Available to hire
Hi, I’m Gigith Mohan M, a QA Automation Lead with 15+ years of software testing experience across Banking & Financial Services and Airlines. I’ve led QA efforts, built automation frameworks, and delivered robust testing strategies for web, client, and mobile applications.
I specialize in Selenium, Java, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on work in agile environments and mentoring teams to deliver quality releases on time. I’m a quick learner who thrives in cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement of testing processes.
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
QA Automation Lead at United Airlines
March 1, 2025 - PresentLed QA automation for MileagePlus Loyalty Accruals and Redemptions; validated workflows under Next Generation Redemption Policy and Loyalty Matrix; delivered end-to-end automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cucumber, TestNG; performed API testing with Postman, Fiddler and REST Assured; integrated with Jenkins CI/CD; managed test management in Jira/Zephyr; supported frequent releases in an Agile SAFe 6.0 environment; collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize automation strategy.
QA Automation Lead at Standard Chartered GBS
February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2025Involved in all stages of testing life cycle using Agile methodologies; built test scenarios, plans, and cases using Selenium, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber (E1AF framework); migrated from Protractor to Playwright for cross-browser testing; built API test automation using Playwright; utilized SoapUI/ReadyAPI and Postman for RESTful API testing; coordinated CI/CD integration with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test - SDET at Wells Fargo EGS
April 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019Led integrated functional testing for Compass CCRG Complaint Management System; drove automation framework development, performance testing with JMeter, and defect management; participated in agile ceremonies, reviewed requirements, and mentored team members; coordinated onshore-offshore transitions and release-time issue handling; maintained regression suites and test data strategies; collaborated with business analysts and developers.
Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test - SDET at Wells Fargo EGS
April 1, 2014 - March 1, 2016Worked on Credit Cards Origination and Fulfilment COPS automation; developed Java-based automation using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber; performed backend validation with SQL; contributed to CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and AWS deployment; implemented automated regression suites and smoke tests; supported performance testing with JMeter.
Senior QA Tester at American Express, Cognizant
September 1, 2011 - March 1, 2014Mainframe testing for Jets & Walker; performed Functional, Integration, System Acceptance Testing, UAT, GUI and mobile testing; developed test plans, test cases, and performed data validation with Oracle SQL; participated in customer meetings and defect triage; used HP Quality Centre/ALM for defect tracking.
QA Manual Tester at BNY Mellon, Cognizant
September 1, 2009 - August 1, 2011Treasury Services mainframe testing; created test scenarios, wrote test cases, performed regression testing, and defect tracking with Quality Centre; prepared technical design documents and supported UAT; interacted with clients and teams to ensure requirements coverage.
Education
Bachelor of Science at Osmania University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008Qualifications
ISTQB - ISEB
January 11, 2030 - December 10, 2025Industry Experience
Financial Services, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality