Automation Test Engineer | QA Lead
📍 Kolkata, India
📧 sarnavdutta2011@gmail.com
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Experienced Automation Test Engineer and QA Lead with a proven track record of building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing QA teams. Skilled in Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, and API testing, with a strong foundation in Java and SQL. Passionate about improving software quality, optimizing test processes, and mentoring teams to deliver reliable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions.
- Languages & Databases: Java, Gherkin, SQL, MySQL, Oracle
- Automation & Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, Postman, RestAssured, Apache POI
- CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins, Git, GitHub
- Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows
- Project Management & Collaboration: Azure DevOps, JIRA, qTest
- Methodologies: Agile, BDD, Hybrid Frameworks, Data-Driven Testing
- Automated 70% of regression scenarios, reducing manual effort by 30%.
- Designed and implemented parallel execution strategies in TestNG, improving efficiency by 25%.
- Configured custom TestNG listeners and reporting dashboards for enhanced execution insights.
- Conducted API testing using Postman & RestAssured, validating mission-critical REST APIs.
- Authored and executed Cucumber BDD feature files, bridging gaps between business and technical teams.
- Mentored 5+ team members on framework design, Cucumber, and TestNG best practices.
- Delivered detailed automation reports and metrics to stakeholders for release sign-offs.
- Designed and maintained a hybrid automation framework integrating Selenium, Cucumber, and TestNG.
- Increased test coverage by 40% through well-structured Gherkin-based scenarios.
- Automated API validation workflows in Postman, reducing defect leakage.
- Configured Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate test suite execution on code commits.
- Optimized Selenium WebDriver scripts, reducing execution time by 20%.
- Built a data-driven hybrid framework with Selenium WebDriver and Apache POI.
- Integrated automation test suites with Azure DevOps pipelines, improving execution speed by 25%.
- Conducted 20+ knowledge-sharing sessions on automation best practices.
- Maintained end-to-end regression test suites, ensuring 100% coverage during releases.
- Collaborated with business analysts to align test scenarios with real-world use cases.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Techno Main Saltlake (MAKAUT) | Aug 2017 – Jul 2021 | Kolkata, West Bengal
