Kunal Raut

QA Automation Engineer with 4+ years of experience building and scaling automation frameworks across Banking, Finance, Healthcare, and E-commerce domains. Skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Java, TestNG, REST Assured, Apache JMeter, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure, GitHub Actions). Expertise in Web Automation, API Automation, Performance Testing, Security Validation, and CI/CD-driven Quality Engineering.

QA Automation Engineer at SDK Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (2022-06 – Present)

Tech Stack: Selenium, Playwright, Java, TestNG, REST Assured, JMeter, Jenkins, Docker, SQL, CI/CD

• Automated 200+ test cases using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Java & TestNG with POM and data-driven design — reduced manual testing effort by ~40% and saved 2+ days per sprint
• Designed and maintained scalable Hybrid and BDD (Cucumber) automation frameworks with parallel execution and cross-browser coverage — adopted across Banking and Healthcare projects, reducing framework maintenance effort by 25%
• Designed and executed API test suites using REST Assured for KYC, patient data, loan processing, and payment integrations — covering positive, negative, boundary, and schema validation scenarios across microservices
• Performed API contract validation using Swagger/OpenAPI specifications and REST Assured — ensuring backward compatibility and preventing integration failures across releases
• Conducted performance testing using Apache JMeter — load, stress, and spike testing for critical Banking and Healthcare endpoints, identifying bottlenecks before production and improving system throughput
• Performed security testing: validated authentication flows, token validation (OAuth 2.0, JWT), RBAC, and OWASP Top 10 Security Validation — reducing security-related defect leakage across regulated workflows
• Worked with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated quality validation — configured Allure and Extent dashboards for sprint-level execution reporting to stakeholders
• Integrated automation suites into Jenkins and Azure Pipelines with parallel execution — improving release speed, cutting deployment risk, and enabling continuous quality feedback loops
• Managed 100+ defects in JIRA and Azure DevOps with 95%+ on-time closure rate — performed root-cause analysis and defect triage to ensure quality releases across Banking and Healthcare projects
• Performed database validation using SQL and MongoDB — verified data consistency across UI, API, and database layers in complex transactional workflows across regulated Banking and Healthcare systems
• Collaborated with US/UK clients in Agile/Scrum ceremonies — sprint planning, reviews, defect triage, and release sign-offs across time zones
• Leveraged AI-assisted test case generation and ChatGPT-based test design to expand test coverage faster and accelerate defect identification during sprint cycles

Bachelor of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (2021)