Ashish Anand

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India12 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a team of 8 QA engineers at Swiss Re.
Developed a Python-based data-layer testing framework.
Expert in AI-assisted QA practices.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech QA Automation Expert with extensive experience in test automation and AI-assisted testing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationTest StrategyAi-assisted TestingAgile/scrum DeliveryPerformance TestingManual Testing

Other Skills

SeleniumRestAssuredCucumberJavaPythonJMeterAzure DevOps (ADO)ChatGPTGitHub CopilotData Quality ChecksBoto3BehavePyCharmSoapUIGroovy

About

Lead QA Automation Engineer with 13+ years of experience across banking, financial services, and insurance/re-insurance domains. Currently serving as Lead Automation Engineer at Swiss Re, leading a team of 8 QA engineers and driving end-to-end quality engineering initiatives. Expert in test automation, API testing, manual testing, and performance testing, with strong hands-on experience in Selenium, RestAssured, SoapUI, Java, Python, Groovy, Postman, JMeter, AWS, Snowflake, and Azure. Proven track record of building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), PyTest, integrated into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ADO, Git, Maven, and Gradle. Hands-on experience with AI-assisted QA practices, including use of ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot for test case design, automation optimization, and defect analysis, along with AI model validation activities such as testing model integrations, validating AI-generated outputs, data quality checks, consistency testing, and rule-based validation using API and Python-driven approaches. Strong background in test strategy, planning, estimation, defect management, and Agile/Scrum delivery, with AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate credential.

Experience

12 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Swiss re

2 roles

Vice President - Senior QA

Promoted

Apr 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

AVP - QA Lead

Oct 2022 – Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Lead and mentor a team of 8 QA engineers, owning functional, automation, unit, and
performance testing across releases
Drive test strategy, estimation, and resource planning, aligning QA delivery with
business timelines
Act as a hands-on contributor, implementing automation for UI, API, performance, and
data-layer testing
Technologies used: Selenium, RestAssured, Cucumber, Java, Python, JMeter, Azure
DevOps (ADO) pipelines
Perform automation code reviews, enforcing framework standards, best practices, and
maintainability
Support AI-assisted QA adoption using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot for test design,
automation optimization, and defect analysis
Developed a Python-based data-layer testing and reconciliation framework to support
AI model integration validation, including output consistency and data quality checks

SeleniumRestAssuredCucumberJavaPythonJMeter+3

Dun & bradstreet

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Jul 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Served as Senior QA Engineer leading a team of 5 QA engineers while remaining a
strong individual contributor
Performed requirement analysis, test estimation, and test planning for functional,
automation, and performance testing
Designed and executed automation for web, API, and data validation testing using
Selenium, RestAssured, Cucumber, Java, and JMeter
Conducted automation code reviews and maintained regression stability
Worked in Agile/Scrum delivery with CI/CD pipelines

SeleniumRestAssuredCucumberJavaJMeterTest Automation+1

Invesco ltd.

2 roles

Advanced Engineer II

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Jul 2021 · 4 mos

Led and coordinated a team of 6 QA engineers across data-layer, API, web, and
performance testing
Designed and implemented data-layer automation frameworks using Python, Boto3,
Behave, and PyCharm
Developed API and web automation using SoapUI, Groovy, Selenium with
TestNG/Cucumber
Built and maintained performance testing scripts using JMeter
Implemented BDD-based in-sprint automation to improve early defect detection
Enhanced and maintained existing automation frameworks and developed a custom
Groovy-based framework for Web/API testing

PythonBoto3BehavePyCharmSoapUIGroovy+4

Advanced Engineer I

Jun 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Wells fargo

2 roles

QA Specialist

Oct 2017 – Jun 2018 · 8 mos

Performed requirement analysis, test planning, and test case design for enterprise
banking applications
Designed and executed automation for web and desktop applications using Java,
Selenium, TestNG, and UFT
Executed manual and automated test cycles; logged and tracked defects
Maintained automation suites across releases and change requests
Conducted regression testing and prepared test summary and status reports

JavaSeleniumTestNGUFTTest AutomationManual Testing