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I am Kusuma Devanga Vishwanathala, a Lead Software Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Web, Mobile, API, and performance testing. I specialize in building robust automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Rest Assured, and NeoLoad, with a strong focus on shift-left testing and DevOps integration. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving Agile quality initiatives, and delivering end-to-end validation with strong observability. I thrive in collaborating with cross-functional partners to improve software quality, performance, and reliability in complex financial and payment systems. My work spans client-facing platforms, large-scale release cycles, and highly regulated environments, where I convert requirements into scalable, maintainable test solutions and measurable quality improvements.…I am Kusuma Devanga Vishwanathala, a Lead Software Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Web, Mobile, API, and performance testing. I specialize in building robust automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Rest Assured, and NeoLoad, with a strong focus on shift-left testing and DevOps integration. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving Agile quality initiatives, and delivering end-to-end validation with strong observability. I thrive in collaborating with cross-functional partners to improve software quality, performance, and reliability in complex financial and payment systems. My work spans client-facing platforms, large-scale release cycles, and highly regulated environments, where I convert requirements into scalable, maintainable test solutions and measurable quality improvements.

KUSUMA DEVANGA VISHWANATHA

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I am Kusuma Devanga Vishwanathala, a Lead Software Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Web, Mobile, API, and performance testing. I specialize in building robust automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Rest Assured, and NeoLoad, with a strong focus on shift-left testing and DevOps integration. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving Agile quality initiatives, and delivering end-to-end validation with strong observability. I thrive in collaborating with cross-functional partners to improve software quality, performance, and reliability in complex financial and payment systems. My work spans client-facing platforms, large-scale release cycles, and highly regulated environments, where I convert requirements into scalable, maintainable test solutions and measurable quality improvements.…I am Kusuma Devanga Vishwanathala, a Lead Software Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Web, Mobile, API, and performance testing. I specialize in building robust automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Rest Assured, and NeoLoad, with a strong focus on shift-left testing and DevOps integration. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving Agile quality initiatives, and delivering end-to-end validation with strong observability. I thrive in collaborating with cross-functional partners to improve software quality, performance, and reliability in complex financial and payment systems. My work spans client-facing platforms, large-scale release cycles, and highly regulated environments, where I convert requirements into scalable, maintainable test solutions and measurable quality improvements.

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I am Kusuma Devanga Vishwanathala, a Lead Software Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Web, Mobile, API, and performance testing. I specialize in building robust automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Rest Assured, and NeoLoad, with a strong focus on shift-left testing and DevOps integration. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving Agile quality initiatives, and delivering end-to-end validation with strong observability.

I thrive in collaborating with cross-functional partners to improve software quality, performance, and reliability in complex financial and payment systems. My work spans client-facing platforms, large-scale release cycles, and highly regulated environments, where I convert requirements into scalable, maintainable test solutions and measurable quality improvements.

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Sr Cloud Automation Engineer at Morgan Stanley (via Prophecy technology)

September 1, 2024 - Present

Led QA strategy for a client-facing wealth management platform, ensuring FINRA/SEC compliance and reducing critical defects by 40% through automation and early defect detection. Architected Playwright automation framework delivering ~95% UI coverage with scalable design; directed API automation using Rest Assured and Postman; integrated automated tests with Azure DevOps and Jenkins CI/CD for nightly regression and faster release validation. Leveraged AWS (S3, RDS, Lambda) for backend validation and WireMock for third‑party service virtualization to achieve end‑to‑end coverage. Mentored a team of 8 QA engineers, promoted shift-left testing and Agile quality practices, and enhanced observability with Datadog and Splunk for proactive root‑cause analysis. Led NeoLoad performance testing for mortgage workflows, created parameterized Web/API load tests, and integrated results with CI/CD dashboards to identify bottlenecks early.

Staff Software Test Engineer at VISA USA Inc.

January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2024

Project: Order Insight. Integrated automated test suites into Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous smoke, nightly regression, and PCI DSS‑aligned build validation. Performed manual UI testing; built a scalable Playwright (TypeScript)/Cypress framework; developed comprehensive API automation using Python, Rest Assured, and Newman to validate REST and GraphQL services. Executed cross-browser testing with AWS S3, SQS, and DynamoDB data validation; optimized Jenkins CI/CD with parallel execution, reducing regression time by over 40%. Leveraged Datadog, Splunk, and Grafana for proactive observability; virtualized third‑party APIs with WireMock; implemented Tosca model-based automation for claims and payment modules and Tosca‑driven nightly regression. Conducted enterprise‑scale NeoLoad testing for high‑volume payment APIs, integrating results with Grafana/Splunk; collaborated with DevOps to tune JVM, DB, and API performance.

Software Engineer IV at Verifi Inc.

May 1, 2018 - December 1, 2019

Led UI and API automation using Cypress; conducted UAT and manual testing; simulated third‑party integrations via Cypress intercepts; integrated automation with Azure DevOps CI/CD. Implemented backend data validation with SQL and developed test data strategies; delivered scalable UI/API automation with robust reporting and cross‑environment validation.

Software Test Engineer IV at Verifi Inc.

August 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018

Led UI automation using Selenium WebDriver (Java, TestNG) for core workflows; designed API automation with Rest Assured; built dynamic test data utilities; integrated automated suites into Jenkins for continuous testing. Implemented backend service virtualization with WireMock and validated cloud deployments on AWS; performed NeoLoad performance testing to validate throughput and latency; analyzed metrics to identify bottlenecks and ensure SLA readiness.

Test Engineer II at HP (via Pactera Inc.)

June 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016

FWQA: Tested mobile and embedded HP devices across iOS and Android; automated mobile UI tests using Python and Appium; managed defects and test cycles using HP ALM and Taiga within Agile frameworks.