Avnees Bana

About

10+ years of strong experience as SDET in Product Testing, Automation Testing, Agile Methodologies, Test framework development, Framework architecture and Automation strategy. Quality Automation Specialist with 10+ years of experience driving automation transformation in Agile and CI/CD environments. Expert in building scalable test automation frameworks across UI and API layers, enabling early defect detection and faster time-to-market. Experience working as an Automation Test Lead and Individual Contributor, contributing to Test Automation across multiple projects. Strong hands-on experience in Web Automation using Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG framework, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model and Gherkin. Skilled in API Testing using Postman, API Automation using RestAssured. Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation, including POC implementation and module-level automation. Domain expertise in Retail Banking, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Travel, and Energy projects. Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Defect Life Cycle, Test Planning, Test Strategy. Implemented complex test automation frameworks including Page Object Model, Singleton design pattern, Factory Pattern, Data-Driven Framework, Keyword-Driven Framework, Hybrid Framework, and BDD with Log4j-based logging. Experience with build automation tool Maven, Windows-based GUI tool AutoIT, code compliance tool SonarQube, CI/CD tools Jenkins, GitHub Actions & BitBucket. Efficiently leverage GitHub Copilot to accelerate test automation development, improve code quality, and reduce script turnaround time. Transitioning towards modern automation ecosystem including Playwright, AI-assisted testing, exposure to AI-driven automation tools like TestRigor, n8n. Expertise in test script creation, execution, maintenance, test data management, defect logging and defect tracking. Experience in Source Code Repository like GitHub & BitBucket. Solid experience in Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, UAT Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing and AS400 testing. Hands-on experience with monitoring tools Tableau, MetaCenter and test management systems HP ALM, JIRA, QTest, TestRail. Strong client interaction experience, daily status reporting and agile collaboration. Excellent communication, team coordination and mentoring skills.

What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a Senior SDET/QA Automation role where I can design scalable automation frameworks, drive quality engineering, and contribute to high-impact products using Selenium, Playwright, Java, API Automation, and CI/CD. I enjoy solving complex automation challenges, mentoring teams, and continuously learning modern testing technologies.

Experience

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies

Dec 2021 – Present

Management Tool: JIRA Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, GitHub, RestAssured, POM, Playwright Language: Java Project: Eon (Current) & Air Canada (Previous) Responsibilities: Led automation initiatives as both Individual Contributor and Lead, designing and maintaining scalable Selenium (Java) based frameworks using TestNG, Cucumber, and POM. Improved overall automation efficiency by reducing regression execution time by 30% and increasing test coverage from 68% to 94% through optimized test design and parallel execution. Developed and enhanced automation scripts for UI and API layers (RestAssured), ensuring high functional coverage and stability across releases. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, BitBucket & enabling continuous testing and faster feedback cycles. Utilized GitHub for version control, code reviews, and collaboration, improving code quality and team productivity. Developed UI automation scripts using Playwright for selected modules, leveraging auto-waiting, cross-browser execution, and improved synchronization. Performed Selenium vs Playwright comparative analysis to evaluate execution speed, reliability, and framework scalability. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile environment, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and stakeholder communication. Mentored team members on automation best practices, improving overall delivery quality and consistency.

Selenium WebDriverTestNGPlaywright

Test Analyst

Coforge Ltd

Apr 2021 – Dec 2021

Test Management Tool: JIRA Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins Database: DB2 Language: Java Roles: Functional Tester, Automation Tester Project: Emirates (Dnata)

Selenium WebDriverTestNGMaven

Senior Test Engineer

Capgemini

Jul 2020 – Oct 2020

Test Management Tool: JIRA, QTEST Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, POM Language: Java Roles: Functional Tester, Automation Tester Project: AT&T

Selenium WebDriverTestNGMaven

Senior Test Engineer

Telus International

Aug 2018 – Jul 2020

Test Management Tool: ALM Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, POM, Cucumber Database: DB2, GreenPlum Language: Java Roles: Functional Tester, Automation Tester Project: Union Bank

Selenium WebDriverTestNGCucumber

Quality Assurance Engineer

Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2016 – Aug 2018

Test Management Tool: ALM Database: AS400 Roles: Functional Tester, Mainframe Tester, Automation Tester, UAT Tester Project: Signature (Retail Banking)

ALMAS400Automation Testing

Education

Vishveshwarya Institute of Engineering and Technology

B. Tech · CS

Skills

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