QA Automation Engineer - 11+ Years Experience

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QA Automation Engineer

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic and results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 11+ years of overall experience, including 5.6 years of rich experience architecting scalable automation frameworks across Web, Mobile, Kiosk, API and Performance platforms. Proven expertise in design and optimization using Java, Selenium, Appium, and TestNG to significantly reduce regression cycles. Adroit in integrating continuous testing triggers into CI/CD pipelines, executing performance testing using JMeter/K6, and steering Agile QA processes to bridge quality and deployment velocity. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mobile Automation : Appium, Java, Python, Android & iOS parallel execution, WDA configuration, Xcode Inspector

Web Automation : Selenium WebDriver, TestNG (thread safe frameworks), Page Object Model (POM), Cucumber (BDD)

API Testing : RestAssured, Postman, Swagger UI for contract validation and service integrity

Performance Engineering : JMeter, K6 for load/stress testing up to 5,000+ concurrent users

Cloud & CI/CD : LambdaTest, BrowserStack, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipeline integration, version control

Agile & Database : JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, Kanban, RTM, SQL (Basics), schema validation, data integrity checks PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Automation Engineer Tuna Software Solutions Private Limited, Kochi Nov 2023 – Present

Architected a highly scalable, multi-platform Page Object Model (POM) framework using Java, Selenium, and Appium, enhancing execution maintainability across Web, Mobile, and Kiosk application variants.

Reduced regression cycle times by 40% and expanded test automated coverage to over 60% of critical business-critical end-to-end user journeys by designing parallel execution architectures via TestNG.

Engineered comprehensive automated API contract test suites utilizing RestAssured and Swagger UI, establishing proactive isolation of high-impact integration defects prior to environment deployments.

Optimized overall system architecture reliability by building script models for load, stress, and spike endurance tests using JMeter and K6 to guarantee 99.9% application up-time during peak usage cycles.

Directed daily QA operations as Agile QA Lead, running scrum ceremonies, defining cross-team QA strategy, and mentoring junior engineers in clean-code patterns and shift-left automation standards. Software Test Engineer Bluefields Technology Private Limited Nov 2020 – Nov 2023

Formulated robust manual and automated test matrices for high-traffic e-commerce and media architectures, driving a 45% increase in total test case coverage and cutting release delivery blocks by 30%.

Orchestrated seamless cross-functional syncs with backend developers and UX designers to polish acceptance criteria, dropping requirements interpretation gaps by 25% via precise matrix tracing.

Headed the complete end-to-end defect tracking lifecycle using JIRA, capturing and resolving over 150 critical environment blockers while successfully minimizing post-production bug leakage by 40%. Trainer Excelus Learning Solutions (A Quess Company)Apr 2018 – Sept 2020

Conducted NSQF scheme classes for government college students.

Trained 300+ students in Java, OOP, and project workflows. Agni Designer – IT Support Engineer Sep 2015 – Feb 2018

Installed and configured business software solutions.

Troubleshoot technical issues in inventory and BOM applications. PROJECTS PORTFOLIO

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Mobile & Web Apps Nov 2023 – Present

Refined and optimized mobile driver configurations for both iOS and Android platforms, enhancing cross-platform test script stability and curbing codebase maintenance overheads by 30%.

Scaled automated suite execution across cloud-based infrastructures (LambdaTest and BrowserStack) using parallelized execution profiles to squeeze overall regression execution times down by 65%.

Designed and maintained real-time visual execution dashboards via Extent and Allure Reports, delivering crisp quality metrics and bug trends that boosted stakeholder release decision speeds by 40%. Maya Cinemas Digital Platform Nov 2023 – Oct 2025

Built a highly scalable BDD framework using Cucumber and reusable Gherkin step syntax, accelerating manual-to-automated script conversion metrics by 40%.

Streamlined automated API contract validations using Swagger configurations to secure digital payment gateway transaction lines, securing 100% transactional data integrity across backend microservices.

Partnered directly with UI/UX layout specialists to lead compliance audits and automated accessibility validation checks, achieving complete alignment with industry WCAG accessibility standards. Nordstrom Digital Fashion May 2022 – Oct 2023

Architected modular regression test scenarios for business-critical checkout, online payment gateways, and shipping processing workflows, resulting in a 35% drop in post-deployment critical leaks.

Managed comprehensive multi-device cross-browser validation runs across Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge variants to assure full layout responsiveness and cross-platform design integrity.

Accelerated monthly software build deployments by 20% by delivering complete, data-backed QA verification sign-offs and risk mitigation reports, leading to zero post-launch critical incidents. Pillow Talk E-Commerce Platform Dec 2020 – Oct 2023

Architected modular regression test scenarios for business-critical checkout, online payment gateways, and shipping processing workflows, resulting in a 35% drop in post-deployment critical leaks.

Managed comprehensive multi-device cross-browser validation runs across Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge variants to assure full layout responsiveness and cross-platform design integrity.

Accelerated monthly software build deployments by 20% by delivering complete, data-backed QA verification sign-offs and risk mitigation reports, leading to zero post-launch critical incidents. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Technology May 2010 – Jul 2014 Maharaja Arts and Science College, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

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