Ravindra Siddam

Automation Test Engineer with 3 years 9 months of experience specializing in Playwright with TypeScript & JavaScript. Proven expertise in designing scalable automation frameworks, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, and delivering high-quality software through functional, regression, database, and mobile testing. Strong domain knowledge in US retirement services (401k, 403b, 457) with focus on compliance, accuracy, and seamless participant onboarding.

Associate - Cognizant Technology Solutions

(2022-10)

Client: Manulife Life Insurance (Insurance Domain) | Jan 2025 – Present

• Automated validation of Fee Billing files using Playwright + SQL, reducing manual effort by 60%.
• Integrated Playwright scripts with CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release cycles and improving early defect detection.
• Designed reusable Page Object Models and data-driven frameworks, cutting script maintenance time by 40%.
• Implemented Playwright adoption replacing legacy Selenium scripts, reducing regression runtime by 35%.
• Logged and tracked automation defects in Jira, ensuring 95% defect closure within SLA timelines.
• Contributed to Agile/Scrum ceremonies to improve sprint predictability, align test coverage with business goals, and collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Processed XML files through RevPort using CAWLA jobs to calculate plan-level fees.
• Applied plan-level fees in Omni by processing CSV files from RevPort and converting them into JSON via CAWLA jobs.
• Tested integration components from my team with multiple squads to ensure seamless cross-team functionality.

Associate - Cognizant Technology Solutions

(2022-10 - 2024-12)

Client: OneAmerica Financial (Insurance Domain)

• Validated retirement workflows across 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans, ensuring compliance with US financial regulations and seamless participant onboarding.
• Developed and executed functional/regression test scenarios across multiple web applications (eSites, SSRS, Batch Wizard, Plan Wizard, Change Wizard, CMOD), reducing post-production defects by 30%.
• Designed and validated data-driven test cases for RS_TEST, RS_DATA, RSWEB, and RS_LandingZone ODS databases, strengthening backend integrity.
• Validated IVR participant registration flows via toll-free numbers, ensuring full compliance with onboarding requirements.
• Executed mobile web testing on Android and iOS, boosting usability scores and cutting mobile defects by 25%.

B. Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering - G Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology (2019 - 2022)