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SURENDRA DESHPANDE

SURENDRA DESHPANDE

Telecom Automation Testing Specialist

Pune, India
80
Profile Score

About

ISTQB Certified Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 3+ years of experience in Automation and Manual Testing across telecom, SaaS, and digital payment platforms. Specialized in designing and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD. Strong experience in API testing, CI/CD test automation pipelines, regression automation, and telecom platform validation. Proven ability to integrate automation suites with Jenkins pipelines and improve regression efficiency by 40%. Hands-on experience validating telecom OSS/BSS systems, Number Hosting platforms, SIP On Demand solutions, and API-driven microservices architectures. Skilled in automation scripting using Java and Python (basic scripting for test automation) with strong expertise in manual testing methodologies including E2E, integration, regression, SIT, UAT, and production validation. Experienced in testing cloud-hosted distributed applications, microservices-based systems, and supporting consistent automation execution across environments using containerized environments such as Docker. Process-oriented QA professional with strong analytical ability, Agile collaboration skills, and full ownership of end-to-end test strategy and release quality assurance.

Skills & Expertise (26)

Selenium WebDriver Advanced
8.0/10
2
Years Exp
Telecom OSS/BSS Testing Advanced
7.8/10
2
Years Exp
TestNG Advanced
7.6/10
2
Years Exp
Telecom CRM Systems Validation Advanced
7.6/10
2
Years Exp
Cucumber BDD Advanced
7.6/10
2
Years Exp
Java Intermediate
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
API-driven Telecom Platforms Advanced
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
Jenkins Intermediate
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
Git Intermediate
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
Number Hosting Platforms Advanced
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
SQL Intermediate
7.2/10
2
Years Exp
Maven Intermediate
7.2/10
2
Years Exp
SIP On Demand Solutions Advanced
7.2/10
2
Years Exp
Jira Intermediate
7.2/10
2
Years Exp
Postman Intermediate
7.0/10
2
Years Exp
Telecom Order Management Systems Intermediate
7.0/10
1
Years Exp
Docker Intermediate
7.0/10
1
Years Exp
Azure DevOps Intermediate
7.0/10
1
Years Exp
Network Management Systems Awareness Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
Confluence Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
Apache JMeter Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
GitHub Actions Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
REST Assured Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
Python Intermediate
6.8/10
1
Years Exp
HP ALM Intermediate
6.4/10
1
Years Exp
SOAP UI Intermediate
6.4/10
1
Years Exp

Work Experience

Senior Test Engineer

UTS GLOBAL

Nov 2023 - Present

Working on Telecom Number Hosting and SIP On Demand platforms including Add Colt Numbers and Port-In Numbers features with end-to-end QA ownership. Designed Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, RTM, and Test Estimations based on business requirements. Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver + TestNG automation frameworks using Page Object Model. Implemented BDD automation framework using Cucumber with Selenium. Integrated automation suites with Maven and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. Automated UI and API scenarios reducing regression execution time by 40%. Performed REST and SOAP API testing and backend SQL validation. Executed functional, regression, SIT, UAT, and performance validation testing. Managed defect lifecycle using JIRA and Azure DevOps. Supported microservices-based distributed telecom applications. Conducted customer-facing UAT validation sessions. Provided Level 1 functional support during go-live windows.

QA Engineer

DATAQUENT

Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

Executed manual testing for enterprise applications ensuring requirement coverage. Prepared test plans and conducted regression cycles. Performed API validations and production sanity checks. Supported developers in root cause analysis and defect resolution.

Test Engineer

VODAFONE VOIS INDIA

Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

Performed manual and regression testing for telecom CRM applications in Agile environments. Created test scenarios and scripts from user stories. Validated REST APIs and backend telecom data using SQL queries. Participated in Agile ceremonies and defect triage discussions. Tracked defects using JIRA and ensured timely closure. Supported UAT readiness and coordinated with stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering - Pune University

- · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMar 2026

Availability Details

Relocation

Open to Relocation

Skills (26)

Selenium WebDriver Telecom OSS/BSS Testing TestNG Telecom CRM Systems Validation Cucumber BDD Java API-driven Telecom Platforms Jenkins Git Number Hosting Platforms +16 more