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Dharshan Balasubramaniam

@dharshanbalasubraman

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Senior automation test engineer specializing in end-to-end UI/API automation and CI/CD test frameworks.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to architect and scale automation frameworks, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and improve regression reliability with Agile QA practices—so releases ship faster without sacrificing quality.

I’m a Senior Automation Test Engineer focused on improving software quality through scalable end-to-end automation. I’ve delivered results across functional testing, regression testing, API automation, mobile automation, and end-to-end testing.

I architect and enhance automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress, applying design patterns like Page Object Model and data-driven approaches. I build maintainable BDD Cucumber suites and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

Across my roles, I’ve increased reliability and coverage while reducing manual effort and flaky failures. For example, I reduced escaped production defects by 28% (via Jira/Zephyr traceability), improved automation pipeline stability to 92%, and cut flaky test failures by 35% using synchronization and API intercept strategies.

I work closely with Agile teams—supporting sprint planning, retrospectives, and release validation—so feature validation accelerates without sacrificing quality. I’m especially strong in cross-browser execution, parallel execution, and test reporting using JIRA and Zephyr best practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Sigma Allied Services Pvt Ltd

Jan 2026 - Feb 2026 (1 month)

Architected scalable end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright, TypeScript, TestNG, and BDD Cucumber, improving maintainability and execution efficiency. Reduced manual regression by 25+ hours weekly through parallel execution and cross-browser automation, and integrated suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.

Playwright TypeScript TestNG BDD Rest Assured Jenkins CI Cross Browser Testing Jira

Senior Automation Test Engineer

BMS Infosolutions Pvt Ltd

Oct 2024 - Jul 2025 (9 months)

Designed and enhanced Selenium and Playwright automation frameworks integrated with Jenkins CI/CD, improving release reliability. Reduced escaped production defects by 28%, increased pipeline stability to 92%, and automated API validation (REST Assured) and mobile workflows (Appium).

Selenium Webdriver Playwright Java TestNG Rest Assured Appium Jenkins CI Jira Zephyr

Quality Engineer II

ERULearning Solutions Pvt Ltd

Mar 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 7 months)

Automated critical eLearning workflows using Playwright and Cypress with parallel execution support. Reduced flaky test failures by 35% using API intercepts and synchronization strategies, and integrated BrowserStack into CI pipelines to achieve 94% execution reliability across browsers and devices.

Playwright Cypress BrowserStack JavaScript API Testing CI Pipelines Test Synchronization Regression Testing Jira

Senior Software Engineer – QA

Lakshya Software Technology

May 2022 - Sep 2022 (4 months)

Built Selenium-based automation frameworks for travel booking applications using BDD Cucumber and TestNG. Increased regression coverage by 30% and reduced flaky automation failures by 40% using dynamic waits and resilient locator strategies.

Selenium Webdriver Java BDD TestNG Maven Regression Testing Dynamic Waits Resilient Locators Agile Scrum Git

Senior Automation Tester

Enterprise Software Pvt Ltd

Aug 2021 - Apr 2022 (8 months)

Developed and executed automated UI regression suites using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, improving test scalability. Increased execution efficiency by 30% through reusable utilities and OOP-based framework architecture, and owned test planning, RTM preparation, defect lifecycle management, and QA reporting.

Selenium Webdriver Java TestNG Git MySQL

Software Test Engineer

Adrola Software Technologies India Pvt Ltd

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Performed functional and manual testing for core banking applications, ensuring regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Introduced Appium-based hybrid mobile automation with POM standards, and reduced defect turnaround time by 30% through structured reporting and Agile collaboration.

Functional Testing Manual Testing Selenium Webdriver Appium Hybrid Mobile Automation Maven GitHub Jira Defect Triage

Software Engineer – QA

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Feb 2018 - May 2020 (2 years 3 months)

Designed comprehensive test scenarios and RTMs using ECP, BVA, decision tables, and state transition techniques. Automated critical business workflows with Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and BDD Cucumber, reducing production incidents by 20% through improved regression automation and release validation while maintaining Jira and Zephyr QA repositories.