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I’m Siva Thota, a results-driven Senior Developer in Test with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering robust QA automation across payments, banking, government, e-commerce, telecoms, and public-sector projects. I specialize in end-to-end test automation, scalable framework design, and driving quality through automation, performance, and accessibility testing. I’m comfortable leading with a hands-on approach and collaborating across product, development, and operations to ship reliable software. Throughout my career I’ve built and led QA programs, mentored testers, and delivered CI/CD-enabled automation at scale. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, accessibility standards (WCAG/GDS), and creating maintainable tests that reduce risk and accelerate delivery in fast-paced environments.…I’m Siva Thota, a results-driven Senior Developer in Test with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering robust QA automation across payments, banking, government, e-commerce, telecoms, and public-sector projects. I specialize in end-to-end test automation, scalable framework design, and driving quality through automation, performance, and accessibility testing. I’m comfortable leading with a hands-on approach and collaborating across product, development, and operations to ship reliable software. Throughout my career I’ve built and led QA programs, mentored testers, and delivered CI/CD-enabled automation at scale. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, accessibility standards (WCAG/GDS), and creating maintainable tests that reduce risk and accelerate delivery in fast-paced environments.

Siva Thota

QA Engineer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I’m Siva Thota, a results-driven Senior Developer in Test with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering robust QA automation across payments, banking, government, e-commerce, telecoms, and public-sector projects. I specialize in end-to-end test automation, scalable framework design, and driving quality through automation, performance, and accessibility testing. I’m comfortable leading with a hands-on approach and collaborating across product, development, and operations to ship reliable software. Throughout my career I’ve built and led QA programs, mentored testers, and delivered CI/CD-enabled automation at scale. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, accessibility standards (WCAG/GDS), and creating maintainable tests that reduce risk and accelerate delivery in fast-paced environments.…I’m Siva Thota, a results-driven Senior Developer in Test with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering robust QA automation across payments, banking, government, e-commerce, telecoms, and public-sector projects. I specialize in end-to-end test automation, scalable framework design, and driving quality through automation, performance, and accessibility testing. I’m comfortable leading with a hands-on approach and collaborating across product, development, and operations to ship reliable software. Throughout my career I’ve built and led QA programs, mentored testers, and delivered CI/CD-enabled automation at scale. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, accessibility standards (WCAG/GDS), and creating maintainable tests that reduce risk and accelerate delivery in fast-paced environments.

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I’m Siva Thota, a results-driven Senior Developer in Test with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering robust QA automation across payments, banking, government, e-commerce, telecoms, and public-sector projects. I specialize in end-to-end test automation, scalable framework design, and driving quality through automation, performance, and accessibility testing. I’m comfortable leading with a hands-on approach and collaborating across product, development, and operations to ship reliable software.

Throughout my career I’ve built and led QA programs, mentored testers, and delivered CI/CD-enabled automation at scale. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, accessibility standards (WCAG/GDS), and creating maintainable tests that reduce risk and accelerate delivery in fast-paced environments.

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Work Experience

Senior Developer in Test at ATOS

November 1, 2023 - Present

Led design and build of a scalable Playwright-based automation framework, improving test speed and reliability. Created reusable fixtures and API intercepts to mock UI components and GraphQL calls, speeding up testing and reducing backend dependencies. Streamlined GitLab CI/CD pipelines to reduce build times and enable smooth test execution across multiple environments. Defined end-to-end QA strategy covering functional, regression, API, performance, accessibility, and cross-browser testing. Embedded GDS accessibility standards and WCAG 2.2 AA checks into the framework and delivery pipelines. Introduced dynamic test data management to run tests across different environments with minimal maintenance. Supported accessibility testing with Wave, Axe, Lighthouse, and screen readers. Used Maestro to validate mobile app flows on Android and iOS, adding lightweight yet powerful test coverage. Extended Playwright usage into API testing to cover more end-to-end scenarios.

Senior Developer in Test at BT Group

March 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Created a new automation framework from scratch using Playwright and Python for the front-end, with fixtures and API intercepts to mock backend GraphQL calls. Automated end-to-end flows and integrated GitLab pipelines for multi-environment testing. Used Postman for ad-hoc API testing and connected Playwright with BrowserStack to enable cross-browser testing.

Senior Developer in Test at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) - Telford

August 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023

Created a test automation framework with Selenium WebDriver 4.0, Scala, and JavaScript/Cucumber; built cloud-based test executions and integrated with Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence. Delivered end-to-end test coverage for microservices, API tests, and UI tests, ensuring reliability across environments and improving overall release quality.

Senior Developer in Test at Home Office (UKBA) - Croydon

March 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022

Automated end-to-end/regression tests for microservices using Selenium WebDriver, Scala, Java, and Cucumber; integrated cloud-based test executions; maintained Jira-based test workflows; supported data validation and Kafka-related checks to corroborate message flows across queues, topics, producers, and consumers.

Lead Developer in Test at Discover Financial Services

December 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020

Automated RESTful microservices with REST-Assured and Java/Spring Boot; built component- and system-level acceptance tests in SIT; maintained legacy Selenium/WebDriver frameworks using Java and Cucumber; implemented Jenkins pipelines for CI/CD and improved test reliability across environments.

Senior Developer in Test at Barclaycard

October 1, 2017 - November 30, 2018

Created a comprehensive BD/BDD cucumber automation framework for payment-related applications; automated API/UI tests with Selenium WebDriver; implemented Jenkins pipelines and cloud-based test executions; performed cross-browser testing in multi-region environments to support global payments.

Senior Test Automation Consultant at SSE

November 1, 2016 - October 31, 2017

Implemented BD/ cucumber automation framework and Selenium/WebDriver-based tests for multi-channel services; trained offshore teams; automated REST services with REST-Assured; conducted cross-browser testing and end-to-end validations across server and client sides.

Lead Test Automation Consultant at First Data

December 1, 2014 - November 30, 2015

Built a BD/ cucumber automation framework from scratch for Solve Portal; automated REST services with REST-Assured; implemented system-level acceptance tests and multi-environment pipelines; led offshore training and ensured alignment with business requirements.

Senior Test Automation Engineer at Monitise

September 1, 2013 - November 30, 2014

Developed a new automation framework using Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber; trained offshore teams; automated multi-channel testing and ensured cross-browser compatibility; maintained legacy Selenium/WebDriver-based frameworks and integrated with REST testing via Postman.

Senior QA Automation Consultant at TSL Education

August 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013

Performed UAT-like validation and automated regression for education platforms; conducted cross-browser testing to ensure compatibility with school systems; collaborated with product teams to refine BD/SD scenarios.

QA Automation Consultant at John Wiley & Sons

September 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013

Automated testing across desk-top and web platforms; contributed to a common test framework, performed multi-browser testing, and supported API testing with REST clients; collaborated with business stakeholders to refine BD scenarios.

Test Engineer at Creative Software

May 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012

Manual and automated testing across desktop and mobile platforms; performed volume, load, and soak testing; contributed to test design and cross-team collaboration to ensure quality releases.