I am a highly motivated Automation Tester with over 16 years of experience driving QA and test automation across telecom, insurance, and retail domains. I design and implement automation frameworks using Selenium, JMeter, and Playwright, and have a track record of leading QA teams and integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines. I achieved a 30% reduction in regression testing time and a 20% improvement in defect detection through strategic automation practices. I thrive in Agile environments and am committed to delivering high-quality software solutions. I am eager to contribute to a dynamic organization by applying my technical expertise and leadership abilities to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Daniel Sankeshwar

I am a highly motivated Automation Tester with over 16 years of experience driving QA and test automation across telecom, insurance, and retail domains. I design and implement automation frameworks using Selenium, JMeter, and Playwright, and have a track record of leading QA teams and integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines. I achieved a 30% reduction in regression testing time and a 20% improvement in defect detection through strategic automation practices. I thrive in Agile environments and am committed to delivering high-quality software solutions. I am eager to contribute to a dynamic organization by applying my technical expertise and leadership abilities to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

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I am a highly motivated Automation Tester with over 16 years of experience driving QA and test automation across telecom, insurance, and retail domains. I design and implement automation frameworks using Selenium, JMeter, and Playwright, and have a track record of leading QA teams and integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines. I achieved a 30% reduction in regression testing time and a 20% improvement in defect detection through strategic automation practices.

I thrive in Agile environments and am committed to delivering high-quality software solutions. I am eager to contribute to a dynamic organization by applying my technical expertise and leadership abilities to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

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Experience Level

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Work Experience

Senior Automation Tester at IBM
March 1, 2021 - Present
Deliver high-quality automation solutions and lead a team of automation testers. Create and maintain automated test scripts across iOS/Android apps; perform End-to-End UAT spanning Sales, CLM, provisioning, procurement, and billing; implement API testing using Webservices, Rest with data-driven approach via Apache JMeter, Postman, and SoapUI; write and run SQL queries to verify data integrity; coordinate with onshore/offshore teams; automate regression suites with data-driven Selenium, Java, and TestNG; collaborate with project managers on schedules, resource allocation, risk assessment, and traceability; present demos and status reports.
Senior Test Engineer at Comcast
August 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021
Developed manual and automated test plans and cases; tested Unified Communication app on Xfinity Mobiles; regression-tested APIs prior to deployments; built deployment pipelines using CI/CD with Jenkins and Git; performed load, stress, and soak testing with JMeter; contributed to wiki documentation and project artifacts.
Senior Test Specialist at IBM
January 1, 2010 - August 1, 2018
Performed test automation using Selenium TestNG with Maven; developed Java automation scripts; executed data-driven SQL checks to ensure data integrity; integrated scripts with GitHub; utilized JMeter for API performance testing; developed and tested service virtualization using CA DevTest Portal; created UNIX scripts to emulate interfaces for API verification; coordinated with onshore/offshore teams throughout the quality lifecycle.
Technical Associate at Tech Mahindra Ltd., Pune, India
April 1, 2007 - October 1, 2009
Worked on Light Speed Order Management System, AMSS, and Clarify CRM projects; contributed to testing activities across multiple modules and client requirements.
QA Team Member at NCMR Technologies Pvt.Ltd, Now IdExcel Inc
April 1, 2005 - Present
QA team member on Retail Supply Chain software; participated in testing activities across project lifecycles.

Education

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Qualifications

Postgraduate in Computer Science
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
MBA in Project Management
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
ISTQB Foundation
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Retail, Media & Entertainment