I am looking for a job that provides me technical growth opportunities & access to modern automation tools like Selenium & Playwright with integration with cloud-based testing platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Also, I am interested in opportunities to work with different programming languages & preferably exposure to API testing, performance testing and mobile automation.
Swadesh I
@swadesh_i
Skilled in test automation frameworks to streamline QA across platforms. SDET using Gen AI to optimize software testing processes and elevate quality.
What I'm looking for
QA Engineer & Automation Architect with around 12 years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, and continuous integration across domains such as finance, telecom, insurance, healthcare and cloud services. Demonstrated success in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Appium and RestAssured, with robust integration into cloud environments (Azure) and modern DevOps tool chains including Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions.
Hands-on expertise in test automation using Playwright with Cucumber and Selenium; proficient in test management with Jira and Azure DevOps, and API testing through Playwright, Postman, and Rest Assured. Adept in data-driven and keyword-driven automation utilizing Page Object Model (POM), and in developing reusable components within CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record of delivering measurable ROI—achieving ~30% cost and resource savings through automation-led transformation and intelligent tooling. Passionate about integrating GenAI in QA workflows, including deploying LLMs like Claude via Playwright MCP server and implementing self-healing locators with OpenAI libraries to future-proof automation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr. Software Engineer
Publicis Sapient
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Built UI and API test automation frameworks using Playwright and JavaScript, integrated LLMs (Claude) with the Playwright MCP server to boost productivity, and executed automation on Azure-hosted VMs to enable a scalable cloud-native QA strategy.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Abaka Technologies
Jul 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Led manual and automated testing for an AI-driven wealth planning and financial advisory platform using Selenium and RestAssured for end-to-end UI and API testing, integrated workflows with Azure DevOps, and managed test artifacts, risks, and reporting.
Test Automation Engineer
Etisalat e&
Jan 2020 - Jun 2022 (2 years 5 months)
Spearheaded test automation for B2B and mobile applications using Appium and Playwright with TypeScript, automated the Android Smiles app, and integrated automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines via GitHub and Maven.
Senior Test Analyst
Lexmark International India Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 4 months)
Designed and executed test automation frameworks for cloud-based print and device configuration solutions, automating mobile and web components using Selenium, Appium, Java and RestAssured within AWS-hosted environments while collaborating with product and development teams.
Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Apr 2013 - Jul 2016 (3 years 3 months)
Delivered QA solutions for insurance and banking clients across manual and automated testing, developed and maintained Selenium-based frameworks using Java and Maven, and conducted RCA, test planning, and reporting.
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MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
B.Tech, Electronics & Communication
2005 - 2009
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