I am an ISTQB-certified test professional with baseline clearance and over 17 years of experience delivering high-quality software through automation and leadership. I thrive in dynamic environments, leading test strategies and automation initiatives to ensure robust, scalable solutions. I am passionate about bridging the gap between business needs and technical delivery, mentoring teams, and driving continual improvement across QA and Business Analysis disciplines to deliver measurable business value.

Hari Prasad

I am an ISTQB-certified test professional with baseline clearance and over 17 years of experience delivering high-quality software through automation and leadership. I thrive in dynamic environments, leading test strategies and automation initiatives to ensure robust, scalable solutions. I am passionate about bridging the gap between business needs and technical delivery, mentoring teams, and driving continual improvement across QA and Business Analysis disciplines to deliver measurable business value.

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I am an ISTQB-certified test professional with baseline clearance and over 17 years of experience delivering high-quality software through automation and leadership. I thrive in dynamic environments, leading test strategies and automation initiatives to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

I am passionate about bridging the gap between business needs and technical delivery, mentoring teams, and driving continual improvement across QA and Business Analysis disciplines to deliver measurable business value.

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Work Experience

Platform Test Lead at AEMO (Australian Energy and Market Operators)
August 1, 2025 - Present
Lead testing activities from System testing to UAT, BVT. Developed automation scripts using Playwright for UI and API. Delivered in-sprint automated tests aligned with acceptance criteria and Definition of Done. Managed risks and contributed to ongoing improvement of test automation strategy.
Senior/Lead Automation QA Engineer at ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
November 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Performed manual and automation testing across AWS-based services and web applications; validated data flows and REST APIs using Python and BDD (Behave); built automation for AWS services; mentored testers; integrated tests with Jira dashboards and GitLab pipelines.
Lead QA at IAG
July 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Designed and developed UI automation scripts for Salesforce and web apps using C#, Selenium; API automation for Mulesoft services; led SIT, API validation; contributed to sprint ceremonies; produced automation test reports.
Senior Test Automation Engineer at Transurban
December 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Designed and developed API automation for Mulesoft APIs, maintained UI automation for Salesforce; performed Agile testing; mentored testers; led automation strategy and framework improvements; supported Azure DevOps-based deliveries.
Senior QA/Lead Automation Engineer at NAB
March 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Led automation for BTEX, CARDST; built microservices testing framework; API and UI automation; performed SIT, API, and database testing; supported deployments; led QA team in defining test strategy and milestones.
Senior Automation Engineer at Intelematics (RACV company)
October 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022
Developed web automation using Selenium and Python; mobile testing with real devices; MuleSoft API testing; coached QA team; implemented SPA test coverage and cross-platform testing with BrowserStack.
Senior Automation Engineer at NAB
April 1, 2019 - October 1, 2021
Microservices testing for banking apps on Spring Boot deployed on AWS; designed scalable automation frameworks; API validation with Rest Assured; MQ and Kafka validation; CI/CD in Bamboo/Git; Splunk log analysis.
Senior Automation Engineer at ANZ
May 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Automation scripts for React apps using WebDriverIO; Cucumber-based BDD; cross-browser testing; CI/CD pipeline; API/microservices testing with Postman; SIT and regression validation.
Automation Test Analyst at AIA
November 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Developed Test Plans; created regression automation using Selenium POM; REST API testing with Postman; participated in planning and ceremonies.
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at Oracle India
March 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
QA leadership for software testing; test strategy; automation and performance testing; cross-functional collaboration.
Senior Software Quality Engineer at EMC Corporation
October 1, 2014 - March 1, 2017
Led QA activities; automation; performance testing; release coordination; cross-team collaboration.
Senior QA Engineer at Allscripts India
June 1, 2012 - October 1, 2014
Automation and regression testing; cross-browser checks and test planning; API testing.
Senior Software Engineer at Altisource Business Solutions
April 1, 2011 - June 1, 2012
Automation test development for web apps; CI/CD integration; regression suites.
Associate Consultant at SIEMENS Information
April 1, 2006 - March 1, 2011
QA and testing support; test planning; automation contributions.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at Madras University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified – Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - January 3, 2026
Agile Safe
January 11, 2030 - January 3, 2026
Baseline Clearance
January 11, 2030 - January 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services

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