Arun Kotrike

About Arun Kotrike

I’m a Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 14 years of experience in delivering…

Experience

1. Senior Qa Automation Lead

   Persistent Systems

   Sep 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Designed and developed integration test plans, strategies, and automated test suites for validating Amazon Kendra and Amazon Q Apps APIs, connectors, and data pipelines.Defined comprehensive test scenarios covering data ingestion, search accuracy, permissions, and workflow automation to ensure robust system behavior.Developed automated test scripts using Playwright, RestAssured, and JUnit for API validation, UI verification, load testing, and regression testing.Implemented Playwright automation to validate UI and search interactions across different browsers, ensuring consistent experience and accurate query behavior.Built API test suites using RestAssured to validate RESTful endpoints, covering all key HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and validating response codes, payloads, and headers.Utilized Selenium, Playwright, JMeter, and AWS Lambda for automating search behavior, response time validation, and performance benchmarking.Ensured accurate data ingestion and indexing from structured and unstructured sources across Amazon Kendra pipelines.Validated IAM roles, permissions, encryption policies, and secure access controls (RBAC/ACL) to ensure compliance and data protection across environments.Verified document ranking, synonym matching, and natural language query accuracy within Kendra’s intelligent search framework.Analyzed API responses, logs, and error traces using tools like Splunk and CloudWatch for root cause identification and troubleshooting in test and staging environments.Collaborated with developers, DevOps, and cloud solution architects to enhance automation coverage, resolve defects, and optimize integration test execution.Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Git and Jenkins, enabling automated Playwright and API test execution for continuous validation and faster feedback loops.Contributed to overall automation strategy, ensuring scalability and maintainability of test suites across multiple environments and releases.

Skills

• Javascript
• Manual Testing
• C
• Html
• Qtp
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Performance Tuning
• Hp Qtp
• Sdlc
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• Performance Testing
• Testing
• Java
• Sql
• Quality Center
• Pl/Sql
• Test Automation
• Loadrunner