Alankruta Devi

Senior test automation and quality leader with 15+ years designing test strategy and leading automation delivery across complex, regulated, multi-supplier environments including direct engagements with HMRC, Bank of England, and Post Office. Combines deep hands-on automation expertise with proven people leadership - formally mentoring and leading a team of 6+ test engineers across a multi-workstream programme.

Specialises in embedding quality early: designing risk-based, shift-left test strategies, building automation frameworks (Selenium, Java, Python, TestNG, Cucumber) integrated into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, and extending coverage into non-functional risk through performance testing (JMeter, Gatling-style load testing). Experienced operating across multi-team, multi-supplier delivery structures, translating technical risk into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders and holding consistent testing standards across supplier boundaries. Early adopter of AI-assisted engineering tooling (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, spec-driven development) as part of a broader approach to continuous improvement in test tooling and CI/CD efficiency.

Senior Test Automation Specialist / Test Team Lead (SDET) at Accenture UK (2021-01 – Present)

• Led and mentored a team of 6+ test engineers across a multi-workstream programme, coordinating testing standards and priorities across concurrent squads
• Defined and implemented risk-based test strategy, embedding testing earlier in the CI/CD lifecycle in partnership with developers and DevOps
• Coordinated testing approach across internal and supplier teams on regulated financial services engagements, maintaining consistent standards across organisational boundaries
• Built and scaled automation frameworks (Selenium, Java, TestNG, Cucumber/BDD) integrated into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to drive release confidence
• Extended test coverage into non-functional risk through performance testing (JMeter, Gatling-style load testing), translating results into go/no-go recommendations for delivery leads
• Validated backend services and distributed architectures through API, integration, and system-level testing, surfacing data-flow risk before production
• Drove root-cause analysis on complex, multi-service defects, working cross-functionally with developers and DevOps to resolve systemic issues
• Evaluated and introduced AI-assisted engineering tooling (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, spec-driven development) to accelerate framework development while maintaining test rigor
• Presented testing risk, metrics, and recommendations to senior stakeholders across client and supplier organisations
• Client engagements: Bank of England, HMRC, Post Office, Royal London

Senior Test Engineer - DUEC Continuous Iteration D at Accenture UK

Client: UK Health

• Enabled full-stack test solutions through multi-disciplinary team planning and ecosystem integration, accelerating delivery and driving quality across the application lifecycle
• Performed continuous testing across security, API, and regression suites; developed automation strategies and automated test scripts
• Supported test data and environment configuration to enable consistent, reliable automated execution
• Participated in code reviews and monitored/reported defects to drive continuous improvement across the end-to-end testing process
• Acted as subject matter expert across Testing Process and Quality Improvement, collaborating and making decisions across multiple teams
• Applied performance testing strategy and test & diagnostics practices to strengthen release quality
• Mentored junior team members to build a culture of quality and continuous learning

Technical Test Lead (SDET) at Infosys (2019-01 – 2019-07)

• Developed Selenium-based automation frameworks using Java, TestNG, Cucumber, and Maven
• Integrated automated regression suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to improve release confidence
• Performed API and backend testing using REST services and Postman
• Contributed to test architecture, requirement analysis, and test strategy
• Led Agile test planning, estimation, and sprint execution
• Managed defect lifecycle including triage and root cause analysis

Consultant - Test Automation Engineer at Capgemini (2013-12 – 2019-01)

• Built Selenium automation frameworks for enterprise banking systems
• Performed functional, regression, integration, ETL, and database testing
• Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub
• Contributed to Agile delivery across global, multi-team environments

Test Analyst at Hewlett Packard (2010-06 – 2013-12)

• Designed and executed manual and automated test cases for IVR systems
• Used Eggplant automation tool for UI automation
• Performed database validation and backend testing
• Logged defects using HP ALM/QC

M.Tech in Computer Science – Biju Patnaik University of Technology (2005 – 2007)

B.E. in Information Technology – BPUT (2001 – 2004)

Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication – State Council of Technical Education (1997 – 2000)