Pranit K.

About Me

Pranit is an ISTQB Certified Senior QA/SDET with 12+ years of experience helping engineering teams deliver reliable software faster through strategic QA transformation across finance, insurance, automotive, and AdTech industries. His expertise spans building scalable automation frameworks (Python, Java), implementing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and leading cross-functional quality initiatives. Pranit specializes in designing test architectures that balance coverage with execution speed using modern tools and practices - Playwright, Selenium, API automation, and containerized test environments (Docker). As a leader, he excels at transforming quality teams from cost-centers to strategic assets while fostering a culture where quality is everyone's responsibility.

AI, ML & LLM

TestRail Testcontainers

Backend

Database

DevOps

Jenkins AWS Jenkins Pipeline CI/CD Pipelines Kubernetes Docker

QA & Testing

Workflow

Postman JIRA GitHub Actions

Other

TFS WebDriver Requests JMeter Playwright Locust Object-oriented Programming (OOP) REST Assured SauceLabs BrowserStack Appium Java SDET Core Java Rally Zalenium

Work history

6sense
6sense
QA/SDET Manager | Test Automation Lead
2020 - 2025 (5 years)
Pune (Hybrid), India
  • Built and managed a QA team of 25 engineers, implementing scalable test automation, enhancing QA processes, and leading high-performing teams in AdTech and account-based marketing.

  • Designed and implemented a scalable test automation framework for web and API platforms, reducing regression testing time by 70% for the core features.

  • Established QA strategy, test planning, and execution models, decreasing release cycle time by 55%.

  • Implemented shift-left testing practices like integration with internal RTF framework, decreasing defect leakage in production.

  • Developed and enforced standardized coding, review, and automation practices, significantly improving the maintainability and reusability of test scripts.

  • Improved test efficiency through parallel and distributed execution, reducing automated test run times by 56% across environments.

SDETTest AutomationQA EngineeringTest Automation Frameworks PythonRelease ManagementKubernetesPython 3 Selenium WebDriver Playwright Locust PyTestBrowserStackLambdaTest Requests PostmanGraphqlGitHub Actions Jenkinspylint Advertising Technology (Adtech) Test PlanningTest Case Execution Shift Left Testing Test Scripting
Ridecell
Ridecell
Senior SDET
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Pune, India
  • Led automation framework development, API testing, and mobile test automation for a next-gen mobility and fleet management platform.

  • Developed a robust automation framework for web, API, and mobile platforms, increasing 75% of test coverage.

  • Integrated continuous end-to-end testing in CI/CD pipelines, reducing 80% of deployment failures.

  • Automated ride-sharing API, API gateway, and mobile tests using Python, Appium, and Requests library, cutting manual regression testing efforts.

  • Configured mobile test automation on Sauce Labs, enabling cross-device testing with higher efficiency gain.

  • Improved API validation with Postman and REST Assured, accelerating the API testing cycles.

SDETSelenium WebDriver Test Automation Frameworks Test AutomationAppiumKubernetesJIRAObject-oriented Programming (OOP) SQLPython 3 Java 8 REST APIs CRUDFlaskSelenium Page Object Design PatternsWebDriver Locust PyTestjUnitTestNGCucumberBehavior-driven development (BDD)BrowserStackSauceLabsSelenium Grid DockerDocker ComposeZaleniumREST Assured PostmanTavern MavenJenkinsCircleCI pylint Mobile Test AutomationAPI TestingCI/CD Pipelines Requests
UST Xpanxion
UST Xpanxion
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Pune, India
  • Designed and developed XScale, streamlining cross-browser and parallel testing.

  • Adopted a data-driven automation framework called XTAF (Xpanxion's Test Automation Framework), built with Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG, reducing 70% of manual regression testing efforts.

  • Led end-to-end API test automation using REST Assured, improving API reliability and security validations by 60%.

  • Implemented in-sprint automation, minimizing functional defects slippage in production.

SDETREST Assured SQLObject-oriented Programming (OOP) Core JavaWebDriver Selenium WebDriver Test Automation Frameworks ZaleniumDockerJava 8 Test AutomationQA AutomationAPI TestingParallel Testing Cross-browser Testing TestNGRegression testing
LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Test Engineer
2014 - 2018 (4 years)
Pune, India
  • Supported the development of a multi-browser test automation framework, reducing manual regression testing time by 60%.

  • Designed scalable test artifacts, achieving greater than 90% test coverage across multiple PISYS modules.

  • Directed the test automation strategy, enabling continuous validation throughout the SDLC.

  • Improved defect tracking and risk mitigation, preventing 70% of potential release delays.

API TestingTest PlanningTest Cases Object-oriented Programming (OOP) SQLREST Assured Core JavaSelenium WebDriver JIRATest Automation Frameworks Test AutomationQA Automation
Nitor Infotech
Nitor Infotech
Test Analyst
2012 - 2014 (2 years)
Pune, India
  • Led test planning, execution, and defect management, achieving 100% compliance with industry standards.

  • Developed and executed automated test scripts, reducing 55% of manual testing efforts.

  • Streamlined test cases documentation and defect tracking processes, increasing overall test execution efficiency.

Testing Test PlanningTest Cases Core JavaSelenium WebDriver Test Analysis Test Case Execution Test Scripting Automated TestingTest AutomationDefect Management

Showcase

SDET - XScale
SDET - XScale
  • Developed a tool that enables easy launching, orchestrating, and managing multiple Docker containers.

  • Features the capacity to scale Docker containers on demand for complex multi-node container environments testing.

  • Provides a Grafana dashboard for monitoring.

Education

Foundation for Successful Test Automation
Foundation for Successful Test Automation
TestAutomationU
2020 - 2020
CTFL (Certified Tester Foundation Level)
CTFL (Certified Tester Foundation Level)
ISTQB®
2013 - 2013
BE Information Technology
BE Information Technology
Pune University - India
2008 - 2012 (4 years)