I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with over 10 years of automation and manual testing experience across banking, financial, and document management domains. I design and implement automation frameworks for web, API, and enterprise applications to improve test coverage, reduce release cycles, and enhance software reliability. I thrive in Agile and DevOps environments, leveraging Selenium, Cypress, Rest Assured, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive quality from planning through deployment.\n\nI am passionate about building maintainable automation, mentoring teams, and delivering robust test solutions that empower rapid and reliable software delivery.

Devika Mallaiah

I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with over 10 years of automation and manual testing experience across banking, financial, and document management domains. I design and implement automation frameworks for web, API, and enterprise applications to improve test coverage, reduce release cycles, and enhance software reliability. I thrive in Agile and DevOps environments, leveraging Selenium, Cypress, Rest Assured, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive quality from planning through deployment.\n\nI am passionate about building maintainable automation, mentoring teams, and delivering robust test solutions that empower rapid and reliable software delivery.

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I am a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with over 10 years of automation and manual testing experience across banking, financial, and document management domains. I design and implement automation frameworks for web, API, and enterprise applications to improve test coverage, reduce release cycles, and enhance software reliability. I thrive in Agile and DevOps environments, leveraging Selenium, Cypress, Rest Assured, AWS, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive quality from planning through deployment.\n\nI am passionate about building maintainable automation, mentoring teams, and delivering robust test solutions that empower rapid and reliable software delivery.

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Language

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Work Experience

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at LPL Financial
February 1, 2021 - Present
Analyzed Business Requirement Documents and design docs. Created and reviewed test scenarios, test data, test case execution, and defect logging. Conducted functional and regression testing using Selenium with data-driven and keyword-driven frameworks. Architected a hybrid automation framework using Selenium, TestNG, and Maven. Automated REST APIs using Rest Assured and Ready API. Tested AWS S3 integrations. Validated Documentum and EMC Captiva workflows. Integrated automation into Jenkins nightly regression pipelines with parallel execution and dashboards. Developed SQL scripts for PostgreSQL and Oracle. Collaborated in Agile sprints to ensure automation coverage.
SDET (Selenium Automation Engineer) at AT&T
November 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Built a BDD framework with Cucumber, Java, and Selenium. Automated cross-browser tests using Selenium Grid and Jenkins. Executed cross-browser and parallel testing across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Organized test suites with TestNG and used Maven profiles. Integrated Jenkins with Git for automated builds and used Cucumber to automate REST APIs. Implemented SOAP UI for SOAP/REST testing and used Rest Assured for API automation. Wrote object-oriented JavaScript for client- and server-side validation and Groovy for SOAP UI tests.
QA Test Engineer at Citi Bank
March 1, 2015 - September 1, 2016
Developed test plans and test cases for GUI, Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Sanity, and UAT testing. Automated regression suites using Selenium WebDriver with Java and JUnit. Designed automated regression and integration test suites. Performed API testing with Postman and SoapUI for REST/SOAP services with schema validation. Conducted database testing with SQL queries. Created test data utilities for parameterized testing. Streamlined defect triage by integrating automated reports with JIRA.
Java Developer at InfoApps
January 1, 2013 - February 1, 2015
Developed web-based application using JSP, HTML, AJAX, and JavaScript. Implemented MVC with Struts, and front-end using Struts components. Created XML configurations, stored procedures for data operations, and deployed on WebLogic. Performed backend testing with Oracle and regression testing after builds. Worked with users on UAT and tracked defects in QC.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunication) at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Selenium WebDriver Advanced Automation
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
REST API Testing with Postman
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services