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I am Tushar Kumar, an Automation Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, AI-augmented test automation frameworks across Retail, Banking, and Supply Chain domains. I specialise in building multi-layer automation ecosystems—UI, API, Integration, Performance, and Security—and embedding intelligent tooling, including AI self-healing, GenAI-driven test generation, and observability bots into CI/CD pipelines. I lead engineering teams of 10+ SDETs, translate architecture decisions into measurable business outcomes, and drive shift-left practices and DevOps integration. I have hands-on experience with cloud quality engineering on AWS, automation governance, and accelerating delivery through GenAI accelerators and reusable frameworks.…I am Tushar Kumar, an Automation Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, AI-augmented test automation frameworks across Retail, Banking, and Supply Chain domains. I specialise in building multi-layer automation ecosystems—UI, API, Integration, Performance, and Security—and embedding intelligent tooling, including AI self-healing, GenAI-driven test generation, and observability bots into CI/CD pipelines. I lead engineering teams of 10+ SDETs, translate architecture decisions into measurable business outcomes, and drive shift-left practices and DevOps integration. I have hands-on experience with cloud quality engineering on AWS, automation governance, and accelerating delivery through GenAI accelerators and reusable frameworks.

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I am Tushar Kumar, an Automation Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, AI-augmented test automation frameworks across Retail, Banking, and Supply Chain domains. I specialise in building multi-layer automation ecosystems—UI, API, Integration, Performance, and Security—and embedding intelligent tooling, including AI self-healing, GenAI-driven test generation, and observability bots into CI/CD pipelines. I lead engineering teams of 10+ SDETs, translate architecture decisions into measurable business outcomes, and drive shift-left practices and DevOps integration. I have hands-on experience with cloud quality engineering on AWS, automation governance, and accelerating delivery through GenAI accelerators and reusable frameworks.…I am Tushar Kumar, an Automation Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, AI-augmented test automation frameworks across Retail, Banking, and Supply Chain domains. I specialise in building multi-layer automation ecosystems—UI, API, Integration, Performance, and Security—and embedding intelligent tooling, including AI self-healing, GenAI-driven test generation, and observability bots into CI/CD pipelines. I lead engineering teams of 10+ SDETs, translate architecture decisions into measurable business outcomes, and drive shift-left practices and DevOps integration. I have hands-on experience with cloud quality engineering on AWS, automation governance, and accelerating delivery through GenAI accelerators and reusable frameworks.

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I am Tushar Kumar, an Automation Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, AI-augmented test automation frameworks across Retail, Banking, and Supply Chain domains. I specialise in building multi-layer automation ecosystems—UI, API, Integration, Performance, and Security—and embedding intelligent tooling, including AI self-healing, GenAI-driven test generation, and observability bots into CI/CD pipelines.

I lead engineering teams of 10+ SDETs, translate architecture decisions into measurable business outcomes, and drive shift-left practices and DevOps integration. I have hands-on experience with cloud quality engineering on AWS, automation governance, and accelerating delivery through GenAI accelerators and reusable frameworks.

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Senior Quality Engineer / Automation Test Manager at Planit Testing UK — Selfridges Automation Managed Test Centre

June 1, 2021 - Present

Led the design and maintenance of multi-layer automation frameworks spanning UI, API, and integration testing using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python across three delivery squads. Built an AI chatbot framework integrated with Ollama (Mistral model) with modular micro-AI bots for Order Management, Customer Status validation, and Observability Reporting to enable intelligent task orchestration and test execution visibility. Implemented an AI-driven self-healing mechanism in CodeceptJS using DOM pattern recognition and similarity scoring to automatically repair broken locators, significantly improving test stability. Architected scalable CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to embed automation into release workflows, providing continuous quality feedback. Introduced automated performance testing (K6) and security testing (Sitespeed) into delivery pipelines. Supported RPA initiatives using Blue Prism and UiPath. Achievements: Reduced regression execution time by 60%, improved test co

Test Manager at Cognizant — Waitrose & Partners, Merchandising Operations

April 1, 2018 - May 1, 2021

Designed and executed end-to-end Test Strategy and Automation Roadmap for an enterprise-scale supply chain modernization programme. Architected automation solutions for Oracle RMS and JDA Planning integrations using Selenium and custom frameworks. Established a standardised automation framework adopted across four delivery streams, reducing manual regression cycles by 70%.

Automation Test Lead / Senior Analyst at Cognizant — Bass Pro Shops / 7-Eleven Inc.

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2018

Developed and maintained reusable keyword-driven automation frameworks (CRAFT) for eCommerce, Retail POS, and ERP migrations. Designed automated test scenarios for backend data validation and performance profiling. Worked closely with developers and product owners to ensure defect prevention and shift-left testing.