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Sai Chaitanya Chintalapuri

Raleigh,USA

Summary

Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with over 10+ years of diverse experience in Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), specializing in automation and manual testing across Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, and Retail domains. Proficient in developing robust test strategies, test cases, and automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and various API testing tools. Strong background in Agile methodologies with a focus on continuous integration and deployment.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Engineering Lead

Infosys Limited
11.2020 - Current
  • Client: Charles Schwab (Aug 2023 - Present)
  • Project: Intelligent Assistant
  • Designed and implemented BDD automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and Cucumber.
  • Automated RESTful API testing using Rest Assured with JSON schema validation and integrated it with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Managed a team of manual and automated testers, providing mentorship, task allocation and progress tracking.
  • Conducted mobile automation testing using Appium and SauceLabs across multiple mobile devices.
  • Collaborated with developers and product teams to review requirements, designs and user stories to ensure comprehensive coverage.
  • Implemented test reporting solutions using Allure and Extent Reports.
  • Configured Bamboo pipelines for automated regression test execution and reporting.
  • Client: PWC (Nov 2020 - Aug 2023)
  • Project: Polaris
  • Developed and maintained hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Java.
  • Conducted back end testing using SQL queries to validate and retrieve the data from database.
  • Responsible for documenting Test Execution Results, preparing Test reports and evaluating Test metrics for Reporting.
  • Developed and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket for continuous test execution.
  • Performed API security testing using OWASP Zap for vulnerability assessment.
  • Implemented test reporting solutions using Allure and Extent Reports.

Software Development Engineer in Test

ICloud Technologies Corp
01.2019 - 11.2020
  • Client: Conduent
  • Project: State Level Registry
  • Developed data-driven automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and Apache POI for Excel data handling.
  • Implemented parallel test execution using TestNG to optimize test run times and increase efficiency.
  • Designed and executed end-to-end, functional, and regression test cases to ensure software quality.
  • Configured Jenkins pipelines for scheduled test executions and automated report generation.
  • Integrated automation scripts with GIT for version control and continuous feedback loops.
  • Managed defect tracking and resolution through JIRA, coordinating with development teams for bug fixes.

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

ASAP Data Solutions
04.2018 - 12.2018
  • Client: All State
  • Project: Insurance Claims Digital Business
  • Designed Page Object Model (POM) based automation frameworks using Java and Selenium.
  • Developed test plans and test cases for functional, regression, and UAT testing
  • Implemented cross-browser testing strategies using Selenium Grid.
  • Optimized existing scripts to reduce execution time and increase accuracy of test results.
  • Utilized Jenkins pipelines to manage continuous integration and automated deployments.
  • Led cross-functional teams in implementing automation solutions, improving operational workflows.

QA Automation Engineer

PodiliSoft Inc
09.2017 - 04.2018
  • Client: All State
  • Project: Insurance Claims Digital Business
  • Automated end-to-end API workflows using Postman with pre-request scripts and environment variables.
  • Executed regression testing and identified defects in software applications, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
  • Collaborated with development and DevOps teams to integrate test automation within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies, including PI planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standup.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define test cases and validate requirements for new features.
  • Created test plan for each sprint based on the business specifications and uploaded the test results in the Confluence.

Software Engineer

First Source IT Services Pvt Ltd
08.2012 - 03.2015
  • Client: HSBC
  • Project: Internet Banking System
  • Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software.
  • Developed reusable functions for dynamic data handling in Selenium automation scripts.
  • Configured TestNG XML suites for parallel execution and optimized test execution time.
  • Developed reusable functions for dynamic data handling in Selenium automation scripts.
  • Implemented database validation scripts using JDBC connections in Java for automated data checks.
  • Automated regression testing of core banking functionalities using Selenium.

Education

Master of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Northwestern Polytechnic University
04.2017

Skills

  • Selenium
  • Java
  • Git
  • Bamboo
  • Jenkins
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • C
  • Saucelabs
  • Postman
  • Agile methodologies
  • SoapUI
  • Appium
  • Kobiton
  • Eclipse
  • Apache POI
  • TestNG
  • Jira
  • TFS
  • Rest Assured
  • Splunk
  • Conflunce

Certification

Microsoft Certified - AZ 900

Timeline

Quality Engineering Lead

Infosys Limited
11.2020 - Current

Software Development Engineer in Test

ICloud Technologies Corp
01.2019 - 11.2020

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

ASAP Data Solutions
04.2018 - 12.2018

QA Automation Engineer

PodiliSoft Inc
09.2017 - 04.2018

Software Engineer

First Source IT Services Pvt Ltd
08.2012 - 03.2015

Master of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Northwestern Polytechnic University

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