Pankaj Shukla

About Pankaj Shukla

4.9+ Years of Experience as SDET in Manual & Automation Testing• Strong expertise in Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and UAT Testing• Hands-on experience in UI Automation using Selenium WebDriver with Java, Playwright with JS, TestNG, Cucumber and Maven• Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM)• Proficient in API Automation using REST Assured, Postman, and Insomnia• Experience working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Azure Pipelines• Automated 380+ test cases across UI and APIs, reducing regression cycle time by ~35%• Achieved 95%+ test coverage and reduced manual testing effort by ~70% through automation• Experience in database testing using SQL, Oracle, Netezza, and MongoDB• Hands-on experience in Salesforce testing and backend validation• Worked on enterprise-level applications in Finance & Healthcare domains• Led QA deployments and performed validation in Linux-based environments• Strong understanding of SDLC & STLC with experience in Agile (Scrum) methodology (4+ years)• Experience in test planning, test case design, execution, and defect tracking using JIRA• Mentored junior QA engineers and contributed to improving team productivity

Experience

1. Associate

   Iss Institutional Shareholder Services

   Jan 2026 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Role: Associate | SDET (Automation, Selenium, Playwright)Responsibilities:• Revamped and re-engineered the complete automation framework for a React-based application, stabilizing the suite and making 100+ test cases fully functional• Led automation efforts for the project, driving framework improvements, execution strategy, and ensuring high-quality releases• Set up Appium automation framework (POC) for mobile testing, validating feasibility and enabling future mobile automation strategy• Built a new automation framework using Playwright (POC), evaluating performance, stability, and cross-browser capabilities for future scalability• Designed and configured pipelines and batch execution processes to enable seamless CI/CD integration and scheduled test runs• Optimized automation execution by implementing smart waits, reusable utilities, and dynamic locators, significantly reducing flaky tests• Developed custom reporting and logging mechanisms to provide clear insights into failures, improving debugging efficiency and faster issue resolution

Education

• Thakur College of Science & Commerce

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

  2018 — 2021

• Mother Mary's English High School

  Secondary School Certificate, Science

• Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College, Mumbai

  Higher Secondary Certificate , Science

• Lovely Professional University

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science