I'm a QA Automation Engineer with 9+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing across Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, and Retail. I specialize in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber (BDD), and I excel at turning product requirements into reliable, maintainable test suites. I thrive on collaborating with developers, BAs, and product owners to ensure quality from planning through release. My strengths include API testing (REST/SOAP), CI/CD integration, cross-browser testing, data validation with SQL, and mentoring teammates to raise automation standards and reduce defect leakage.

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I'm a QA Automation Engineer with 9+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing across Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, and Retail. I specialize in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber (BDD), and I excel at turning product requirements into reliable, maintainable test suites. I thrive on collaborating with developers, BAs, and product owners to ensure quality from planning through release. My strengths include API testing (REST/SOAP), CI/CD integration, cross-browser testing, data validation with SQL, and mentoring teammates to raise automation standards and reduce defect leakage.

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I’m a QA Automation Engineer with 9+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing across Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, and Retail. I specialize in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber (BDD), and I excel at turning product requirements into reliable, maintainable test suites.

I thrive on collaborating with developers, BAs, and product owners to ensure quality from planning through release. My strengths include API testing (REST/SOAP), CI/CD integration, cross-browser testing, data validation with SQL, and mentoring teammates to raise automation standards and reduce defect leakage.

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Language

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Work Experience

Sr. QA Automation Engineer at Q2 Holdings Inc
April 1, 2023 - Present
Designed and enhanced a scalable Selenium WebDriver + Java automation framework for banking web applications, implementing Page Object Model for maintainability and reusability. Automated complex regression and end-to-end banking workflows (onboarding, funds transfer, bill payments, statements). Built Cucumber BDD scenarios aligned with business acceptance criteria. Integrated Jenkins for nightly/on-demand test runs with notifications. Developed a mobile automation framework (Appium + Java) for Android/iOS and performed REST API validation using REST Assured and Postman. Created data-driven test suites (Excel/JSON/Property files) and performed backend validation via SQL. Implemented cross-browser testing via Selenium Grid and BrowserStack. Documented automation and guided onboarding for new engineers. Achieved 98% automation stability and 90% test coverage.
QA Automation Engineer at Texas Mutual Insurance Company
January 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023
Automated major insurance workflows using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and TestNG within a Hybrid Data-Driven + BDD framework. Automated 400+ test cases across claims and policy modules, reducing manual effort by 70% and increasing test reliability. Performed API validation with Postman and REST Assured and integrated the regression suite with Jenkins for continuous validation. Collaborated with development and business teams in Agile ceremonies, utilized JIRA/Zephyr for test design and reporting, and validated backend data with SQL.
QA Engineer (India – Remote Client Engagement) at Ascension Seton Healthcare
March 1, 2020 - December 1, 2021
Performed functional, regression, and integration testing for healthcare management systems. Automated smoke and regression suites (Selenium WebDriver + Java + TestNG) for critical EMR modules; automated mobile regression tests with Appium. Validated HIPAA compliance and secured data transmission via API testing (Postman/REST Assured). Implemented cross-platform testing (Android/iOS) using Sauce Labs/BrowserStack and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end data integrity.
QA Test Engineer at HDFC Bank Ltd
May 1, 2016 - February 1, 2020
Performed end-to-end manual and automated testing of online banking systems. Designed reusable POM-based automation components and data-driven tests for functional, regression, and system testing. Conducted backend data validation with SQL and supported UAT and production verification. Led cross-browser testing and contributed to automation framework upgrades to improve cross-platform support and reporting.

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science at Gurunanak Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor’s in Computer Science at Gurunanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Professional Services, Other