Soundarya A

QA Automation Engineer / SDET

Bengaluru, India 2+ yrs exp 75 · Very Good

About

QA Automation Engineer with 2.8+ years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TestNG, and Java for web and API layers. Skilled in building data-driven and keyword-driven automation frameworks, integrating automated suites into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and applying AI-assisted tooling (Claude AI) to accelerate Playwright script development for enterprise-grade Visitor Management Systems. Strong grounding in STLC, SDLC, and Agile/Scrum practices, with hands-on experience in manual testing, regression testing, defect tracking, and API test automation. Known for close collaboration with developers and consistent delivery of high-quality, well-tested software.

Skills & Expertise (27)

Claude AI Intermediate

8.0/10

Years Exp

Selenium WebDriver Advanced

7.8/10

Years Exp

Playwright Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

REST API Automation Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Core Java Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

TestNG Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Bug Life Cycle Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

SDLC Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

STLC Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

smoke testing Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Functional Testing Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Data-Driven frameworks Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Keyword-Driven frameworks Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Test Planning Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Test Case Design Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Regression Testing Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Jenkins Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Jira Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Agile Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

JMeter Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

SQL Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Maven Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Page Object Model JUnit GitHub

Work Experience

Jr. Software Engineer – QA

Smarten Spaces

Jan 2024 - Present

Own end-to-end test automation for web applications, covering test planning, script design, execution, and closure across the full testing lifecycle. Design and maintain automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and TestNG for functional and regression testing of web applications. Build and maintain data-driven and keyword-driven test automation frameworks to improve test coverage, reusability, and maintainability. Partner with Claude AI to accelerate Playwright script development, using AI-assisted test generation and intelligent flow handling for complex multi-tab browser scenarios. Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to enable continuous testing and faster, more reliable release cycles. Log and track defects through closure in JIRA, raising P0/P1 issues with clear screenshots and steps to reproduce, applying strong STLC/SDLC and Bug Life Cycle discipline. Perform API testing using Postman and automate backend API validation within Playwright (context.request) for end-to-end flow coverage.