Chiyamala Devi

Lead QA Automation Engineer with 15+ years of experience in Web, API and Mobile testing (manual and automation) using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, Playwright, Appium, TestNG and Maven. Expertise in designing scalable automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, API automation, parallel execution and SQL-based database testing. Strong experience in production defect analysis and monitoring using Sumo Logic and Grafana with root cause analysis (RCA).

Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, SDLC, Test Strategy, Test Plan creation and Defect Life Cycle management. Proven ability to lead QA teams, mentor engineers and drive process improvements across Agile environments. Experienced in end-to-end testing across UAT, Staging and Production environments.

SENIOR QA III - Phreesia - Pune, India

(2022-06)

Ex-Rayden. Worked across 8+ healthcare applications as QA Lead, defining automation strategy, testing standards, framework adoption, code reviews, and release quality practices across multiple product teams.

• Designed and maintained scalable end-to-end automation frameworks for Web and API testing (FHIR standards) using Selenium WebDriver and Rest Assured with TestNG, Junit and BDD Cucumber.
• Achieved 50% reduction in automation execution time through parallel execution and optimized test suite design.
• Implemented Playwright-based UI automation framework using JavaScript, BDD and POM, supporting parallel execution, fixtures, hooks, and tag-based test execution, resulting in reduced regression execution time and improved CI/CD pipeline efficiency.
• Developed API automation using Rest Assured, handling multiple request types and dynamic payload validation.
• Leveraged AI-assisted testing using Claude and GitHub Copilot for test design and code optimization.
• Led a team of 15 QA engineers across multiple projects, Collaborated with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality releases on schedule
• Monitored quality metrics, defect trends, test coverage and release readiness to drive informed project decisions.
• Implemented process improvements that reduced regression effort, increased automation coverage, enhanced release predictability and test automation stability through flaky test detection and remediation.

LEAD QA - ADP - Chennai, India

(2018-12 - 2022-05)

• Ensured high-quality payroll processing web application testing using Selenium WebDriver and Rest Assured with integrated end-to-end (E2E) testing and generated comprehensive TestNG reports.
• Developed 500+ automation test cases increasing overall efficiency by 50% and reduced regression test time by 70%
• Performed SQL-based database validation for data integrity, backend verification and UI–API–DB consistency.
• Led and managed a team of 15 QA engineers, including task allocation, mentoring, performance guidance and delivery tracking.

SENIOR QA - Trimble - Chennai, India

(2010-05 - 2018-11)

• Developed and automated regression test suites for Android/iOS applications using Appium both on Emulators and Real devices
• Performed compatibility testing across multiple mobile devices.
• Identified and reported critical defects in mobile applications resulting in reducing 90% post release defects

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication - Anna University, Tagore Engineering College (2005 - 2009)