Hi, I’m Anubhav Pathak, an Automation Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable QA automation solutions across web, API, and mobile platforms. I have a proven track record of leading QA teams (up to 10 engineers), defining automation strategy, and driving CI/CD transformations using Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress. I’ve helped fintech, healthcare, and enterprise teams reduceRegression cycles and improve release quality by optimizing test frameworks and partnering closely with engineering, product, and DevOps. I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, building robust automation pipelines, and collaborating across cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-quality software. I’m open to remote work and willing to relocate; I also hold US B1/B2 visa validity through 2035 and have residency/visa options for Mexico and Canada.

Anubhav Pathak

Hi, I’m Anubhav Pathak, an Automation Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable QA automation solutions across web, API, and mobile platforms. I have a proven track record of leading QA teams (up to 10 engineers), defining automation strategy, and driving CI/CD transformations using Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress. I’ve helped fintech, healthcare, and enterprise teams reduceRegression cycles and improve release quality by optimizing test frameworks and partnering closely with engineering, product, and DevOps. I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, building robust automation pipelines, and collaborating across cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-quality software. I’m open to remote work and willing to relocate; I also hold US B1/B2 visa validity through 2035 and have residency/visa options for Mexico and Canada.

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Hi, I’m Anubhav Pathak, an Automation Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable QA automation solutions across web, API, and mobile platforms. I have a proven track record of leading QA teams (up to 10 engineers), defining automation strategy, and driving CI/CD transformations using Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress. I’ve helped fintech, healthcare, and enterprise teams reduceRegression cycles and improve release quality by optimizing test frameworks and partnering closely with engineering, product, and DevOps.

I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, building robust automation pipelines, and collaborating across cross-functional stakeholders to ship high-quality software. I’m open to remote work and willing to relocate; I also hold US B1/B2 visa validity through 2035 and have residency/visa options for Mexico and Canada.

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Experience Level

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Work Experience

Senior Automation Engineer / Automation Lead at BairesDev / Partner Engineering and Science
December 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Led automation strategy for web and API platforms across distributed teams; designed end-to-end automation pipelines reducing regression time by ~60%; mentored QA engineers on Playwright (Python) and BDD frameworks; integrated automation into AWS CodeBuild CI/CD pipelines; defined cross-browser and mobile testing strategy using BrowserStack & Appium; collaborated with stakeholders to improve coverage and release quality.
Senior QA Automation Engineer (Acting Automation Lead) at Small Planet – ReceiptPal
February 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024
Acted as automation lead for mobile and web platforms; led automation across web, API, and regression suites using Cypress; defined automation framework architecture and best practices; mentored junior engineers and conducted code reviews; built CI/CD pipelines for regression and smoke test execution; collaborated with product, backend, and mobile teams.
Automation Engineer at BairesDev / Alyvant
August 1, 2020 - February 1, 2022
Developed automation frameworks using Selenium and Python; contributed to CI/CD automation strategy using AWS and Codefresh; improved test stability and execution reliability.
QA Principal Analyst (Automation Lead) at TeleTech / NICEQA
January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Led automation initiatives for trading and recording platforms; defined automation roadmap and framework architecture; managed automation deliverables across teams; implemented CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Jenkins; improved automation stability and release confidence.
Technical Lead – QA Automation at Tata Consultancy Services – Commerzbank
July 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Led QA automation for banking applications; implemented Selenium Grid-based automation execution; designed SQL validation for backend testing.
Automation Lead / Senior QA Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services – Morgan Stanley
August 1, 2013 - August 1, 2017
Led a team of 10 QA engineers for trading platforms; designed and implemented Selenium automation frameworks; owned automation planning, delivery, and execution; conducted internal training on automation tools and Unix systems; collaborated with stakeholders on QA strategy.
Automation / Production Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services – JP Morgan Chase
May 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013
Developed automation scripts for trading data validation; supported production workflows and backend validation.
QA Automation Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services – Clearing Corporation Ltd
May 1, 2010 - June 1, 2012
Automated testing for FX trading platforms; performed integration and volume testing.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at BVP
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

ITIL Foundation – IT Service Management
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Oracle SQL DBA Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Novell Certified Unix Professional
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Selenium Automation Testing – Udemy
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
Scrum Fundamentals – Udemy
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet