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I am an Automation Test Engineer with 3 years of professional experience specializing in UI, API, and database testing. I have a strong background in building automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Playwright, and Karate, combined with expertise in designing CI/CD pipelines to enhance early defect detection and boost release frequency. My experience extends to SQL-backed data validations, ETL testing, and large-scale migrations involving Snowflake. I enjoy mentoring teams and optimizing test frameworks, achieving up to 40% reduction in execution time. I am passionate about collaborating closely with developers and product owners to ensure high product quality and smooth release cycles.…I am an Automation Test Engineer with 3 years of professional experience specializing in UI, API, and database testing. I have a strong background in building automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Playwright, and Karate, combined with expertise in designing CI/CD pipelines to enhance early defect detection and boost release frequency. My experience extends to SQL-backed data validations, ETL testing, and large-scale migrations involving Snowflake. I enjoy mentoring teams and optimizing test frameworks, achieving up to 40% reduction in execution time. I am passionate about collaborating closely with developers and product owners to ensure high product quality and smooth release cycles.

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I am an Automation Test Engineer with 3 years of professional experience specializing in UI, API, and database testing. I have a strong background in building automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Playwright, and Karate, combined with expertise in designing CI/CD pipelines to enhance early defect detection and boost release frequency. My experience extends to SQL-backed data validations, ETL testing, and large-scale migrations involving Snowflake. I enjoy mentoring teams and optimizing test frameworks, achieving up to 40% reduction in execution time. I am passionate about collaborating closely with developers and product owners to ensure high product quality and smooth release cycles.…I am an Automation Test Engineer with 3 years of professional experience specializing in UI, API, and database testing. I have a strong background in building automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Playwright, and Karate, combined with expertise in designing CI/CD pipelines to enhance early defect detection and boost release frequency. My experience extends to SQL-backed data validations, ETL testing, and large-scale migrations involving Snowflake. I enjoy mentoring teams and optimizing test frameworks, achieving up to 40% reduction in execution time. I am passionate about collaborating closely with developers and product owners to ensure high product quality and smooth release cycles.

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I am an Automation Test Engineer with 3 years of professional experience specializing in UI, API, and database testing. I have a strong background in building automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Playwright, and Karate, combined with expertise in designing CI/CD pipelines to enhance early defect detection and boost release frequency.

My experience extends to SQL-backed data validations, ETL testing, and large-scale migrations involving Snowflake. I enjoy mentoring teams and optimizing test frameworks, achieving up to 40% reduction in execution time. I am passionate about collaborating closely with developers and product owners to ensure high product quality and smooth release cycles.

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Automation Engineer (Contract) at Microsoft

January 1, 2024 - August 21, 2025

Designed and maintained UI, API, and DB automation using Selenium and REST tools; built reusable page objects and data providers to support scalable test suites. Translated requirements into clear BDD scenarios with Cucumber, ensuring end-to-end traceability. Owned regression, smoke, and sanity test suites with tagging and parallel runs, reducing execution cycles by 30%. Integrated test suites into Jenkins Core pipelines with PR gates, automated artifacts, and structured failure triage. Leveraged Datadog dashboards to monitor build health, detect flaky tests, and identify performance bottlenecks early. Collaborated with developers and product teams to accelerate release readiness and improve overall product quality.

Test Automation Engineer (Contract) at Cisco

January 1, 2024 - August 21, 2025

Built a Selenium + Cucumber framework (Page Object Model) improving reusability and reducing onboarding time for new testers. Developed API automation with Karate, including JSON schema validation and negative testing; integrated results into CI for pull-request checks. Conducted DB/ETL testing during migration from Oracle RDS to Snowflake with validations using SQL and PyflowX. Mentored a team of five testers on automation standards, code reviews, and test data practices, increasing consistency in test coverage. Implemented structured regression packs, reducing post-release defects by 20%.

Automation Engineer (Contract) at Microsoft

January 1, 2024 - August 21, 2025

Designed and maintained automation suites covering UI, API, and database testing using Selenium and REST tools. Developed scalable reusable page objects and data providers. Converted business requirements into BDD scenarios with Cucumber ensuring traceability with Jira/Xray. Owned regression, smoke, and sanity test suites, implementing tagging and parallel execution to reduce test cycle duration by 30%. Integrated test automation pipelines into Jenkins Core with pull request gates and automated artifact generation. Utilized Datadog dashboards for monitoring build health, identifying flaky tests and performance bottlenecks early. Worked collaboratively with development and product teams to accelerate release readiness and improve product quality overall.

Test Automation Engineer (Contract) at Cisco

January 1, 2024 - August 21, 2025

Developed a Selenium and Cucumber-based automation framework following Page Object Model patterns to improve reusability and reduce onboarding time for new testers. Created API automation tests using Karate with JSON schema validation and negative test scenarios, integrated into continuous integration pipelines for pull request validation. Conducted database and ETL testing supporting the migration from Oracle RDS to Snowflake by validating record counts and zonal data consistency utilizing SQL and PyflowX. Mentored a team of five testers on automation best practices, code reviews, and test data management, increasing consistency in test coverage. Implemented regression test packs that reduced post-release defects by 20%, enhancing release confidence.