Chandrika Beesam
@chandrikabeesam
Senior QA Automation Engineer delivering scalable test automation and secure, compliant solutions.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with over eight years of experience building scalable Selenium-based frameworks, BDD test suites, API automation, and mobile testing across healthcare, financial, and public service domains. I specialize in integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), improving regression efficiency, and ensuring HIPAA-compliant end-to-end testing.
I have driven measurable improvements—cutting manual regression effort by over 60% and release time by 40%—by implementing POM, BDD with Cucumber, Appium mobile automation, performance testing with JMeter, and security testing with Burp Suite, Fortify, and Checkmarx. I collaborate effectively in Agile teams, mentor junior testers, and champion quality-first practices while adopting modern tools like Cypress and Playwright for more reliable UI testing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Aetna
Mar 2023 - Present (2 years 7 months)
Designed and implemented scalable Selenium-based automation frameworks and BDD suites for health insurance claims and enrollment systems, reducing manual regression effort by 60% and enabling nightly CI/CD runs.
ACDeveloped automation and manual test suites for web and mobile apps, performed security and static code analysis, and integrated tests into CI pipelines to improve defect detection and release quality.
TRContributed to a modular Page Object Model automation framework, authored TestNG-integrated automated tests, and performed regression and build verification testing to ensure release stability.
UNExecuted functional, regression, and cross-browser testing, created test cases from requirements, and maintained test documentation and defect reports to support QA cycles and audits.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science
Master of Technology, Computer Science
Completed a Master's of Technology in Computer Science focused on advanced computer science topics and engineering principles.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor's of Technology in Computer Science covering core software engineering and computing fundamentals.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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