Senior SDET & Automation Architect | Agentic AI | Microservices Testing | CI/CD | Enterprise Platform | 50M+ Users | Immediate Joiner

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Bangalore







Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science
Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad - Business School
S.M. Arya Public School - India
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Senior SDET & AI Platform Engineering Leader with 13+ years architecting enterprise-grade test automation platforms driving digital transformation across fortune 500 companies. Specialized in designing Agentic AI solutions for autonomous test generation, orchestration, and execution across cloud-native distributed microservices ecosystems. π― Business Impact Delivered: - Led transformation enabling 52 monthly production deployments (4x increase from 12) - Reduced test execution time by 70% (8hrsβ2.4hrs) accelerating release velocity - Achieved 85% API automation coverage across 200+ endpoints reducing production defects by 35% - Improved deployment frequency 3x (weeklyβdaily) enabling enterprise adoption - Decreased production incidents by 35% improving customer satisfaction and reliability - Established self-healing automation reducing test maintenance by 45%. π Leadership: - Mentored and developed engineering teams, established testing standards across organizations, and architected automation platforms adopted enterprise-wide. - Driven adoption of AI-powered testing practices enabling 240 engineer-hours saved quarterly. - Expert in Agentic AI, GPT-4, microservices testing, Kubernetes, and CI/CD excellence. - Currently shaping future of intelligent automation at Oracle Financial Services. - Open to discussing automation platform architecture, AI testing innovation, and quality engineering leadership roles.
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Senior Application Developer - SDET at Oracle, Jun 2021 - Jun 2026 Β· 5 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, π Spearheaded architecture and deployment of AI-powered test automation platform leveraging GPT-4 and Agentic AI for autonomous test case generation and intelligent scenario selection, reducing manual test creation effort by 60% (240 engineer-hours saved quarterly) across 50M+ user enterprise banking systems. π Architected self-healing automation framework utilizing ML-based element detection, decreasing test maintenance by 45% and test flakiness by 65%, directly enabling 3x faster development velocity and weekly-to-daily deployment cycles. π Implemented comprehensive REST API testing strategy across 200+ microservices endpoints using Rest Assured and Karate, achieving 85% automation coverage with JSON/XML validation and GraphQL support, driving 35% reduction in production defects. π Directed end-to-end CI/CD pipeline transformation on Jenkins with Docker, improving deployment frequency 3x (weeklyβdaily), reducing test execution from 8hrs to 2.4hrs (70% efficiency gain), enabling 52 monthly production deployments versus 12 previously. π Integrated OWASP ZAP security and JMeter performance testing (10K+ TPS) in CI/CD, reducing production security defects by 35%, optimizing throughput by 25%, achieving 99.99% system availability.
Senior Engineer - Testing SDET at Altran, Mar 2018 - Jun 2021 Β· 3 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, π Spearheaded architecture and development of enterprise-grade test automation framework from scratch using TestNG, Java, and Selenium WebDriver for Cisco's Network Planner Tool serving 5K+ concurrent users across distributed network infrastructure, reducing manual testing effort by 70%. π Scaled API testing coverage by developing comprehensive REST API test suite for 100+ microservices endpoints using Rest Assured with JSON Schema validation and OAuth 2.0 authentication, achieving 90% API coverage and reducing API defects by 40%. π Transformed testing cycle from 10 days to 3 days (70% improvement) through GitLab CI/CD pipeline implementation with Docker containerization, intelligent test scheduling, and parallel execution, delivering 15+ major releases with zero critical production defects. π Directed JMeter-based performance testing framework supporting 5K concurrent users and complex load patterns, identifying and resolving 12 critical performance bottlenecks improving system response time by 35%. π Established testing standards and mentored team of 4 engineers on framework architecture, led adoption of GitFlow branching strategy, improving code quality and collaboration across organization.
Senior Test Engineer - SDET at Cisco, Mar 2018 - Jun 2021 Β· 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, π Architected cloud-based test automation infrastructure for Cisco's Network Planner Tool supporting 5K+ concurrent users across distributed cloud environments, implementing hybrid data-driven and keyword-driven approach reducing manual testing effort by 70%. π Developed comprehensive REST API testing suite for 100+ cloud-native microservices endpoints using Rest Assured and advanced testing patterns (JSON Schema validation, OAuth 2.0, mocking), achieving 90% API coverage and reducing defects by 40%. π Built scalable CI/CD pipeline on GitLab with Docker containerization and intelligent test parallelization, transforming testing cycle from 10 days to 3 days (70% improvement), enabling 52 monthly deployments with zero critical defects. π Implemented performance testing framework using JMeter for cloud-scale testing, validating system reliability under 5K concurrent users, identifying and resolving critical bottlenecks improving response time by 35%. π Established testing automation standards and best practices adopted across Cisco engineering teams, driving quality engineering excellence and operational efficiency across organization.
Quality Analyst Engineer - SDET at Greytip Software Pvt. Ltd., Dec 2016 - Feb 2018 Β· 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, π Architected and implemented automation framework using Python, Selenium WebDriver, and ROBOT Framework for HR/Payroll SaaS platform, reducing testing time by 55% (20β9 days) and enabling faster release cycles for enterprise HR customers. π Scaled test coverage from 40% to 75% by creating keyword-driven test library in ROBOT Framework with reusable components, enabling non-technical QA resources to author test scenarios and accelerating test development by 50%. π Implemented REST API testing using Python Requests library for backend microservices validation, cross-browser testing using Selenium Grid for multi-browser compatibility, and data-driven testing approach for comprehensive test coverage. π Established reusable framework architecture and testing standards adopted across 3 product teams, accelerating automation adoption organization-wide and reducing framework maintenance burden across business units.
Programmer Analyst - SDET at Cognizant Technology Solutions, Jan 2014 - Nov 2016 Β· 2 yrs 11 mos, Bangalore, π Architected comprehensive test automation suite for Oracle eHospitality (Siebel) property management system using CRAFT Framework (proprietary Java-based automation framework) with data-driven approach and Apache POI for Excel-based test data management, reducing regression testing by 60% (5β2 days). π Delivered 10+ major releases with 95% defect detection rate in testing phase, preventing critical production issues and improving customer satisfaction scores across hospitality business unit. π Implemented comprehensive test automation strategy covering property management, reservations, and guest services modules, enabling faster release cycles and accelerating time-to-market for hospitality vertical. π Received 4 Cognizant Spot Awards for automation excellence and quality contributions, recognized for driving measurable improvements in testing efficiency and product quality standards.
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Ghaziabad - Business School
S.M. Arya Public School - India