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QA Automation Architect & SDET

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Crafting robust testing strategies, automating complex scenarios, and building intelligent QA solutions with AI integration

Rahul Shukla - QA Engineer
Rahul Shukla QA Engineer
test-runner.sh
$ npm run test:e2e
Running E2E test suite...
Login flow (245ms)
Checkout process (312ms)
API validation (189ms)
Performance benchmark (2.1s)
Security scan (running...)
Tests: 47 passed, 0 failed
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About Me

Rahul Shukla

Results-driven QA Automation Architect with 11+ years of experience building enterprise-grade test frameworks across fintech, telecom, and insurance domains. Expert in Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium with a track record of scaling automation suites from scratch — including a 500+ test case framework that reduced regression time by 50%.

Proven ability to lead QA strategy, mentor teams, and integrate AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI) to accelerate delivery cycles. Passionate about the intersection of AI and quality engineering.

Key Expertise

  • Test Automation & Framework Design
  • QA Strategy & Process Optimization
  • CI/CD Pipeline Integration
  • AI-Powered Testing Solutions
  • Team Leadership & Mentoring
  • Performance & Security Testing

Technical Skills

Automation Frameworks

Playwright Cypress Selenium TestNG BDD / Cucumber

Languages & Runtimes

TypeScript JavaScript Node.js Java

Tools & Platforms

GitHub Actions Jenkins AWS Postman JIRA Allure

Testing Types

E2E Testing API / GraphQL Performance Visual Regression Cross-browser

CMS Testing

AEM Contentful Contentstack Optimizely Storyblok

AI & Dev Tools

GitHub Copilot Cursor AI Percy JMeter Git

Work Experience

Aug 2022 — Present Current

Successive Technologies

Senior Specialist Engineer

Noida, India

ZScaler AKQA Hesta Paya CP

Designed scalable Playwright TDD frameworks, achieving 82% automation coverage and reducing regression cycles by 75%.

Jan 2022 — Jul 2022

Atidiv India Private Limited

Senior QA Engineer

Remote

Voyage SMS

Grew test coverage from 35% to 75% and built robust E2E Cypress framework with real-time Slack reporting.

Apr 2019 — Dec 2021

Exzeo India Private Limited

Senior QA Engineer

Noida, India

Claim Colony

Reduced test execution time by 35% and built scalable API automation with GraphQL end-to-end testing.

2015 — 2019

Infosys Limited

Test Engineer

Pune, India

AT&T Cox Communication

Reduced regression testing time by 50%+ building Selenium/Java/TestNG automation across Android, iOS, and web.

Education & Certifications

B.Tech in Information Technology

SRM University

Delhi NCR, India · Graduated June 2015

  • Strong foundation in computer science and programming fundamentals
  • Specialized coursework in software testing and quality assurance

Notable Projects

ZScaler — Enterprise Security Platform

Designed a scalable Playwright TDD framework from scratch in TypeScript, achieving 82% automation coverage. Reduced regression cycle from 6 hours to under 90 minutes via GitHub Actions CI/CD. Cut flaky test rate by 30% through TypeScript typing & interface contracts.

Playwright TypeScript GitHub Actions TDD

AKQA Hesta — CMS & UI Automation

Implemented Playwright BDD (Cucumber) automation with Allure reporting. Validated content across AEM and Contentstack platforms on multiple resolutions. Leveraged Cursor AI to accelerate script development, significantly cutting sanity testing time.

Playwright BDD AEM Contentstack Cursor AI

Paya CP — Fintech Payment Platform

Scaled UI automation from 10% → 55% coverage with 500+ test cases. Built a REST API automation framework using Cypress from scratch with mock APIs and dynamic data. Used AWS DynamoDB for backend validation; implemented visual regression with Percy.

Cypress JavaScript AWS Percy REST API

Voyage SMS — E2E Test Suite

Grew test coverage from 35% → 75%. Built a robust E2E Cypress framework with Mochawesome reporting and Slack integration for real-time stakeholder notifications. Onboarded and mentored junior QA engineers on framework best practices.

Cypress Mochawesome Slack Integration CI/CD

Claim Colony — Insurance Tech Platform

Reduced test execution time by 35% through Cypress optimisations. Built a scalable API automation framework with Postman, covering GraphQL schemas, queries & mutations. Set up Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and conducted JMeter performance testing.

Cypress GraphQL Jenkins JMeter Postman

AT&T & Cox Communication — Telecom

Reduced regression testing time by 50%+ by building Selenium/Java/TestNG automation scripts. Performed SIT, UAT & regression across Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox & Edge. Managed defect lifecycle in HP ALM & JIRA with SQL backend validation.

Selenium Java TestNG HP ALM

Get In Touch

Interested in working together or have a question about QA automation? I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, testing strategies, or just connecting with fellow engineers.

New Delhi, India
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+91-9650296927
rahulshukla0312@gmail.com