Qa Engineer Test Automation

RAHUL BUSSU

Dallas, TX ***** • +1-513-***-**** • ************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Automation QA Engineer focused on designing scalable and maintainable test automation solutions for web, mobile, and backend systems. Applied hands-on expertise with Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, WebDriverIO, and Appium on cross-functional projects within finance and healthcare domains. Developed modular automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines to accelerate testing cycles and improve deployment reliability. Collaborated with developers and analysts in Agile teams to align test coverage with business goals. Performed full-stack validations across UI, API, and database layers using tools like Postman, Rest Assured, and SQL, ensuring 98% test coverage and consistent release quality across distributed cloud environments.

Skills

Automation Testing Tools: Selenium (WebDriver, IDE, Grid), Cypress, Playwright, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, Postman, Rest Assured, SoapUI, JMeter, Browser Stack Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL Frameworks: JUnit, BDD, POM, Hybrid, Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Cucumber Languages & Scripting: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL Test Management Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, TestRail, Quality Center, Bugzilla, Xray CI/CD & Utilities: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Maven, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Visual Studio, TOAD, Putty

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Amazon RDS Cloud Platforms & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, RDS), Azure Mobile & Cross-Platform Testing: BrowserStack, Android Studio, Xcode, Appium Markup & Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, XML, XPath, JSON, YAML Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Unix/Linux Software Development & Methodologies: Object-Oriented Programming, Software Development Lifecycle, Agile Methodologies

Work History

Automation QA Engineer, 08/2023 to Present

RBFCU – San Antonio, TX

• Led end-to-end automation for core banking apps within Agile squads, ensuring reliable performance and achieving 99% coverage for essential user journeys and integrations.

• Designed scalable test frameworks using Cypress and Playwright with Page Object Model, reducing maintenance overhead and improving cross-browser test speeds by 30%.

• Implemented automated test pipelines in GitLab CI/CD, enabling parallel test execution and shrinking regression feedback loops by over 40% during every sprint.

• Executed robust API test suites using Postman and Rest Assured, validating account, transaction, and compliance flows, reducing critical bug escape rate by 20%.

• Integrated JMeter-based performance tests into the CI process, identifying latency spikes and reducing load-related production issues by 22%.

• Collaborated on SQL queries for transaction history and balance validations across Oracle and PostgreSQL, strengthening backend data checks in test pipelines.

• Conducted platform testing across desktop and mobile environments using BrowserStack, maintaining 99% UI consistency and performance across devices and browsers. Software Test Analyst, 06/2021 to 11/2022

Accenture – Hyderabad, India

• Developed automation for Disneyland website using WebDriverIO and Node.js, improving coverage for booking, ticketing, and event modules by 35% in Agile delivery teams.

• Created modular automation scripts with Mocha and Chai for UI validations, optimizing reusability and reducing effort on new feature testing by 25%.

• Performed end-to-end REST API validation for reservation and payment APIs, identifying critical data integrity issues and reducing production bugs by 18%.

• Built UI regression suites using Selenium with C# for a major e-commerce retail client, validating checkout flows and improving test accuracy across browsers by 30%.

• Integrated Jenkins pipelines for scheduled test executions, streamlining regression feedback and reducing turnaround time for identifying UI defects by 35%.

• Collaborated in sprint planning and daily standups to prioritize automation backlog, ensuring timely test readiness aligned with frontend and backend delivery milestones. Software Quality Analyst, 05/2019 to 06/2021

SS&C Technologies – Hyderabad, India

• Spearheaded test automation for a healthcare claims processing platform, validating intake, eligibility, and adjudication workflows in Agile teams for U.S. health insurers.

• Built Selenium-based data-driven test suites using Java and TestNG, improving coverage of claim validation rules and reducing manual regression efforts by 35%.

• Developed SQL scripts for verifying claim lifecycle data across PostgreSQL, ensuring accurate processing and reducing backend discrepancies by 25%.

• Managed GitHub repositories for test automation code, standardizing version control practices and streamlining code reviews and merge workflows across the QA team.

• Executed cross-platform testing with Appium on Android and iOS, enhancing mobile accessibility testing and increasing defect identification during pre-release cycles.

• Monitored test environments using AWS CloudWatch and Splunk, improving response time to critical issues and achieving 25% faster resolution rates across releases. Education

Master of Science: Information Technology, 05/2024 University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor’s in technology: Computer Science and Engineering, 05/2019 CVR College of Engineering - India

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