I'm Mehatha Banu Shaik, a Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience ensuring quality and reliability of large-scale web and enterprise applications in Agile environments. I specialize in designing and scaling test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, and Cucumber, with strong API testing, backend data validation using SQL, and performance testing with JMeter. I excel at integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, driving release readiness through effective defect management and cross-browser testing, and partnering closely with engineering and business teams to deliver stable, production-ready software. I mentor teammates on automation best practices and contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and quality.

Mehatha Banu Shaik

I'm Mehatha Banu Shaik, a Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience ensuring quality and reliability of large-scale web and enterprise applications in Agile environments. I specialize in designing and scaling test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, and Cucumber, with strong API testing, backend data validation using SQL, and performance testing with JMeter. I excel at integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, driving release readiness through effective defect management and cross-browser testing, and partnering closely with engineering and business teams to deliver stable, production-ready software. I mentor teammates on automation best practices and contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and quality.

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I’m Mehatha Banu Shaik, a Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience ensuring quality and reliability of large-scale web and enterprise applications in Agile environments. I specialize in designing and scaling test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, and Cucumber, with strong API testing, backend data validation using SQL, and performance testing with JMeter.

I excel at integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, driving release readiness through effective defect management and cross-browser testing, and partnering closely with engineering and business teams to deliver stable, production-ready software. I mentor teammates on automation best practices and contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and quality.

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Work Experience

Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer at State Farm
August 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and maintained UI automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and Playwright (JavaScript). Implemented API automation tests, conducted backend data validation with SQL, applied BDD practices, and designed modular, data-driven automation. Performed manual testing across regression, smoke, sanity, system, and UAT. Mentored QA engineers, optimized frameworks, executed performance testing with JMeter, conducted cross-browser testing, and ensured release readiness with pre-production verification. Integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, tracked defects in JIRA, and contributed to test metrics dashboards.
QA Automation Engineer at US Bank
January 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Created, maintained, and executed test plans and test cases across functional, regression, smoke, sanity, system, integration, and UAT. Automated test suites with Selenium WebDriver (Java) and Cypress (JavaScript). Implemented data-driven testing and integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git. Performed API testing with REST tools and SoapUI, conducted backend data validation with SQL, and designed/optimized automation frameworks. Generated QA metrics dashboards and performed performance testing with JMeter. Executed manual testing and supported release readiness activities.
Senior QA Engineer at American Eagle
November 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022
Designed and implemented test strategies; automated regression tests using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG. Implemented BDD automation with Cucumber, conducted API testing with REST Assured, and performed cross-browser testing across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Participated in Agile ceremonies, managed defects in JIRA, and conducted release readiness testing including pre-production validation and end-to-end scenario execution. Executed production smoke testing and contributed to QA process improvements.
QA Engineer at Erelse Health
May 1, 2018 - October 1, 2021
Performed manual testing, backend data validation using SQL, and created RTMs to ensure coverage. Participated in UAT with stakeholders and managed defects through JIRA. Contributed to Selenium automation with basic scripts, conducted production smoke testing, and supported release readiness and pre-production verifications. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve QA processes and testing strategies.
QA Tester at Best Buy
May 1, 2015 - April 1, 2018
Conducted functional, regression, smoke, and sanity testing; performed cross-browser testing; participated in UAT with business stakeholders. Tracked defects in JIRA and contributed to basic Selenium WebDriver automation. Collaborated with Agile teams and supported QA best practices and process improvements.

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Software & Internet, Financial Services, Healthcare