Meet Abi Arunachalam – Test Automation Practice Lead
Abi Arunachalam is a seasoned IT professional with over 16 years of experience in test management, quality assurance, and automation. She has a proven track record of driving QA transformations across various sectors, including energy, e-commerce, banking, gaming, healthcare, and education. Abi’s expertise spans complex ERP systems, mobile applications, and cloud platforms.
Abi has led cross-functional teams and developed automation frameworks, implementing Agile methodologies to enhance software quality and optimise efficiency. Her strategic QA leadership has consistently aligned QA processes with business goals, ensuring smooth delivery and reduced risk. She has spearheaded test automation initiatives to accelerate CI/CD pipelines using tools like Selenium, Cypress, and AI-driven testing tools. Abi has established QA practices in Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall environments, mentoring teams for faster, high-quality releases. She is adept at risk identification, mitigation, and stakeholder collaboration, managing multiple concurrent projects in onshore-offshore models. Her expertise includes test planning, roadmap creation, reporting, and QA metrics for data-driven decision-making.
Abi is passionate about AI-driven testing, automation strategies, and the evolving QA landscape. She is an advocate for AI and hyperautomation, regularly contributing to the field as a thought leader. Abi speaks at industry events and community meetups on topics such as testing large language models, detecting and mitigating hallucinations in LLMs, and the future of hyperautomation in test automation.
Qualifications
- Master of Computer Applications
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Core Services
- Test Automation Strategy & Framework Design
- AI & GenAI Testing Implementation
- QA Practice Assessment & Maturity Uplift
- Automation Integration with CI/CD & DevOps
- Agile QA Coaching & Scaling Support
Key Projects
- Leading end-to-end testing efforts for major enterprise transformation programs.
- Building and deploying automation frameworks across UI, API, and ETL using tools like Selenium, Tosca, Cypress, Jenkins, and Java.
- Establishing Agile practices and leading Scrum and Kanban ceremonies.
- Engaging with C-level stakeholders and mentoring testers to build cohesive, high-performing teams.
- Implementing AI-driven testing strategies and frameworks, particularly in LLM and generative AI.
Technical Expertise
- Automation & AI Testing: Java, JavaScript, Selenium, Cypress, Tosca, API Automation, RPA, Testim, Applitools.
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Azure DevOps.
- Performance & Monitoring: jMeter, LoadUI, Splunk, Firebase Crashlytics.
- Test & Defect Management: Jira, HP ALM, Zephyr, Bugzilla, TFS.
