Shubham Upadhyay
Test Automation Lead / QAE2
Highly passionate Test Automation Lead with 10+ years of experience across Amazon Appstore, Prime Video, investment banking, procurement, and fleet management domains. Skilled in building robust automation frameworks for Web, API, and Mobile platforms. Experienced in creating detailed test plans and automation strategies, leading execution, bug bashes, deployments, and releasing high-impact customer-facing features to production.
A results-driven Test Automation Lead with over 10 years of experience shaping quality assurance strategies at industry giants like Amazon and Morgan Stanley. I specialize in building robust, scalable automation frameworks from the ground up for web, API, and mobile platforms. My passion lies in driving efficiency, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring flawless product delivery in fast-paced Agile environments.
Core Competencies
- Framework Development: Architected and implemented scalable frameworks for web, API, and mobile, reducing manual testing efforts by up to 70%.
- Leadership & Mentoring: Led cross-functional teams in test planning, strategy, and execution while mentoring engineers to foster a culture of quality.
- Agile & DevOps Integration: Championed Agile methodologies as a Scrum Master, seamlessly integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery.
- API & E2E Testing Expertise: Mastered API testing with Rest Assured and Postman and end-to-end testing with Cypress and Selenium, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Cross-Platform Validation: Ensured top-tier quality for live sports events on Prime Video across a wide array of devices, including Android, iOS, and OTT platforms.
- Technical Training & Enablement: Developed and delivered technical training on advanced automation tools and practices, empowering teams across the organization.
Achieved a 70% reduction in manual test time by building UI and API automation and stabilizing pipelines. At Amazon, developed and maintained test automation frameworks for Web, Mobile, and API, led product testing for key features, and managed customer-facing launches. Served as Scrum Master and Release Owner while ensuring high-quality releases through Prime Video Live Sports X-Ray testing across Android, iOS, Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Windows, and Mac.
Developed and maintained automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing, enhancing E2E coverage and stability. Automated and manually tested APIs using Java, Rest Assured, TestNG, Swagger, and Postman. Authored Gherkin scripts, collaborated with business teams, and led KT sessions for onboarding. Performed comprehensive testing, including functional, UI, API, and load, ensuring compliance for critical features. Created and shared Protractor and Cypress documentation while mentoring teams on E2E automation setup.
Served as a COE member, leading web and API framework development and maintenance across products. Designed and executed automation frameworks, revamped them for multilingual support, and enhanced sanity and regression suites for 100% success. Ran nightly automation, performed RCA on failures, and reported critical bugs. Built a product health check suite and developed frameworks from scratch using Katalon, creating keyword-driven features to reduce manual effort. Collaborated with teams to resolve framework issues, implemented solutions to testing challenges, and shared documentation organization-wide.
Created, executed, and reviewed test cases while reporting results. Developed sanity and automation scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, and Rainbow Framework. Identified and logged defects in Rally, fixing automation scripts after app changes. Collaborated with SIT teams, clients, and business analysts to clarify requirements and report defects. Performed UI, functional, and data testing across modules and participated in requirement gathering, test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
Here are some of the projects I'm proud of. Each one showcases my ability to solve problems and deliver high-quality results.
Whether you have a project in mind, a question about my work, or a new opportunity you'd like to discuss, I'm always open to connecting for a meaningful conversation!