Malkiat S.

About Me

Malkiat is an IT professional with over 12 years of diverse experience, with a focus on manual and automated testing using Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, API automation, and mobile automation, including Flutter-based applications with Appium. He is a results-driven QA professional with experience in testing retail systems and P2P platforms. Malkiat is familiar with Blockchain, Flutter, and Smart Contracts, with expertise in the bug lifecycle, test case creation, sanityf/functional/regression testing, defect verification, ad-hoc and system testing, and delivering GA and hot-fixes releases.

AI, ML & LLM

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

QA & Testing

Workflow

Git Agile methodology JIRA

Other

Playwright Mobile Automation Appium POM Robot Framework C Stash Flutter Smart Contracts Solidity Automation Testing Selenium RC CodedUI (VS2012) ATDD Bitbucket SVN TFS Cl- Azure MSSQL Server 2008 Typescript Microsoft Dynamics 365 SDET iOS Android .NET ReportNG REST Assured QA

Work history

TestingXperts
TestingXperts
QA Automation Lead
2025 - Present
Chandigarh, India
  • Designed and implemented a robust automation framework from scratch using Playwright with TypeScript.

  • Automated regression test cases for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) applications, ensuring improved test coverage.

  • Collaborating with onshore and offshore teams to align testing efforts and streamline QA processes.

Playwright TypescriptMicrosoft Dynamics 365 QA Test AutomationTest Automation Frameworks Automation Framework Development Regression testingTest Cases QA AutomationMicrosoft Dynamics D365 CRM
Redbelly Network
Redbelly Network
SQA
2023 - 2024 (1 year)
Chandigarh, India
  • Led the QA team in end-to-end validation of products, encompassing both automated and manual test case design and execution.

  • Automated Flutter-based mobile network access dApp on both iOS and Android platforms using Appium with Java.

  • Validated app performance and compatibility on both macOS and Windows operating systems, ensuring robust cross-platform support and reliability.

QA SDETFlutterAppiumJavaiOSAndroidBlockchainTypescriptSolidityPlaywright Smart ContractsProduct Testing E2E TestingAutomated TestingManual TestingTest Cases Test Case Creation Test Case Execution Test AutomationQA AutomationMobile Device QA Automation DApps Cross-browser Testing Cross-browser Compatibility iOS/macOS Build TestingWindows MacOS
BD
BD
QA Lead | SDET
2021 - 2023 (2 years)
Chandigarh, India
  • Created automation scripts for automating web applications using Selenium with C#.

  • Coordinated across development, team-level manual testers, and system testers for automation script creation.

  • Created and maintained Azure DevOps pipelines (dev, release, performance, and regression) and fixed flaky tests.

Basware
Basware
Senior QA Engineer
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Chandigarh, India
  • Played a key role in testing Alusta (Procure-to-Pay system) integrated with retail business processes, ensuring seamless procurement and payment workflows.

  • Created automation scripts for automating web applications using Selenium with C# and Robot Framework.

  • Conducted end-to-end testing for retail systems, including POS, inventory management, order processing, and eCommerce platforms.

AutomationManual TestingSeleniumC#Robot FrameworkREST APIs JenkinsHTML5Angular.NETAutomation Scripting Test AutomationQA AutomationE2E TestingeCommerce Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems Retail Web App Automation Procurement Inventory Management Systems
Drish Infotech Ltd.
Drish Infotech Ltd.
Test Analyst
2018 - 2018
Chandigarh, India
  • Reviewed information shared by the client and prepared a query document for further clarification and improvement and clear understanding.

  • Tracked and closed defects/bugs in a systematic manner into a defect tracking system and prepared bug reports with bug severity and priority.

  • Verified database design and back-end data with Oracle 11g using normal commands.

  • Performed API testing using Postman automation.

  • Helped an offshore team with task completion.

AutomationManual TestingSelenium WebDriver JavaTestNGReportNG AppiumREST Assured PostmanOracle 11gAPI TestingAPI Testing using Postman Defect LoggingDefect Tracking Database DesignDatabase testingSQL
CoStar
CoStar
Test Analyst
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Remote
  • Worked on a commercial real estate application, helping an offshore team with task completion.

  • Automated regression tests and worked on the remaining test cases.

  • Maintained documents and metrics and tracked bugs.

  • Reported defects with a high level of accuracy following templates, guidelines, work instructions, etc.

  • Verified SQL scripts, database design, and back-end data entered by users through the application.

bebo Technologies
bebo Technologies
Test Analyst
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
Chandigarh, India
  • Conducted automated testing with a data-driven framework having POM.

  • Performed manual and automated testing and reviewed requirements.

  • Participated in technical meetings and discussions with the development team.

  • Ran mobile testing for Android, Windows, and iOS and used Java and Appium for iOS/Android automation.

  • Responsible for defect reporting and tracking.

Education

B.Tech Computer Science
B.Tech Computer Science
Punjab Technical University (PTU) - India
2008 - 2011 (3 years)