About Me
Quality engineering leadership, hands-on automation
Solutions-focused Manager Software Engineer in Test with 12+ years of automation and manual testing experience in Agile Methodology and a strong foundation in Java. I provide technical leadership in delivering automation frameworks for highly scalable, manageable, and extensible platforms built on Microservices, Kafka, NoSQL, and Docker. I love coaching, mentoring, and guiding teams toward their career goals — leading by example, especially under tight deadlines.
Managing Agile QA teams, estimating efforts, identifying risks, and meeting project schedules.
Built the Generic Fulcrum Framework and project-specific frameworks, test beds, and simulation environments.
REST and SOAP API testing plus end-to-end Selenium automation on web applications.
Advanced knowledge of CI/CD toolchains, infrastructure, and cloud services on AWS / GCP.
Handling external data sources — CSV, YAML, MongoDB, MSSQL, JSON, XML.
Smoke, component, integration, system, and regression testing across SDLC / STLC.
Skills & Tooling
Top skills and the stack I work with
Top Skills
Automation & Languages
Platforms & DevOps
Process & Data
Experience
13+ years across product, travel-tech, and training
Lead Member of Technical Staff
Leading automation strategy and quality engineering for a healthcare-tech platform built on microservices, Kafka, NoSQL, and Docker — mentoring SDETs and embedding continuous testing into CI/CD.
Manager Software Engineer in Test
Managed the Agile QA team, owned test planning and coordination, and led delivery of automation frameworks for a scalable, extensible platform.
Software Engineer III in Test
Software Engineer II in Test
Sr. Software Engineer — QA / API Automation & Selenium
- Developed an API automation framework based on Java 8 and JUnit 5.
- Built generic and project-specific frameworks with automatic test discovery and a data-driven approach.
- Automated REST and SOAP APIs with the Fulcrum Framework and JMeter; ran load & performance testing.
- Integrated automation with GIT pipelines and Jenkins; led the automation team.
Software QA Engineer
- Identified and created business components, generic scripts, and reusable E2E methods.
- Ran batch test suites, verified results, logged defects, and reported status to management.
Technical Trainer
Trained freshers and experienced employees on software testing, automation testing, and project training.
Education
Computer Science & Engineering
Bachelor of Technology — Computer Science & Engineering
2007 – 2011
PKA College of Engineering, Orissa · Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha
Intermediate — Science
2004 – 2006
APS College, Roth
High School / Secondary Certificate
2002 – 2004
Panchayat High School, Agalpur-Raj
Certifications & Languages
Continuous learning
Claude Code in Action
AI-assisted software development
Docker: Continuous Delivery
Containerized CI/CD workflows
Programming Foundations: Software Quality Assurance
QA fundamentals
Super Tester Badge
Testing Skills Webinar with Pooja Shah
Level I Certification
Professional certification
Languages
GitHub Activity
Open-source presence
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