Automation Engineer Qa

Surya Prasad Bhattarai

Senior QA Automation Engineer

*****.*************@*****.*** 220-***-****

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. Certified ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer. 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

●Transitioned the test automation framework from Selenium WebDriver to Playwright with TypeScript, improving automation efficiency and enabling seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.

●Designed and executed test cases using TypeScript and Playwright for end-to-end UI testing, enhancing test coverage and reliability for the VBR (Value-Based Reimbursement) application.

●Implemented REST API testing using Rest Assured to validate over 150 endpoints, ensuring seamless microservices integration and robust data flow between components.

●Performed mobile automation testing for iOS applications using Appium with XCUITest, ensuring consistent functionality and performance across multiple devices and operating systems.

●Designed and implemented RESTful APIs that exchanged data in JSON format for seamless integration between microservices.

●Conducted detailed data validations using PL/SQL scripts in Oracle databases and automated routine scripts with PowerShell, saving 20% manual effort.

●Designed and developed a TestNG-based BDD automation framework with Cucumber and Gherkin, enabling both technical and non-technical stakeholders to contribute effectively to test automation processes.

●Validated complex SQL queries for backend testing across Oracle databases using PL/SQL, ensuring data consistency and integrity.

●Conducted performance testing using JMeter, simulating high user loads to identify bottlenecks, optimize application performance, and ensure system reliability under varying traffic conditions.

●Coordinated test planning and defect tracking using Jira in an Agile environment, fostering team collaboration, improving sprint monitoring, and increasing test report accuracy by 30%.

●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

●Automated HEDIS healthcare reporting workflows using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and the Page Object Model, increasing regression test coverage by 90%.

●Parsed and transformed large JSON datasets using Python and Pandas for reporting and analytics.

●Designed and developed a TestNG-based BDD automation framework with Cucumber and Gherkin, enabling both technical and non-technical stakeholders to contribute effectively to test automation processes.

●Integrated the automation framework with AWS services, leveraging EC2 for scalable test execution and S3 for test artifact storage, ensuring efficient continuous testing in CI/CD workflows.

●Executed mobile testing for Android apps using Appium + Espresso, ensuring compatibility across 10+ devices.

●Conducted API testing for Salesforce integrations using Postman to validate middleware functionality and ensure end-to-end data flow across multiple platforms.

●Validated Salesforce integrations by designing and executing test cases for Salesforce workflows, data migration, object configurations, and Apex triggers, ensuring functionality aligned with business processes.

●Conducted back-end verification for database migrations with MySQL and DB2 and implemented PL/SQL scripts for robust validations.

●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.

●Coordinated defect management using ServiceNow, optimized Agile sprint execution, and actively participated in ceremonies like story grooming and retrospectives.

JPMorgan Chase

Columbus, Ohio

SDET

February 2016 - June 2018

●Built and maintained an automation framework using Selenium WebDriver (C#) integrated with MSTest and NUnit, achieving 85% automation test coverage and reducing regression testing time by 40%.

●Performed mobile automation testing for iOS applications using Appium with XCUITest, ensuring consistent functionality and performance across multiple devices and operating systems.

●Designed and developed a TestNG-based BDD automation framework with Cucumber and Gherkin, enabling both technical and non-technical stakeholders to contribute effectively to test automation processes.

●Conducted performance testing using LoadRunner for load scenarios and evaluated system performance under high user traffic.

●Managed test execution and reporting using Zephyr in an Agile environment, ensuring seamless traceability between test cases and user stories while streamlining defect tracking and sprint-level regression testing.

●Automated and validated Salesforce reports and configured test scenarios for custom dashboard testing to ensure accurate rendering of analytics and KPIs.

●Validated ETL pipelines using Informatica and DataStage, improving ETL execution efficiency by 25% while streamlining data migration processes and ensuring integrity across Oracle and SQL Server.

●Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and managed builds, deployments, and tests in Azure DevOps.

Partners HealthCare

Newton, MA

Test Automation Engineer

June 2014 -December 2015

●Developed UI automation test cases for internal web applications using Selenium WebDriver (Java), ensuring accurate rendering of reports and enhancing user experience.

●Designed and developed automation scripts using DataStage for ETL testing, validating XML/CSV transformations and reducing ETL validation time by 40%.

●Performed comprehensive API testing using SOAP (SoapUI) and Rest Assured (RESTful) methods to ensure end-to-end integration.

●Conducted detailed data validations using PL/SQL scripts in Oracle databases and automated routine scripts with PowerShell, saving 20% manual effort.

●Engineered performance benchmarks using JMeter, identifying system bottlenecks during peak loads.

●Utilized TFS (Team Foundation Server) for detailed defect management, sprint planning, and test execution for Salesforce-based projects.

●Used Tidal to validate job scheduling processes and ensured ETL jobs adhered to data synchronization standards.

Education:

Tribhuvan University

Kathmandu, Nepal

Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2011

Certification:

ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer

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