About me

Dedicated QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of expertise testing software, mobile, web applications, and APIs for seamless performance and reliability. Renowned for designing and implementing robust automated testing frameworks using Java and Python. Proactively leverage cutting-edge AI tools—including GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT—to accelerate test script generation, optimize workflows, and deliver creative solutions to complex technical challenges. Recognized for consistently ensuring high-quality releases through effective status reporting, proactive project and release management, and outstanding customer support. Committed to driving excellence and innovation in quality assurance.

My Skills

PRODUCT TESTING

Ensuring software quality and reliability through meticulous testing, automation, and continuous improvement.

TEST AUTOMATION

Delivering reliable test automation solutions with Appium, Selenium, and Pytest using Java and Python to streamline quality assurance across platforms.

PROJECT & RELAESE MANAGEMENT

Orchestrating seamless project and release management as a lead engineer to ensure timely delivery and operational excellence.

AGILE WORKFLOW

Accelerating software development and quality assurance through agile workflows for adaptive, collaborative, and high-quality delivery.

Work Experience

SENIOR TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Intersoft Data Labs, Gurugram / June 2021 - December 2022

Served as Senior Test Automation Engineer, maintaining and expanding the automation suite with new test scripts, supporting functional, sanity, and regression testing, reporting results before releases, integrating Jenkins with BrowserStack, and conducting QA tests to identify errors and improve usability.

VERIFICATION ENGINEER

Phillips Innovation campus, Bengaluru / May 2019 - June 2021

Served as Senior Software Application Tester with end-to-end testing ownership, including manual, UI, and API automation. Developed JMeter scripts for performance testing and integrated them with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins). Managed smoke, functional, and API automation suite executions post-release, implemented OWASP ZAP security testing via Selenium, and worked with Azure DevOps and HSDP cloud platforms.

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru / April 2015 - May 2019

Responsible for end-to-end testing of the US Healthcare claim processing system, including manual and automated test execution, test design, smoke and regression testing, and test script development using Java and a data-driven framework. Delivered daily defect reports to clients and vendors, validated production tickets, and created UAT test data.

SENIOR TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Persistent Systems, Gurugram / December 2022 - Present

Managed QA for a client’s cloud application, owning product release activities and testing multi-region disaster recovery (MRDR) setups. Maintained the Pytest automation suite and enhanced efficiency by leveraging AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for automated scripting and workflow optimization.

Education

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bengaluru / 2010 - 2014

Certificate

PYTHON, HACKER RANK

December 2022 - Ongoing

"Pankaj has orchestrated unwavering commitment to product quality sets a remarkable standard for excellence in software testing leadership."

Philips Innovation campus, Management