Nilesh

Lead Automation Engineer with 14+ years of IT experience, including 10+ years of expertise in Selenium WebDriver-based test automation. Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for enterprise applications. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Microservices Testing, and release quality assurance.

Extensive domain experience across Banking, Financial Services, Payments, Logistics, and Healthcare, with a consistent track record of improving software quality, accelerating release cycles, and delivering reliable, high-performance applications.

Senior Technical Specialist at WiseLink Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (2024-05 – 2026-02)

Project: Trade Compliance Platform

• Integrated automation frameworks with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, automated regression execution, faster feedback, and improved release quality.
• Developed comprehensive test plans covering manual, automated, and performance testing based on an understanding of product requirements and business processes.
• Expertise in Defect Management and Communication Collaboration. Accurately recorded and track defects found during testing. Maintained close communication with cross-functional team members, collaborate to solve problems during testing, and promoted the smooth progress of projects.
• Designed and developed scalable automation frameworks using Page Object Model, Data-Driven, Factory, and Singleton design patterns to improve maintainability, reusability, and automation coverage.

Senior Software Engineer at EnterpriseMinds India Pvt. Ltd. (2023-12 – 2024-02)

• Designed test automation architecture for UI, API, and end-to-end testing using Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cucumber, and REST Assured, ensuring reusable and reliable test components.
• Defined and implemented test automation strategy aligned with project goals, Agile delivery, risk coverage, and release timelines, focusing on scalable and maintainable automation solutions.
• Owned the test automation strategy and execution for Agile projects using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Cucumber (BDD).
• Designed and developed scalable automation frameworks for functional, regression, and API testing.
• Led automation initiatives and mentored QA engineers while collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams.

Senior Technical Specialist E1 at Zensar Technologies Ltd. (2023-03 – 2023-08)

Project: Prepaid Cards

• Involved and managed the design, development, and execution of test automation for the Prepaid Cards project using Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cucumber (BDD), and API automation within an Agile environment.

Associate Architect at Cigniti Technologies Limited (2022-10 – 2022-12)

Project: Northern Trust Wealth Passport

• Improved automation coverage by 50%, expanding automated regression coverage across critical business workflows.

Senior QA Lead at Persistent Systems Limited (2020-09 – 2021-09)

Project: IBM IC4V

• Led the test automation delivery using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), and REST Assured, while supporting functional, manual, sprint, and regression testing for the IBM IC4V application.

Functional Tester at GemSource-Freelancing (2020-01 – 2020-09)

Project: OpenBravo ERP

• Performed functional, smoke, regression, and end-to-end testing to validate application quality and support releases.

Senior Consultant at Capgemini Technology Services India Limited (2017-06 – 2019-12)

Project: HSBC Open Banking

• Developed and executed Selenium WebDriver automation for functional and regression testing, while supporting Agile sprint planning and testing payment workflows across domestic, international, BACS, and CHAPS services.

Senior Principal Software Engineer at Accion Labs India Pvt. Ltd. (2016-06 – 2017-02)

Project: Prepaid Cards

• Supervised the development and execution of Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber (BDD) automation for functional and regression testing, while supporting Agile Scrum planning and ensuring the quality of test plans and automation scripts.

Senior Software Test Engineer at WhiteHedge Technologies (2013-07 – 2014-12)

Project: Equipment Optimization Solutions

• Developed Selenium WebDriver automation for functional testing and performed black-box, white-box, and regression testing while maintaining test documentation and test suites in Quality Center.

Software Test Engineer at Symphony Teleca Corp. / United Software (2011-04 – 2013-03)

Project: DealerTrack Canada

• Developed Selenium WebDriver automation for regression testing, performed SQL-based backend validation, and collaborated with development teams to resolve defects and improve application quality.

Software Engineer QA at i-net Systems (2009-08 – 2011-04)

Project: SHC

• Developed and executed automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, and API/Web Services testing to ensure application quality.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Dr. BAMU), Maharashtra, India (2005)