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Kartik Rai

@kartikrai

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Senior test automation engineer driving reliable, scalable QA for complex platforms.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can build scalable automation frameworks, collaborate with DevOps/product teams, mentor others, and drive high-quality, CI-integrated releases in an engineering-focused culture.

I am a results-driven test automation engineer with over seven years of experience delivering high-quality products through robust manual and automated testing. I focus on building reliable, maintainable automation frameworks and improving release confidence across web, mobile, and backend systems.

At Nutanix, I contribute to enterprise AI deployments, create Playwright-based UI and API automation from the ground up, automate infrastructure workflows with Python, and integrate CI/CD pipelines for test execution and performance benchmarking.

Previously at Juniper and Rakuten, I led large-scale migrations (Selenium to modern frameworks), automated thousands of UI and API test cases, built Cypress and Robot Framework solutions, and collaborated closely with DevOps and product teams to streamline QA and environment management.

I mentor peers, own product documentation and test strategies, and prioritize pragmatic automation that improves efficiency, reduces manual effort, and supports predictable, high-quality releases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Nutanix

Jul 2025 - Present (5 months)

Built automation for Nutanix AI deployments across multiple Kubernetes stacks, developed Playwright-based UI and API automation frameworks, and implemented CI/CD pipelines and benchmarking to improve deployment reliability and performance.

Python Playwright Kubernetes Helm CircleCi CI CD Benchmarking Automation

SDE III

Juniper Networks

Sep 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 6 months)

Led automation and testing for Security Director Cloud and Secure Edge solutions, implemented CASB integration, migrated and automated 400+ test cases across frontend and backend, and improved QA efficiency and release reliability.

Python Pytest Selenium Robot Framework Playwright Kubernetes Helm API Testing Test Automation

Software Engineer II

Rakuten

Feb 2022 - Sep 2022 (7 months)

Automated back-office workflows and upgraded backend services, built a Cypress UI framework and migrated 600+ UI tests from Selenium, and integrated automation into CI for scalable parallel execution.

Cypress Python Selenium API Testing Migration Tests New Relic

Software Engineer I

Rakuten Mobile

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Led full-stack test automation for web, mobile (iOS/Android), and API layers, developed Robot Framework suites and automated 2,000+ UI test scenarios to accelerate regression cycles and improve release confidence.

Robot Framework Automation API Testing Python Test Strategy CI CD

Test Analyst

Accenture

Oct 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 4 months)

Tested and validated an NLP/AI healthcare tool for US clients, developed and executed manual and automated test scripts, maintained environments, and mentored junior testers to ensure product quality and compliance.