About
Test Automation Lead with 15+ years of experience designing and scaling enterprise automation architectures and test frameworks across banking, financial services, insurance and telecom. Architects hands-on Cypress and TypeScript platforms spanning UI, REST API and database validation, defining reusable design patterns, governance and CI/CD integration adopted across multiple Agile teams. Combines deep framework architecture with technical leadership and test strategy, including a 40% reduction in regression execution time. Experienced with Cypress, Playwright, Java, TypeScript, enterprise SSO and AI-assisted testing.
Career Highlights Architected an enterprise Cypress + TypeScript automation platform with 180+ page objects across approximately 20 modules, integrating UI, API and MSSQL validation.
Defined reusable framework design patterns, custom commands, code generators and Gherkin governance adopted as the automation standard across 5 Agile teams.
Reduced core regression execution from 50 minutes to 30 minutes (40%) through MSAL session caching and scalable framework design.
Delivered a successful GitHub Copilot + Playwright MCP proof of concept that ingests Jira tickets to plan, generate and heal automated scenarios.
What I'm looking for
I'm looking for a senior SDET / QA Automation Lead / Principal Quality Engineering opportunity where I can stay hands-on technically while also influencing the wider quality strategy.
Ideally, I'd like to work with a modern TypeScript-based stack, particularly Playwright or Cypress, with strong API automation and CI/CD integration.
I'm also looking for an environment where I can contribute beyond writing tests -like improving automation frameworks, reducing flaky tests, defining quality gates.
Experience
Test Automation Lead
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Oct 2023 – Present
As Test Automation Lead, own the enterprise automation architecture and technical direction for EBRD's Monarch investment- banking platform, leading 8 engineers across 5 Agile teams over the end-to-end deal lifecycle.
Architected an enterprise Cypress + TypeScript platform with 180+ page objects across approximately 20 modules, validating UI, REST API and MSSQL layers across multiple environments and parallel pipelines.
Defined reusable Page Object Model patterns, custom commands, code generators and Cucumber/Gherkin governance with pre-commit quality gates, adopted as the automation standard across teams.
Reduced regression execution from 50 minutes to 30 minutes (40%) by architecting MSAL session caching over Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD cross-origin authentication.
Designed production-safe smoke coverage and feature-flag-aware execution using Azure App Configuration, reusing environment-aware tests without maintaining a separate production suite.
Cover role-based workflows spanning deal engagement, integrity and compliance, transition impact, sustainable finance, credit risk, approvals, governance and ongoing monitoring.
Automated Jira/Xray traceability from feature-file synchronisation through results upload and orphan cleanup; built Grafana quality dashboards using Azure DevOps APIs.
Demonstrated an AI-assisted test workflow POC using GitHub Copilot and Playwright MCP to ingest Jira tickets, plan tests, generate scenarios and heal flows.
CypressTypeScriptAzure DevOps
Senior SDET
Direct Line Group
Oct 2019 – Sep 2023
Delivered Serenity BDD + Cucumber (Java) automation across web and REST API layers for microservice applications.
Embedded automated feedback into AWS and Jenkins pipelines, reducing regression-cycle time by 30% and improving defect traceability.
Performed load and performance testing with JMeter as part of non-functional quality assurance.
Serenity BDDJavaJMeter
Planned and managed test releases while evolving a JavaScript framework across functional and non-functional testing.
Introduced shift-left visual and accessibility automation, reducing route-to-live time by 20%.
JavaScriptvisual automationaccessibility automation
Senior Associate QA
Publicis Sapient
Jul 2015 – Jun 2019
Designed test-pyramid-aligned automation that reduced manual testing effort by 30% and improved end-to-end route-to-live execution.
Implemented CDC contract testing and OTP/IVR authentication automation for web and mobile applications.
Built automation using WebdriverIO, Selenium, UFT/LeanFT, Node.js and Java, with MySQL backend validation.
Integrated BrowserStack and Perfecto Cloud for cross-browser and cross-platform coverage; led telecom test-transformation initiatives and built Jenkins execution dashboards.
WebdriverIOSeleniumJenkins
QA Automation Engineer
Condeco Software
Jul 2014 – Jul 2015
Built and optimised application-stack automation frameworks and maintained automated regression suites to improve product quality.
automation frameworksregression suitesapplication-stack
Partnered with development and test teams on functionality, scalability and performance; modernised legacy code and automated tests.
legacy code modernizationtest automationperformance testing
Test Engineer
Pyramid IT Consulting
May 2011 – Jul 2013
Automated telecom applications using Selenium and Microsoft Team Foundation Server / Test Manager; managed defects and multi-locale execution.
Seleniumdefect management
Education
CDAC, India
PG Diploma · Information Security and Application Development
2010
Maharishi Dayanand University, India
B.E. · Information Technology
2009
Skills
AI Playwright MCPFramework DesignTechnical LeadershipCI/CD & Quality GatesTypescriptTest Automation ArchitectQuality Engineering StratAgileAzure DevopsTest AutomationPlaywrightCypress
Languages
English (Full professional proficiency)
