Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET

QA Automation Engineer / SDET

SINDHUJA RAO

Cleveland, OH • Ph: +1-216-***-**** • Em: ********.*******@*****.*** •

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sindhuja-rao-731a233ab/

Professional Summary:

Senior QA Automation Engineer / Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 7+ years of experience building scalable automation frameworks and ensuring high-quality software delivery for enterprise web, mobile, and cloud-native applications.

Expert in test automation architecture, microservices testing, CI/CD pipeline integration, and performance validation using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and REST Assured. Proven success implementing shift-left testing strategies, test automation frameworks, and continuous testing pipelines that significantly reduce release cycles and production defects.

Strong programming background in Java, Python, and JavaScript, with hands-on experience in cloud testing environments, containerized test infrastructure, and DevOps collaboration.

Technical Skills:

Test Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), PyTest

Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL

API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, Swagger / OpenAPI, Microservices Testing, Contract Testing

Performance Testing: Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling

DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Continuous Testing

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform

Test Management: JIRA, TestRail, Azure DevOps, HP ALM

Databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server,

Cross-Platform Testing: BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Cross Browser Testing, Mobile Testing (Android / iOS)

Professional Experience

Role: Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET

Client: Enbridge

Duration: Mar 2025 – Present

Responsibilities:

●Designed and implemented scalable automation framework using Selenium WebDriver with Java and TestNG, increasing automation coverage from 30% to 85%.

●Developed API automation framework using REST Assured, validating microservices architecture across 50+ service endpoints.

●Integrated automated test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated regression testing during every deployment.

●Implemented parallel test execution and cloud-based testing infrastructure, reducing regression testing time by 65%.

●Led shift-left testing initiatives, collaborating with developers to introduce automated validation during development phases.

●Conducted database validation and backend testing using complex SQL queries.

●Mentored junior QA engineers and performed automation code reviews.

Role: QA Automation Engineer

Client: UnitedHealth Group

Duration: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025

Responsibilities:

●Built Cypress-based automation framework using JavaScript, improving regression testing efficiency by 50%.

●Automated API testing workflows for microservices architecture using Postman and REST Assured.

●Designed BDD-based automation using Cucumber and Gherkin syntax.

●Integrated test automation pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub for continuous testing.

●Executed performance testing using JMeter to validate system scalability and throughput.

●Performed cross-browser testing using BrowserStack cloud testing platform.

Role: QA Automation / Manual Test Engineer

Client: Wipro

Duration: Apr 2021 – Jul 2023

Responsibilities:

●Designed Playwright automation framework using JavaScript for UI and functional testing.

●Automated critical business workflows including checkout, search, and payment processing.

●Performed mobile automation testing using Appium for Android and iOS applications.

●Conducted cross-device testing using BrowserStack.

●Implemented data validation testing using SQL queries across relational databases.

Role: QA Analyst

Client: Reliance Jio

Duration: Jun 2019 – Mar 2021

Responsibilities:

●Performed functional, system, and regression testing across multiple application modules.

●Designed test cases and test scenarios based on business requirements.

●Logged and tracked defects using JIRA defect lifecycle management process.

●Participated in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business stakeholders.

●Generated test execution reports and defect trend analysis.

EDUCATION

Master of Science

Oklahoma Christian University • Oklahoma, USA • Aug 2023 –Dec 2024

Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Vaagdevi college of Engineering (JNTUH) • India • 2015 – 2019

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