Vamshidhar Hindupur
Collegeville,USA
Summary
Highly skilled Analytical Senior SDET/QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing record in leading QA initiatives, optimizing test coverage, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through Agile/Scrum methodologies. Adept at performance benchmarking, security testing, and cross-functional collaboration to drive efficiency and reduce defects in production. Strong leadership in mentoring teams and implementing best practices in Automated Tests, Test Strategies, and DevOps pipelines.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
FINRA
08.2019 - Current
- Designed and maintained Selenium WebDriver and Cypress frameworks, increasing test coverage by 40% and reducing regression time by 35%. Implemented Test Strategies to align with business goals.
- Conducted load/stress testing using Gatling and JMeter, identifying bottlenecks that improved system efficiency by 30%. Used Quantitative data to drive decisions.
- Collaborated with DevOps to enforce SonarQube code quality gates, reducing critical bugs in production by 25%.
- Developed RestAssured scripts to validate microservices, ensuring 100% endpoint coverage for SEC-compliance reporting.
- Trained 5+ junior SDETs on automation best practices, providing constructive Feedback to elevate team productivity.
- Partnered with cybersecurity teams to integrate OWASP ZAP scans into the SDLC.
- Cloud: AWS
- Java, Python
- Hands on Experience with Python libraries such as pytest, unittests, request, for writing scalable maintainable automated tests.
- Developed Python scripts for test data generation and transformation, enabling reusable data sets for Cypress and rest assured data sets.
- Created Python automation scripts to validate financial datasets extracted from databases, improving data validation accuracy by 30%.
- Scalable Automated Testing frameworks, performance testing, and CI/CD integration. Expertise in Java, Python, Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, and REST/SOAP API testing, with a strong background in financial, healthcare, and enterprise applications.
Senior Software Engineer (QA Automation Lead)
Vanguard
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Created a Selenium-Cucumber BDD framework for testing Spring MVC applications, slashing manual effort by 50%.
- Automated NYSE data feeds using Object-Oriented Java scripts, ensuring accuracy for SEC filings.
- Implemented Selenium Grid to validate UI across 10+ browser/OS combinations.
- Executed end-to-end testing for monthly releases, achieving 99.9% defect-free deployments.
- Introduced Jira Xray for test case management, reducing duplicate efforts by 20%.
Programmer Analyst (QA Automation Engineer)
04.2013 - 09.2016
- Automated ObamaCare/SNAP regression tests using Java/Spring MVC, accelerating releases by 25%.
- Built Python utilities to auto-generate test data, saving 20+ hours/month.
- Used Splunk to diagnose production issues, reducing MTTR by 40%.
- Developed Postman collections to validate RESTful services for Medicaid eligibility checks.
- Integrated axe-core to enforce WCAG 2.1 standards.
- Translated business requirements into 500+ test cases for FDA-compliance projects.
- Partnered with pen-testers to remediate 10+ critical vulnerabilities.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of North Texas
Denton, TX01-2013
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
JNTU
India01-2011
Skills
- Test Automation
- Performance Testing
- API Testing
- Accessibility Testing
- Stakeholder Communication
- SonarQube (Code Quality)
- Agile/Scrum
- BDD/TDD (Cucumber, Gherkin)
- TestNG/JUnit
- Jira/Confluence
- Stakeholders Communication
- Selenium Grid
- Mocking (WireMock, Mockito)
- Cross-Browser Testing
- Leadership & Mentoring
- Problem-Solving
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Requirements Analysis
- Risk Management
- Technical Documentation
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Selenium WebDriver
- Cypress
- Cucumber
- JUnit
- TestNG
- RestAssured
- Gatling
- JMeter
- LoadRunner
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- HTML
- CSS
- JQuery
- Angular
- Spring MVC
- MySQL
- Oracle DB
- Jenkins
- Git
- SonarQube
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- Load/Stress Testing
- Security Testing
- Jira
- Splunk
- Postman
- Docker
- AWS
- Agile
- Scrum
- DevOps
Skills Highlights
- Test Automation
- Performance Testing
- API Testing
- Accessibility Testing
- Stakeholder Communication
- SonarQube (Code Quality)
- Agile/Scrum
- BDD/TDD (Cucumber, Gherkin)
- TestNG/JUnit
- Jira/Confluence
- Stakeholders Communication
- Selenium Grid
- Mocking (WireMock, Mockito)
- Cross-Browser Testing
- Leadership & Mentoring
- Problem-Solving
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Requirements Analysis
- Risk Management
- Technical Documentation
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
Key Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in Automated Testing frameworks including Selenium, Cypress, RestAssured, Gatling, and JMeter for functional, API, and load testing.
- Extensive programming knowledge in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) using Java and JavaScript to develop robust automation scripts and testing tools.
- Proven leadership in Quality Assurance strategy, mentoring junior engineers, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git, and SonarQube.
- Strong background in backend and frontend testing, including Spring MVC, REST/SOAP APIs, Angular, and database validation (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle).
- Skilled in security testing, log analysis (Splunk), and Cloud Computing (AWS) to ensure compliance and system reliability.
Timeline
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
FINRA
08.2019 - Current
Senior Software Engineer (QA Automation Lead)
Vanguard
10.2016 - 06.2018
Programmer Analyst (QA Automation Engineer)
04.2013 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
JNTU