Subbu Palla

QA Automation Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience building scalable test automation frameworks for web-based enterprise applications. Deep expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cucumber BDD, and CI/CD integration via Jenkins. Experienced in end-to-end quality assurance across Banking and E-Commerce domains, with a strong grasp of Agile/Scrum workflows, defect lifecycle management, and database validation.

Committed to delivering high-confidence releases through intelligent automation strategies.

Test Automation Engineer at SourceFuse Technologies (2023-07 – 2024-10)

Project: Threshold Transaction Limit (TTL) | Client: Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Domain: Banking

• Designed and maintained a robust automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Cucumber BDD, improving test coverage by 40% and reducing manual effort by 50%.
• Automated 100+ critical regression test cases for a global e-commerce platform, ensuring stable releases and faster go-to-market cycles.
• Integrated automation suite with CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins, enabling daily automated test execution and reducing release time by 30%.
• Led end-to-end testing activities including test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting, achieving a 20% reduction in production defects.
• Collaborated within Agile/Scrum teams, ensuring faster sprint deliveries and improved cross-functional communication.

Software Engineer – Testing at Helson Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2020-05 – 2023-07)

Project: E-Commerce Application | Client: Galway | Domain: E-Commerce & Retail

• Designed and implemented a Hybrid automation framework (POM + Data-Driven) using Selenium WebDriver and Java, improving script reusability by 45% and reducing maintenance effort by 30%.
• Automated 80+ critical test scenarios including User Registration, Product Search, Cart, Payment Gateway, and Order Tracking, increasing regression coverage by 50%.
• Integrated test suite with CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins, enabling continuous testing for every release and reducing deployment time by 25%.
• Performed cross-browser and cross-platform testing, ensuring 99% consistency across major browsers and OS environments.
• Generated TestNG reports, dashboards for real-time execution tracking, improving stakeholder visibility, release decisions.
• Collaborated with Dev and QA teams in Agile environment, managing defects via JIRA/TFS, and reducing defect leakage.

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering – JNTUK University (2017-05)