Gayatri Kolusu

Architected and implemented a Playwright, TypeScript, BDD automation framework from scratch for UI and API testing, improving overall test coverage by 30% for web applications. Led API and UI automation testing, developing and documenting test cases, plans, data, execution, and reporting, improving test coverage by 25%. Integrated automation suites with Azure Pipelines, reducing release validation time by 20%. Involved in execution of functional, regression automation suites for WMU and major production releases. Owned framework maintenance, dependency upgrades, and environment patching to ensure pipeline stability. Worked with product owners and DevOps teams in Agile ceremonies to align testing and quality initiatives with business requirements.

Architected and implemented a Playwright, TypeScript, and BDD automation framework from scratch for UI and API testing, increasing overall test coverage by 30% for web applications. Led API and UI automation testing, documented test cases, plans, data, execution, and reporting, improving test coverage by 25%. Integrated automation suites with Azure Pipelines, reducing release validation time by 20%. Executed functional and regression automation suites for WMU and major production releases. Maintained framework dependencies and environment patches to ensure pipeline stability. Collaborated with product owners and DevOps teams to align testing with business requirements and quality initiatives.

Owned end-to-end automation strategy for multiple modules using Playwright and Cucumber framework. Acted as primary QA point of contact for test deliverables, status reporting, and issue escalations. Ensured seamless CI/CD integration by configuring and maintaining stable test environments and pipelines. Optimized automation suites by eliminating redundant test cases, significantly reducing execution time and increasing reliability by 25%. Mentored junior automation engineers and conducted knowledge-sharing sessions on automation best practices and framework design. Implemented secure test data handling mechanisms in compliance with enterprise security and data protection standards.