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I am a seasoned SDET with 11 years of experience delivering scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous validation for complex enterprise systems. I’m a strong advocate of shift-left testing and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. I specialize in UI and API automation, security testing with OWASP, Veracode and SonarQube, and in deploying automation in cloud and container environments. I collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliable releases and measurable quality across multiple domains including insurance and finance.…I am a seasoned SDET with 11 years of experience delivering scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous validation for complex enterprise systems. I’m a strong advocate of shift-left testing and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. I specialize in UI and API automation, security testing with OWASP, Veracode and SonarQube, and in deploying automation in cloud and container environments. I collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliable releases and measurable quality across multiple domains including insurance and finance.

Udaya Teja Kandimalla

QA Engineer, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +5

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I am a seasoned SDET with 11 years of experience delivering scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous validation for complex enterprise systems. I’m a strong advocate of shift-left testing and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. I specialize in UI and API automation, security testing with OWASP, Veracode and SonarQube, and in deploying automation in cloud and container environments. I collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliable releases and measurable quality across multiple domains including insurance and finance.…I am a seasoned SDET with 11 years of experience delivering scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous validation for complex enterprise systems. I’m a strong advocate of shift-left testing and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. I specialize in UI and API automation, security testing with OWASP, Veracode and SonarQube, and in deploying automation in cloud and container environments. I collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliable releases and measurable quality across multiple domains including insurance and finance.

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I am a seasoned SDET with 11 years of experience delivering scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous validation for complex enterprise systems. I’m a strong advocate of shift-left testing and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle.

I specialize in UI and API automation, security testing with OWASP, Veracode and SonarQube, and in deploying automation in cloud and container environments. I collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to drive reliable releases and measurable quality across multiple domains including insurance and finance.

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Work Experience

Lead Quality Engineer at CSC (Corptax)

March 1, 2022 - Present

Lead quality engineering for a cloud-based corporate tax management platform (SaaS). Built comprehensive UI/API test automation and data validation solutions to support frequent releases while maintaining regulatory compliance. Migrated old ABT automation to Playwright with TypeScript; set up GitHub Actions to run Playwright tests on Windows and Docker containers; automated daily smoke checks and nightly regression; set up production monitoring; created API tests via Karate; implemented data validation against databases using SQL; built end-to-end validation for PDF tax forms from Azure Blob Storage; integrated automation into CI/CV pipelines; led offshore team of 5 QA engineers.

Automation Consultant at CSC (Corptax)

March 1, 2022 - Present

Lead quality engineering for a cloud-based corporate tax management SaaS platform, building UI/API test automation and data validation. Migrated legacy ABT automation to modern Playwright (TypeScript), set up GitHub Actions for Windows/Docker, automated daily smoke checks and nightly regressions, and established Jenkins quality gates. Implemented API tests with Karate and parameterized data-driven tests; built PDF form validation from Azure Blob Storage and integrated Excel Add-in validation with backend APIs and data sources. Coordinated release validation with business owners and PI planning, and published results to Azure DevOps Test Plans.

QA Automation Engineer at The Hartford

July 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Led QA automation for large-scale Guidewire insurance migration across policy and claims modules; automated UI tests using Java/Selenium/Cucumber; automated ME-Excel style spreadsheet UI with UFT; created REST API tests with Rest-Assured/TestNG; built regression packs for state-specific rules; integrated security scans into API tests; defined CI/CV gates and pipelines; authored test plans and ensured 90%+ code coverage; collaborated with business and development teams.

QA Automation Lead at The Hartford

July 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Led QA automation for a large-scale Guidewire Insurance Platform migration across policy and claims systems. Automated UI tests using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber; REST API tests with Rest-Assured/TestNG; integrated regression and security scans into CI pipelines; created state-specific regression packs and ensured regulatory compliance; defined CI/CV gates and test plans; collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality goals.

QA Automation Engineer at Chubb Insurance

May 1, 2018 - June 1, 2021

Modernization of internal underwriting platform and launch of Blink by Chubb. Drove test automation and performance testing for web interfaces and microservices in hybrid AWS/on-prem environment. Automated UI tests with Java/Selenium and Cypress; automated API tests with Rest-Assured; used Swagger for API validation; built pipelines in TeamCity; performed ETL validation for data migration; integrated automation into Jenkins, Ansible, and cloud deployments; performed data validation and integration testing across claims, policy, and billing centers.

Automation Engineer at Chubb Insurance (Blink by Chubb)

May 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021

Modernization of internal underwriting platforms and launch of Blink by Chubb. Automated UI tests with Selenium WebDriver (C#) and API tests with REST Assured; validated ETL and data migration; integrated Cypress PoC for UI end-to-end testing; built CI pipelines in Jenkins and TeamCity; performed SQL data integrity validation and API testing for USAA APIs; implemented security and performance validation for cloud deployments.

Automation Engineer at Progressive Insurance

April 1, 2015 - July 31, 2018

Policy Management System modernization across 51 states. Automated policy workflows using Selenium WebDriver (C#.NET) and UFT for legacy UIs; validated LexisNexis feeds on AWS, and built data validation tests; established CI pipelines with TeamCity and automated DB tests to validate data integrity; contributed to ETL validation, performance testing, and feature verification with business stakeholders.