Applied AI Automation & Test Engineer Intern Candidate

Samarth Khare

Bangalore, India • +91-975******* • ****************@*****.***

LinkedIn • GitHub

Network & Operations QA Automation Engineer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

IT professional with 4+ years of experience in Network Operations and Systems Engineering, now making a deliberate and well-prepared transition into Automation and Testing . Recently completed an intensive automation testing course and independently built production-grade frameworks in Java (Selenium + TestNG) and Python (Pytest + POM). Combines infrastructure-level systems thinking with strong programming fundamentals — a rare combination that enables deep understanding of system behaviour during testing. Built AI-integrated automation tools as a personal project (Google AI + JavaScript) demonstrating hands-on programming initiative. Eager to bring analytical rigour, scripting expertise, and automation passion to a QA Engineering role.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Automation Testing (Java/Selenium/TestNG) • API Testing (Postman) • Python/Pytest Framework Design • BDD with Cucumber • Test Case Design & Execution • Defect Lifecycle Management (Jira) • CI/CD Pipeline Integration (Jenkins/Azure DevOps) • SQL & Database Validation • Agile/Scrum • Bash & JavaScript Scripting • Network Systems Troubleshooting

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages & Scripting: Java (Core), Python, JavaScript (Google Apps Script), SQL, Bash, cURL

Automation Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Pytest, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model, Page Factory, Maven

API & Test Tools: Postman, Newman, Rest Assured, REST API Testing, cURL, Jira, Zephyr, Allure Reporting, ServiceNow

Testing Practices: Manual Testing, Test Case Design, Functional, Regression, Exploratory, UAT, Defect Lifecycle Management

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Git, Docker, AWS

Database: MySQL, SQL — Queries, Data Integrity, Schema Validation, Data Mapping

Networking & Infrastructure: DNS (Resolution, Zones, Records), Load Balancers (L4/L7), Routing & Switching, SSL/TLS Certificates, Network Protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, ICMP), VLANs, Firewall Rules, Troubleshooting & Diagnostics

OS: Windows, Linux

AI & Emerging Tools: GitHub Copilot (automation scripting), Applitools (Visual AI), TestRigor (GenAI/NLP), Healenium (Self-Healing locators), OpenAI API (test data generation & self-healing framework — in progress), Google Gemini API (applied in personal projects)

PROJECTS

Personal AI Playground — Email Automation Suite — JavaScript • Google Apps Script • Google Gemini API

•Built a real-time email automation script on script.google.com that monitors an inbox and auto-responds using context-aware AI-generated drafts.

•Integrated Google Gemini AI API to analyse incoming email intent and generate appropriate, personalised responses without manual intervention.

•Automated repetitive administrative email workflows, cutting manual email handling time significantly and demonstrating real-world AI integration in scripting.

•Showcases proficiency in JavaScript, API integration, event-driven programming, and practical AI tool usage — all applied in a self-directed environment.

Java Automation Framework — ThreadSafe Parallel Boilerplate — Java • Selenium WebDriver 4 • TestNG • Maven • POM

•Architected a ThreadLocal WebDriver pattern ensuring complete driver instance isolation across parallel test threads — solving a critical challenge in concurrent Selenium execution.

•Configured TestNG XML for true parallel execution at method and test levels across Chrome and Edge; reduced suite execution time by ~40% through parallelisation.

•Implemented clean separation of BaseTest, DriverFactory, and test layers with full POM architecture — production-grade, enterprise-ready framework structure.

•Published on GitHub as a reusable boilerplate; CI-ready Maven build configuration suitable for Jenkins/Azure DevOps pipeline integration.

Python Automation Framework — Pytest + Selenium — Python • Selenium WebDriver • Pytest • POM • HTML Reporting

•Independently designed and published an end-to-end UI automation framework using Python, Selenium, and Pytest — demonstrating self-driven upskilling beyond course curriculum.

•Implemented Page Object Model (POM) for modular, maintainable test components with strict separation of locators, test data, and utility modules.

•Integrated pytest-html and structured logging for comprehensive execution reporting and faster post-run debugging.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Analyst HCL Technologies 2022 – Present

Systems Operations & Infrastructure Management

•Managed and troubleshot complex network infrastructure including DNS, Load Balancers, routing protocols, and server environments — developing deep system-behaviour intuition highly applicable to integration and performance testing.

•Handled high-priority incident escalations and collaborated with cross-functional teams (Dev, App, Server, ITSM) to restore system stability, maintaining uptime SLA.

•Utilised ServiceNow for full incident lifecycle management — logging, triage, escalation, resolution, and post-mortem documentation.

•Authored Bash scripts to automate routine server health checks, log monitoring, and alerting — demonstrating scripting initiative and automation-first thinking.

Transition Towards QA & Automation

•Completed an Advanced Automation Testing Course covering Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and framework architecture — actively applying this in personal projects.

•Developed a strong programming foundation across Java, Python, JavaScript, and SQL through structured learning and hands-on project development.

•Identified system-level vulnerabilities through rigorous behavioural analysis during operations — a mindset directly transferable to exploratory and regression testing.

•Proactively built automation frameworks and AI tooling in personal time, evidencing genuine passion for programming and test automation.

Executive Teleperformance Jul 2021 – Oct 2021

•Performed first-level triage and basic troubleshooting for system incidents, ensuring timely escalation and minimal downtime.

•Collected and analysed logs and artifacts to support backend teams in faster issue resolution; documented recurring patterns for long-term fixes.

•Translated user-reported issues into clear technical summaries, bridging communication between end-users and engineering teams.

Training & Certifications

•Advanced Automation Testing Course — Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Framework Design

•Python Programming — Grey Atoms

•Universal DDI with Cloud and Security

•GenAI Certification — Inhouse Training

•GenAI Certificate — UpGrad in collaboration with Microsoft (Pursuing)

•Google AI & Apps Script (Self-directed — applied in production personal projects)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering / Technology

Technocrats Institute of Technology, Bhopal 2018

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