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Senior QA Automation Engineer

About

I am a results-driven QA Consultant with hands-on experience delivering quality assurance across the full testing lifecycle — from manual and functional testing through to advanced automation and AI-assisted testing. I take end-to-end ownership of quality across multiple testing streams including manual testing, API automation using Postman, and UI automation using Cypress (JavaScript/BDD) and Playwright (TypeScript). I also leverage MCP Playwright Agent AI to enable intelligent, autonomous browser automation — bringing modern AI-driven testing practices into real-world delivery pipelines. My expertise spans functionality testing, database testing, and performance monitoring using tools like Sumo Logic and New Relic, enabling me to validate not just features but the overall health and reliability of applications in production environments. I work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders, contributing to requirement reviews, UAT sessions, and feature grooming — ensuring quality is built in from the start, not bolted on at the end. I thrive in Agile delivery teams, actively participating in sprint ceremonies and continuously improving QA processes. With a strong foundation in both traditional and modern testing approaches, I am passionate about bridging the gap between manual insight and automation efficiency — delivering software that users can trust. 🔹 Manual & Functional Testing 🔹 API Automation — Postman 🔹 UI Automation — Cypress | Playwright | MCP Playwright Agent AI 🔹 Database Testing | SQL 🔹 Monitoring — Sumo Logic | New Relic 🔹 BDD | Agile | UAT | Stakeholder Collaboration

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Lead Software Engineer at Virtusa, Apr 2026 - Present · 7 mos

Senior QA Engineer at Sunbelt Consulting LLP, Mar 2022 - Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 2 mos, ✓ Engaged as a QA Consultant at carsales.com.au through Sunbelt Consulting LLP, owning quality assurance across manual, functional, API, and UI automation testing streams. ✓ Performed manual and functionality testing across core application modules, validating feature behavior against business requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories. ✓ Conducted API automation testing using Postman, validating REST endpoints, response payloads, status codes, and data integrity across environments. ✓ Developed UI automation using Cypress (JavaScript/BDD) and Playwright (TypeScript), ensuring regression coverage and cross-browser testing across critical user journeys. ✓ Leveraged MCP Playwright Agent AI for intelligent, AI-driven browser automation — enabling autonomous test execution and dynamic scenario handling beyond traditional scripted approaches. ✓ Performed database testing using SQL to verify data accuracy, consistency, and business logic integrity between application and backend layers. ✓ Used Sumo Logic and New Relic to monitor application performance, analyze logs, and support root cause analysis during and post-release. ✓ Conducted UAT sessions and collaborated with Product Managers to review requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, and ensure feature testability before release. ✓ Participated in Agile ceremonies and retrospectives, driving continuous QA improvements within the delivery team.

Senior QA Engineer at Comorin Consulting Services, Feb 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, ✓ Experienced in test planning, defect tracking, and test execution across application lifecycle phases, collaborating with development and support teams to ensure high-quality releases. ✓ Proficient in manual testing across functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing, ensuring thorough coverage of business requirements and edge cases. ✓ Skilled in functionality testing to validate application behavior against design specifications, identifying deviations and ensuring all features perform as expected end-to-end. ✓ Hands-on experience in automation testing using Cypress with JavaScript, designing and maintaining robust test scripts for web applications to improve test coverage and reduce manual effort. ✓ Developed and maintained automated test frameworks using Cypress and BDD (Cucumber), writing feature files in Gherkin syntax (Given/When/Then) to align test scenarios with business requirements and improve stakeholder readability. ✓ Implemented Page Object Model (POM) and custom Cypress commands to build scalable, reusable, and maintainable test code across multiple application modules. ✓ Executed cross-browser testing using Cypress, validating consistent application behavior across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge environments. ✓ Proficient in writing detailed test cases using BDD feature files and user stories, ensuring full traceability between requirements and test coverage. ✓ Experienced in defect lifecycle management using tools such as JIRA — logging, tracking, and retesting defects with clear reproduction steps and severity classification. ✓ Collaborated closely with developers, business analysts, and product owners during sprint cycles to review requirements, provide QA sign-off, and ensure timely, high-quality releases. ✓ Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies, actively participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives as part of the QA function.

QA Engineer at IBM, Sep 2007 - Dec 2014 · 7 yrs 4 mos, ✓ Worked on production application support, requirements gathering, design, coding, unit testing, integration testing, and deployment for applications built on IBM Lotus Notes / IBM Domino. ✓ Involved in application testing activities including test case design, functional testing, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure application stability and quality. ✓ Worked with technologies and tools such as Java, JavaScript, Selenium automation framework, and IBM Rational suite tools including IBM Rational Rose, IBM Rational ClearQuest, and IBM Rational ClearCase. ✓ Used tools like TeamStudio for development and application management within the Lotus Notes environment.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Visvesvaraya Technological University

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