to eliminate redundant navigation steps across test cases, streamlining common UI workflows and significantly reducing overall test execution time
• Developed 150+ automated test cases improving test coverage from 45% to 92% across critical workflows • Optimized test execution from 45 minutes to 12 minutes (73% improvement) through parallel execution and flaky test quarantine • Executed comprehensive manual test cases following Agile sprint cycles, collaborating with product owners to validate features and acceptance criteria • Performed exploratory and regression testing with detailed bug documentation, achieving 95% defect detection rate across release cycles • Developed and maintained detailed test plans, test cases, and traceability matrices in Confluence, ensuring 100% requirements coverage across all sprint deliverables • Facilitated UAT sessions and sprint demos with business stakeholders, validating acceptance criteria and securing sign-off before production releases.