QA/Automation Engineer - Selenium, Python, CI/CD

SHIVRAJ MALIK

+91-975******* Noida, India

***********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/shivraj-malik github.com/shivrajmalik shivrajmalik.github.io/portfolio PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer with 2+ years of experience owning end-to-end quality for complex web and service-based systems. Strong background in manual testing, UI/API automation, back- end validation, and test strategy design. Experienced in building scalable Python + Selenium + Pytest automation frameworks, debugging distributed workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams. Passionate about improving test productivity, defect prevention, and release reliability through automation, tooling, and data-driven quality metrics. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: Python (OOP, scripting, debugging, automation design) Testing Expertise: Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Exploratory, Risk-based, End-to-End Testing Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Pytest, Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven Frameworks, Playwright

(Basics)

API & Service Testing: Postman, Requests Library, REST APIs, Schema Validation, Negative Testing, Con- tract Testing

Database Validation: SQL (JOINs, Aggregations, Reconciliation, Data Integrity Checks) CI/CD & Tools: Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions, JIRA

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Defect Lifecycle, Test Strategy & Planning AI-Assisted Productivity: ChatGPT, Cursor AI, Copilot for test design, automation scaffolding, and debugging EDUCATION

Master of Computer Application (MCA) 2022 – 2024

ABES Engineering College

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 2018 – 2021 CCSU, Meerut

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Engineer Nov 2023 – Present

Telgoo5 (A Vcare Corporation Group Company) Noida, India

• Owned end-to-end quality of multiple releases by creating comprehensive test strategies, plans, scenarios, and execution reports.

• Designed and executed UI, API, and backend service testing to validate complete business workflows across distributed systems.

• Built a scalable Selenium + Pytest automation framework using Page Object Model, enabling reusable and maintainable test suites.

• Automated critical regression suites and integrated with Jenkins CI pipelines to support continuous testing.

• Performed service-level API automation and request/response validation to ensure data accuracy across systems.

• Conducted SQL-based reconciliation and database validation to verify backend consistency and prevent production defects.

• Debugged complex failures using logs, API traces, and database queries, performing root cause analysis.

• Collaborated closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to shift quality left and improve release readiness.

• Led defect triage meetings and ensured high-quality defect reports with severity, reproducibility, and impact analysis.

• Improved testing productivity using AI-assisted tools for faster test case design and automation scripting. Key Achievements:

• Reduced regression execution time by 40% through automation.

• Increased automated coverage by 60%.

• Decreased production defects by 30% via early risk identification and proactive testing.

• Accelerated release cycles by enabling CI-driven automated validation. PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Subscription Billing & Payment Platform – Fintech Domain

• Tested high-volume financial transactions including subscriptions, renewals, invoices, discounts, taxes, and payment processing.

• Designed detailed functional, boundary, and negative scenarios to ensure accurate monetary calcula- tions.

• Executed API + UI + DB end-to-end validation for workflow integrity across multiple microservices.

• Automated business-critical flows to ensure stable and reliable releases.

• Created quality dashboards and execution metrics to track release readiness. TESTING PRACTICES & LEADERSHIP

• Write and maintain comprehensive test strategies and release plans

• Promote automation-first and shift-left testing practices

• Perform defect prevention through RCA and process improvements

• Mentor peers on automation framework design and best practices

• Continuously improve testing effectiveness through metrics and tooling

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