SANKAR GINJUPALLI
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Results-driven QA professional with over 12 years of experience in manual and automation testing of web and mobile applications across diverse technologies, including Java, AngularJS, and ReST web services. Expertise encompasses all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), utilizing Agile, SCRUM, Iterative, and Waterfall methodologies to ensure quality deliverables. Proven proficiency in the Pharma Serialization process and testing SAP Advanced Track and Trace systems, complemented by a strong background in various testing methodologies such as Unit Testing, System Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing. Collaborative team player with exceptional communication skills, adept at building client relationships and committed to continuous learning and adaptation in fast-paced environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Quality Engineer
Equifax
Atlanta, GA
07.2022 - Current
- Architected a Playwright + TypeScript automation framework from scratch using POM, cross‑environment configs, reusable utilities, and modular design patterns.
- Built AI‑driven self‑healing automation by integrating Vertex AI with Playwright, reducing flaky test failures by 60% and stabilizing CI pipelines.
- Developed scalable UI + API automation with integrated validations, improving defect detection by 35% across critical workflows.
- Implemented parallel execution, cross‑browser testing, and CI/CD integration (Jenkins), cutting regression cycle time by 40%.
- Created reusable utilities for API calls, logging, assertions, test data generation, and environment management.
- Delivered Karate‑based API automation to expand backend coverage and accelerate service‑level validation.
- Built Selenium + Cucumber (BDD) suites for legacy modules, reducing manual regression effort by 25%.
- Led automation governance: coding standards, quality gates, framework adoption, and best practices across teams.
- Mentored SDETs on Playwright, TypeScript, framework design, and automation strategy.
SDET
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA, USA
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Automated SAP ATTP, Web, and API workflows using UFT, Selenium WebDriver, and Rest Assured.
- Built reusable UFT components and Selenium POM modules for Pharma Serialization and aggregation systems.
- Developed API validations and integrated automation into Jenkins CI pipelines with reporting and notifications.
- Supported SQA/VAL phases, defect triage, and cross‑system validation across SAP, Oracle ERP, Boomi, and packaging lines.
- Collaborated with business and engineering teams to define test scenarios, test data, and automation scope.
SDET
Abercrombie & Fitch (MAIT Solutions PVT Ltd)
Columbus, Ohio, USA
04.2018 - 01.2019
- Designed and executed manual + automated test suites for e‑commerce applications, improving regression coverage and reducing release cycle time.
- Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation scripts and contributed to a Hybrid POM framework built in Java for scalable test execution.
- Automated REST API testing using Rest Assured and JMeter, enabling faster validation of backend services and performance baselines.
- Performed load and stress testing with JMeter to identify optimal Web/App server configurations and performance bottlenecks.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and collaborated closely with developers to clarify requirements and resolve defects.
- Derived test scenarios, prepared test data, executed functional, integration, smoke, and system tests, and tracked defects through closure using JIRA/ALM.
- Selected and maintained regression test suites for both manual and automated execution, improving test reliability across releases.
- Documented test cases, analyzed results, classified defects by severity/priority, and communicated findings to stakeholders.
SDET
Capillary Technologies (Martjack)
Hyderabad, India
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Analyzed business requirements and defined high‑quality test scenarios, test data, and sprint test suites.
- Executed functional, integration, smoke, and regression testing; logged defects and drove them to closure.
- Built and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation for e‑commerce applications using Java.
- Developed a Hybrid POM automation framework to improve maintainability and scalability.
- Automated REST API testing using Rest Assured and performed API validation using Postman/Swagger.
- Conducted API load and stress testing with JMeter, identifying performance bottlenecks and tuning server configurations.
QA Engineer
CA Technologies
Hyderabad, India
12.2014 - 03.2015
- Built automation models in multiple languages using the model‑based Toolset, following defined Model Procedures.
- Developed, debugged, and executed UFT 12.0 automation scripts across local and remote environments.
- Integrated automated scripts into ALM test suites and executed tests individually or as full test sets.
- Analyzed execution results, identified failures, and reported defects with clear root‑cause insights.
- Executed end‑to‑end model runs from ALM 11.0 and generated required model remotes to support continuous execution.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies — daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives — and provided daily progress/status updates.
Senior Software Associate
NCR (Fusion Indus Tecsol Pvt. Ltd.)
Hyderabad, India
11.2012 - 11.2014
- Analyzed business requirements and application workflows to define clear, testable scenarios.
- Documented test cases with expected results and captured outcomes to assess product quality.
- Participated in requirement review meetings and prepared test environments for execution.
- Performed Functional, Integration, Smoke, and System Testing across multiple releases.
- Classified defects by severity and priority, and collaborated with developers for quick resolution.
- Worked closely with developers to clarify business rules and ensure accurate implementation.
Education
Master of Technology - Computer Science
JNTU College of Engineering
Hyderabad, India11-2010
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
JNTU
Hyderabad, India05-2006
Skills
- Software manual testing
- Test automation
- API testing expertise
- Load testing expertise
- Automated regression testing
- Product defect tracking
- Strategic planning
- Team coordination
- Selenium IDE
- Selenium WebDriver
- Karate Framework
- Protractor
- JMeter
- TestNG
- Cucumber
- Jasmine
- Appium
- QTP
- UFT
- Maven
- Jenkins
- Git Hub
- Git
- Agile-Scrum
- GCP
- Jira
- ALM
- Zephyr
- Windows
- Linux
- Oracle
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- SAP ATTP
- Dell Boomi
- TraceReady
- Apica
- Datadog
Timeline
Sr. Quality Engineer
Equifax
07.2022 - Current
SDET
Gilead Sciences
08.2019 - 05.2022
SDET
Abercrombie & Fitch (MAIT Solutions PVT Ltd)
04.2018 - 01.2019
SDET
Capillary Technologies (Martjack)
05.2015 - 04.2018
QA Engineer
CA Technologies
12.2014 - 03.2015
Senior Software Associate
NCR (Fusion Indus Tecsol Pvt. Ltd.)
11.2012 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
JNTU
Master of Technology - Computer Science
JNTU College of Engineering