Ravi Teja Yarra

Senior Automation Tester · SDET · Automation Test Lead

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

@raviteja_yarra

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About

Senior Automation Tester / SDET with 12.5 years of experience in UI, API, and microservices test automation, specializing in Selenium WebDriver, Java, Playwright, and API automation using Rest Assured and Karate. Strong expertise in automation framework design, component-level testing of Spring Boot–based microservices using Spock, CI/CD integration, and Agile delivery, with proven experience in leading automation teams across Banking, Finance, and Insurance domains. Experienced in leveraging Generative AI and Agentic AI for smarter and faster test automation.

Experience

Senior SDET

Cognizant

Jul 2024 – Present

Designed and implemented component-level automation tests for Spring Boot microservices using Spock and Rest Assured. Designed end-to-end API tests using Cucumber with Rest Assured and UI automation tests using Selenium WebDriver with Cucumber. Executed microservices locally using Docker pulling images from AWS registries and monitored deployments and app health using Kubernetes pods, Datadog and ArgoCD.
Automation Test Lead

ValueMomentum

Oct 2019 – Jan 2021

Developed BDD automation framework using Selenium, Cucumber and Serenity. Led sprint planning, estimation, task allocation, and delivery tracking. Integrated automation with Bamboo CI for continuous regression execution and prepared and presented weekly quality metrics, risks, and dashboards to clients.
Senior Automation Tester

ValueMomentum

Jan 2019 – Oct 2019

Migrated a legacy keyword-driven framework to a hybrid automation framework. Improved automated test reporting using Extent Reports and enhanced the framework data layer and reusable utilities based on client needs.
Automation Tester

ValueMomentum

Dec 2017 – Dec 2018

Automated complex insurance workflows using Serenity Screenplay pattern and supported Guidewire PC, BC, and CC modules through continuous regression testing. Integrated automation suites with Jenkins pipelines.
Automation Tester / Track Lead

Tech Mahindra

Oct 2014 – Dec 2017

Built and maintained a hybrid automation framework from scratch. Automated UI and web services test scenarios for Adobe CQ5 platform and led automation efforts as Track Lead, coordinating manual and automation teams.

Education

Bachelor of Technology

Aditya Engineering college

Awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Skills

10+ years

Java Test Automation

8 to 10 years

UI Testing

5 to 8 years

API Testing

2 to 5 years

Agile Rest Assured Component Testing Regression Testing Microservices Testing Framework Development

<3 months

SQL Scrum QTest Spock Groovy Bamboo Datadog Bitbucket Playwright TestNG Framework

Tools / apps / platforms

2 to 5 years

Argocd Claude Karate Cucumber Selenium SonarQube Kubernetes GitHub Copilot Amazon Web Services AWS JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

1 to 2 years

Jenkins CI

<3 months

Git Miro MySQL Docker Gradle HP ALM MongoDB RabbitMQ TestRail Cursor IDE PostgreSQL Apache Kafka Apache Maven Atlassian JIRA Splunk Enterprise

🏆 Achievements & awards

Pat on the Back

Recognized twice at Cisco for excellence and client impact.
Extra Miler

Recognized at CompSource Mutual for excellence and client impact.
Star of the Month

Recognized twice at Secura and Hiscox for excellence and client impact.
Genc Jury Award

Awarded for interview support at Cognizant.
Cheers Award

Received for client appreciation at VISA.

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