QA Automation Engineer Lead
Resume:
SRIRAM RAO POLUSANI
Lead Software Engineer in Test
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
12+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, specializing in test automation, SDET practices, and end-to-end quality engineering across web, mobile, API, and data platforms.
Proven QA Automation Lead / SDET with experience leading teams and driving shift-left testing, CI/CD quality gates, and Agile/DevOps delivery models.
Strong expertise in designing and building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript), Appium, and Rest Assured, following Page Object Model (POM), data-driven, and hybrid framework architectures.
Hands-on experience in automation development using Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Python, with deep understanding of object-oriented programming, reusable libraries, and maintainable test code design.
Extensive experience in API, integration, and event-driven testing using Postman, Rest Assured, Swagger/OpenAPI, including contract testing, JSON schema validation, and microservices architecture validation.
Experience in real-time data and event-driven testing using Apache Kafka, including producer-consumer validation, message queue testing, and streaming data verification
Strong experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines), and GitHub Actions, enabling continuous testing, automated regression, and faster release cycles.
Advanced exposure to AI-enabled Quality Engineering, leveraging GenAI, RAG-based solutions, LangChain, and Python-based utilities for intelligent test generation, log analysis, and productivity improvement.
Expertise in data validation, ETL testing, and data pipeline validation using SQL, along with Databricks and big data platforms, ensuring data integrity across batch and streaming systems.
Hands-on experience in big data and data engineering testing using Databricks and Apache Spark, validating ETL pipelines, Delta Lake transformations, and batch/streaming data processing workflows.
Experience in Salesforce CRM testing (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud) including Lightning UI validation, API/integration testing, and end-to-end business workflow validation.
Experience in designing test infrastructure using mocks, stubs, and service virtualization, improving test stability, isolation, and execution reliability.
Strong knowledge of BDD/TDD frameworks using Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, and Mockito, enabling behavior-driven and developer-aligned testing approaches.
Hands-on experience with version control systems (Git, Azure Repos, Bitbucket) and collaborative development workflows.
Led end-to-end QA lifecycle, including test strategy, planning, estimation, execution, defect management, and UAT coordination, using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, and HP ALM.
Experience in test management, RTM tracking, KPI reporting, and defect lifecycle governance, ensuring transparency and quality metrics across releases.
Proven experience acting as a single point of accountability for QE delivery, defining quality gates, release readiness criteria, and driving go-live success for large-scale applications.
Hands-on experience in accessibility (WCAG) and security testing (OWASP), ensuring compliance, usability, and secure payment processing in customer-facing applications.
Domain expertise in Banking, Payments, Retail, and Enterprise applications, validating business workflows, high-risk scenarios, and regulatory requirements.
Hands-on experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) testing, validating components, templates, workflows, and integrations using modern automation tools.
Strong collaboration skills working with Product Owners, Developers, Architects, and Business stakeholders to define testable requirements and ensure high-quality deliverables.
Experience in cross-browser testing, test data management (TDM), and end-to-end system validation, ensuring robust and reliable application performance.
Passionate about driving automation maturity, process optimization, and scalable QA solutions in fast-paced enterprise environments.
Led QE teams driving test strategy, automation, and end-to-end quality delivery
Provided leadership for SDET teams across UI, API, and integration testing
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Category
Skills / Tools
Automation & Testing Frameworks
Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Rest Assured, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, JUnit, Mockito, TOSCA, Katalon Studio
Programming & Scripting Languages
Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python (AI/Automation utilities), SQL, Groovy, Shell Scripting
API & Integration Testing
REST, SOAP, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, ReadyAPI, Web Services, WSDL
Streaming & Real-Time Data Testing
Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Event-Driven Architecture Testing, Message Queue Validation, Real-Time Data Processing Validation
Data Engineering & Big Data Testing
Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Data Lake, ETL Testing, Data Pipeline Validation, Batch & Streaming Data Testing
CRM & Salesforce Testing
Salesforce CRM, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Lightning UI Testing, Salesforce Functional & Regression Testing
Salesforce Automation & Integration
Selenium/Playwright for Salesforce UI, API Testing (REST/SOAP), Salesforce Integration Testing, Data Validation, End-to-End Workflow Testing
AI-Driven Quality Engineering
RAG-based Test Accelerators, Agentic AI Workflows, LangChain, AI-assisted Test Generation, Log Analysis Automation
CI/CD & DevOps Tools
Jenkins, Azure DevOps (YAML Pipelines), GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, Docker, SonarQube
Cloud & Platforms
AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda), Microsoft Azure
Data & Database Technologies
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, DB2
Data Validation & ETL Testing
SQL Queries (Joins, Aggregations), Data Validation, ETL Testing, Data Pipeline Testing
Mobile Testing
iOS, Android (Appium)
Mainframe Technologies
COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS, Expeditor
Performance Testing
JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling
Test Management & Collaboration Tools
JIRA, Azure DevOps, HP ALM/QC, Rally, TFS, Zephyr, Bugzilla, Confluence
Version Control Systems
Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, SVN
Methodologies & Practices
Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, BDD, TDD, SDLC, STLC, Test Strategy, UAT Leadership
Domain Expertise
Banking & Financial Services (BFS), Retail, Telecom, Healthcare
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer in Test Sep2024- Till now
Client: Fidelity Investments
Responsibilities:
Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile applications using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript), Appium, and Rest Assured, following BDD (Cucumber), POM, and hybrid frameworks.
Developed and maintained API automation suites for RESTful services using Java, Rest Assured, Postman, and Swagger/OpenAPI, including contract testing, JSON schema validation, and microservices validation.
Led end-to-end QA strategy, including test planning, test design, execution, defect management, and UAT coordination, ensuring alignment with business requirements and release timelines.
Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) enabling continuous testing, regression automation, and faster release cycles.
Built test infrastructure using mocks, stubs, and service virtualization, improving test reliability, execution stability, and environment isolation.
Performed real-time and event-driven testing using Apache Kafka, validating producer-consumer workflows, message integrity, topic data validation, and offset management.
Validated big data pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark, ensuring data integrity across Delta Lake transformations, batch ingestion, and streaming workflows.
Validated healthcare benefits workflows including eligibility rules, coverage validation, plan configurations, and benefits calculations (copay, deductible, out-of-pocket limits) ensuring accurate member entitlements.
Tested end-to-end integration between benefits systems, claims processing, and billing platforms, ensuring accurate claims adjudication and financial impact across downstream systems.
Performed financial data reconciliation and validation, ensuring consistency across transactions, billing systems, and reporting layers in high-volume enterprise environments.
Ensured compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA) and data privacy standards, validating secure handling of sensitive member data, audit trails, and access controls.
Validated authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, SSO), ensuring secure access control, data protection, and compliance with enterprise security standards.
Conducted end-to-end data validation and ETL testing using SQL (complex joins, aggregations), ensuring accuracy across multi-layer data pipelines and backend systems.
Executed Salesforce CRM testing (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud) including Lightning UI validation, API integrations, and end-to-end business workflow testing.
Implemented AI-driven QA solutions using Python, RAG-based utilities, and LangChain, enabling automated test generation, intelligent test data creation, and defect root-cause analysis.
Improved test execution efficiency and stability by implementing parallel execution, retry mechanisms, and root-cause analysis, reducing flaky tests and execution time.
Collaborated with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, and Business stakeholders to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and ensure testable user stories.
Defined and tracked QA KPIs (automation coverage, defect leakage, cycle time) using dashboards, improving quality visibility and release confidence.
Led and mentored SDET teams, driving automation best practices, code reviews, and QA governance standards.
Conducted performance and load testing using JMeter and Gatling, analyzing API response time, throughput, and system scalability under load.
Designed and implemented test data management strategies, including synthetic data generation, data masking, and environment-specific data setup for reliable test execution.
Leveraged Docker-based environments and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) to support scalable, containerized test execution and DevOps-aligned QA processes.
Utilized log monitoring and analysis tools (Splunk, Log4J) for debugging, root-cause analysis, and production issue validation.
Validated microservices-based and distributed systems, ensuring service communication, fault tolerance, and data consistency across integrated platforms.
Actively contributed to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring QA alignment with sprint goals and release timelines.
Collaborated in backlog grooming and design discussions to refine requirements, identify edge cases, and ensure testability of user stories prior to development.
Acted as the single point of accountability for QE delivery, driving test strategy, execution, quality metrics, and stakeholder communication across cross-functional teams.
Participated in defect triage and release reviews, ensuring accurate prioritization and faster resolution of critical production-impacting issues.
Senior Test Engineer QA Lead
7-Eleven Irving, TX (Mar 2023 Sep 2024) Responsibilities:
Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks for UI and API testing using Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Cucumber (BDD), Java, and Rest Assured, following POM and data-driven approaches.
Led QA efforts for legacy-to-modern platform migration, ensuring functional validation, regression coverage, and seamless system transition across retail POS systems.
Developed and executed API automation and contract testing using Rest Assured, Postman, and schema validation, ensuring data consistency across microservices and backend services.
Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) using YAML-based workflows, enabling continuous testing and faster feedback cycles.
Designed and validated end-to-end workflows across POS systems, payment processing, refunds, and order lifecycle, ensuring accurate transaction handling and system reliability.
Tested promotions, discounts, and loyalty program workflows, ensuring accurate offer application, rewards calculation, and customer eligibility validation.
Validated inventory management and pricing systems, ensuring real-time synchronization of product data, pricing updates, and promotional configurations across stores.
Performed high-volume transaction and performance testing using JMeter, ensuring system stability, scalability, and throughput during peak retail operations.
Validated integration between POS, backend services, and third-party systems, ensuring seamless data exchange across retail, supply chain, and external platforms.
Executed data validation and ETL testing using SQL (Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata), ensuring data integrity across data warehouse, reporting, and transformation layers.
Implemented resiliency and negative testing scenarios, validating system behavior under failure conditions, timeouts, and service disruptions.
Executed Salesforce CRM testing including UI validation, reporting, workflow testing, and automation of business-critical retail use cases.
Developed and maintained BDD test scenarios using Cucumber/Gherkin, improving collaboration between QA, development, and business stakeholders.
Led test strategy, planning, execution, defect tracking, and UAT support, ensuring alignment with business requirements and release timelines.
Integrated shift-left testing practices through design reviews, requirement analysis, and acceptance criteria validation.
Led QA governance, defining test strategies, risk assessments, quality gates, and release readiness metrics for enterprise retail programs.
Utilized Docker-based environments and DevOps practices to support scalable, containerized test execution.
Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, and developers to refine user stories and ensure testable, high-quality deliverables.
Performed testing of payment integrations, ensuring secure transactions, authorization flows, refunds, and compliance with payment processing standards.
Supported production readiness and go-live activities for retail systems, ensuring zero-defect releases and high system availability during peak traffic.
Engaged in Agile sprint activities and cross-functional discussions, ensuring smooth coordination between QA, development, and business teams.
Supported requirement refinement and acceptance criteria definition, improving test coverage and reducing ambiguity in retail workflows.
Contributed to defect management and release validation, ensuring stable deployments across POS and backend systems.
Senior Test Engineer QA Lead
Client: Accenture (Snapchat) (Jan 2020 Mar 2023)
Responsibilities:
Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD) following POM, data-driven, and hybrid approaches for UI, API, and integration testing.
Developed and executed API automation and contract testing using Rest Assured, SOAP/REST services, including schema validation and microservices integration testing.
Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) enabling continuous testing, shift-left practices, and faster feedback cycles.
Performed data validation and ETL testing using SQL (Oracle, MongoDB), ensuring accuracy of data transformations and consistency across backend systems.
Built and validated gRPC-based and event-driven service testing, including streaming and subscription-based API validation.
Designed and executed end-to-end test strategies across UI, API, integration, regression, and performance testing, ensuring complete application coverage.
Conducted mobile application testing using Espresso, validating cross-device compatibility, UI/UX behavior, and application stability on Android platforms.
Validated real-time application features such as messaging workflows, push notifications, and media handling (image/video upload/download), ensuring data synchronization and user experience consistency.
Executed cross-platform and network-based testing, validating application performance across different devices, OS versions, and network conditions (WiFi/4G/5G).
Led QA governance, including test planning, estimation, defect triage, UAT coordination, and release readiness, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.
Established quality metrics and dashboards (automation coverage, defect density, RCA) using JIRA/ALM, improving visibility and decision-making for stakeholders.
Collaborated with product owners, architects, and development teams to refine requirements, acceptance criteria, and testability of features.
Utilized version control (Git/GitHub) and enforced code reviews and automation best practices to ensure maintainable and scalable test solutions.
Drove continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing test coverage, automation efficiency, and QA processes across Agile environments.
Participated in Agile planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, ensuring timely QA deliverables and alignment with project milestones.
Collaborated with stakeholders to analyze requirements and define testable acceptance criteria, improving feature validation and defect detection.
Performed high-volume and performance testing for customer-facing applications, ensuring scalability and system reliability under peak user loads.
Supported defect triage and continuous feedback loops, enhancing quality and stability across integration and API layers.
Senior Software Engineer
Client: Tech Mahindra (Cisco) (Jan 2017 Sep 2018)
Responsibilities:
Designed and implemented automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Maven, supporting smoke and regression testing across enterprise applications.
Performed functional, regression, and integration testing for mainframe, .NET, and Java-based enterprise systems, ensuring end-to-end validation of business workflows.
Executed API testing for SOAP and REST services, validating service communication, request/response structures, and backend processing logic.
Conducted data validation and backend testing using SQL, ensuring data integrity, transformation accuracy, and consistency across distributed systems and financial transactions.
Supported mobile testing for Android and iOS applications using Espresso, validating cross-platform functionality and user experience.
Implemented test data management (TDM) strategies, including test data setup, reuse, and environment-specific data provisioning.
Contributed to shift-left testing by collaborating with developers during design and requirement phases, ensuring testability and early defect detection.
Led QA planning activities, including test strategy, test plans, scope definition, estimation, and release readiness validation.
Facilitated requirement analysis and functional clarification sessions with SMEs, documenting use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
Managed defect lifecycle and bug triage processes using HP ALM/QC, ensuring timely resolution and quality delivery.
Developed and executed manual and automated test cases, ensuring complete validation before and after automation implementation.
Built automation utilities and reusable test components, improving execution efficiency and framework maintainability.
Supported QA CoE initiatives, standardizing test processes, automation strategies, and quality frameworks across projects.
Performed production issue analysis and debugging support, identifying root causes and collaborating with development teams for resolution.
Validated enterprise network and system workflows (Cisco-related environments), ensuring reliable communication across integrated systems and infrastructure layers.
Contributed to Agile ceremonies and sprint coordination, ensuring test readiness and alignment with development cycles.
Assisted in requirement analysis and test scenario identification, ensuring coverage of critical enterprise workflows.
Supported defect tracking and resolution processes, ensuring timely closure and improved system reliability.
Software Engineer
Genex Technologies (SBI BANK) (Dec 2011 Jan 2017)
Responsibilities:
Results-driven SDET with expertise in C#, .NET, and automation frameworks, building scalable and maintainable test solutions for web, API, and backend systems.
Designed and implemented automation frameworks and reusable components, including object repositories, function libraries, data-driven utilities, and robust error handling mechanisms.
Performed cross-browser and responsive UI testing using Selenium Grid and headless execution, improving test speed and coverage across multiple environments.
Executed end-to-end data validation and backend testing using SQL, ensuring accuracy of financial transactions, account data, and reporting systems.
Developed and executed manual and automated test scenarios for banking workflows, including account operations, payments, and backend validations.
Built API and backend validation tests, verifying JSON structures, schema validation, and multi-layer data mappings across integrated systems.
Defined test scope, automation coverage, and validation strategies, providing clear coverage reports and alignment with QA and business teams.
Performed test case design, script development, and parameterization using data-driven approaches, improving test reusability and maintainability.
Utilized HP ALM/Quality Center for test management, defect tracking, and traceability, ensuring structured QA processes.
Established QA governance frameworks and quality standards for banking applications, aligning with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborated with business stakeholders and process owners to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and ensure complete test coverage for financial use cases.
Conducted defect triage and bug review processes, providing detailed defect documentation with logs, reproduction steps, and validation insights.
Participated in quality reviews and test coverage discussions, ensuring continuous improvement of application quality and test effectiveness.
EDUCATION
Bachelor s in information technology
Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2011
Master s in computer science and engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2013
CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified : ISTQB-International Software Testing Qualification Board
Certified: AWS Certified Developer-Associate
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