Rommala Chandra sekhar

Test lead / senior AI QA engineer

With over 12+ years of experience in test automation and leading QA teams, I have a strong background in driving testing initiatives and developing automation frameworks. My expertise in Selenium-Java, Katalon, Playwright, and BDD (Cucumber), allowing for the efficient execution of automated tests across web, mobile, and API applications.

[email protected] +91 7483757958

Experience

Senior Test Lead

HCL Tech • Bangalore

06/2021 — Present

Led AEM built banking projects using several tools (Selenium, Playwright, Katalon), completing tests faster and getting good coverage.
Created a test automation framework with Playwright for Web and Applitools for AEM visual testing for AEM components and Banking pages.
Made and maintained documents detailing testing strategies, plans, resources, and links to trace the progress of identifying critical defects
Managed and helped a group of 4 QA engineers at locations both local and abroad.
Created and carried out an automation strategy for AEM components using Selenium and Katalon, lowering the number of critical bugs.
Developed a full test automation framework for AEM Components ,Workflows, Content fragments and experience fragments , including visual testing with Applitools to ensure articles look great.
Worked with teams in different places to improve test coverage and maintain top-notch standards for AEM platform.
Experienced in manual and automated testing for web and mobile apps, Content management systems, web services, and client/server systems.
Reviewed test scripts, led clients through review process, and got their approval, showing strong lead skills for QA and business analysis.

Team Lead

Tech Mahindra • Bangalore

10/2020 — 06/2021

Automation tester of Salesforce CRM testing initiatives for B2C digital transformation project (DaVinci)
Developed and implemented test strategies aligned with Agile methodologies
Managed testing of complex workflows and approval processes
Oversaw testing of Salesforce CRM workflows and validation rules
Coordinated end-to-end testing of customer experience initiatives

Test Automation Engineer

Virtusa • Melbourne, AUS

04/2016 — 08/2020

Developed and maintained test automation framework using Katalon Studio and Selenium WebDriver for ANZ's banking applications, reducing manual testing effort.
Created API testing framework using Java and RestAssured to automate testing of Credit card shopfront offers and account management services in anz bank.
Set up automated test execution in Jenkins and Bamboo pipelines, helping the team deliver faster releases with reliable test coverage.
Executed and maintained AEM testing strategies across Author and Publish environments, ensuring smooth content deployment for banking portals.
Mentored 2 junior QA engineers on automation practices and provided regular knowledge sharing sessions on Katalon Studio.
Developed automated regression suite for critical business workflows
Collaborated with release management teams to review Technical Service Requests (TSRs), and provided testing support to ensure successful releases from the squad.
Performed TVT/BVT testing cycles for all releases, maintained detailed test documentation in confluence, and conducted thorough release validations.

Software Engineer

Samsung Data Systems • Seoul, Korea

12/2014 — 04/2016

Developed an automated testing framework using Cucumber and selenium-Java, implementing behavior-driven development (BDD) principles.
Wrote feature files by using Gherkin language to translate business requirements into executable test scenarios.
Developed step definitions in Java to implement automated test scripts for feature files.
Created and maintained Page Object Models to improve test maintenance and code reusability.
Worked closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to ensure the test coverage and quality standards.
Streamlined development workflows by managing CI/CD infrastructure using Maven for build automation, Git for version control, and Jenkins for deployment pipelines.
Developed and executed detailed test cases and scenarios based on product requirements and user stories to ensure thorough application coverage.
Performed exploratory testing to identify edge cases and potential defects not captured in standard test cases.
Conducted cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility testing across different environments.
Executed regression testing before each release to ensure new changes didn't impact existing functionality.

Software Engineer

EMC Corporation • Bangalore

06/2011 — 09/2014

Created and executed detailed test cases and scenarios based on product requirements and user stories to ensure thorough application coverage.
Worked closely with development teams to analyze and resolve defects in the Documentum application(Process engine, Taskspace).
Executed regression testing on Documentum products(XCP,PE)and workflows before each release, ensuring that new changes and enhancements did not negatively impact the existing functionality.
Tested integration between Documentum and other enterprise applications (CMS) to ensure seamless document flows and metadata synchronization issues.
Conducted cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility testing for Documentum applications.
Executed cross-browser testing strategies
Developed and maintained automated regression test suites built on selenium.
Created detailed test documentation and reports.

Skills

Testing experience: Functional testing

ALM

Selenium Web driver

Playwright

Rest assured

BDD-cucumber

katalon studio

Appli tools

AI Tools: AI Agents with Playwright- (Playwright-mcp)

Agentx

Languages/Frameworks: Java

JavaScript

TestNG

Bug Tracking /Database Tools: JIRA

SQL

Build Tools: Maven

and Jenkins

Bamboo

Codefresh

Domain Knowledge: ECM

Adobe Experience Manager

AWS

Savings/Online Banking

Internet banking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Rommala Chandra sekhar

Test lead / senior AI QA engineer