VARSHEETH SHAMALA

Experienced QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years in test automation, performance testing, and CI/CD integration, specializing in Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and API testing using RestAssured and Postman to enhance software quality and reliability. Proficient in Selenium, Eggplant, JMeter, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, REST Assured, Python, Java, TestNG, Jenkins, and cloud-based testing, ensuring seamless automation across diverse applications. Expert in functional, API, performance, security, and database testing, driving robust test strategies for enterprise solutions. Skilled in modern testing frameworks and methodologies, including BDD (Cucumber, SpecFlow), and GraphQL API testing, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and system resilience. Strong experience in mobile and cross-platform automation using Appium, Espresso, AWS Device Farm, and Azure Test Plans, optimizing test execution for native, hybrid, and web applications. Optimized CI/CD pipelines and integrated automation into DevOps workflows, accelerating software delivery cycles. Spearheaded automation strategies and led test initiatives, enhancing efficiency and test coverage across multiple projects. Expert in DevOps and cloud-based testing, integrating automation into GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Device Farm, and Terraform (IaC) for scalable test execution across environments. Passionate about AI-driven test automation, security testing, and observability, implementing Testim.io, Applitools for self-healing automation, k6 for performance testing, and OWASP ZAP for security scanning, ensuring resilient and high-performing applications. Hands-on experience in Agile and Scrum environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive test strategy, automation implementation, and continuous quality improvements. Good Knowledge of all phases of SDLC, including Frontend, Spring, and Microservices Architecture. Passionate about emerging technologies, continuously evolving development strategies, adopting modern tools, and ensuring future-ready, high-performing software solutions.

Dreamhouse Case Study: A Structured Life Cycle Process for Database Design, Led a cross-functional team of 3 members through the complete database lifecycle, from requirements gathering to implementation, utilizing MS Access for backend development and focusing on creating a scalable, normalized database architecture that could handle complex user registration workflows and property management requirements.