Sunny Rathore
Parker
Summary
Results‑driven QA Automation Lead with 13+ years of experience leading end‑to‑end testing initiatives for web and mobile applications across complex enterprise environments. Proven ability to define test strategy, own the full testing life cycle, and drive quality at scale through effective UI and API automation. Experienced in leading and mentoring QA teams, coordinating cross‑functional stakeholders, and embedding quality practices into Agile delivery models. Known for reducing defect leakage, improving release confidence, and optimizing test processes through automation and continuous improvement. Seeking a Lead‑level role where strong technical leadership, strategic thinking, and hands‑on automation expertise can drive high‑quality outcomes for business‑critical systems.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
SDET Engineer
Charles Schwab & Co
06.2019 - Current
- Led the end‑to‑end automation strategy for UI and API testing, defining scalable frameworks to validate frontend user workflows and backend services.
- Drove UI automation initiatives by establishing maintainable test architecture, reusable components, and best practices to ensure stable and efficient execution.
- Integrated UI and API automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous quality gates, faster feedback cycles, and improved release confidence.
- Owned test planning and automation prioritization, focusing on high‑risk, high‑impact scenarios based on business criticality and system complexity.
- Provided technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers, enforcing automation standards, clean coding practices, and framework consistency.
- Acted as a quality advocate, collaborating with development, product, and DevOps teams to improve test coverage, reduce defect leakage, and shift quality left.
- Championed continuous improvement, evaluating and adopting modern UI and API testing approaches to enhance automation scalability and reliability.
Test Analyst
Infosys Technologies
11.2011 - 06.2019
- Built and maintained automated test suites for web and mobile applications using Selenium and Appium, ensuring reliable regression coverage across platforms.
- Implemented BDD testing frameworks using SpecFlow and Cucumber, improving collaboration and shared understanding between developers, testers, and business stakeholders.
- Analyzed software requirements and acceptance criteria to design effective test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
- Executed manual and automated tests for web and mobile applications, identifying, documenting, and tracking defects through resolution.
- Collaborated closely with developers and product owners to align testing activities with functional requirements and quality goals.
- Actively participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Rishiraj Institute of Technology
Indore06.2007
Skills
- Smoke, Integration, Functional & Regression Testing
- Automation Framework Development Experience Using Page Object Model for Mobile & Web Application(UI/API)
- Mobile Accessibility Testing UI Automation tools: Playwright, Selenium, Appium
- Cloud Testing Lab : Experitest, SauceLab
- API Testing Tools – Postman, Bruno
- BDD framework – Specflow, Cucumber
- Unit Testing Frameworks – Nunit, Xunit, MSTest, Testng
- Product Management: Agile, Scrum, Jira
- Test Management tools: Zephyr, HP-ALM
- Languages: C#, Java, Typescript
- CI/CD: Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins
Affiliations
- Cricket
- Pickelball
- Hiking, Trails.
Timeline
SDET Engineer
Charles Schwab & Co
06.2019 - Current
Test Analyst
Infosys Technologies
11.2011 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Rishiraj Institute of Technology