Automation Engineer Qa Tester

Surya Prasad Bhattarai

Senior QA Automation Engineer

*********.*******@*****.*** 919-***-****)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsuryab

Professional Summary:

Experienced QA Automation Engineer with 11+ years of expertise in manual and automated testing across diverse industries. Proficient in web and mobile test automation using tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Appium, and skilled in API testing with Rest Assured and Postman. Adept at designing robust test strategies, implementing BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Gherkin), and driving continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins. Strong expertise in performance testing using JMeter, backend testing with SQL/PL/SQL, and scripting in Unix/Linux environments for automation.

Technical Skills:

Category

Skills/Tools

Programming Languages

Java, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, PL/SQL

Web Automation

Selenium WebDriver, PlayWright, Page Object Model

Mobile Automation

Appium, Expresso, XCUITEst

API Testing

Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI

Frameworks

BDD (Cucumber, Gherkin), NUnit, Agile/Scrum, Kanban

Performance Testing

JMeter, LoadRunner

CI/CD & Cloud

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS (EC2, S3), Azure Devops

Databases

Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, DB2

Version Control

Git, Bitbucket, GitLab

Test Management

HP ALM, Jira, TFS, ServiceNow, Zephyr

CRM Testing:

Salesforce workflows, Salesforce integrations, Apex validations

ETL/BI Tools

Informatica, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI, DataStage, Tidal

Tools/OS

SQL Developer, Toad, Unix/Linux, PowerShell, Docker, Kubernetes, XML/CSV

Work Experience:

Sedgwick

Columbus, OH

Senior QA Automation Engineer

July 2024 – Present

Developed and maintained functional UI test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java and WebDriverIO for cross-browser web applications.

Utilized TestNG and Mocha as test runners for creating modular and maintainable automation suites.

Executed test suites in parallel using Selenium Grid integrated with Jenkins pipelines.

Worked in a SAFe Agile environment participating in PI planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.

Utilized Jira for story management and defect tracking, and ALM for detailed test case design and execution.

Performed backend validations with complex SQL queries across Oracle databases.

Mentored and trained junior QA analysts on writing UNIX shell scripts for automated test execution and setting up containerized testing environments with Docker and Kubernetes to ensure consistent results.

Care Source

Dayton, OH

Senior QA Analyst

August 2018 – Feb 2024

Created and scaled modular BDD test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver (Java), TestNG, and Cucumber.

Integrated automation execution into CI pipelines using Jenkins and TeamCity.

Implemented and configured Selenium Grid for distributed test execution across multiple nodes.

Worked closely with developers in Agile sprints to ensure test coverage met acceptance criteria.

Managed defect lifecycle in Jira and test execution in Quality Center/ALM.

Validated backend records using SQL and cross-verified transactional data across systems.

JPMorgan Chase

Columbus, Ohio

SDET

February 2016 - June 2018

Developed UI automation for web and mobile apps using Selenium WebDriver and Appium (Java).

Implemented test cases using JUnit and Jasmine to validate different user workflows.

Managed automated test execution through Jenkins integrated with GitLab CI.

Deployed and maintained Selenium Grid infrastructure for scaling regression testing.

Collaborated with Agile teams in two-week sprints and participated in grooming sessions and demos.

Used Jira for tracking stories and bugs, and ALM for maintaining regression test suites.

Partners HealthCare

Newton, MA

Test Automation Engineer

June 2014 -December 2015

Designed and executed Selenium automation scripts for internal web apps using Java.

Used TestNG and Mocha to structure automation suites and enable clear reporting.

Validated test execution on multiple environments using Selenium Grid and Jenkins.

Participated in Agile ceremonies and collaborated with stakeholders to ensure alignment with QA goals.

Used Jira for issue tracking and ALM for test management and defect lifecycle tracking.

Queried relational databases for backend data validation using SQL.

Education:

Tribhuvan University

Kathmandu, Nepal

Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2011

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