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Channakeshava Puttaswamy

@channakeshavap

Senior SDET specializing in Playwright/Cypress automation and AI-assisted testing to accelerate enterprise regression cycles.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead enterprise test automation—building Playwright/SDET frameworks, integrating CI/CD, and applying AI-assisted testing (Amazon Q/Gemini/Claude) in Agile/DevOps teams to cut regression time and improve quality.

I’m a Senior Test Automation Engineer and SDET with 8+ years of test automation and 5+ years in functional testing, building enterprise-scale automation frameworks across web, API, cloud, and AI-driven platforms. I’ve architected automation from scratch to deliver 90%+ coverage and cut regression execution time by 70%—supporting continuous quality in Agile and DevOps environments.

I modernize legacy suites, reducing release validation cycles by 70% and manual testing effort by 95%, and I lead AI-assisted automation initiatives using Amazon Q, Gemini, and Claude Code. I integrate end-to-end testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI) with practices like Playwright-BDD, POM, and automated auth testing—while mentoring QA engineers through code reviews and framework adoption.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Automation QA (SDET)

TestingXperts Pvt Ltd

Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 (2 years 1 month)

Architected a Playwright-BDD automation framework from scratch, achieving 90%+ automation coverage and building end-to-end UI, REST API, backend database, and cloud test suites. Integrated AI-assisted workflows (Gemini, Amazon Q, Playwright MCP) and reduced regression execution time by 70% via distributed parallel execution in Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

Playwright JavaScript TypeScript Axios Azure DevOps Docker Gemini Amazon Q Playwright MCP Git TestRail Xray Claude Code Maestro BrowserStack UI Testing API Testing CI CD Playwright Bdd

Principal Consultant

Kudzu Infotech Pvt Ltd

Aug 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 6 months)

Engineered scalable UI and API automation using POM and TestCafe, modernizing legacy frameworks with Playwright and Cypress to reach 85–95% automation coverage. Standardized CI/CD validation using Azure DevOps and CircleCI and led end-to-end testing and release validation in Agile sprint cycles.

TestCafe Playwright Cypress UI Test Automation Azure DevOps CircleCi CI CD Agile

Senior Automation QA

NLB Services Pvt Ltd

Sep 2020 - Jul 2021 (10 months)

Performed exploratory, regression, integration, and backend testing across enterprise platforms, combining manual and automated testing. Managed defect tracking in Jira and Zephyr and reduced production defects through early defect identification.

Exploratory testing Regression Testing Integration Testing Backend Testing Jira Zephyr

Lead Engineer QA

Sreesaila Network Pvt Ltd

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020 (5 months)

Engineered scalable UI automation using TestCafe and built REST API automation using REST Assured and Postman. Collaborated with development teams across the SDLC to support end-to-end testing and delivery.

TestCafe Rest Assured Postman REST API Testing UI Test Automation SDLC

Lead Engineer Testing

Technoforte Pvt Ltd

Dec 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year)

Architected enterprise API automation frameworks and integrated automated testing into Jenkins CI pipelines. Supported large-scale national identity platform testing for MOSIP and contributed to automated regression execution.

API Testing Jenkins CI CD Regression Testing

Test Engineer / Specialist

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Sep 2009 - Feb 2018 (8 years 5 months)

Progressed from manual testing to automation framework development, engineering reusable Selenium and UFT frameworks for enterprise-scale product releases and running automated enterprise regression suites. Supported UK stakeholders onsite with Agile and waterfall delivery models, leading release planning, defect triage, and root-cause analysis while mentoring junior QA engineers.