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Lakshmi Gogineni

North Brunswick Township

Summary

Seasoned automation QA engineer with 12+ years of experience in software testing, test automation, and quality assurance across diverse domains including Ecommerce/Retail, Banking, Financial Services, and Transportation. Expertise in performance testing processes, creating test scripts, capacity planning, and executing performance testing load models using tools like JMeter, Jenkins, ALM, Jira, GitHub, and ACCELQ. Experienced in leading projects with multi-site teams and collaborating effectively with stakeholders. Hands-on experience with Continuous Integration Platforms like Jenkins and AWS. Adept in designing robust test frameworks, leading QA teams, and integrating CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable releases. Skilled in frontend and backend test automation, API testing, and performance testing methodologies.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. SDET

Frontier communications
08.2022 - Current
  • Led test automation across multiple functional teams for Frontier applications, acting as a key liaison among business, QA, and development.
  • Developed and maintained automation frameworks and reusable components using AccelQ, Postman, and AWS SDKs/APIs.
  • Implemented functional, API, security, and performance testing for cloud-based applications leveraging AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda), CloudWatch, and AWS X-Ray.
  • Collaborated on test data strategy, performance testing support, and conducted cross-team requirements workshops with onshore/offshore stakeholders.
  • Delivered end-to-end automation for web, mobile, and API applications; expert in AccelQ, Postman, MongoDB, Logstash, and JIRA.
  • Developed scalable, cloud-integrated test solutions with emphasis on monitoring, logging, and real-time processing systems.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, Agile methodologies, and modern test practices.

QA Testing Engineer – SDET

WellsFargo
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • Analyzed business requirements and created detailed test plans and API test cases.
  • Automated REST API and UI testing using Selenium, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber/JBehave.
  • Managed test execution and dependencies with Maven; integrated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline.
  • Utilized Core Java 8 features (Multithreading, Lambdas, Streams) for robust automation scripting.
  • Configured AWS environments for testing using IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
  • Participated in code reviews, debugging, and agile development using tools like JIRA, GitHub, and ALM.
  • Built scalable, real-time automation solutions and contributed to test data, monitoring, and performance validation.

QA Testing Engineer – SDET

NYS ITS-DMV
12.2016 - 07.2021
  • Test Planning & Automation: Analyzed business requirements and developed test plans, focusing on REST API and Spring Boot framework automation using Selenium, Maven, and Postman/SoapUI.
  • Core Java Expertise: Utilized Java 8 features (Multithreading, Lambdas, Streams) for automation and testing.
  • CI/CD Integration: Implemented continuous integration with Jenkins, managing Commit, Assembly, Deployment, and Smoke tests.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Set up AWS instances (Elastic Load Balancer, EC2, RDS, VPC) for high availability and test environment scaling.
  • BDD Automation: Conducted Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber and Gherkin.
  • Version Control & Agile: Worked with Git for source code management and participated in Agile development cycles.

Internship-SDET

Vuin
12.2015 - 05.2016
  • Provided end-to-end testing for an Ecommerce web application, covering functional, GUI, and API testing.
  • Created and executed test plans, test cases, and test scripts; conducted peer reviews and defect management.
  • Automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG and Java; logged defects in JIRA.
  • Developed and executed API level tests for web services and enhanced test harnesses with XML.
  • Validated database functionality using complex SQL queries from SQL Server to ensure accurate reports.
  • Involved in test reporting, execution, and ensuring application readiness for quarterly releases.

QA Analyst – SDET

Discover Financial Services
03.2011 - 10.2013
  • Participated in SDLC for development, analysis, testing, and deployment of software applications.
  • Developed Hybrid Test Automation using Selenium WebDriver and created test plans, test cases, and automation scripts.
  • Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including Test Driven Development (TDD).
  • Conducted performance testing with LoadRunner and JMeter for web and service efficiency.
  • Managed defects in JIRA/ALM, performed code reviews, and worked with Maven for build management.
  • Conducted database testing with SQL Server and validated reports using complex queries.
  • Implemented and tested API services (SOAP, REST, JSON) with Spring and J2EE.
  • Deployed Android Marketplace app and supported various Android OS app releases.

test Engineer – SDET

Wells Fargo/Wachovia Securities
11.2007 - 11.2010
  • Designed and implemented features in Automation Anywhere (e.g., Java SPY, Unicode support, Reports, XML, Database, Image Recognition).
  • Utilized XML, XSD, JAXB for web services development, and tested with SOAP and XAMP.
  • Used JIRA for bug tracking and issue management.
  • Developed web pages using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React.js, and Bootstrap for responsive design.
  • Implemented backend with Hibernate, developed reusable React components, and integrated web services (WSDL/SOAP).
  • Wrote JUnit test cases for plugin development and enhancements.

Education

Bachelors - Computer science and electronics

AN University
01.2007

Master’s - Technology Management

University of Bridgeport
01.2016

Skills

  • Languages/Tools: Java, Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium
  • Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, BDD (Cucumber), RestAssured, Robot Framework
  • DevOps/CI-CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Git, Docker, Maven, Azure DevOps
  • Testing Types: UI, API, Mobile, Database, Performance (JMeter), Security
  • Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Azure, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs
  • Other Tools: Postman, Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, Allure Reports
  • Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD

Timeline

Sr. SDET

Frontier communications
08.2022 - Current

QA Testing Engineer – SDET

WellsFargo
10.2021 - 07.2022

QA Testing Engineer – SDET

NYS ITS-DMV
12.2016 - 07.2021

Internship-SDET

Vuin
12.2015 - 05.2016

QA Analyst – SDET

Discover Financial Services
03.2011 - 10.2013

test Engineer – SDET

Wells Fargo/Wachovia Securities
11.2007 - 11.2010

Master’s - Technology Management

University of Bridgeport

Bachelors - Computer science and electronics

AN University

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