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Prasanna Purohit

South Jordan

Summary

Accomplished Automation Architect with a strong background in both healthcare and consumer product technology sectors, including significant contributions at Cricut. Expert in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks for API, UI, and mobile testing, with a demonstrated ability to improve automation efficiency by up to 80% through strategic innovation. Proficient in C#, Selenium, and leading cross-functional teams to adopt best practices and elevate code quality and collaboration.

Skilled in infrastructure as code (IaC), with hands-on experience in Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and working knowledge of Crossplane. Adept in modern DevOps practices, including application deployment with ArgoCD, workflow automation using GitHub Actions, and managing Kubernetes configurations via Helm Charts.

Brings a unique blend of technical depth, managerial insight, and research-driven problem-solving, with expertise spanning application-level automation to infrastructure orchestration. Recognized for strategic thinking and delivering scalable, high-impact automation solutions across diverse technical landscapes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principle Automation Architect & Site Reliability

Cricut
02.2024 - Current
  • Led the seamless migration of a production application from a single-region to a multi-region infrastructure, ensuring zero downtime and maintaining application availability, performance, and data integrity throughout the transition.
  • Contributed to the creation and configuration of various cloud resources—including MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Redis Cache, MemoryDB, SNS, and SQS—using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Helm Charts to ensure consistent, scalable, and repeatable deployments.
  • Modified and optimized Helm Charts to enable repeatable and consistent deployment of various AWS resources, improving deployment reliability and simplifying environment management across multiple stages.
  • Maintained and optimized GitHub Actions workflows for build, deployment, code review processes, application containerization, and pushing Docker images to Amazon ECR, ensuring streamlined CI/CD pipelines and improved developer productivity.
  • Maintained and enhanced Runscope tests to monitor the health and performance of microservices deployed in the production environment, ensuring early detection of issues and continuous application reliability.
  • Worked collaboratively with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues during the development cycle, ensuring minimal blockers and maintaining steady progress across environments.
  • Managed access requests for various development and operational tools, ensuring proper role-based access control (RBAC), compliance with security policies, and timely provisioning of user permissions.
  • Participated in the deployment of Cricut applications and microservices to the production environment using ArgoCD, ensuring reliable, automated, and consistent delivery through GitOps practices.
  • Collaborated with the development team to design and implement Helm Charts for new services and applications, enabling smooth progression across Dev, Test, Stage, and Prod environments while ensuring zero downtime and uninterrupted application functionality during deployments.
  • Monitored production-deployed applications using Datadog by leveraging key metrics and performance indicators to ensure system health, detect anomalies, and proactively address issues affecting reliability and user experience.

Test Automation Architect

Independant Contractor
09.2020 - 02.2024
  • Designed automation tests ( UI, API and Mobile ) and framework using C#, specflow, selenium, RestClient
  • Designed Framework using C# language for API and UI
  • Mentoring Teams to adhere best practices
  • Review Automation tests designed by peers
  • Involved in design meeting and all scrum ceremonies

Test Automation Architect

Oottru Technologies ( Cricut Company )
12.2018 - 03.2020
  • Defined Automation Strategy and Framework for API, Functional(GUI, Mobile) and Performance Testing
  • Designed Automation Framework as one point solution for API Tests, GUI, Mobile in C# and Java using BDD tools like Cucumber and Specflow with automation tool Selenium (UI), HttpClient, RestAssurred ( API)
  • Contributed to Build pipeline strategy for all automation and performance testing
  • Designing API Tests suite for Continuous Build Delivery Tests
  • Involved in strategy review, Training and Design
  • Implemented Automation strategy to support everyday delivery towards DB, API and UI changes

Technical Lead

Sonata Software Pvt. Ltd
12.2013 - 12.2018
  • Designed and developed multiple Automation Framework Development for different Client like J&J, SAGE, OUA using behavior driven development tools like Cucumber, Specflow and FIT in Java or C# using Selenium and Sahi automation tools
  • Defined Validation Automation Process for Health Care Product development and Testing for Johnson & Johnson in Scrum flavor
  • Customized JIRA Product and tailored Agile Process for OUA Client
  • Improved process on implementing In Sprint Automation, Shift Left, Behavior Driven Development and Dev-Ops which improved Automation ROI to 50% and leads to more coverage
  • Implemented End to End Automation Process from Script Development to integration with automation Server( Jenkins) and Update Status to Test Management i.e. JIRA (Xray) and Generate and Share the report as validation Process

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(SDET)

Indecomm Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd
09.2010 - 11.2013
  • Designed and Developed Automation Framework using C#, Spec flow & FIT, Selenium which reduced around 80% Manual Testing effort
  • Web Service Testing using NUnit Framework and C# for REST and SOAP
  • Performance Testing using JMeter and integrated with Continuous Integration Tool for every build deployment
  • Mentored junior developers, improving their technical skills and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Automated Healthcare Products like ELN, Chemical Registration and Discovery Studio from Dassault Systems

QA Engineer

CDC Software
10.2007 - 08.2010
  • Requirement understanding and design of Manual test cases for Regression, Functional and Integration tests
  • Designed and Developed automation framework using QTP Tool
  • Designed automated tests using VB Scripting
  • Designed Unit Testing for Pivotal Business Server
  • ETL Testing

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics

Basaveshwara Engineering College
Bagalkot, INDIA
08-2005

Skills

  • Design and Development of Automation Framework

  • Automation Testing

  • API Test Automation

  • Mobile Test Automation

  • Site Reliability Engineer

  • Infrastructure Development

  • AWS

  • Application Monitoring using Datadog

Accomplishments

  • Accomplished automating Validation test cases in health care organization ( Johnson & Johnson, Accelrys now Dassault Systems ) as per SOP using Selenium and XRAY which reduced application release timeline by 12 weeks months
  • Designed and Generated Synthetic Tests in Datadog using swagger.json integrating all the components like monitors and the reports

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master(CSM) from Scrum Alliance

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Kannada
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Principle Automation Architect & Site Reliability

Cricut
02.2024 - Current

Test Automation Architect

Independant Contractor
09.2020 - 02.2024

Test Automation Architect

Oottru Technologies ( Cricut Company )
12.2018 - 03.2020

Technical Lead

Sonata Software Pvt. Ltd
12.2013 - 12.2018

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(SDET)

Indecomm Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd
09.2010 - 11.2013

QA Engineer

CDC Software
10.2007 - 08.2010

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics

Basaveshwara Engineering College

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