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Jigna Chavda

Krakow,Poland

Summary

Senior QA Automation Engineer with 12 years of experience in software testing, including 6 years in test automation. Skilled in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts for UI, API, and backend testing to ensure software quality and performance. Extensive experience in designing automation frameworks for new automation projects, conducting test execution cycles, and logging and tracking application defects. Expertise in leading QA teams, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving test strategies to enhance software reliability and efficiency.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior QA Automation Engineer

B2B
2022.09 - 2026.03

Projects:

Finance & Investment

  • Designed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases using AI-assisted techniques to enhance test quality and reduce manual effort.
  • Designed and implemented a custom test automation framework from scratch using Playwright, Java, TestNG, and Gradle, Leveraged Playwright MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional tooling) to enhance reliability of cross-browser and parallel execution.
  • Automated end-to-end web and REST API testing with scalable test suites and reusable components.
  • Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.

Shipping & Logistics Service

  • Built UI and API test suites in Python (Selenium, Pytest) covering functional, regression, and performance testing.
  • Introduced BDD (Cucumber/Gherkin) for test case design, improving collaboration and transparency between QA, business analysts, and stakeholders.

IaaS

  • Developed and maintained REST API automation using PowerShell with Pester, streamlining validation workflows.
  • Utilized Kubernetes for scalable, containerized test environments, increasing reliability across CI pipelines.

Cross-Project Responsibilities:

  • Applied Agile/Scrum practices, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
  • Partnered with PMs, BAs, and Developers to align testing strategies with business objectives.
  • Mentored junior engineers through framework best practices and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Sr. Test Engineer

CAX Tech
2021.08 - 2022.08
  • Involved in gathering Non-functional requirement, studying architecture and collecting the information from Developer and business
  • Created Scenarios based on Non-Functional Requirement and execute them using NeoLoad / JMeter Tool
  • Generated Test Result and share with architect
  • Performed API testing with XML/JSON endpoints using POSTMAN and Automation test script.
  • Performed database testing using SQL queries to ensure data in back-end

Sr. QA Engineer

Bharti Softech Pvt. Ltd
2020.09 - 2021.05
  • Software development and solutions provider focused on E-commerce
  • Played a significant role in testing the ZoodMall Mobile and Web Ecommerce Application
  • Developed and maintained test plan, test strategy and test scenarios for mobile and web application
  • Conducted real-world testing on iOS and Android devices
  • Worked in an Agile environment, where code is delivered in Sprints
  • Created and executed test scripts in Selenium, Java and TestNG
  • Utilized SQL queries to ensure data consistency, accuracy, and compliance with business rules across multiple environments

Sr. QA Engineer

Capgemini
2019.06 - 2020.05
  • Developed and executed automated test scripts for UI and API testing using Selenium, Postman and QTP
  • Utilized application lifecycle management (ALM) to create test cases and test scripts

QA Engineer

Musikaar
2018.03 - 2019.03
  • Project: Nessus Professional | Web Application | Security domain
  • Tool/Technology: Python, Pytest, Selenium, Bamboo, Linux.

QA Tester

Zenossys Services
2014.03 - 2018.02
  • Project: WEBIM Inventory Management & Order2U (Hibbert Group)
  • Tool/Technology: POSTMAN, ETL, BI Dashboard, Tableau, SQL, Selenium, Java.

Team Leader

Nutec Infotech
2010.05 - 2014.02
  • Project : ERP and Hospital Management
  • led a QA team of 8-10 members, enhancing overall team productivity by 25% through effective mentoring, streamlined processes, and clear communication channels.

Education

Bachelor - Computer Application

Som-Lalit Institute
Gujarat, India

Skills

  • GitHub Copilot and Playwright MCP to accelerate test automation development and improve testing efficiency
  • SQL and Databricks for validating data pipeline, ETL workflows
  • Creating test plans, test scenarios, and test cases using AI-assisted tools to improve coverage and reduce manual effort
  • Automation Frameworks: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, PyTest, Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven Framework
  • Programming Languages: TypeScript, Java, Python, Power-shell Scripting
  • API Testing: REST API testing using Postman, REST Assured
  • CI/CD Integration: Jenkins, Azure, GitLab CI
  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
  • Test Management: Jira, Zephyr, Azure DevOps
  • Performance Testing: Jmeter, Neoload
  • Agile Methodology: Scrum, Sprint planning, defect tracking and reporting

PASSIONS

  • Enjoy mentoring junior team members and helping them develop their careers.
  • Continuously updating my skills.

Timeline

Senior QA Automation Engineer

B2B
2022.09 - 2026.03

Sr. Test Engineer

CAX Tech
2021.08 - 2022.08

Sr. QA Engineer

Bharti Softech Pvt. Ltd
2020.09 - 2021.05

Sr. QA Engineer

Capgemini
2019.06 - 2020.05

QA Engineer

Musikaar
2018.03 - 2019.03

QA Tester

Zenossys Services
2014.03 - 2018.02

Team Leader

Nutec Infotech
2010.05 - 2014.02

Bachelor - Computer Application

Som-Lalit Institute
Jigna Chavda