Headline

Senior Automation Engineer | 14+ Years in Test Automation | Java · TypeScript · Karate DSL · Selenium | ISTQB Certified | Gen AI Practitioner

About

Over 14 years, I have helped engineering teams ship better software — from building automation frameworks at global banks with large-scale teams to driving QA strategy end-to-end at fast-moving startups with leaner setups. Hands-on coding skills in Java and TypeScript alongside the experience of guiding teams, setting standards, and keeping quality at the center of delivery. My current stack includes Karate DSL, Postman, JMeter, Selenium, and REST Assured, with CI/CD pipelines on AWS and Docker. ISTQB certified and an active Gen AI practitioner

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude code

claude

deepseek

gemini

github copilot

grok

Work experience

Senior Automation Engineer at Synergy ML, Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos, Lead a QA team of 3 engineers - own sprint planning, test strategy, and delivery quality across all product releases. Architected and maintain a Karate DSL-based API automation suite that reliably passes across all build environments, significantly reducing regression flakiness. Drive end-to-end API testing coverage (functional, integration, edge-case) using Karate DSL and Postman. Own performance testing with JMeter, identifying bottlenecks before they reach production. Manage test cases and QA workflows in QATouch and JIRA; maintain process documentation in Confluence. Collaborate with developers and product managers in Agile ceremonies, ensuring defects are triaged within sprint cycles.

QA Team Leader at Sapiens, Mar 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Leading the activities of the core automation team of all applications for StoneRiver Inc. who are one of the leading Insurance providers in U.S.A • Participating in design and architectural decisions. • Developing and maintaining quality automation code. • Research on the latest test tools and trends in the industry and try to implement the same. • Ensuring the team members follow the standard practices in maintaining the existing regression suite • Coordinating with higher management and stakeholders to discuss the way forward for automation.

Quality Assurance Team Lead at Sapiens (StoneRiver Inc.), Mar 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos, Led the core automation team responsible for all application suites at StoneRiver, managing 3 engineers and ensuring high test coverage across releases. Co-architected an end-to-end Protractor + TypeScript automation framework from scratch, establishing coding standards adopted team-wide. Built API validation layers using Node.js, enabling early detection of integration failures in the CI pipeline. Drove CI/CD pipeline implementation on AWS, reducing manual regression effort and accelerating release velocity. Owned test planning, E2E automation strategy, and suite maintenance across multiple concurrent projects.

Senior Automation Engineer at Apttus, Sep 2017 - Mar 2018 · 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Part of CPQ team involved in automating scenarios in the CPQ Salesforce domain • Identifying and developing scripts using Selenium, Core Java and TestNG framework. • Executing Selenium Test Cases and reporting defects using Extent Reports API. • Maintaining Automation Regression suite. • Debugging the code to identify the exact cause of script failures

Quality Assurance Consultant at Apttus (Conga), Sep 2017 - Mar 2018 · 7 mos, Delivered automation for CPQ (Configure Price Quote) scenarios on the Salesforce platform as part of the core QA team. Built and maintained Selenium + TestNG scripts in Core Java; managed defect reporting via Extent Reports API. Validated API responses using REST Assured, ensuring data integrity across CPQ workflows.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering, R.L. Jalappa Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University