Charan Raj Arukala

About Charan Raj Arukala

QA Automation Engineer / SDET with expertise in automation frameworks for web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications. • Skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Appium, Rest Assured, and Playwright for functional and regression automation. • Experienced in building hybrid and data-driven frameworks with focus on reusability and maintainability. • Strong foundation in manual testing, test planning, execution, and defect management using JIRA, Rally, HP ALM. • Proficient in backend testing with SQL queries (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and database validations. • Hands-on API/Web Services testing (REST, SOAP, GraphQL) using Postman, SoapUI, Swagger. • Experienced in performance testing (JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter) and root cause analysis of bottlenecks. • Skilled in CI/CD, DevOps, and TestOps practices using Jenkins, Git, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes. • Cloud exposure: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Azure DevOps, and GCP. • Proficient in cross-browser, cross-platform, and mobile device testing using BrowserStack and Sauce Labs. • Knowledge of Security Testing basics (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite) and AI/ML model validation. • Strong Agile/Scrum contributor with experience in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and defect triage.

Experience

1. Senior Qa Automation Engineer

   BNY

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Designed and developed end-to-end automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Maven. Automated smoke, regression, and functional test cases for multiple application modules. Created reusable page object model (POM) and keyword-driven components for scalability. Validated backend data using SQL queries across Oracle and MS SQL databases. Performed API/Web Services testing with SOAP UI, Rest Assured, validating XML/JSON responses. Designed automated regression suites integrated with Jenkins pipelines for nightly execution. Performed load and stress testing using LoadRunner and JMeter for billing modules. Implemented detailed defect reports, test coverage metrics, and traceability matrices in JIRA. Participated in sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and daily Scrum meetings. Collaborated with DevOps teams to enable shift-left testing and early defect detection. Mentored junior QA engineers on automation best practices and coding standards. Validated role-based access, data migration, and system integration workflows. Environment: Java, Selenium WebDriver, UFT/QTP, SOAP UI, Rest Assured, SQL, Oracle, Jenkins, JIRA, Agile Scrum

Education

• Gannon University

  Master's degree

  2023 — 2024