Tilak Mahana

Automation-focused QA Engineer with 4.8 years of experience in enterprise application testing across web, mobile, and API platforms. Strong expertise in Java-based automation frameworks using Selenium, REST Assured, and TestNG. Proven ability to design comprehensive test scenarios, automate regression suites, and participate in end-to-end QA lifecycle activities within Agile environments.

Experienced in building maintainable hybrid automation frameworks, integrating automation pipelines with CI/CD, and driving shift-left quality strategies in Agile delivery environments. Experienced in test planning, test data preparation, requirement analysis, and exploratory testing for mission-critical applications. Proven track record of improving regression efficiency, reducing defect leakage, and accelerating release cycles for enterprise insurance applications.

Software Engineer - QA Automation at Clover Infotech Pvt Ltd (2021-08 – Present)

Designed and maintained scalable hybrid automation framework supporting UI, API, and mobile automation layers. Architected modular Page Object Model with reusable utilities improving framework maintainability and onboarding efficiency.

• Designed and maintained scalable hybrid automation framework supporting UI, API, and mobile automation layers
• Architected modular Page Object Model with reusable utilities improving framework maintainability and onboarding efficiency
• Improved framework scalability by modular architecture design
• Automated 60% of business-critical regression suite reducing manual testing effort by 40% and improving release validation speed
• Implemented intelligent synchronization and dynamic locator strategy reducing flaky test failures across environments
• Executed automation suite on cloud testing platforms enabling cross-device validation
• Developed reusable API automation framework using REST Assured supporting payload builders, schema validation, and workflow validation
• Designed Jenkins pipeline stages for build validation, smoke execution, and full regression
• Implemented parallel execution strategy reducing regression execution time significantly
• Collaborated with development teams during sprint grooming to introduce early test design improving requirement clarity
• Performed cross-device and cross-platform validation across mobile and web environments
• Conducted failure root cause analysis improving automation reliability and test observability
• Validated UI behavior, performance, and cross-device compatibility across multiple OS versions and device configurations

Search Analyst at Etouch Systems Pvt. Ltd. (2018-09 – 2021-08)

Evaluated landing pages for SEO structure and content relevance. Analyzed user queries and assessed ad copy quality for ML-driven improvements.

• Evaluated landing pages for SEO structure including header tags, alt tags, hyperlinks, and interlinks to ensure search engine relevance
• Analyzed user queries and assessed content relevance, improving search ranking algorithms
• Assessed ad copy quality, policy compliance, and provided insights for ML-driven improvements
• Consistently achieved accuracy and throughput KPIs while handling large-scale data evaluations

B.E in Computer Engineering – Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering (2018)

Diploma in MSBTE – Muchhala college (2015)

SSC in Maharashtra State Board – Home of Faith English High School (2012)