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I am a seasoned software quality professional with over 23 years of experience in manual and automated testing across web, mobile, and enterprise applications. I have a strong track record in building robust automation frameworks, driving performance and security testing, and delivering high-quality software in Agile environments. I enjoy mentoring teammates, improving test processes, and collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure quality at every stage of the SDLC.
My domain experience spans financial services, healthcare, ERP, and eCommerce, with hands-on work in CI/CD integrations, data migration testing, and big data validation. I am always keen to learn new technologies and expand my toolkit to tackle complex testing challenges and deliver reliable, scalable software solutions.
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Work Experience
Senior Test Automation Engineer at Suncorp
March 1, 2025 - PresentDesign and implement a Playwright-based test automation strategy at the organizational level; mentor engineers on Playwright, TypeScript, and best practices; write unit/integration/end-to-end tests; automate REST API testing with RestAssured; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins; ensure automated testing on code check-ins and deployments.
Senior Test Automation Engineer at Fiserv (Bank of Bangkok)
June 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025Design and develop automated test scripts for mobile apps (Android & iOS) using Appium, WebdriverIO, Espresso, and XCUITest; implement tests in Java/JavaScript/TypeScript/Kotlin; integrate tests with Azure DevOps CI/CD; perform UI, functional, regression, performance, and security testing for a mobile banking app.
Automation Test Lead at Fidelity Life
August 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024Develop test plans and strategies for data migration projects using Kafka, Python, PySpark, and Microsoft Fabric; create automated test cases for ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics; implement data validation with SQL, Great Expectations, and Postman collections; drive regression testing and cross-team collaboration.
Principal Automation Engineer at Air New Zealand
September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2023Lead organizational test automation strategy; drive API test automation across distributed microservices with Java, JUnit, and Rest-Assured; build reusable frameworks integrated with CI/CD (Jenkins); create Postman collections and mock APIs; analyze defects/logs with Splunk and perform backend data validation with SQL.
Big Data Test Automation Lead at IAG NZ
January 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021Automate testing activities on PySpark with Great Expectations; work with Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, Impala), Apache Airflow, and multi-database validation; coordinate defect tracking, data lineage testing, and regression testing for data migration/ETL validation.
Contract Test Automation Lead at Downer NZ
July 1, 2019 - January 31, 2021Lead test automation initiatives; develop and maintain TOSCA-based automation modules; build regression suites for GUI/Non-UI, API, and database components; support recovery scenarios and data-driven testing.
Contract Senior Automation Test Engineer at Health Alliance, Auckland
January 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019Plan automated testing strategy; select automation tools; develop Cucumber-based frameworks; implement performance tests with JMeter; test HL7 interfaces and integration points with Mulesoft/ESB; coordinate cross-team testing activities.
Contract Automation Test Engineer at Genesis Energy, Auckland
July 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018Plan and execute automated testing across integrated systems; develop regression suites and data-driven tests for web/mobile components; collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure test coverage.
Contract Automation Test Engineer at Sky TV, Auckland
March 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017Implemented automation testing framework for mobile and web; achieved significant manual effort reductions and productivity gains.
Contract Automation Test Engineer at Quintiles IMS, Auckland
September 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017Automated testing on AWS cloud; tested Big Data services (Pig, Hive); ETL testing and data mining validations.
Contract Automation Test Engineer at TVNZ, Auckland
July 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016Implemented automation framework for mobile and web; reduced manual efforts significantly.
Senior Automation Test Engineer at VeriFone, New Zealand
December 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015Automated VeriFone API services using Concordion; tested Visa API integrations; card/data services testing; POS/machine terminal testing.
Contract Test Analyst at TVNZ, Auckland
March 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014Implemented automation framework for mobile and web; reduced manual efforts.
Lead Test Automation Engineer at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), India
June 1, 2010 - January 31, 2014Developed hybrid automation framework; maintained scripts across Oracle R12 transitions; led test automation initiatives.
Senior Test Automation Engineer at Innominds, India
July 1, 2008 - May 31, 2010Designed testing harness and frameworks using Selenium, Java, and JUnit; cross-browser testing; data setup with Oracle.
Test Automation Engineer at Birlasoft, India
October 1, 2006 - July 31, 2008Automation testing with QTP; tested Siebel CRM and MetLife insurance services.
Associate Test Analyst at LogicBytes, India
July 1, 2002 - October 31, 2006Contributed to test analysis and execution activities for software applications.
Education
MS in Electronics at Osmania University, India
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025Qualifications
Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications
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