Pradeep Dhanapathy

Senior Engineer Consultant - QA Test Automation @ Verizon | Organization Skills, WebdriverIO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About

As a Senior Engineer Consultant - QA Test Automation at Verizon, contribute to delivering robust, quality-driven software solutions through expertise in quality assurance automation. Leverage skills in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Jenkins, and GitHub to streamline processes and ensure efficient and reliable software development pipelines. With over 11 years of experience in software testing and engineering, specialize in automation, regression, and performance testing. Dedicated to advancing excellence in QA practices with a strong foundation in Agile methodologies and hands-on proficiency in tools like Selenium, Playwright, Java, Python, and TypeScript. With proven records in mentoring teams for efficient QA practices

Experience

  • Verizon (Hybrid)
    • Senior Engineer Consultant -QA Test Automation
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Engineer III Consultant - QA Test Automation
      Jun 2022 - Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior Engineering Consultant at Verizon Data Services India PVT LTD
    2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • In-House Device Hub: Architected and developed an enterprise-grade device farm portal for streamlined mobile app testing across Android and iOS platforms. • GenAI "Close the Loop": Integrated OpenAI and Gemini Flash 2 Pro to identify and minimise production outages while significantly increasing test coverage.

  • Senior Software Engineer in Test at Blackboard
    Feb 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Associate - Projects at Cognizant
    Aug 2018 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • UST Global (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Software Developer
      Apr 2015 - Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Automation Test Analyst
      2015 - 2018 · 3 yrs

      • Project - MyBlock (H&R Block): Supported an online tax service portal with 13.5 million users, ensuring a hassle-free experience during peak seasons. • Developed frameworks from scratch and was involved in every phase of the QA Life Cycle. • Created effective test scripts for user interfaces across various browsers and mobile applications.