Balaji Gopi

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ABOUT BALAJI GOPI

I currently hold a UK Skilled Worker visa and will require sponsorship to change roles.**I am a Senior SDET with 12+ years of experience, specialising in designing and delivering scalable, maintainable test automation solutions. I am passionate about writing clean, efficient code to automate repetitive processes and improve overall engineering productivity.Across my career, I have designed and built multiple test automation frameworks from the ground up, tailoring solutions to meet specific client and project needs across diverse environments.My expertise spans Automation Testing, API Testing, Performance Testing, Database Testing, UAT, Functional, Regression, and End-to-End Testing. I also have strong experience in test automation metrics, reporting, and team leadership, having managed and mentored teams of up to 9 engineers.Technically, I bring hands-on experience with Java, C#, and Python, along with modern automation tools and frameworks including Selenium WebDriver (3 & 4), Playwright, API Automation (Postman, REST Clients, Requests), WebSocket & HTTP Clients, Gauge, TestNG, NUnit, MSTest, Maven, Gradle, SpecFlow, Cucumber, Extent Reports, Page Object Model, JMeter, Locust, and CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins and Bamboo, working within Agile environments.I have domain experience in Access & Security Control, E-Commerce, and Betting & Gaming.More recently, I have been building AI agents and prompt-driven automation workflows, leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude to enhance test automation efficiency and intelligence.You can view examples of my work here: GitHub: https://github.com/balaji2711/