Architected and scaled enterprise test automation frameworks across web, API, and mobile platforms using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Appium, and REST Assured, improving automation coverage and QA efficiency. Led and mentored a team of 15 QA engineers with code reviews, interviews, and onboarding while establishing automation-first shift-left practices. Defined test strategy, automation roadmap, and CI/CD quality gates for multi-environment releases, reducing post-release defects and improving release stability. Implemented API and microservices testing for REST endpoints and Kafka asynchronous workflows. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines with Docker and containerized parallel execution to reduce integration errors. Established quality metrics and release health dashboards; performed GenAI/LLM testing including prompt validation, response accuracy evaluation, and hallucination/bias detection. Collaborated with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams in Agile/Scrum ceremonies for early d

QA Automation Engineer (SDET) at Soft Elevation Pvt. Ltd.

September 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024

Designed, developed, and executed 50+ API automation test suites using REST Assured and Postman with high execution reliability. Built reusable automation libraries and utilities to improve framework scalability and script reusability. Expanded regression automation coverage to reduce manual effort and shorten regression cycles. Implemented Docker-based parallel execution to accelerate smoke and regression in CI/CD pipelines. Partnered with development teams on shift-left initiatives and early defect detection via unit/integration test reviews. Authored test plans, test cases, and defect reports in JIRA, managing defect lifecycle from logging to closure.

QA Engineer at Oriental Outsourcing Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

February 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Executed manual and automated functional, end-to-end, regression, smoke, and API testing across web applications. Automated business-critical workflows to reduce manual testing effort and improve delivery speed. Performed database validation using SQL to verify data integrity across application workflows. Worked with development teams on defect turnaround time, root cause analysis, and improving system reliability.