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Senior SDET / Technology Testing Lead | Banking, Payments & Digital Trust Systems | Mobile & API Automation | Civic & Governance Enthusiast | Social Impact & Public Policy | Ex-Accenture, Cognizant | Synechron

About

Senior SDET / Technology Testing Lead with 10+ years of experience in building scalable, high‑coverage automation solutions across Banking, FinTech, Telecom, Retail, and Insurance. I specialize in Mobile & API Automation, Payments & Fraud Validation, and high‑risk system testing for enterprise-scale applications. I work at the intersection of quality engineering, automation architecture, and risk mitigation, with a strong foundation in Appium, Selenium, Rest Assured, Java, BDD, CI/CD, Cloud Testing, and modern testing practices. My recent work includes validating the CommBank App (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) — covering payments, mobile journeys, fraud scenarios, and AI‑powered customer experience flows. 🔧 Core Engineering Strengths Automation Architecture: Hybrid frameworks (Appium/Selenium/Rest Assured/BDD), reusable libraries, stable CI pipelines. Mobile, API & Web Automation: Full‑stack automation coverage across API/UI/Mobile with deep REST API validation. DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Azure DevOps, Perfecto Cloud; strong focus on scalable execution. Quality Engineering: Test data management, flaky test stabilization, contract testing, custom reporting (Allure/Extent). Performance & Monitoring: JMeter, LoadRunner, Kibana, ElasticSearch. Domain Expertise: Payments, Card Systems, Fraud Detection, Telecom, SAP, WMS. 🏆 Impact & Achievements 35–40% faster deployment cycles by integrating automated mobile & API suites into CI/CD pipelines. 50%+ reduction in test cycle time through framework modernization and reusable components. Improved defect leakage by implementing early-risk detection across payments & fraud scenarios. Designed automation libraries that reduced script duplication by 60%+. Validated high‑risk banking systems including transactions, limits, properties, flagged accounts & security paths. 🚀 Current Focus & Growth Deepening expertise in Fraud Prevention, transactional anomaly detection, and AI‑assisted QA acceleration. Upskilling in GenAI applied to QA, conversational journey testing, and predictive risk modelling. Actively learning German (Beginner) to expand international collaboration. 🌱 Beyond Engineering I’m passionate about mentoring, improving QA culture, and building resilient automation systems. Outside work, I run a sports entertainment platform, interviewing national & international athletes — an experience that has significantly sharpened my communication, storytelling, and public‑facing skills. 🟢 Open To SDET / Senior SDET / Automation Test Lead roles 📍 Remote | Hybrid | Onsite (Bengaluru)

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

Work experience

Technology Lead at Synechron, Sep 2025 - Present · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Project Role: SDET / QA Automation Engineer (Cards Domain). ​Project Summary & Responsibilities: Owned the End-to-End (E2E) Quality Assurance lifecycle for the Commonwealth Bank's Cards System. Managed validation of all core card functionalities (activation, limits, transactions, PIN services) and critical card properties (BIN, CVV, expiry). ​Test Strategy: Designed and executed robust test plans for complex edge cases and failure scenarios, ensuring high system resilience and data integrity. ​E2E Delivery: Led features from development through to production, including SIT, UAT support, and performing post-deployment monitoring and health checks. ​Risk Focus: Contributed to risk mitigation by analyzing and mitigating Transactional Errors & potential Frauds. ​Tech Stack & Tools: ​Automation: Java, Selenium (UI), Rest-Assured (API). ​Framework: TestNG, BDD (Cucumber), POM. ​CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Maven, Azure DevOps (familiarity with AWS/Kubernetes). ​Database/Tools: SQL, JIRA, Postman. ​Strategic Upskilling: Proactively learning about advanced Fraud Detection & Prevention mechanisms in high-volume banking. Actively exploring how GenAI can be leveraged to enhance future security testing and anomaly detection within Cards System transaction data. This focus aims to transition the QA function toward proactive security and predictive quality.

Presenter and Host at Sports Eye, Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos, India, Sports Eye is a comprehensive, self-built Digital Sports Content Platform (Website, Facebook, Instagram) dedicated to delivering high-quality sports news, analysis, and exclusive athlete stories. Founded and managed entirely from scratch, the platform demonstrates strong skills in content strategy, digital marketing, negotiation, and audience growth. ​Key Responsibilities: ​Content Strategy & Curation: Daily planning, scheduling, and posting of regular, timely Sports Updates. Ensuring consistency and relevance across all digital channels. ​Editorial Leadership: Writing and editing insightful Blogs for the website, focusing on analysis, news commentary, and deep dives into sporting events. ​Athlete Relationship Management: Personally reaching out to and negotiating with national and international sports personalities to secure exclusive sound bites, expert views, and conducting full Online Interviews. This showcases strong communication, networking, and professionalism. ​Applied SEO, Digital Marketing, and Social Media optimization skills to drive organic traffic, upscale the website's readership, and significantly grow the Facebook/Instagram audience engagement metrics. ​Technical Stack: Managed website development, content management systems (CMS), and integrated social media feeds. (Specific tools like WordPress, basic HTML/CSS, scheduling apps, and analytics tools are implied). ​Strategic Vision & Future Scope: The platform is strategically positioned for expansion into high-engagement media. The current vision is to launch a dedicated Video Podcast featuring these sports personalities and publishing the content on a new YouTube Channel. This expansion requires managing video production, audio editing, and further digital distribution strategy. ​Transferable Skills Highlighted: This project demonstrates expertise in: Entrepreneurship, Content Strategy, SEO & Digital Marketing, Professional Networking, Negotiation, Audience Development, and Project Management.

Senior Software Analyst at Accenture, Jan 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, API/UI Automation Testing

Quality Assurance Test Analyst at Cognizant, Dec 2016 - Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant, Dec 2016 - Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Find Sports Eye on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sportsEyeOfficial

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai

Higher Secondary, Science, Ramanuj Gupta Junior College