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Hi, I’m Gayatri Kolusu, a Senior SDET with around 8 years of experience designing, developing, and scaling robust automation frameworks for web and API applications.
I specialize in Playwright (TypeScript) and Selenium (Java), with strong expertise in BDD, hybrid frameworks, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and Azure Pipelines. I enjoy mentoring teams, improving test coverage, and embedding quality into Agile delivery pipelines across enterprise environments.
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Work Experience
SDET II at ARC Digi Tech Pvt Ltd
November 1, 2024 - PresentArchitected 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.
R&D Member of Technical Staff II at AVEVA India LLP
May 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024Owned end-to-end automation strategy for multiple modules using Playwright and Cucumber within a hybrid framework. Acted as the primary QA point of contact for test deliverables, status updates, and issue escalations. Ensured seamless CI/CD integration by configuring and maintaining stable test environments and pipelines, improving reliability by 25% through optimization. Mentored junior automation engineers and conducted knowledge-sharing sessions on framework design and best practices. Implemented secure test data handling compliant with enterprise security standards.
Software Engineer II Test Automation at PHILIPS India
March 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022Designed and developed a Java-based Hybrid Automation Framework for UI and API testing using Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber. Collaborated with onshore and offshore teams in an Agile model to ensure timely, high-quality releases. Developed and executed automated test scripts for API testing using Postman and Rest Assured, achieving a 40% reduction in manual testing. Created and maintained BDD-style scripts with Cucumber and delivered 100% automation coverage for critical business features by deriving test scenarios from requirements.
Test Automation Engineer at Sify Technologies Limited
March 1, 2019 - February 1, 2021Web UI automation, developing smoke, sanity, and regression suites with around 75% coverage. Integrated CI/CD with Jenkins, Maven, and Git. Prepared weekly status reports and tracked defects in JIRA. Executed automated test suites and identified 50+ critical bugs, contributing to code reviews to ensure maintainability and scalability of automation scripts.
SDET at TestLeaf Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
April 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019Designed, developed, and deployed high-quality software in a fast-paced Agile environment. Created test automation scripts, including Cucumber/Gherkin feature files and corresponding step definitions. Built reusable components for multiple applications and contributed to requirement documentation and sprint plans to support scalable automation.
SDET – II at ARC Digi Tech Pvt Ltd
November 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025Architected 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.
R&D Member of Technical Staff – II at AVEVA India LLP
May 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024Owned 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.
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering at DVR & Dr HS MIC College of Technology, JNTUK University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2016Bachelor of Technology at DVR & Dr HS MIC College of Technology, JNTUK University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2016Qualifications
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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics
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