Harish Kumar M - Portfolio

About Me

I'm a seasoned Automation Architect and QA Leader with over 18 years of global experience in software testing, automation, and performance engineering. I specialize in designing robust automation frameworks, strategizing RPA implementations, and leading high-performing teams across Banking, Telecom, BFSI, Healthcare, and Retail domains. With certifications from IBM and ISTQB, I bring strong technical and leadership skills, driving quality engineering transformation across complex enterprise ecosystems. My passion lies in leveraging cloud, DevOps, and AI-driven automation to deliver reliable and scalable digital solutions.

Professional Experience

Automation Architect – HCL America (Verizon Project) (2024 – Present)
- Designed scalable automation frameworks across Verizon's digital ecosystem.
- Led performance engineering initiatives using JMeter, Dynatrace, and AWS CloudWatch.
- Enabled chaos testing and reliability engineering practices on microservices.
Lead QA Architect – HCL Technologies, India (2021 – 2024)
- Drove quality automation for large-scale projects including SOE, POS, Telesales.
- Built intelligent dashboards and test data management solutions across services.
- Implemented BDD frameworks with Playwright, Serenity, and Cucumber.
Automation Specialist – TestHouse (Teranet Project) (2020 – 2021)
- Led migration of 6000+ test cases to Selenium-based frameworks.
- Implemented end-to-end dashboards and CI/CD integration.
- Performed performance engineering and defect lifecycle optimization.
RPA Consultant – Cigniti Technologies (2019 – 2020)
- Developed and deployed RPA strategies using UI Path, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere.
- Led client workshops, assessments, and CoE implementations.
- Architected cost-saving automation pipelines across Middle East clients.

Skills & Tools

Automation Tools

Selenium, Playwright, UFT, Cypress, TOSCA, TestComplete

Performance

JMeter, LoadRunner, Dynatrace, NewRelic, Lighthouse

Programming

Java, JavaScript, Python, Shell Scripting, Spring Boot

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Git, GitLab, Kubernetes

Test Frameworks

BDD, TDD, ATDD using Cucumber, Serenity, JBehave, Mocha

RPA & Process Automation

UI Path, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, IBM RPA

Key Projects

Digital Sales Automation – Verizon (USA)
Led test automation, performance testing, chaos engineering and test data strategy for cloud-based digital sales applications.
Chubb Automation Migration – Teranet
Migrated legacy frameworks to Selenium, implemented dashboard monitoring and executed CI/CD automation pipelines.
Nordea Banking Solutions – Europe
Architected BDD frameworks and executed performance benchmarks for banking platforms across multiple microservices.

Contact Me

Email: info2harish@gmail.com

Phone: +1-2017368039

Location: Edison, NJ – USA

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