ASHWINI PAUNIKAR

QA Specialist — functions as QA Lead for the automation team, guiding junior engineers and owning framework/test strategy decisions. I design automation frameworks from the ground up (Python, Selenium, Playwright), integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and guide junior QA engineers on automation standards and test coverage. 🔧 Key Expertise: * Automation Framework Development (UI + API) * API Testing * CI/CD Integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) * Agile/Scrum Delivery 📈 Impact Delivered: • Automated 500+ test cases across UI and API layers • Cut regression cycle time from days to hours • Improved pre-production defect detection by 30–40% • Reviewing and mentoring junior engineers on automation practice and code quality Looking for QA Lead roles where I can own test strategy end-to-end and grow a team, not just execute against one.