Shiyam Kumar Lakshmanan
Seattle
Summary
Experienced Software Development Engineer in Test with expertise in automation and CI/CD processes. Enhanced testing efficiency at Amazon through innovative framework implementations. Skilled in Selenium and Jenkins, with a strong emphasis on quality assurance and cross-platform user experience. Proven track record of collaboration to ensure seamless product delivery.
Experienced with automated testing frameworks and tools, ensuring robust software quality. Utilizes test strategies to identify and resolve defects early in the development cycle—knowledge of continuous integration and delivery processes, contributing to efficient and reliable software releases.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Development Engineer in Test
Amazon
02.2025 - Current
- Engineered and maintained AI-driven automated testing agents for distributed applications across 50+ Fire TV partner devices, cutting manual testing time by 30%.
- Designed and executed test strategies powered by intelligent validation models across 15+ hardware configurations, achieving 99.9% compatibility and consistent performance.
- Led end-to-end validation of API integrations and backend services by developing agent-based system automation using Python and AWS SDKs, boosting test coverage 40% and reducing integration issues 25%.
- Built and managed AI-assisted data warehousing pipelines on AWS DynamoDB, accelerating test analytics and historical regression tracking with 50% faster data retrieval and 20% lower storage costs.
- Directed cross-functional teams using AI-supported defect triage to eliminate critical issues pre-production, reducing resolution time 35% and achieving 98% defect-free releases.
- Developed adaptive test frameworks powered by autonomous QA agents, improving software reliability, shortening testing cycles 40%, and increasing development velocity 15%.
Quality Assurance Engineer II
Amazon
08.2022 - 02.2025
- Drove release readiness through regression testing across 50+ environment transitions and coordination with cross-functional teams, ensuring 100% on-time releases.
- Optimized CI/CD workflows using Jenkins and internal pipelines, improving test execution efficiency and cutting deployment cycle times by 30%.
- Supported 10+ geographic launches and media feature rollouts through code reviews, feature validation, and tooling improvements, boosting launch success by 25%.
- Mentored 10+ peers in QA automation and debugging best practices, reducing bug resolution time by 20%.
- Partnered with developers and external teams to enhance Fire TV’s third-party device integration and lead TestRail migration, improving device support by 40%.
- Led quality assurance for software releases, ensuring compliance with strict standards and reducing post-release defects by 15%.
- Built automated tests using Selenium and Java, increasing testing efficiency by 35% and significantly reducing manual effort.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Value Momentum Inc Erie Insurance
04.2018 - 07.2022
- Built enterprise automation frameworks (UFT, Selenium, Visual Studio), increasing automated coverage by 40% and cutting manual effort by 30%.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines for cloud apps, improving deployment reliability by 25% and reducing release time by 15%.
- Developed integration libraries and end-to-end automation, enabling tests to run 50% faster with higher cross-system accuracy.
- Migrated test environments from VMs to Docker, reducing provisioning time by 60% and lowering infra costs.
- Led automation strategy across enterprise apps, reducing production defects by 20% and improving regression consistency.
- Drove QA improvements that increased system stability and customer satisfaction.
- Delivered test plans for 10+ major projects, accelerating release approval and ensuring high-quality delivery.
Senior Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2011 - 04.2018
- Designed and implemented Selenium/TestNG/JUnit automation frameworks, increasing test coverage by ~40%.
- Validated 100+ API endpoints using SOAP UI and REST, ensuring accurate geographic and data mappings.
- Led automation for 3 major insurance platforms (Guidewire PC/CC/BC), improving release quality by 30%.
- Performed end-to-end testing across UI, web services, and backend systems for high-availability applications.
- Developed SQL scripts to validate ETL pipelines and mainframe batch jobs, reducing data defects by 25%.
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
BITS Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan, India04.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Anna University
Coimbatore, India04.2011
Skills
- Test automation frameworks
- Proficient in Java, C#, SQL, and VB Scripting
- Proficient in AWS, Azure, and Docker
- Proficient in testing tools: SOAP UI, ServiceNow, PeopleSoft, Browser Stack
- SQL query writing
- Web-based testing
- Code simulation
- Release management
- Version control management
- Performance benchmarking
- Security testing
- Scripting languages
- Mobile application testing
- Data validation
- Machine learning applications
Accomplishments
- Drove release readiness through regression testing across 50+ environment transitions and internal pipelines, improving test execution efficiency and reducing deployment cycle times by 30%.
• Supported 10+ geographic launches and media feature rollouts via code reviews, feature validation, and tooling enhancements, increasing launch success rates by 25%.
• Mentored 10+ engineers in QA automation and debugging practices, reducing bug resolution time by 20%.
• Collaborated with developers and partner teams to strengthen 3P device integration and lead TestRail migration, boosting device support by 40%.
• Led QA efforts for software releases, enforcing strict quality standards and cutting post-release defects by 15%.
• Developed automated test suites using Selenium and Java, increasing testing efficiency by 35% and substantially reducing manual effort.
Certification
- PCEP [Python Certified Entry Programmer]
- Azure AI [AI-102] Engineer Associate
- RPA Developer [Automation Anywhere]
- Multicloud Network Associate
- [Aviatrix]
- Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate [Certiprof]
- CSM – Certified Scrum Master certification
- Azure Fundamentals [AZ-900]
- AINS 21 Insurance & ISTQB
Timeline
Software Development Engineer in Test
Amazon
02.2025 - Current
Quality Assurance Engineer II
Amazon
08.2022 - 02.2025
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Value Momentum Inc Erie Insurance
04.2018 - 07.2022
Senior Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2011 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Anna University
Master of Science - Software Engineering
BITS Pilani