Ashutosh Verma

About Ashutosh Verma

SDET | Automation Framework Specialist | Scalable Testing for Web, API & Cloud Systems Eleven years of experience in building automation frameworks, improving test coverage, and supporting large-scale distributed applications. Work focuses on creating reliable and maintainable UI, API, and microservices test solutions using tools such as Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, RestAssured, and modern automation practices.Recent experience includes adopting GenAI-assisted testing workflows, introducing AI-driven stability improvements, and supporting natural-language-based test authoring to reduce repetitive effort. Strong involvement in designing cloud-backed testing components using AWS services (Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) to validate event-driven and high-traffic systems.Comfortable improving existing test suites, defining test strategies, streamlining regression processes, and setting up automation that integrates cleanly with CI/CD pipelines. Also involved in mentoring new engineers, contributing to hiring, reviewing automation designs, and supporting teams with practical solutions that simplify testing.Constantly exploring better ways to make testing faster, easier, and more efficient—whether through GenAI, cloud platforms, automation frameworks, or lightweight tooling that improves day-to-day engineering workflows.Open to connecting with professionals interested in automation, cloud testing, GenAI-based quality tools, and scalable test engineering.

Experience

1. Sr Software Development Engineer in Test

   Amazon

   Apr 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   GenAI-Based Automation• Built a GenAI-powered UI automation approach that replaced unstable Selenium/Cypress tests with more reliable, self-healing and natural-language-driven test flows.• Designed the end-to-end test strategy, wrote HLD/LLD documents, and set up workflows for new features across customer-facing surfaces.Automation Framework & Test Coverage Improvements• Automated 250+ UI scenarios, reducing repetitive manual testing and improving release confidence.• Improved test execution time by ~55% through parallel runs, better orchestration, and cleaning up the existing regression suite.• Created clear guardrails and SOPs for code reviews and regression cycles following quality issues, helping teams maintain better consistency.Operational Excellence & Tooling• Introduced multiple small but impactful tools that reduced operational time, including AI-based ticket summaries, automated diagnostics, and structured categorization for support issues.• Set up an automated notification system for code reviews, improving turnaround time and reducing the need for manual follow-ups.Team Support, Mentoring & Hiring• Conducted 60+ interviews across Amazon and helped strengthen the hiring pipeline for quality and automation roles.• Mentored new team members, created onboarding resources, and simplified setup tasks with automation scripts to reduce ramp-up time.

Education

• Punjab Technical University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

  2008 — 2011

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

  Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Science

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Black Box Testing
• Selenium Webdriver
• Soapui
• Bugzilla
• Hp Quality Center
• Regression Testing
• Defect Logging
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Ranorex
• Defect Life Cycle
• Squirrel
• Compatibility Testing
• Ibm - Data Studio
• Gui Testing
• Functional Testing
• Websphere Mq
• Bug Tracking