Shanmugam MV
Senior QA Automation Engineer with 5+ years across Web, Mobile, and API testing. Currently driving native iOS automation at Comcast using XCUITest for the Xfinity platform. Deep expertise in Appium, Selenium, Rest Assured, and BDD frameworks. Passionate about scalable test architectures, GenAI-powered QA, and zero-defect delivery at speed.
Current Focus — Native iOS Automation at Comcast
As SDET Engineer III, I'm focused on XCUITest-based native iOS testing for the Xfinity Stream app across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Bringing cross-platform Appium expertise into Swift-native automation — delivering faster, more reliable coverage for millions of Xfinity customers, integrated end-to-end with CI/CD pipelines.
Work Experience
- Native iOS test automation using XCUITest for Xfinity Stream (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV)
- Building and scaling mobile test frameworks for high-traffic streaming products
- CI/CD pipeline integration for continuous, reliable quality delivery
- Cross-functional collaboration in a large-scale telecom product organization
- Led end-to-end QA for 1800-Flowers across web and mobile platforms
- Designed scalable automation frameworks with Selenium, Appium, and TestNG
- Integrated automated suites into GitLab CI/CD for faster, reliable releases
- Mobile cloud testing on Android & iOS via SauceLabs and LambdaTest
- API validation with Rest Assured and Postman ensuring backend-frontend reliability
- Leveraged GenAI and AI-powered testing agents to accelerate test execution and defect detection
- Mentored QA team members, improving collaboration and defect resolution velocity
- Multi-client web and mobile QA across Agile/Scrum delivery teams
- Automation frameworks with Selenium, Appium, and Cucumber integrated with Git
- Mobile testing on Android & iOS via BrowserStack cloud platform
- Defect lifecycle management in Jira and TargetProcess
- API validation using Postman ensuring backend reliability and integrations
- Initiated and led manual testing projects via a formal industry MoU
- Mentored students in QA practices: test design, execution, and defect tracking
- Designed internship programs bridging academic theory with real-world QA
Technical Skills
📱 Mobile Automation
🌐 Web Automation
⚙️ API & Cloud Testing
🔧 DevOps & Tools
🤖 AI & Emerging
Education
M.E. — Manufacturing Engineering
B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering
Let's work together
Feel free to reach out for conversations about mobile QA, automation strategy, and AI-powered testing.