SHEETHAL R PARWAR
Dubai
Summary
Experienced software testing professional specialised in AI-augmented testing and automation using Playwright and Selenium for cross-browser and device compatibility. Expertise in card management systems and compliance with ISO 8583 and PCI DSS. Proficient in API testing with Postman, REST API automation, and programming in Python and SQL. Utilises CI/CD tools like Azure Pipelines and Jenkins to enhance development efficiency within Agile frameworks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET)
Tundra Technical Solutions
Bangalore
2024.02 - 2024.08
- Architected a Playwright (Python) + POM framework from scratch, covering UI, API, and E2E regression and moving the organization off legacy tools. Cut manual testing effort by 60%.
- Developed Playwright-based REST API automation for Azure microservices, ensuring adherence to service contracts and maintaining data integrity for each production release.
- Engineered a continuous testing pipeline with GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and Jenkins, cutting full regression execution from 7 hours to 40 minutes. Published Allure/HTML reports that reduced critical bug leakage by 25%.
- Implemented AI-driven self-healing locators and visual regression analysis, reducing test flakiness by 50% and automation maintenance by 75%.
- Leveraged GitHub Copilot to auto-generate Playwright scripts, page objects, and data helpers, accelerating automation authoring by 40%.
- Integrated Claude AI into the test design workflow for test case ideation and edge-case discovery, boosting coverage by 15% and accelerating reviews by 25%.
- Designed an Agentic AI QA solution with Planner and Analyzer agents that autonomously generate and validate test scenarios from user stories and APIs; integrated with Playwright and CI/CD to improve regression coverage by approximately 30–35%.
- Added AI-driven failure analysis, feedback loops, and automated release risk insights and defect summaries, reducing manual QA effort by approximately 25% and accelerating go/no-go decisions by approximately 20%. Applied LLM-based validation to conversational and banking use cases in an enterprise banking environment.
- Led team of 6 QA Engineers in sprint planning and test case reviews, achieving 100% requirements coverage before automation, while managing task assignments, code reviews, and bandwidth for high-priority releases.
- Mentored 2 junior QA engineers in pair testing and framework onboarding, enhancing team automation output while participating in Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning and retrospectives.
Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET)
CGI
Bangalore
2022.05 - 2024.01
- Led testing efforts for payment gateway integrations, ensuring seamless transaction processing, security, and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborated with external payment service providers on integration testing, validating interoperability and enhancing reliability of payment gateway system.
- Conducted end-to-end testing of payment workflows, including user authentication, payment authorization, transaction logging, and error handling.
- Developed comprehensive test scenarios for payment methods, currencies, and transaction types, ensuring thorough validation of successful and failed payments.
- Verified data integrity and consistency between payment gateway system and backend databases, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting and reconciliation.
- Implemented performance testing to evaluate system scalability, reliability, and response times under various load conditions, identifying and addressing bottlenecks.
- Worked closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to prioritize and resolve critical issues, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality payment solutions.
Senior QA Engineer
Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2020.09 - 2022.05
- Developed automated test scripts for key e-commerce functions, improving test coverage by 30% and reducing manual testing effort by 40% within the first quarter.
- Mapped and tested 5 payment gateway integrations to ensure robust functionality for all user transaction types.
- Validated data integrity across frontend, API, and database layers with SQL queries to ensure data accuracy.
- Conducted cross-browser and cross-device testing on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and mobile to enhance user experience.
Senior QA Engineer
GlobalLogic
Bangalore
2019.05 - 2020.08
- Developed and executed end-to-end test cases covering authentication, authorization, and error handling.
- Implemented Selenium WebDriver for automated regression testing, reducing manual effort.
- Led testing for a new payment gateway integration, ensuring seamless transactions and compliance.
- Directed testing for cloud migration, validating data integrity and system functionality.
- Developed disaster recovery and failover test strategies, ensuring data integrity and system resilience.
- Coordinated performance testing with vendors, enhancing system scalability and responsiveness.
- Collaborated with DevOps on infrastructure automation, facilitating seamless migration and deployment processes.
- Conducted compatibility testing across diverse devices and operating systems.
QA Engineer
Randstad India Private Ltd
Bangalore
2018.05 - 2019.04
- Executed API testing using Postman to validate functionality and performance of services.
- Reported, reproduced, and verified bugs; analysed and tracked defects through iterative testing to confirm resolution.
- Developed clear and structured test cases to ensure thorough understanding and coverage of requirements.
- Logged and tracked issues in the bug-tracking tool, ensuring clarity and accuracy from identification to resolution.
- Logged issues clearly and accurately in the bug-tracking tool and tracked them through to closure.
- Confirmed accuracy of reported issues in the bug-tracking tool. posted by team members in the bug-tracking tool.
- Developed creative test cases and indirect scenarios affecting the business domain of the application, arranging the testing environment per requirements.
QA Engineer
Genius Consultants Limited
Bangalore
2017.02 - 2018.05
- Extensive experience in application, interface, and GUI testing, ensuring the reliability and functionality of software applications.
- Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinating involvement of business users to validate software against requirements.
- Gathered requirements from business analysts and designed test strategies to ensure comprehensive coverage and quality assurance.
- Utilised AS400 systems for data processing and management, optimising performance within retail environments.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics and Communication
GM Institute of Technology
IndiaSkills
- AI-Augmented & GenAI Testing: GitHub Copilot, Claude AI, Prompt Engineering, LLM test generation, Self-healing locators, Visual regression testing, AI code review, Agentic AI Test Automation
- Test Automation: Playwright (Python), Selenium (Python), Pytest, Page Object Model (POM), Cross-browser testing
- Card Management Systems: Card issuing, Web UI testing, CMS/Switch/Core Banking Integration Testing
- Cards & Payments: ISO 8583 testing, Card Lifecycle Testing, PIN Management, 3DS2, EMV/Chip, Payment Gateway Integration Testing, Transaction reconciliation, Multi-Currency Payment Testing, PCI DSS
- API Testing: Postman, REST API Automation, API testing, Microservices Testing
- Programming & Query: Python, SQL
- CI/CD & DevOps: Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions
- Cloud: Microsoft Azure (Azure app services)
- Test Management: TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr, Bugzilla
- Testing Types: Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, End-to-End (E2E), User acceptance testing, Performance Testing
- Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Sprint Planning, Shift-Left Testing, Defect management
- Reporting: Allure Reports, HTML Reports, JUnit, CI dashboards
- Continuous integration
- Software lifecycle knowledge
- Agile methodology proficiency
- Experience with postman
Accomplishments
- 75% reduction in automation maintenance and 50% less test flakiness by designing AI-driven self-healing locators and AI-powered visual regression analysis.
- 15% increase in test coverage and 25% faster reviews after embedding Claude AI into the test design workflow for AI-assisted test case ideation and edge-case discovery.
- 40% faster automation authoring using GitHub Copilot to auto-generate Playwright scripts, page objects, and data helpers.
- 60% reduction in manual testing effort after architecting a Playwright + Page Object Model (POM) framework covering UI, API, and end-to-end (E2E) regression.
- Full card-lifecycle ownership and ISO 8583 message validation across ATM, POS, and e-commerce channels for a major banking client.
- 50% faster regression cycles after building and CI/CD-integrating a Python, Selenium, and Pytest suite for card-lifecycle and transaction testing.
- Mentored and upskilled junior QA engineers on AI-augmented automation frameworks, code reviews, and pair testing, raising team-wide automation output.
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET)
Tundra Technical Solutions
2024.02 - 2024.08
Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET)
CGI
2022.05 - 2024.01
Senior QA Engineer
Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd
2020.09 - 2022.05
Senior QA Engineer
GlobalLogic
2019.05 - 2020.08
QA Engineer
Randstad India Private Ltd
2018.05 - 2019.04
QA Engineer
Genius Consultants Limited
2017.02 - 2018.05
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics and Communication
GM Institute of Technology