Pavan Kumar Avvari

Senior SDET / Automation Test Engineer with 10+ years of experience across functional testing, UI automation, API automation, integration, regression, performance testing and end-to-end quality engineering. Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining automation solutions using Cypress, Playwright JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Selenium WebDriver and WebdriverIO, with exposure to Playwright through hands-on exploration and POCs. Experienced in developing reusable automation frameworks, integrating automated testing into GitHub Actions and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, API testing, test reporting, defect analysis and production validation.

Experienced across financial applications, payment platforms and enterprise systems, with a strong background in Agile/Scrum, BDD, TDD, SDLC and STLC. Proven ability to collaborate with developers, business teams and cross-functional stakeholders, support production rollouts, perform root-cause analysis and contribute to continuous improvement. Currently applying AI-assisted testing practices using tools including ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini and Devin AI to accelerate automation development and test engineering activities.

Senior Analyst at Bhavna Software Pvt. Ltd. (2026-01 – Present)

• Co-developed and enhanced a scalable Cypress E2E automation framework using TypeScript and JavaScript for enterprise financial workflows.
• Developed reusable automation components including custom commands, utilities, fixtures and page-level abstractions to improve maintainability and test development.
• Completed 46 test cases within 7 months as part of the Caseware automation effort.
• Automated UI, functional, regression, integration and UAT scenarios covering financial application workflows.
• Integrated automated test execution with GitHub Actions CI/CD, supporting maintenance workflows and continuous validation.
• Achieved 90–100% pass rates across maintenance workflows in GitHub Actions based on the automation runs performed.
• Targeted a delivery cadence of 2–3 automation pull requests per day for automation development and maintenance.
• Used Devin AI to auto-generate automation scripts for selected test cases, including 2–3 test cases, as part of AI-assisted testing experimentation and development.
• Perform root-cause analysis of automation failures and application issues, collaborating with development teams to identify and resolve defects.
• Work with Jira and Zephyr for defect tracking, test management and execution visibility.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to automation framework improvements, test stability and maintainability.
• Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies and collaborate with developers, analysts and other stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools including Devin AI, ChatGPT and other AI tools to accelerate test design, automation development and analysis.

Senior SDET at Edvenswa Tech (2025-01 – 2025-12)

• Designed and maintained Cypress-based automation for a payment platform, covering application validation and regression scenarios.
• Developed and enhanced automated tests using JavaScript/TypeScript and reusable Cypress automation patterns.
• Supported deployment validation and regression testing across application releases.
• Integrated automation execution with GitHub Actions to support continuous testing and deployment validation.
• Investigated automation failures and application defects and collaborated with development teams for resolution.
• Contributed to Agile/Scrum delivery activities, test planning and quality validation throughout the release lifecycle.

Senior Automation Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2023-12 – 2024-12)

Environment: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Oracle, Cypress, ReadyAPI, GitHub, Jenkins, SQL Developer, Allure, Cucumber

• Designed and executed functional, regression, integration and end-to-end test scenarios for enterprise applications.
• Developed and maintained UI automation using Playwright and Cypress.
• Converted existing Protractor-based automation scripts to Cypress, modernizing the automation approach.
• Developed automated API tests using ReadyAPI for service-level validation.
• Performed API performance and load testing and analyzed test results to identify performance-related issues.
• Applied TDD and BDD practices within the automation and testing lifecycle.
• Integrated test automation with Git and Jenkins CI/CD workflows.
• Generated and maintained test execution reports using Allure and Cucumber reporting.
• Designed test cases, performed manual validation and supported production rollout activities.
• Collaborated with developers, business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to investigate defects and ensure release quality.

Senior Automation Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2023-06 – 2023-11)

• Developed and maintained UI automation using Selenium and Java for enterprise application workflows.
• Created and executed functional and regression test scenarios.
• Performed API testing using ReadyAPI and validated service-level behavior.
• Supported CI/CD automation using Git and Jenkins.
• Used Allure and Cucumber reporting to provide test execution visibility.
• Participated in defect analysis, test planning and Agile delivery activities.

Senior Automation Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2022-06 – 2023-05)

• Developed and maintained automated UI test scenarios using Selenium and Java.
• Designed functional and regression test cases for application enhancements.
• Supported API validation and integration testing using ReadyAPI.
• Implemented and maintained automation within Git/Jenkins workflows.
• Performed defect investigation and collaborated with development teams to resolve issues.
• Contributed to BDD/TDD-oriented automation practices and continuous quality improvements.

Test Lead at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2021-12 – 2022-05)

• Led functional testing activities for application enhancements and release delivery.
• Prepared test plans, coordinated test execution and tracked quality activities across the team.
• Reviewed requirements and test scenarios to ensure adequate functional coverage.
• Supported production rollout activities and defect triage.
• Coordinated with development and business stakeholders to support successful sprint and release execution.

Senior Functional Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2017-06 – 2021-10)

• Performed end-to-end functional and regression testing for enterprise pricing and financial workflows.
• Validated pricing logic and P&L report calculations across business scenarios.
• Analyzed requirements and user stories and translated them into comprehensive test scenarios.
• Supported PI and sprint-level delivery activities within an Agile environment.
• Executed regression testing and validated application changes across releases.
• Collaborated with business and technical stakeholders during defect analysis and resolution.

Senior Functional Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2016-10 – 2017-05)

• Tested the FXE IPD pricing module across functional business scenarios.
• Participated in story and requirement reviews and performed detailed test analysis.
• Designed and executed functional and regression test scenarios.
• Supported client acceptance activities and defect validation.
• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure requirements were adequately validated.

Performance Tester at HCL TECHNOLOGIES (2015-10 – 2016-09)

• Performed load, endurance and performance testing for enterprise applications.
• Tested batch jobs and web services under different workload conditions.
• Analyzed application behavior, memory utilization and system logs during performance testing.
• Used AppDynamics for application performance monitoring and analysis.
• Prepared performance test results and SLA-oriented reports for stakeholder review.
• Supported identification and analysis of performance bottlenecks.

M.Tech / ME in Information Technology – JNTU Anantapur, Nandyal

MCA – SVPG College, Kadapa

B.Sc in Computer Sciences – Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Nandyal