Varshan B R

AI SDET - Solutions Architect || AI-Driven Quality Engineer || Full Stack Testing, GenAI & MCP-driven Testing || Prompt Engineering || Feature Engineering || Retail-Healthcare-Enterprise platforms

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

I am an AI-driven Quality Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable automation solutions across Web, API, Mobile (iOS, UWP) platforms. My work sits at the intersection of Automation, AI, and Architecture. I specialize in: • Designing automation frameworks using Selenium, Appium, and modern tooling • Integrating Generative AI (ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor) into testing workflows • Building MCP-based multi-agent systems (Planner, Generator, Healer, Orchestrator) for end-to-end automation • Developing custom AI-assisted QA solutions that improve efficiency and reduce manual effort Recently, I have been working towards an **Automation Architect role**, contributing to solution design, hybrid development (Swagger APIs), and scalable QA strategies. Key achievements: • Improved test coverage by ~40% • Reduced manual testing effort by ~35% • Accelerated release cycles by ~25% • Enhanced defect detection using AI-driven insights I am passionate about the future of **Agentic AI in QA**, where testing evolves from scripts to intelligent systems. Open to opportunities in: AI QA | SDET | Automation Architecture | GenAI-driven Testing

Experience

  • West Pharmaceutical Services (Full-time · 2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Software Engineer - D&T, Automation testing
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Software Engineer
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

      AI & LLM-Driven Test Automation • Integrated LLMs (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) into QA workflows for intelligent test generation, failure analysis, and test optimisation — reducing manual QA effort by ~35%. • Architected and delivered MCP-based multi-agent automation systems (Planner, Generator, Healer, Orchestrator) enabling end-to-end intelligent automation — one of the earliest production MCP implementations in the organisation. • Developed a custom MCP server for Robot Framework, improving automation execution efficiency by ~30%. • Applied AI-driven telemetry and insights to defect detection workflows, improving defect detection rate by ~20%. Framework Design & Platform Coverage • Designed and built enterprise-grade automation frameworks across Web, API, UWP, and iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac) platforms, improving test coverage by ~40%. • Used Appium and BrowserStack (App Automate, App Live) for mobile automation and cross-device validation across iOS and Android environments. • Conducted API performance testing using JMeter and UI performance testing via Selenium scripts, establishing baselines for enterprise release quality gates. CI/CD Integration & Delivery • Integrated automation frameworks into Azure DevOps and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release cycles by ~25% through shift-left testing strategies. • Developed enterprise apps using Cursor + Swagger APIs, extending automation coverage into hybrid development and API validation workflows. Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration • Served as Team Lead managing three cross-functional QA teams across three concurrent projects, ensuring on-time delivery and consistent quality outcomes. • Conducted technical and managerial interviews for QA and SDET roles; onboarded and mentored team members on AI-assisted testing practices. • Collaborated with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders during requirement analysis, sprint planning, and solution validation activities. Quantified Impact • ~40%

  • IBM (Full-time · 3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Quality Engineer Full Stack
      May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

      QA test specialist - Full Stack Worked in Employee Central(EC) Success Factors, Payroll testing and the Employee data testing. Involved in the Test estimates and test strategy implementation. Proficient in devising all the artifacts of testing like Test scenarios, test cases, defect tracking and reports and test signoff. Expertise in development and implementation of Automation framework using Ignite IQP, UFT and Selenium. Performed scoping, planning and scripting for test requirements based on technical documentation. Prepared test reports, compiling findings and analyzing results. Develop Test plan and review test plan of fellow teammates and provided valuable feedback. Understand the BRD and Implement E2E Testing for quality Product delivery. Validating HMC functionalities with Manual UI Testing. Managed and performed User acceptance testing (UAT), following guidelines and policies. Timely resolution of tasks and issues by meeting SLAs results in better customer satisfaction. Performing Root cause analysis (RCA), Defect Classification and Analysis on issues in project and implementing solutions for them. Developed daily, weekly, monthly reports using Advanced Excel and PowerBi.

    • QA Test Automation
      Oct 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs

      Independently wrote and executed complex test cases and acceptance criteria for both functional and regression testing. Developing automation scripts using JAVA for API automation. Defined and maintained Automation tests using Selenium, UFT, Ignite Quality Platform (IQP), across various applications, delivering dependable outcomes. Pushing the developed scripts into the Git repo. Trigger runs on Jenkins for implementation of Continuous test. Cross Platform testing and Cross Browser testing. Raising issues in JIRA and HP ALM whenever a defect is found. Effective participation in Defect management and collaborating with Dev and QA teams for resolution. Developed UI automation scripts to test the application's GU Interface. Utilized Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies to get projects completed quickly and efficiently. Provided daily, weekly and monthly status reports to key stakeholders, enabling informed decision making.

    • SAP Consultant
      May 2021 - Oct 2021 · 6 mos

      ETL (ERP)- BODS and SAP HANA