I am a dedicated ISEB Certified Tester with 9 years of experience in manual and automated testing across financial, banking, and medical domains. I design and maintain robust test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright with TypeScript, and Katalon Studio, and I keep end-to-end automated test scripts in good shape for modern web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments, lead testing efforts across the full SDLC, drive data-driven quality insights, and advocate automation-first practices while mentoring junior testers to grow capability and confidence.

Deepthi Gayam

I am a dedicated ISEB Certified Tester with 9 years of experience in manual and automated testing across financial, banking, and medical domains. I design and maintain robust test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright with TypeScript, and Katalon Studio, and I keep end-to-end automated test scripts in good shape for modern web applications. I thrive in collaborative environments, lead testing efforts across the full SDLC, drive data-driven quality insights, and advocate automation-first practices while mentoring junior testers to grow capability and confidence.

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I am a dedicated ISEB Certified Tester with 9 years of experience in manual and automated testing across financial, banking, and medical domains. I design and maintain robust test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright with TypeScript, and Katalon Studio, and I keep end-to-end automated test scripts in good shape for modern web applications.

I thrive in collaborative environments, lead testing efforts across the full SDLC, drive data-driven quality insights, and advocate automation-first practices while mentoring junior testers to grow capability and confidence.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead QA Engineer at Mercator Digital
January 1, 2026 - Present
Defined and maintained quality standards, test strategies, and governance across delivery phases. Conducted audits to ensure adherence to GDS Service Standard, WCAG 2.1 AA, GDPR, and security policies. Led functional, non-functional and end-to-end testing across multiple environments. Managed defect triage, root cause analysis, and provided clear reporting to stakeholders. Validated disaster recovery, performance, and resilience requirements. Drove lessons learned and implemented improvement initiatives across teams. Promoted automation-first and shift-left practices to improve efficiency and coverage. Mentored junior testers and collaborated with developers, business analysts, and operations teams. Engaged with senior stakeholders to influence quality priorities and risk posture. Supported UAT and production Go-Live activities.
Senior Test Analyst at Atomus
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2026
Led automation initiatives for Acoach Applications using Katalon Studio with Groovy/Java to create regression, integration, and functional tests; organized and automated regression packs reducing full regression time by 80%. Built automation sanity tests for release definitions and data-driven load testing. Responsible for end-to-end automation framework design and running test suites with Katalon Studio and Runtime Engine. Developed end-to-end automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript for modern web applications and Debugged tests in Visual Studio Code. Verified AI features, tested across iPad devices and multiple browsers via BrowserStack. Participated in Agile ceremonies and contributed to UAT/IAT and production Go-Lives. Converted business rules into SQL queries for data validation.
Test Analyst at Sainsbury’s Bank
February 1, 2018 - October 1, 2021
Provided impact assessments for BAU releases, prepared UAT test scripts, and delivered Test Approach and Test Completion Reports. Liaised with business to identify gaps in requirements and sign off test cases. Translated feed specifications into SQL queries for data validation. Executed mobile and web testing across devices using BrowserStack and conducted accessibility testing (WCAG 2.1 AA). Maintained Selenium WebDriver regression scripts and ran IFT, UAT, and regression packs. Extended and maintained the existing test framework and performed API testing using Postman/SoapUI.
Pensions Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group
December 1, 2014 - August 1, 2015
Liaised with business stakeholders and support teams to resolve issues. Prepared requirements in quality centre per SRS/BRS. Responsible for testing the TSYS TSDMs, creating/managing test data via TS2, and providing work estimates with progress tracking. Produced test scripts and executed functional, regression and UAT testing. Managed/configured test environments and data, and reported defects using JIRA. Delivered test completion reports and highlighted risks impacting the test phase.
Senior QA Engineer at Atomus
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2026
Designed and maintained regression suites using Katalon Studio, built automated end-to-end tests with Playwright/TypeScript, performed API testing, data-driven testing, and UAT support. Collaborated with developers and testers to improve test coverage and CI/CD integration.
Maternity Leave
August 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science (First Class) at JNT University, India
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at JNT University, India
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026

Qualifications

ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
Automation Katalon Studio Practitioner and Expert Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
Automation Katalon Studio Practitioner and Expert Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Automation Katalon Studio Practitioner and Expert Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Katalon Studio Practitioner and Expert Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail, Other