AYUSH SHARMA
Gurgaon,Haryana
Summary
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 7 years of experience in Test Automation, Manual Testing, API Testing, and Mobile Testing across Payments, Banking, Cards, FinTech, UPI, and Telecom domains. Skilled in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and Playwright, and in driving end-to-end QA processes across the SDLC and STLC. Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code) to accelerate automation scripting, debugging, and test generation. Proven track record of reducing regression effort, improving test coverage, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-quality production releases in Agile environments.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Airtel Digital
05.2022 - Current
- Led end-to-end testing for UPI features (Mandate, UDIR, UPI Lite, Mapper, AutoPay), ensuring regulatory compliance and achieving a 20% increase in user adoption.
- Automated mobile test cases using Appium, improving testing efficiency by 30%.
- Reduced critical defects by 25% through improved test planning, test case design, and execution.
- Reduced defect turnaround time by 20% through structured defect triaging.
- Adopted AI-assisted engineering tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate automation script creation, debugging, and code review, improving team productivity.
- Coordinated with developers for defect resolution and participated in Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives.
- Supported release sign-off activities, prepared test reports, and maintained test documentation.
- Partnered with Product Owners and Business Teams to validate production deployments and improve automation coverage for mobile applications.
- Project: UPI & Payments – Airtel Thanks App
SDET Analyst
Global Payments (TSYS)
07.2020 - 04.2022
- Performed functional testing and automated regression test suites using Selenium WebDriver.
- Developed automation scripts using Java, reducing manual testing effort by 15%.
- Tested Issuer and Acquirer applications, validated payment transactions, and tested authorization modules.
- Validated merchant creation and terminal creation workflows, and tested thick client applications.
- Improved automation stability by fixing recurring automation issues and performing root cause analysis.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to support release testing and Agile Scrum activities.
- Project: PRIME Compliance (VISA, MasterCard, RNPS)
Consultant – QA
Saksoft Limited
02.2019 - 07.2020
- Performed functional testing, created and executed test cases, and logged defects for telecom Ethernet product validation.
- Automated marketplace regression suites from scratch, improving test coverage for new releases by 70%.
- Participated in daily customer calls and defect triage meetings, and analyzed test results.
- Worked on the Spark Automation project, tested the Siebel application, and validated customer order management.
- Collaborated across integrated systems including Kenan, OMP Premise Master, XNG, and Xtrack.
- Project: COLT CPQ
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
Hindu College of Engineering
01-2015
Skills
- QA & Testing: Test Automation, Manual Testing, Functional & Regression Testing, Smoke & Sanity Testing, Integration & System Testing, API Testing, Database Testing, Mobile & Web App Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Process & Delivery: Requirement Analysis, Test Planning & Strategy, Test Case Design & Execution, Defect Tracking & Root Cause Analysis, Release Management, Risk Analysis, Agile Scrum, SDLC & STLC
- Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Playwright (TypeScript)
- Programming Languages: Core Java, TypeScript
- Frameworks: TestNG, Cucumber
- Build Tools: Maven, Gradle
- API Testing: Postman, SOAP UI, REST API, SOAP API
- Performance Testing: Apache JMeter
- Test Reporting: Allure Reports, Extent Reports
- Device Testing: Real-device & Cloud Device Farm testing (BrowserStack / Sauce Labs), Android & iOS mobile app testing
- DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker
- Database & OS: SQL, Linux
- Debugging & Monitoring: Charles Proxy, Kibana
- Defect Management: JIRA, HP ALM, Quality Center (QC)
- AI-Assisted Engineering: GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor — used for automation scripting, test case generation, debugging, code review, and documentation; prompt engineering for LLM-based test generation; exposure to AI Agents, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and self-healing automation frameworks
- Industries: Telecom, Digital Payments, UPI, FinTech, Banking, Payment Processing, Cards, VISA, MasterCard, RNPS
- Methodologies: Agile Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC, STLC
- Languages Known: English, Hindi
Certification
Certified ScrumMaster – Scrum Fundamentals Certified, Selenium Test Automation – SelectorsHub Certified
DOMAIN EXPERIENCE
Languages Known: English, Hindi
Personal Information
Title: SDET | Test Automation Engineer
Timeline
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Airtel Digital
05.2022 - Current
SDET Analyst
Global Payments (TSYS)
07.2020 - 04.2022
Consultant – QA
Saksoft Limited
02.2019 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
Hindu College of Engineering