Leezan Nayak
Senior Software Testing Engineer
Plano,TX
Summary
Senior Software Testing Engineer with over 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance across web, mobile, and client/server applications. Skilled in both manual and automated testing, with deep expertise in STLC, SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies. Proven ability to lead QA efforts, mentor teams, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
Software testing professional equipped to deliver impactful results. Strong background in identifying software defects and ensuring quality assurance. Skilled in automated and manual testing, test planning, and bug tracking. Known for fostering team collaboration and adaptability to dynamic project needs. Trusted for reliability and focus on achieving optimal outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Test Engineer
Amdocs
10.2022 - Current
- Led QA efforts for T-Mobile projects in a hybrid work setup.
- Used Swagger UI to test and validate REST APIs, Verified request/response payloads, HTTP status codes, and error handling.
- Performed Customer Service Management (CSM) activities and executed data validation tasks using the Samson database.
- Run the billing process and Bill Estimation validation through Samson.
- Led end-of-release client demos, presenting and validating newly certified features prior to production release.
- Defined and executed Sanity, E2E, Regression, System, Performance, and UAT testing.
- Built scalable API automation frameworks using Postman, Java, and TestNG.
- Worked with Kafka topics, partitions, offsets, and consumer groups to ensure high throughput and fault tolerance and Validated Kafka message flows between producer and consumer applications.
- Managed deployments and validations using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Kafka.
- Mentored junior QA engineers and collaborated across teams for agile delivery.
- Conducted and managed multiple test phases—including regression, functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing—resulting in improved software reliability and reduced post-release defects.
- Streamlined defect management by leading triage sessions, ensuring clear documentation, and partnering with developers for prompt resolution of critical issues.
- Identified and implemented process improvements to enhance testing efficiency, automation coverage, and overall test effectiveness.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align on quality goals, communicate testing progress, and ensure timely risk mitigation.
- Maintained comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, cases, and reports, ensuring full visibility into product quality.
- Monitored key quality metrics and provided clear, actionable reports to stakeholders.
- Assessed and mitigated product risks by identifying testing gaps and coordinating with development teams to ensure thorough coverage before release.
SDET Automation Engineer
CVS Health
Richardson, Texas
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Developed automation frameworks using JavaScript, WebDriverIO, Chai, and Mocha.
- Automated UI, API, mobile web/app testing across platforms.
- Created BDD frameworks and integrated with CI tools like Jenkins.
- Validated 3rd-party APIs and collaborated with EPIC, Digital, Kiosk, and MCIT teams.
- Led sprint reviews, retrospectives, and testing-related meetings to drive continuous improvement.
- Validated API schema, parameters, and data types as per Swagger definitions.
SDET Automation Engineer
Tenet Healthcare
01.2020 - 02.2022
- Built Selenium-based automation frameworks using TestNG and Maven.
- Designed and executed API test suites in Postman and Rest Assured
- Performed backend testing and ensured data integrity using SQL.
- Led regression and cross-browser testing efforts.
- Used Swagger UI to visualize, test, and validate REST endpoint.
Software Test Engineer
Ericsson Global India Services Ltd
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Developed automation scripts for Web UI and API testing.
- Participated in Agile sprints and created test cycles and mockups.
- Used Selenium and TestNG for regression and functional testing.
Software Test Engineer
Infosys Limited (Client: LexisNexis)
12.2012 - 01.2015
- Executed test cases for multiple releases and performed various testing types.
- Automated schema validation and XML file mapping.
- Used REED ELSEVIER defect tracking tool for bug management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Odisha ,India 05.2001 -
Skills
Test Automation: Selenium, WebDriverIO, TestNG, Mocha, Cucumber, Playwright (working knowledge)
API Testing: Postman, SoapUI, REST, SOAP
CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Maven, GIT, Docker, Kubernetes
Cloud & Microservices: Google Cloud Platform, ETL
Database Testing: SQL, MySQL, GCP BigQuery
Test Management: JIRA, Rally, TestRail, ALM
Mobile & Web Testing: iOS, Android, Cross-Browser
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
Familiar with modern Generative AI concepts, Large language model (LLMs) and emerging frameworks such as Ollama
Used AI prompts to assist bug analysis, Log interpretation and root-cause identification
Professional Development” or “Hands-on Practice”
- Playwright – Hands-on Learning
- Hands-on knowledge of Playwright using TypeScript.
- Understanding of Playwright architecture and Playwright Test framework.
- Familiar with cross-browser testing (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit).
- Knowledge of auto-waiting mechanism and advanced locators.
- Practiced writing end-to-end UI automation scripts.
- Basic understanding of API testing using Playwright request context.
- Generated HTML reports and executed tests in headless mode.
- Understanding of parallel execution and fixtures.
Timeline
Software Test Engineer
Amdocs
10.2022 - Current
SDET Automation Engineer
CVS Health
03.2022 - 10.2022
SDET Automation Engineer
Tenet Healthcare
01.2020 - 02.2022
Software Test Engineer
Ericsson Global India Services Ltd
02.2015 - 08.2016
Software Test Engineer
Infosys Limited (Client: LexisNexis)
12.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
05.2001 -