QA Automation Specialist

Haripriya Meruva

Senior Test Engineer

Professional Summary

  • Over 15 years of QA experience, specializing in functional and automation testing using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG and Pytest.
  • Expertise in Manual Testing, Automation, and Service Oriented Architecture across Web Services/Mobile Apps, Client Server, and Web applications.
  • Comprehensive experience in all phases of STLC, SDLC (Waterfall and Agile), and the Bug life Cycle.
  • Proficient in Java and Python (Pytest, pywinauto) for developing robust test automation scripts and frameworks.
  • Skilled in designing and implementing Automation Frameworks: TDD, BDD, Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, and Hybrid.
  • Experienced in load and performance testing with tools like JMeter/LoadRunner and Gatling.
  • Familiar with Jenkins for Continuous Integration and expert in RESTful API testing using REST-assured (Java) and Postman/SOAPUI.

Technical Skills

QA & Automation

Selenium Web Driver Karate Framework QTP / UFT Cucumber Manual Testing HP Quality Center ALM

Languages & Core

Python (Pytest) Java (TestNG) JavaScript C# SQL POM (Page Object Model)

API & Performance

REST-assured Postman SOAP UI JMeter / LoadRunner Gatling

DevOps & Database

Jenkins (CI/CD) GIT / GitHub / SVN JIRA / TFS Maven Oracle / MySQL / MSSQL

Key Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner PCEP – Entry-Level Python Programmer Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Fundamentals CSPO: Certified Scrum Product Owner

Professional Experience

Texas Mutual Insurance Company, TX

Senior Test Engineer | May 2021 – Present

  • Developed and executed an automation integration test suite for API and UI using the Karate framework.
  • Created Performance tests utilizing Gatling and the Karate framework, ensuring system scalability.
  • Maintained and enhanced the comprehensive Regression test suite to ensure stability across releases.
  • Designed an End-to-End Automation Framework for RESTful Web services testing using POSTMAN.

Baylor Scott and White, TX

Automation Test Engineer | June 2019 – May 2021

  • Developed automation test suites using Python, Selenium WebDriver, and Pytest framework.
  • Utilized Page Object Model (POM) and Page Factory for creating readable, maintainable, and data-driven test scripts.
  • Developed framework scripts using the pywinauto module to automate desktop GUI applications.
  • Executed various SQL queries for data validation against the backend database.
  • Integrated automation tests with Jenkins for continuous integration.

eMDs, TX

Automation Test Engineer | July 2018 – June 2019

  • Wrote Test Automation Scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG to perform critical sanity testing.
  • Developed a Hybrid Framework (Page Object and Data-Driven) on top of TestNG and Selenium WebDriver.
  • Configured Jenkins as a CI server with GitHub and Maven for automated execution.
  • Created and tested Mock Services using SOAPUI and implemented End-to-End Automation for RESTful Web services using POSTMAN and REST-assured.
Early Career History

CGI (formerly Logica Pvt Ltd): Senior Test Engineer (April 2011 – March 2014)
3i Infotech: Test Engineer (April 2010 – April 2011)
SemanticSpace Technologies: QA Analyst (February 2007 – April 2010)