📍 Charlotte, NC | 💼 14+ Years of Experience | 🚀 Leading QA Transformation through Innovation
I'm a Lead QA Automation Engineer specializing in building scalable test automation frameworks for mobile, web, and API platforms. With 14+ years of experience, I've led cross-functional teams and driven significant improvements in testing efficiency through strategic automation implementation and DevOps integration.
What I Do:
- 🏗️ Design and architect comprehensive automation frameworks from scratch
- 📱 Specialize in mobile app automation using Appium for native iOS/Android apps
- ⚡ Build CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins for continuous testing
- 🎯 Lead QA strategy and mentor teams of 10+ engineers
- 📊 Create real-time monitoring and performance testing solutions
🔹 Reduced manual testing effort by 87% through automated performance testing framework
🔹 Built production health monitoring system reducing customer complaints by 70%
🔹 Architected mobile automation framework from scratch achieving 75% test coverage
🔹 Led QA transformation for 6+ concurrent projects with 10+ team members
🔹 Improved API performance by 82% through strategic performance testing implementation
🔹 Identified 5+ critical production issues through automated performance testing strategies
Languages & Frameworks:
Java • Selenium WebDriver • Appium • RestAssured • TestNG • Maven • SQL
Mobile Automation:
Appium • BrowserStack • Native iOS/Android Testing • Mobile Performance Testing
CI/CD & DevOps:
Azure DevOps • Jenkins • Git/GitHub • Docker • CI/CD Pipeline Design
Testing Specializations:
API Testing • Performance Testing (JMeter) • Visual Testing (Applitools)
Database Testing • Cross-Browser Testing • Integration Testing
Tools & Technologies:
Postman • Newman • SikuliX • Jira • Confluence • Quality Center • Zephyr
Comprehensive native mobile app testing framework built with Appium, Java, and TestNG
- ✅ Cross-platform support (iOS & Android)
- ✅ Page Object Model implementation
- ✅ Parallel execution capabilities
- ✅ Azure DevOps CI/CD integration
- ✅ Detailed HTML reporting
REST API testing framework with TestNG and REST Assured
- ✅ Data-driven test automation
- ✅ Response validation & schema validation
- ✅ Integration with CI/CD pipelines
- ✅ Comprehensive test reporting
JMeter-based performance testing framework with Azure pipeline integration
- ✅ Automated load and stress testing
- ✅ Real-time performance metrics
- ✅ CI/CD integration for continuous performance monitoring
- ✅ Custom dashboards for analysis
Real-time mobile app production monitoring solution
- ✅ Automated health checks every 2 hours
- ✅ Azure CI/CD scheduled execution
- ✅ Early failure detection system
- ✅ Reduced customer complaints by 70%
🔸 Advanced mobile automation patterns and best practices
🔸 AI/ML integration in test automation
🔸 Cloud-based testing infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
🔸 Test automation framework architecture and scalability
🔸 Mentoring next-generation QA automation engineers
| Role | Company | Duration | Key Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead QA Automation Engineer | Baker & Taylor | 2023 - Present | Led team of 10+, Built 4 automation frameworks |
| QA Lead | Baker & Taylor IT Services | 2022 - 2023 | Reduced testing cycles by 60% |
| Senior SDET | Soft2001, Inc. | 2017 - 2019 | Achieved 85% automation coverage |
| QA Test Lead | Tata Consultancy Services | 2015 - 2016 | Managed 6 concurrent projects |
- ✨ 14+ years of comprehensive QA automation experience
- 👥 Led and mentored 10+ QA engineers across multiple projects
- 🎯 Achieved 60-87% reduction in manual testing effort
- 🚀 Built 4+ production-grade automation frameworks from scratch
- 📱 Expert in mobile, web, and API test automation
- 🔄 Strong DevOps and CI/CD integration experience
🔍 Looking for: Senior SDET / Lead QA Automation Engineer / QA Architect roles
🎯 Specialization: Mobile Automation, API Testing, Performance Testing, CI/CD Integration
📍 Location: Charlotte, NC (Open to Remote)
⭐️ From Ruchika-Jha | Building Quality Through Innovation