Skills & Expertise

🛠️ Technical Skills

🧱 Automation Frameworks & Tools:
Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, UFT Developer, Micro Focus UFT One, Robot Framework, Cypress, Playwright

🌐 API & Web Services Testing:
REST & SOAP APIs, REST Assured, Postman, SoapUI, JSON, XML, HttpClient 

🗄️ Database & Backend Testing:
MySQL, Oracle 9i, Oracle SQL Developer, MSSQL Server, MongoDB, SQL (queries, joins, procedures)

💻 Programming & Scripting:
Core Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML

🧠 AI & Machine Learning:

Python (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn), TensorFlow, OpenCV, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT API, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing (currently exploring)

🧠 AI Testing & Validation:
Generative AI (text generation, prompt evaluation, output validation), Responsible AI (explainability, transparency, ethical risk awareness), Model validation & verification, Data quality assessment, Bias & fairness testing, Adversarial testing, Prompt testing (ChatGPT, LLMs), AI performance benchmarking, AI model testing frameworks (Deepchecks, CheckList), Exploratory testing of AI behavior and edge cases (currently exploring)

🐛 Test Management & Defect Tracking:
JIRA, HP Quality Center (ALM), Xray

⚙️ CI/CD & DevOps Tools:
Jenkins, Docker, Sauce Labs, Bitbucket, Perforce, Git, Maven

🧰 Utilities & Supporting Tools:
Applitools (visual testing), JMeter (performance testing)

📦 Open Source Test Automation Frameworks:
Citrus, QMetry

💻 Operating Systems:
Windows, Linux, Unix

🧠 Professional Strengths

🤝 Soft Skills

• Analytical Thinking – Skilled at identifying patterns, root causes, and system weaknesses

• Attention to Detail – Precision in test coverage, documentation, and automation scripting

• Problem-Solving – Efficiently resolves automation bottlenecks and testing challenges

• Communication – Effectively communicates across QA, Dev, and Product teams

• Collaboration – Strong contributor in Agile/scrum teams and cross-functional groups

• Time Management – Manages parallel projects and meets deadlines without compromise

• Adaptability – Quick to learn new tools, frameworks, and testing approaches

• Accountability – Takes full ownership of test quality and automation delivery

• Critical Thinking – Thinks beyond the test case to identify business-critical scenarios

• Mentorship – Shares knowledge and supports team growth through peer mentoring
  
  

👑 Leadership Skills

• Technical Ownership – Leads test automation design and strategy across teams

• Mentorship & Coaching – Trains QA engineers in tools, scripting, and process

• Agile QA Leadership – Acts as QA lead in stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning

• Quality Advocacy – Promotes a culture of testing and continuous improvement

• Strategic Planning – Aligns testing efforts with business goals and release cycles

• Conflict Resolution – Handles cross-team challenges with professionalism and clarity

• Process Improvement – Identifies inefficiencies and introduces better QA workflows

• Tool Evangelism – Recommends and integrates modern automation/test tools

• Decision-Making – Balances test priorities based on product risk and business value

• Initiative – Goes beyond assigned tasks to enhance QA effectiveness and efficiency

💼 Areas of Expertise

• Test Automation Framework Design (Web, Mobile, API)

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Testing

• Agile & DevOps Quality Practices

• End-to-End Regression & Functional Testing

• Cross-Platform Compatibility Testing

• Visual & Performance Testing

• Test Strategy & Risk-Based Testing

• Data-Driven & Behavior-Driven Testing (BDD)
  
  

🧩 Core Competencies

• Strong command of Selenium, Cucumber, REST Assured

• Proficient in Java, Python, SQL

• Skilled in Postman, SoapUI, JMeter

• CI/CD integration with Jenkins, Docker, Git, Bitbucket

• Defect & Test Case Management using JIRA, HP ALM, Xray

• Hands-on experience with Oracle SQL, MSSQL, MongoDB

• Mentoring QA team members & leading test automation efforts

• Process improvement and automation-first mindset
  
  

🧠 Domain Expertise

• QA Automation for SaaS, Cloud, and Microservices-based platforms

• Experience in Banking, Insurance, and Healthcare domains

• API validation across internal and third-party systems

• Developing scalable automation frameworks focused on UI/UX validation, including integration with tools like Applitools and custom assertion libraries. 

• Design and implement robust, modular automation frameworks for complex enterprise applications involving multiple layers (UI, API, DB, middleware). 

• Test coverage optimization in high-scale Agile environments

• Working with distributed global QA teams