Aparna S.

Aparna S.

Chennai, India
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About Me

A Salesforce Certified Software Developer in Test (SDET), Aparna specializes in creating efficient and scalable testing frameworks, automating test cases, and ensuring the highest level of quality across software applications. With 8 years of experience delivering quality products across the globe, she is committed to bridging the gap between development and testing, enabling teams to deliver high-performing, bug-free products. Aparna's expertise includes test automation, CI/CD, performance testing, Salesforce QA, and working with tools like Copado Robotic Framework, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, and Jenkins. She is proficient in Java and Python programming and enjoys using modern development practices like Agile and DevOps to streamline the testing process and improve product quality.

AI, ML & LLM

Machine Learning Algorithms

Backend

Python API Testing API Automation

Database

SQL

DevOps

CI/CD Jenkins DevOps CI/CD Pipelines

QA & Testing

QA Engineering Test Automation Test Automation Frameworks QA Automation Selenium Performance Testing jUnit TestNG Agile QA Testlink Manual Testing Automated Testing UI Testing ETL Testing Test Planning Test Case Creation Test Case Execution Test Cases Functional Testing Integration Testing Regression testing Data Migration Testing System Testing Load Testing

Workflow

JIRA

Other

Salesforce Automation Framework Development Java Salesforce Copado SDET REST Assured Playwright Zephyr UI Automation Robot Framework

Work history

DHL IT Services
DHL IT Services
Test Module Lead
2023 - Present (2 years)
Chennai, India

  • Developing and maintaining test strategies and plans for DHL's Global HR system.

  • Managing the test process for the HR system of 15 countries with respective teams.

  • Ensuring all entry and exit criteria for each phase of test execution are met.

  • Ensuring all defects are fixed in each phase of testing to improve product quality.

  • Developed and executed a POC to validate Salesforce automated testing using Tosca, Provar, Copado Robotic Testing, and Qualitia Boson.

Test Plan CreationTest PlanningQA Test Plan ManagementTest Strategy Test ManagementTest Case Execution Proof of Concept (POC) SalesforceTest AutomationAutomated TestingSalesforce Copado Robot Framework
DHL IT Services
DHL IT Services
Senior Test Engineer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Chennai, India

  • Developed and maintained a robotic automation framework for around 20 Salesforce-related modules.

  • Designed and built QA processes, a test automation strategy, and frameworks from scratch and delivered releases on the Salesforce platform.

  • Handled complex integrations with multiple applications and managed team coordination.

  • Involved in CI/CD pipelines for automation.

  • Collaborated with the entire team to ensure test coverage is complete.

  • Automated UI, API, ETL, integrated applications, and payment gateways.

  • Involved in testing UI, API, ETL layers of Pay By Bank solutions and payment gateways.

  • Tracked handshakes between various integrated applications in Splunk and web methods.

  • Reported and tracked defects using Jira, ensuring prompt resolution.

Test Engineer Robot FrameworkSalesforceTest AutomationTest Strategy Data MigrationData Migration Testing Test PlanningIntegration TestingCI/CD Pipelines UI AutomationAPI AutomationETL TestingUI TestingAPI TestingSplunkJIRADefect LoggingDefect Tracking
Happiest Minds Technologies
Happiest Minds Technologies
Test Engineer
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Bangalore, India

  • Worked as a manual and automation tester for data analytics products of Ascend Learning.

  • Implemented QA methodologies including requirement analysis, test strategy, test planning, test case creation, and test execution.

  • Developed and optimized automation scripts with Selenium-Java using TestNG framework.

  • Conducted functional, integration, regression, data migration, and system testing.

  • Set up data for load and performance testing.

  • Reported and tracked bugs using Jira.

  • Built an E2E API automation framework to validate lakhs and lakhs of records for a Power BI project.

  • Automated ETL layers, Kafka layers, Kafka streams, Azure Blobs, and accessibility.

  • Developed a UI automation framework from scratch for an analytical project using Selenium and Java, which reduced the regression test cycle from 1 week to 4 mins with parallel execution.

  • Developed an API automation framework using REST Assured and POJO classes.

  • Refactored and maintained automation scripts for multiple projects.

  • Led two teams of SDETs and QEs and mentored freshers on API, UI, and ETL automation frameworks.

Test Engineer Manual TestingAutomated TestingRequirement AnalysisTest Strategy Test PlanningTest Case Creation Test Case Execution Automation Scripting SeleniumJavaTestNGFunctional TestingIntegration TestingRegression testingData Migration Testing System TestingPerformance TestingLoad TestingJIRAAPI AutomationAccessibility Testing Kafka Streams KafkaETL TestingAzure Blobs UI AutomationTest Automation Frameworks Test AutomationAutomation Framework Development API Automation (Rest Assured) REST Assured

Showcase

Test Automation Projects (Highlights)
Test Automation Projects (Highlights)

1. SALESFORCE INTEGRATIONS: Automated integrations between the Salesforce platform and third-party applications using Robotic Framework. 2. AUTOMATED VALIDATION UTILITY: Created an automated utility for validation with Java (POJO and SQL), saving 10 hours of manual testing per day. 3. END-TO-END TEST AUTOMATION: Automated end-to-end flow test cases with Selenium, reducing 1.5 hours of manual testing each day. 4. DATA MODEL TESTING: Tested bulk data transformation from old to new data model using Machine Learning algorithms.

Education

IT Project Management (ongoing until Dec 2025)
IT Project Management (ongoing until Dec 2025)
Indian Institute of Management, Indore - India
2025 - Present
University of Provar | Provar Automation Advanced & Provar Automation Essentials Certification
University of Provar | Provar Automation Advanced & Provar Automation Essentials Certification
Provar
2025 - 2025
Generative AI in Software Testing
Generative AI in Software Testing
Udemy
2025 - 2025
Copado Robotic Testing (Expires Jul 2028)
Copado Robotic Testing (Expires Jul 2028)
Copado
2024 - 2024
Salesforce Certified Associate
Salesforce Certified Associate
Salesforce
2023 - 2023
B.Tech IT
B.Tech IT
SASTRA University - India
2013 - 2017 (4 years)