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dhananjaylavate/README.md

👋 Hello, I'm Dhananjay Lavate

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🚀 Open for New Opportunities

👨‍💻 Who Am I

Senior QE & Automation Engineer with over 7 years of experience specializing in high-scale automation for Web, API, and Mobile. Proven expertise in designing and scaling robust automation frameworks using Playwright and Cypress with JavaScript and Selenium and Rest-Assured with Java.

Expert in architecting CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, AWS) to support daily production releases, successfully managing 20+ regression suites and validating 1,000+ API endpoints within complex microservices architectures. Deep domain expertise across Logistics (UPS), Insurance, and Energy/Utilities (British Gas), including hands-on experience with backend systems like SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle. Results-driven, focused on reducing defects, mitigating flakiness, and accelerating releases through automation and mentorship.


🔭 Tools & Technologies

                                       

✨ Key Achievements & Responsibilities

  • Designed and built scalable automation frameworks from scratch across multiple stacks.
  • Selenium (Web): Java + BDD (Cucumber), TestNG, POM for modular and reusable design.
  • Playwright (Modern Web): High-performance JavaScript automation with BDD support.
  • API & Microservices: Rest-Assured + Postman to validate security, performance, and data integrity.
  • Mobile testing on Android/iOS via BrowserStack.
  • Leveraged Gen-AI & GitHub Copilot to speed test creation and increase coverage.
  • Managed branching, PRs, and reviews with Git/GitHub.
  • Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, AWS & GitHub Actions.
  • Integrated automation suites into CI for 20+ regression suites.
  • Strong SQL, SAP, Salesforce knowledge for backend validations.
  • Created Test Strategies & Plans aligned with SDLC/STLC in Agile environments.
  • Worked with tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps.

💼 Professional Experience

  • Senior QE / Automation Engineer – Cognizant Worldwide, London, UK | 02/2022 – Present
  • Automation Engineer – Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune, India | 03/2018 – 01/2022

🎓 Education

  • PG Diploma in Mobile Computing – CDAC Knowledge Park, Bangalore (2018)
  • Bachelor’s in E&TC Engineering – Pune University (2017)

💬 Connect With Me

   

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