SWAPNA Pacha
Johnston
Summary
QA Lead & Automation Engineer with 11+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale web, mobile, and cloud applications in Agile/SAFe environments. Expertise in Playwright, Python, Appium, React, TypeScript, CI/CD automation, API testing, and full-stack development. Proven track record leading QA strategy, building scalable automation frameworks, improving release quality, and mentoring cross-functional teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Lead / Automation Engineer / Jr. Full Stack Developer
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Johnston, IA
10.2015 - Current
- Led QA strategy, regression coverage, and defect management across multiple applications.
- Led QA teams and mentored engineers on automation best practices and framework design.
- Built and maintained Playwright automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Developed responsive UI features using React & TypeScript and backend APIs using Python.
- Designed PostgreSQL schemas and Alembic migrations for enterprise applications.
- Performed API validation using Postman, Swagger, and Bruno.
- Migrated automation suites from Selenium to Playwright using Python.
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for enterprise platforms.
- AI‑assisted engineer leveraging tools like GitHub Copilot and AI‑powered test generation to accelerate development, improve code quality, generate test scenarios, and enhance debugging efficiency across frontend, backend, and automation layers.
- Led mobile application QA for Android and iOS platforms using Appium and Selenium.
- Built automation suites and executed regression, localization, and API testing.
- Implemented Bitrise workflow automation and monitored app stability using Crashlytics.
- Developed and executed test plans, regression suites, and API testing activities.
- Collaborated with Agile teams to identify defects and improve product quality.
QA Analyst
SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES
Chennai, India
09.2006 - 01.2008
- Performed functional, UI, integration, and regression testing for banking applications.
Skills
- Automation: Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Appium
- Programming: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React
- Testing: UI, API, Regression, Integration, Mobile, UAT
- API & Tools: Postman, Swagger, Bruno, TestRail, Jira
- CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub, Bitrise, AWS, Jenkins
- Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MS SQL Server
- Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall
Timeline
QA Lead / Automation Engineer / Jr. Full Stack Developer
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
10.2015 - Current
QA Analyst
SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES
09.2006 - 01.2008