Gaurav Kumar on Tal
Headline
Consultant @ ADP | Senior SDET @ Walmart | Playwright · Selenium · Java · TypeScript | Test Automation Architect | CI/CD · Agentic Testing Frameworks | SDET | Automation Engineer | QA Lead | Consultant
About
Results-driven QA Engineering Leader with 8.7 years of experience architecting scalable test automation frameworks and leading high-performing QA teams across payroll, supply chain, telecom, healthcare, and banking platforms. Currently leading testing for an enterprise payroll platform serving 40M+ users at ADP, managing a team of 4 QA engineers. Architected a POM-based automation framework using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and Playwright (TypeScript), cutting test execution time by 65% and reducing production incidents by 45%. Previously at Walmart, built a hybrid automation framework (Selenium, REST Assured, Postman) achieving 85% test coverage and reducing release cycle time from 3 weeks to 5 days, while mentoring 5 junior SDETs. Core strengths: end-to-end test automation, CI/CD pipeline design (Jenkins, Docker, GitHub Actions), API testing, and cross-functional collaboration in Agile/Scrum environments. Track record of improving deployment velocity by 40% and reducing production defects by 60%. Tools: Java, Python, TypeScript, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber, REST Assured, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, JIRA.
AI stack
claude
codex
cursor
gemini
github copilot
kiro
Work experience
Consultant at ADP, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos, Hyderabad, Led testing initiatives for enterprise payroll platform (40M+ users), managing a team of 8 QA engineers Architected POM-based automation framework (Selenium WebDriver/Java, Playwright/TypeScript) — cut test execution time 65% Designed CI/CD pipelines (Docker, Jenkins) enabling continuous testing across 15+ microservices Built quality metrics dashboard — reduced production incidents 45%
Software Engineer In Test at Walmart Global Tech India, Mar 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Senior Software Engineering at Bharti Airtel, Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 · 2 mos, Grugram
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at HealthAsyst, Nov 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Software Engineer at NTT DATA Services, Feb 2017 - Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Education
Bachelor's degree, Sathyabama University
