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Yuvaraj Gopalan

@yuvarajgopalan

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Senior QA & Test Automation Architect building scalable frameworks and quality gates.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead end-to-end quality engineering—risk-based regression, AI-assisted automation, and CI/CD quality gates—across complex enterprise platforms, in a collaborative shift-left culture focused on measurable delivery.

I’m a Senior QA & Test Automation Architect with 24+ years of enterprise experience architecting scalable test automation frameworks and end-to-end quality strategies across Cloud SaaS, SAP (S/4HANA, Fiori, UI5), Cybersecurity, IoT, and Telecom ecosystems. I build modern automation architectures using Playwright, Selenium, Robot Framework, and Tricentis Tosca, integrated directly into CI/CD pipelines with automated quality gates and shift-left testing.

I’ve led risk-based regression and test management across complex, multi-region engineering organisations spanning Europe, the US, and Australia, and I’m an early adopter of AI-assisted quality engineering (self-healing locator frameworks and Copilot-driven test authoring). In recent roles, I architected a modular Playwright + Robot Framework automation suite that expanded automated regression coverage from 40% to 85%, improved UI/API validation coverage by more than 70% for a SaaS cybersecurity platform, and reduced manual execution overhead by up to 80% across successive SAP Fiori/UI5 release cycles.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Principal QA Architect

ACL Digital (Alten Calsoft)

Jul 2025 - Jul 2026 (1 year)

Architected a modular Playwright (TypeScript/Python) and Robot Framework automation suite using the Page Object Model, expanding regression coverage from 40% to 85% across a Spring Boot, Angular, and React platform. Integrated automated quality gates into Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to cut manual regression validation from multiple days to hours.

Playwright TypeScript Python Robot Framework Page Object Model Selenium Spring Boot Angular React Jenkins GitHub Actions CI CD

QA Lead / Engineering Manager

Swimlane Automation India Pvt Ltd

Mar 2023 - Jun 2025 (2 years 3 months)

Led and maintained end-to-end Playwright (TypeScript, Page Object Model) and Selenium automation frameworks for a cybersecurity SaaS platform, improving UI and API validation coverage by more than 70%. Built a custom JMeter performance framework and reduced production defect leakage by embedding API validation and regression suites into the deployment pipeline.

Playwright TypeScript Page Object Model Selenium Pytest Python Robot Framework JMeter Jenkins Regression Testing Agile QA

Senior Principal QA Specialist

SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd

Jul 2014 - Feb 2023 (8 years 7 months)

Formulated end-to-end test strategy for SAP HCM reward and recognition governance workflows across a multi-country SAP rollout. Engineered automated regression architectures across SAP Fiori and UI5 and executed JMeter performance and load validation for SAP OData REST APIs.

Selenium Cypress Tricentis Tosca JMeter SAP Fiori SAP UI5 SAP S 4HANA ECATT START SAP Hana OData Performance Testing

Lead Software Engineer (QA)

Syniverse Technologies (VeriSign Messaging Unit)

Dec 2005 - Jul 2014 (8 years 7 months)

Directed QA delivery for a mission-critical interconnect billing settlement system, ensuring accurate CDR rating and high-volume usage-statement processing across secure administrative modules. Built reusable high-coverage regression suites using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG in Java and orchestrated backend integrity testing for migrations and failover using Oracle GoldenGate and scripting.

Selenium Webdriver TestNG Java LoadRunner JMeter Oracle SQL XML Web Services Oracle GoldenGate Active Active Site Validation

Member, Quality Assurance

Bebo Technologies Pvt Ltd

Nov 2004 - Dec 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Validated a platform-neutral BPMS using the QFSJUI automation tool by translating business rules into executable workflows deployable across legacy enterprise infrastructure. Verified enterprise integrations across application servers, Oracle databases, JMS messaging, and JSP-based interfaces.

QFSJUI BPMS Testing Oracle JMS JSP

Software Test Engineer

Perichin InfoServ Pvt Ltd

May 2002 - Oct 2004 (2 years 5 months)

Automated functional and regression test scripts using WinRunner 7.0 for recruitment-lifecycle modules including candidate profiles, purchase orders, vacancy fulfilment, and client account tracking. Authored functional verification checklists for a JSP/Servlets and MySQL-based enterprise architecture.

WinRunner Functional Testing Regression Testing JSP Servlet MySQL