Nitin Jain
Automation Lead · 10 years experience
Gurgaon, Haryana
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Professional Summary
- Experienced Automation Lead with 10 years of expertise in defining automation strategies and leading framework development
- Proficient in Selenium, Playwright, and modern automation tools for scalable test suites
- Skilled in CI/CD integration and overseeing cross-team automation efforts
- Knowledgeable in mentoring teams and establishing automation best practices
- Experienced in ensuring maintainability and scalability of automation frameworks
- Adept at consolidating automation across product lines and optimizing runtimes
- Collaborative leader working with development and QA teams on automation initiatives
- Strong strategic thinker for roadmap planning and technology evaluation
Technical Skills
Work Experience
Automation Lead
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10 years of experience as an Automation Lead at multinational companies in Gurgaon. Led automation initiatives, mentored teams, and drove quality improvements through strategic automation.
Responsibilities
- Define automation strategies and roadmaps for organizations
- Lead framework development and ensure scalability
- Mentor automation teams and establish best practices
- Oversee cross-team automation efforts and CI integration
- Ensure maintainability and quality of test suites
- Collaborate with stakeholders on automation requirements
- Evaluate and recommend automation tools and technologies
- Monitor automation performance and optimize execution
- Lead GitHub Copilot adoption for team test generation, deploy self-healing test infrastructure, establish DeepEval quality gates for LLM APIs, mentor teams on agentic workflow testing, and evaluate next-generation AI automation tools
Project Experience
Product Line Automation Consolidation
Consolidated automation across multiple product lines, reducing test runtime by 60% and improving coverage from 40% to 85%. Technologies: Selenium, Playwright, CI/CD, Docker.
Framework Development and Scaling
Designed and implemented scalable automation frameworks, supporting 500+ test cases and enabling parallel execution. Technologies: Java, TestNG, Maven, Kubernetes.
CI/CD Automation Integration
Led integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, achieving continuous testing and faster release cycles. Technologies: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, API Testing, Performance Testing.
AI-Native Automation Program Leadership
Led organization-wide adoption of GitHub Copilot for test generation, achieving 35% reduction in manual test writing effort. Deployed self-healing Playwright test infrastructure, evaluated and onboarded DeepEval for LLM API quality gates, and mentored 15 SDET team members on agentic workflow testing. Established AI testing playbook adopted across 6 product teams. Technologies: GitHub Copilot, Test Maintenance, DeepEval, LLM API Testing, Agentic Workflow Testing, AI-Native Test Infrastructure, Playwright, Docker, Kubernetes.
Education
M.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi, Delhi (2012-2014, 8.6 CGPA)
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ISTQB Expert Level, Automation Leadership Certification
Achievements
Reduced automation runtime by 60% across product lines; Led team of 15 automation engineers; Awarded "Automation Excellence" for framework innovation; Published articles on automation best practices