Senior QA Automation (API & Integration)

BHUSHAN S. SONAWANE

Senior QA Engineer API, Backend & Integration Testing Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Azure Event-Driven Systems Moving into Automation

Pune, India +91-988******* **********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/bhushan-sonawane-26355839 SUMMARY

Senior QA Engineer with 10 years of experience owning quality for enterprise integration platforms, with depth in API, backend, and event-driven testing rather than UI-only validation. Specialises in Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), validating message flows across Azure Event Grid and Azure Service Bus, including payload and schema validation, retry and dead-letter behaviour, and end-to-end data reconciliation across systems. Tests REST APIs against Swagger/OpenAPI contracts in Postman and validates backend data integrity through SQL. Operates end-to-end in Agile delivery, from requirement grooming and test design through defect root cause analysis in Azure DevOps to production release validation. Recognised with the Journey of Excellence Award (2025). Currently building hands-on automation capability and moving towards Playwright with Python, targeting Quality Engineering and SDET roles. SKILLS

• Integration & Event-Driven Testing: Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Google Sheets Adapter, payload & schema validation, retry/dead-letter handling, data reconciliation

• API & Backend Testing: REST API testing, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, contract validation, authentication flows, negative & boundary testing

• Test Automation (In Progress): Rest Assured, TestNG — actively building; moving towards Playwright with Python

• Databases: SQL, joins, aggregations, data integrity validation, cross-system reconciliation

• Test Types: Functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, sanity, UAT, BAT, backend testing

• Test & Defect Management: Azure DevOps (VSTS), Jira, Bugzilla, TestLink, requirement traceability, root cause analysis

• Cloud & Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Event Grid, Service Bus, DevOps), Oracle Cloud (OIC)

• Methodologies: Agile Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Waterfall, shift-left testing, release & deployment validation EXPERIENCE

Senior Specialist – Quality Engineering April 2022 – August 2026 Bristlecone India Pvt. Ltd. Pune, Maharashtra, India Quality owner for enterprise integration solutions on Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), validating event-driven and message-based data flows across Azure and Google Cloud services.

• Validate OIC integrations across Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, and Google Sheets adapters — covering event publish/subscribe flows, payload and schema validation, retry and dead-letter behavior, idempotency, and end-to-end data reconciliation.

• Design and execute REST API test suites in Postman against Swagger/OpenAPI specs — verifying request/response contracts, status codes, headers, authentication flows, and negative/boundary scenarios.

• Write SQL queries to verify data integrity across integrated systems, catching transformation defects before UAT.

• Build requirement-traceable test scenarios across functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, and sanity layers, improving regression coverage and reducing post-release defect leakage.

• Own defect lifecycle in Azure DevOps — logging, triage, and root cause analysis on integration failures, partnering with developers on fix and regression verification.

• Lead release sign-off and post-deployment smoke validation across DEV/SIT/UAT/PROD environments.

• Contribute across Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, retros), partnering with developers, product owners, and BAs to shift defect discovery earlier.

• Recognized with the Journey of Excellence Award (2025) for sustained quality contribution and stable enterprise releases. Software Test Engineer December 2021 – April 2022

Maybole Technologies Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Executed functional, integration, and system testing for Legal-domain applications across core case-lifecycle modules.

• Authored test cases traceable to business requirements, ensuring strong requirement coverage before sign-off.

• Logged, tracked, and verified defects through closure, working directly with developers to shorten turnaround on blocking issues.

Test Consultant July 2019 – December 2021

Datamatics Global Services Pvt. Ltd. Nashik, Maharashtra, India

• Led UAT with business stakeholders alongside functional, regression, and integration testing across multiple releases.

• Maintained a reusable test case repository in TestLink, improving efficiency across regression cycles.

• Reported and tracked defects in Bugzilla and Azure DevOps with full traceability from requirement defect fix verification.

• Served as final quality gate, validating application behavior against business requirements before release sign-off. Software Tester March 2016 – June 2019

AdroitCoders Software Pvt. Ltd. Nashik Area, India

• Performed GUI, functional, smoke, sanity, system, and regression testing across web and mobile (Android/iOS) applications.

• Built and maintained repeatable regression packs used across multiple release cycles.

• Partnered with development teams to resolve defects pre-release, reducing rework. PROJECTS

API Test Automation — Rest Assured (In Progress, 2026)

• Includes request/response contract validation, JSON schema assertions, status code and error-path coverage, and data-driven tests fed from external test data files.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate (SFPC) — CertiProf

• Software Testing Certification, Grade A — Seed Info-Tech AWARDS

• Journey of Excellence Award (2025), Bristlecone — recognised for sustained quality contribution and consistent delivery of stable enterprise releases.

• Spot Award, Enterprise Modernization (AMS) Team, Datamatics Global Services Ltd — recognised for contribution to the team's modernization initiative.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Engineering — Sandip Institute of Technology, Nashik, India — 2014

• Diploma in Engineering — S.M.E.S Polytechnic, Nashik, India — 2010

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