Suhail A. Dandu

Senior Q.A. Automation Developer· Mobile- (+32) 466167463 · DANDUSUHAIL.A@GMAIL.COM · Mechelen- Belgium

Highly skilled Senior QA Automation Developer and Test Lead with 14+ years of experience in software testing and automation processes. Proficient in programming languages such as Python and Java. Seeking to leverage my extensive experience in developing and implementing automated testing solutions and committed to mentoring junior testers, managing complex test plans, and delivering reliable software products on time. Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills make me an asset to any team.

Experience

Senior QA Automation Developer & Team Lead

Nish Technologies (Project- Eviden/Eurocontrol INM)- Brussels, Belgium
  • Performing Test Lead responsibilities for QA Manual & Automation teams
  • Preparing Test Cases and Automation Scripts using Python Playwright and BDD Framework
  • Creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins for automation execution
  • Interacting with Clients for requirement gathering, clarifications and status updates
  • Maintain the scripts, update scripts for any functionality changes in application.
  • Giving trainings on Automation testing, and Python Playwright to new team members

August 2023 - Present

Senior QA Automation Developer & Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Project- Telenet)- Mechelen, Belgium
  • Requirements Analysis – Interact with clients and getting clarification on the requirements
  • Perform QA Automation lead role, do automation feasibility test, assign tasks to the team, track progress
  • Maintain & enhance test automation framework developed in Java
  • Automate the end-to-end test cases, perform regression execution and report defects to developers
  • Maintain the scripts, update scripts for any functionality changes in application.
  • Develop automated tools and utilities for different testing needs using python Django framework, html, bootstrap and JavaScript/jQuery
  • Develop automated tools and utilities for different testing needs using python Django framework, html, bootstrap and JavaScript/jQuery
  • Conduct training on Automation testing, Selenium Tool, Java language etc. to new team members

June 2021 - August 2023

Senior QA Automation Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Project- Tele2)- Pune, India & Riga, Latvia
  • Maintaining Test automation Framework using python
  • Developing automated tools and utilities for different testing needs using python Django framework, html, bootstrap and JavaScript/jQuery
  • Writing BDD feature files and developing automated test cases in gherkin coding style using pytest-bdd
  • Maintaining the scripts, updating scripts for any functionality changes in application.

February 2018 - May 2021

QA Automation Analyst

Cybage Softwares- Pune, India
  • Developing test automation framework using Java and Appium
  • Writing automation scripts for mobile applications using Selenium and Appium
  • Leading and mentoring automaton
  • Developing automated test cases in python robot framework
  • Performing regression testing and reporting bugs to development team
  • Maintaining the automated test scripts, updating scripts for any functionality changes in application.
  • Giving training on Automation testing, Selenium Tool, Java and Python Languages to new team members
April 2014 - January 2018

QA Automation Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions- Chennai & Hyderabad, India
  • Requirements Analysis – Interact with clients and getting clarification on the requirements
  • Developing and providing the POC (proof of concept) for the framework and automated test development.
  • Developing the test scripts using Java Selenium WebDriver
  • Executing automated test cases, analyzing results and reporting defects in test management tool Quality Center (ALM)
  • Maintaining the Scripts developed for all past regression test suites. Modify enhance the scripts based on new CRs (Change requests).
November 2010 - April 2014

Education

BIGCE, Solapur University

Bachelor of Engineering
Information Technology

Aggr.: 72%

August 2006 - May 2010

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Have 14+ years of experience as a QA automation developer in Web, API and Mobile apps.
  • Have extensive experience in Playwright and Cypress Automation tools for UI Automation.
  • Adept in developing automation frameworks in Python and Java programming languages
  • Adept in Web & Mobile App UI automation using Selenium Webdriver, Appium
  • Adept is working with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, Pytest-bdd and JBehave
  • Adept in web application development using HTML5, Bootstrap, JQuery, ReactJS as front-end and Python Django and Flask frameworks as backend technical stack
  • Have strong knowledge of tools such as GIT, Jenkins, JIRA etc.
  • Have good knowledge and experience of performing Team Lead role, and have led QA Automation teams of different sizes.
  • Proficient is planning Test Strategy, Identifying Automation Candidature and Automation Framework. Have been involved and contributes in all then phases of testing.

Interests

I like travelling and adventure. I like playing all kinds of outdoor sports

When forced indoors, I follow a number of sci-fi and fantasy genre movies and television shows. I like reading good books. I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in Artificial Intelligence, QA Automation and web development world.

Awards & Certifications

  • ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
  • Cognizant Idea Champion - Year 2011
  • Cognizant Innovation Champion - Year 2012