SOUMYA RANJAN NAYAK — DevOps Engineer

QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience in software development and testing processes across multiple domains including Healthcare & Welfare, Insurance, Financial Banking, OTT and E-commerce. Experienced in delivering high-quality solutions for organizations such as Conduent, ZEE5, Zepto and Onsurity with strong expertise in both manual and automation testing. Well-versed in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), with hands-on experience in Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall methodologies. Developed and maintained web UI automation tests using Selenium, Cucumber (BDD), and Gherkin. Designed and implemented robust automation frameworks including Keyword Driven, Data Driven, and Hybrid frameworks using Page Object Model (POM). Hands-on expertise in Playwright automation for modern web applications and cross-browser testing. Extensive experience in mobile application testing across Android and iOS platforms, including real device and cloud-based testing. Strong experience in API testing using REST Assured, Postman and SoapUI, including automation of RESTful services. Expertise in TestNG annotations such as Groups, Parameters, and Data Providers for managing test execution and suites. Integrated automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and ArgoCD for continuous testing and deployment. Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Proficient in database validation using SQL and MongoDB, and caching systems like Redis. Experience with logging and monitoring tools (ELK Stack) for debugging and performance analysis. Skilled in Linux environments and shell scripting for automation and deployment support. Proficient in using tools like BrowserStack, Charles Proxy, Proxyman for debugging and cross-platform testing. Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts. Highly skilled in XPath, CSS, HTML, and DOM handling for reliable web element identification. Experience in version control systems (GitHub) and development tools like VS Code, Xcode, Android Studio. Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools like JIRA. Exposure to AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, improving productivity and test generation. Collaborate effectively with developers, product owners, and Agile teams to ensure high-quality deliverables, faster releases, and continuous QA improvements.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and Automation Engineer with expertise in QA and DevOps across multiple industries.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 7 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Automation Testing
Test Management
Api Testing
Cloud Infrastructure
Devops
Cloud Migration
Automation

Career Highlights

Proven expertise in automation testing frameworks.
Significant experience in cloud migration and infrastructure management.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Work Experience

Onsurity

Software Engineer in Test (6 mos)

Zepto

Quality Assurance Engineer (1 yr)

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

Software Engineer in Test (2 yrs 5 mos)

Conduent

IT Test Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)

HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions

System Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi

SOUMYA RANJAN NAYAK

DevOps Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Proven expertise in automation testing frameworks.
Significant experience in cloud migration and infrastructure management.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and Automation Engineer with expertise in QA and DevOps across multiple industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automation TestingTest ManagementApi TestingCloud InfrastructureDevopsCloud MigrationAutomation

Other Skills

KibanaAmazon Web Services (AWS)TestNGJenkinsMavenKafkaRedisLambdaTestSonarqubeTerraformAWSGCPCloud ServicesAWS LambdaPython

About

Experience

7 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Onsurity

Software Engineer in Test

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

Collaborated cross-functionally, promptly resolving defects, and reducing defect resolution
time by 20%.
Performed Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing,
Integration Testing, Black Box Testing, Web Services Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
(UAT).
Conducted backend testing using SQL queries to validate data for database and Used SQL
queries for retrieving data from database for executing user specific test cases.
Maintained structured documentation of test cases, results, and defects, improving
organizational efficiency by 30% for future reference and analysis.
Analyzed business specification documents, designed and developed Test Cases, Test
Scenarios, Test Scripts and Test reports of manual and automated tests
Developed automation test scripts, executed these test scripts, and logged defects in JIRA
resulting in a 95% reduction in post-release issues by proactively addressing them in
collaboration with the development team.
Well-versed in building automation frameworks with tools such as TestNG, Jenkins and
Maven for streamlined test execution.
Participated in weekly test team meetings to provide test status updates, execution, and
development details.
Established coding structure and best practices within the automation scripts, leading to a
20% improvement in script readability and maintainability.
Managed workload independently, ensuring streamlined workflow and timely completion of
assignments.
Worked in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life
Cycle (STLC), Bug Life Cycle and Development Methodologies like Waterfall and Agile.

KibanaAmazon Web Services (AWS)Automation TestingTest Management

Zepto

Quality Assurance Engineer

Nov 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr · Bengaluru · On-site

Designed, developed, and executed comprehensive test cases to validate software functionality, performance, and reliability.
Reviewed business requirements to define scope and create detailed test strategies, collaborating with project teams to ensure complete coverage.
Documented and tracked test results, bugs, and resolutions using JIRA, maintaining transparency throughout the QA cycle.
Utilized Grafana to debug and analyze issues in bot, agentic, and AI flows, pinpointing root causes and providing actionable insights to developers for rapid fixes.
Monitored deployments using ArgoCD, ensuring pod health, detecting issues, and supporting smooth release cycles.
Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data integrity across databases.
Performed backend/API testing, including validation of APIs, HTTP status codes, and end-to-end order flow.
Configured Jenkins pipelines to generate Android and iOS builds for staging, internal, and production releases.
Hands-on experience with Zepto’s Admin Portal for operational testing and validations.
Investigated customer-reported issues by reproducing scenarios in a lab environment and providing actionable root cause analysis.
Maintained comprehensive records of all QA activities across the SDLC. Utilized LambdaTest (virtual machines) for cross-platform compatibility testing.
Contributed to Agile/Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Demos, Reviews, Retrospectives) ensuring timely delivery of milestones.
Assisted in training junior testers on QA practices and tools.
Basic knowledge of Java and API automation with REST Assured.
Guided two QA engineers and led the Customer Delight team from the QA side.

KafkaRedisAPI TestingTest Management

Zee entertainment enterprises limited

Software Engineer in Test

Jun 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Banglore · On-site

Created and managed the infrastructure resources using Terraform in lower environments
(DEV, QC, and UAT) and then in PROD by designing the architecture and creating networks.
Involved on the migration from AWS to GCP and ECS to EKS migration.
Created the Dockerfile and prepared the CI job in the GitHub workflow and Microservices
Continuous Deployment (CD) in EKS, GKE and AKS using Argocd.
Worked on multi-region setup and Disaster recovery tests and Implemented Chaos
Engineering by using AWSFIS and Litmus Chaos.
Performed cost saving for the infra by implementing kubecost/cast AI, created automation
scripts to shut-down the workloads in non-working hours for lower environments.
Supported P0 and P1 Incidents and Performance testing for the new features/services and
Prepared RCA and Postmortem. Reduced MTTR and MTTD.
Defined a few services Critical User Journey with Sequence Diagram, Prepared SLI for the
Latency and Availability by using APM and uptime tool.
Implement and maintain security including Cloud Security Solutions from AWS, next
generation firewalls,application firewall/DDoS, container security and the Web Application
Firewall (WAF)
Accountable for Cloud security posture management for defining and strategizing the
Defence-in-Depth implementation with reduced risk and efficient compliance.
Experience of handling large scale events for OTT platforms like new movie releases, T20
leagues in sports,
handling overall concurrency of more than 3M users
Created news OTT platform from scratch on Azure.
Provisioned infrastructure for upcoming projects in Microsoft Azure for Zee-News-OTT and
application deployment for 30+ microservices for beta testing and helped in debugging.

MavenSonarqubeCloud InfrastructureDevOps

Conduent

IT Test Engineer

Mar 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Developed AWS Lambda functions to automate AWS operations, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
Led on-premises application migrations to AWS, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless cloud integration.
Conducted cloud readiness assessments to enhance security and performance.
Automated backup and restoration using shell scripts and Lambda functions in Python, ensuring data integrity.
Planned and executed database migrations to AWS with minimal disruption.
Set up VPCs, subnets, security groups, ACLs, and virtual firewalls to secure AWS environments.
Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, and shell scripting, automating build, test, and deployment processes.
Developed Python and Shell scripts to streamline operational tasks and improve efficiency.
Managed compute resources (EC2, ELB) and storage services (S3, Glacier, EBS) with lifecycle management policies.
Utilized IAM to create and manage AWS users, groups, and permissions, ensuring secure access and compliance.
Deployed and maintained production environments using AWS EC2 instances and ECS with Docker.
Implemented monitoring solutions using CloudWatch and Trusted Advisor to optimize AWS environments for performance, cost, and security.

Cloud InfrastructureCloud ServicesCloud MigrationAutomation

Hgs - hinduja global solutions

System Engineer

Jan 2019 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru · On-site

Systems Engineer at Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) specializing in the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise-grade IT infrastructure. I bridge the gap between complex technology and seamless business operations by managing high-availability servers, robust networks, and advanced security protocols. With a focus on automation and system integration, I ensure that HGS’s global business process services run on a 24/7 stable and secure foundation