Sunil Kumar Sukesan

Jan 2025 - Present

• Led the end-to-end design and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks for Salesforce-based applications, integrating Web, API, and Mobile testing layers.
• Developed a robust WebDriverIO + TypeScript framework from scratch with support for encrypted config handling and rerun of failed tests, reducing manual regression efforts by 70%.
• Introduced AI-driven enhancements using LLMs (e.g., for test case generation and defect classification), significantly accelerating automation coverage in early stages.
• Reduced flaky test execution by over 60% through intelligent retry logic, advanced wait strategies, and failure classification models.
• Automated test case uploads and reporting into Azure DevOps using custom Excel macros and REST API integrations, cutting down manual effort by 80%.
• Mentored junior automation engineers and conducted knowledge-sharing sessions within the PwC QA CoE to promote GenAI adoption in test strategy.
• Volunteered at PwC's AI Conference, showcasing GenAI-driven automation solutions and contributing to overall event success.

Sep 2024 - Nov 2024

• Defined testing and acceptance strategies and determined quality assurance benchmarks.
• Enhanced test efficiency by implementing automated testing processes and tools.
• Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
• Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.

Jun 2023 - Sep 2024

• Responsible for updating the framework with the latest changes.
• Created Jira tasks for automation and assigned them to the automation team members, later reviewing and merging them into the existing framework.
• Added Kafka streams handling code, static and dynamic (for specific functionality), optimized the existing framework by removing redundant, duplicate, and tightly coupled code.
• Updated the automation pack for validating the end-to-end transaction flow, which extracts the SWIFT message from the database and compares the values in the message with the enriched Kafka.
• Created a Python function that converts XML data to Excel for handling validation.
• Explored the Robot Framework in Python with the goal of enabling non-technical resources to automate functional tests.
• Supported UFT regression by automating over 20 automation journeys during the Christmas week of '23.
• Created a custom Maven build using Java that uploads evidence to Zephyr with a single click, reducing manual effort by approximately 80%.

Dec 2022 - Jun 2023

• Created and maintained the Azure CI/CD pipeline for automation execution.
• Led two major projects from a testing perspective by estimating tasks, stories, and technical debts that could be accommodated in a given PI, as well as for the sprints within the PI.
• Assigned tasks to QA team members and monitored workflow to ensure progress.
• Utilized Azure's Key Vault feature to securely retrieve passwords in the test automation framework, eliminating the need to store them directly and ensuring compliance with security guidelines.
• Cleared automation backlogs and provided regular progress updates on test automation to stakeholders.
• Updated the test automation framework to reflect the latest changes and requirements.

Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

• Responsible for updating the framework with the latest changes and requirements.
• Creating and maintaining the CI/CD pipeline for automation execution.
• Responsible for conducting feasibility studies on newer requirements.
• Providing weekly updates on test automation to stakeholders.
• Automating the existing process flows using Excel VBA.
• Conducting KT and training sessions on the automation framework for new joiners.

Aug 2018 - Sep 2021

• Proficient in using test automation tools such as SeeTest automation tool for Mobile applications and Selenium WebDriver for web applications.
• Implemented BDD using Cucumber with Selenium WebDriver and used Rest Assured API to update the results in JIRA for both mobile and web automation.
• Implemented test execution on Docker containers and Selenium Grid.
• Integrated the tests into the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins.
• Managing the overall LCT automation activities, creating automation scripts to run against iOS and Android devices, merging and updating the regression pack regularly.
• Worked with the feature test teams to review unautomated features and ensure the regression pack stays updated with the latest information.
• Set up cloud devices, which became a valuable tool for our product owners and testing team to test apps remotely during the lockdown.
• Defined a process for tracking deferred live defects and automated the flow of generating the weekly reports.
• Extended my support to the data adoption team by automating the data visualization flow using Python.
• Automated the NPS and complaints flow by creating a dashboard that updates all the necessary analytical information with a single click.

May 2015 - Aug 2018

• Successful transition from the center of excellence team, and our team continued to update and run the automation regression pack.
• After the transition, increased the automation coverage from 38 scenarios to 105 scenarios on both devices as a team.
• Involved in creating automation scripts to run against Android devices.
• Replaced the HTML reports with Extent Reports in the TestNG framework.
• Implemented the POM (Page Object Model) model in the existing framework.
• Led the daily Scrum calls with internal teams, tracked the daily automation status, and ensured the work was completed without any issues.
• Involved in creating test plans, updating the regression sheet, test execution, tracking defects, and issuing the TCM.
• Involved in identifying the ideal test scenarios for SRP migration.
• Responsible for creating live test data with the help of Barclays helpdesk for 5 tranches of the migration project.

Dec 2012 - May 2015

• Checked the non-transaction pages across the most used desktop browsers and mobile devices.
• Developed and implemented a defect tracking system that improved bug resolution time by 20%.
• A whole new Smart Investor journey of 150 screens was tested in a week.
• Developed an automated test script that checks the links on the given page and returns the broken links.
• Developed almost 23 VBA macros to reduce manual efforts across the testing team and other teams within the organization.