UJWALA PALADUGU
Spartanburg,SC
Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable test automation solutions for complex enterprise systems across banking, healthcare, and data-driven platforms. Extensive experience designing and maintaining robust hybrid automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, and REST Assured to support high-reliability applications operating in microservices environments. Skilled in validating distributed systems through end-to-end testing strategies that include UI automation, API validation, database testing, ETL verification, and performance testing.
Strong background in developing maintainable automation architectures that improve test coverage, reduce manual effort, and accelerate delivery pipelines. Experienced in integrating automated test suites into CI/CD workflows to enable continuous testing and faster feedback across development teams. Adept at identifying system risks early through data validation, service-level testing, and regression optimisation, ensuring stable production deployments and improved product quality.
Collaborative and detail-oriented professional who works closely with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable testing strategies. Known for strengthening quality engineering practices, improving regression efficiency, and contributing to engineering teams that deliver dependable, scalable software in Agile environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Comerica Bank
01.2024 - Current
- Project: Digital Banking & Risk Analytics Platform
- Enterprise digital banking system supporting high-volume online transactions, secure authentication, account lifecycle management, regulatory compliance validation, and AI-driven fraud risk analytics. The application operates on a microservices-based distributed architecture handling real-time transaction processing and backend financial integrations across multiple services.
- Tools Used: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, REST Assured, Jenkins, SQL Server, Apache JMeter, Selenium Grid, Docker, Git, Agile
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Led design and enhancement of Hybrid Automation Framework supporting UI and API validation.
- Architected framework components using POM, reusable utilities, and centralized configuration management.
- Developed BDD scenarios using Cucumber to align automation with business acceptance criteria.
- Automated critical banking workflows including authentication, transaction processing, account services, and reporting modules.
- Designed and implemented REST Assured API automation suite validating transaction routing and fraud risk microservices.
- Performed complex SQL validations ensuring financial data consistency across distributed systems.
- Integrated automation execution into Jenkins CI/CD enabling scheduled and release-based regression testing.
- Implemented parallel execution strategy using Selenium Grid and Docker to optimize regression cycle time.
- Conducted performance validation using Apache JMeter under concurrent transaction load conditions.
- Contributed to sprint planning, risk assessment discussions, and defect triage for high-impact production issues.
QA Automation Engineer
Bluewater Healthcare
09.2022 - 12.2023
- Project: Healthcare Claims & Patient Management System
- Comprehensive healthcare platform supporting patient onboarding, eligibility verification, insurance integrations, billing workflows, and claims adjudication. The system integrates external insurance services and processes large volumes of claims transactions requiring strict data validation and compliance handling.
- Tools Used: Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, Snowflake, SQL, Apache JMeter, Azure DevOps, Agile
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Designed and maintained Data-Driven automation scripts for patient lifecycle and claims workflows.
- Automated RESTful APIs using REST Assured validating backend microservices and insurance integrations.
- Performed ETL validation ensuring accurate transformation and loading of claims data into Snowflake warehouse.
- Conducted backend SQL validation to verify billing calculations and claims adjudication logic.
- Executed regression automation prior to production deployments ensuring release stability.
- Conducted load testing using Apache JMeter to evaluate system behavior under claims surge conditions.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders during UAT cycles and release readiness reviews.
QA Automation & Data Validation Engineer
CNN Broad Brand
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Project: Enterprise Business Intelligence & Reporting Platform
- Enterprise analytics solution delivering real-time dashboards and operational reports. The platform processed large-scale datasets through ETL workflows and transformed them into structured reporting modules for business decision-making.
- Tools Used: Java, Selenium WebDriver, SQL Server, Oracle, ETL Testing, JIRA
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Automated dashboard validation ensuring accurate representation of aggregated and transformed datasets.
- Developed SQL reconciliation scripts comparing source systems and reporting outputs.
- Validated ETL transformation logic ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
- Executed regression automation suites supporting reporting enhancements.
- Participated in sprint planning and collaborated with analytics stakeholders for requirement validation.
Education
Master of Science - Business Analytics
University of South Carolina Upstate
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
VR Siddhartha Engineering College
Skills
- Designed and implemented Hybrid Automation Frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD)
- Built scalable framework architecture using Page Object Model (POM) and reusable utilities
- Developed end-to-end API automation using REST Assured for microservices validation
- Strong expertise in JSON/XML validation, HTTP status verification, authentication handling, and schema validation
- Integrated automation pipelines into Jenkins and Azure DevOps enabling continuous regression execution
- Performed backend database validation using SQL Server, Oracle, and Snowflake
- Conducted Load and Stress testing using Apache JMeter to validate scalability and performance
- Implemented parallel execution strategies using Selenium Grid and Docker
- Strong understanding of Microservices architecture, distributed systems, and data validation strategies
- Experienced in Agile/Scrum, requirement analysis, defect lifecycle management, and release coordination
- Category: Technologies
- Programming: Java, SQL
- Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, JUnit
- API Testing: REST Assured, Postman, Swagger
- Performance: Apache JMeter
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, Maven
- Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake
- Frameworks: Hybrid Framework, POM, Data-Driven, BDD
- Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JSON, XML
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Comerica Bank
01.2024 - Current
QA Automation Engineer
Bluewater Healthcare
09.2022 - 12.2023
QA Automation & Data Validation Engineer
CNN Broad Brand
01.2021 - 08.2022
Master of Science - Business Analytics
University of South Carolina Upstate
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
VR Siddhartha Engineering College