Qa Automation Quality Assurance

Suganya Venkatesan

Sr. QA Automation Lead

Mobile: +1-210-***-****

e-mail: **********@*****.***

Location: San Antonio, TX, USA

Professional Summary

Sr. QA Automation Lead with solid experience in testing applications supporting different platforms such as Insurance and Banking.

Over 8.8 years of experience in Software analysis, Software Quality Assurance Testing of Web, Web Services, Client/Server applications.

7+ years of experience with Agile Methodology.

Expertise in Selenium Automation.

As a Lead, managed a complete module across shores with more than 20 team members for 5+ years.

Automation Testing:

Expertise in running, fixing and maintaining Daily Regression Run Automation scripts and test suites.

Created test suite which works with CI/CD pipeline.

Good at using TestNG and WebdriverIO framework.

Prepared Test Planning and Test automation framework design documents.

Implementing Object Oriented Programming (OOPS) Concepts including Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance and Polymorphism

Well-versed in automation tools like Selenium, Cucumber and Appium.

Hands on experience in SoapUI, REST Assured API and Postman.

Developed BDD test scenarios using Cucumber, enabling clear communication between stakeholders and developers.

Worked on source control tools like GITLAB.

Developed and executed end-to-end automated tests using Playwright, ensuring high- quality web applications across multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari).

Designed and maintained a scalable test automation framework using TestNG and WebdriverIO, improving test coverage and reducing manual testing efforts by 70%.

Expert in using test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver.

Experience in implementing Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Hybrid frameworks.

Working experience with defect tracking tools like Jira, HP ALM/Quality Center.

Expert in using BDD, TDD approaches.

Prepared Automation Framework for multiple projects. Manual Testing:

Experienced with different Software Test Life Cycles in Iterative, Waterfall & V Models and worked on testing projects developed using Agile Methodology.

Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align testing efforts with development cycles and business objectives.

Experienced in providing project estimates.

Managed and provided directions to the testing team to perform appropriate levels of testing such as integration, functional, system, and regression testing.

Excellent in developing the Test Cases, test documentation for various types of testing, Black box, System, Integration, regression and cross browser testing.

Strong knowledge of software Testing methodologies, Test planning, Execution and Spec- writing (Test plans and test cases covering all the requirements) Development of test suites.

Ample experience regarding SDLC and STLC with End-to-End project documentation which includes test plans, test approach, test estimations, test specifications, test executions, summary reports, defect Logging and tracking.

Experience in defining test cases, execution and analyzing bugs, interaction with team members.

Documented testing procedures, results, and findings, providing clear and actionable reports to stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.

Ability to learn Domain Knowledge related to the application in a short period of time. Technical Skill:

Database MySQL, Oracle, DB2 and SQL

Tools

Selenium, QTP, BDD/Cucumber, Jenkins, Postman, JIRA, QTest, Appium

(Android & IOS Testing),Sauce labs, SOAP UI, WebdriverIO with Mocha Chai, Putty, JSON, Perfecto, GIT, Playwright, Perfecto,NVDA, JAWS Languages C, C++, JAVA, JavaScript(Basic)

Functional Skill:

Management and

Leadership Skills

Managed a complete module across shores with more than 20 team members. Have handled all the stages of project starting from planning, execution and through their delivery & support.

Served as a mediator between stakeholders and different teams involved, making sure all interests are taken into consideration. Training &

Development

Given various training demos related to testing and automation to team members whenever there is any new implementation in automation framework and also given knowledge transitions to other project teams.

Recorded and documented each & every step whenever there is a new implementation so that it can be shared with team members for future reference.

Professional Experience

Previous Employment Details:

Organization Name Tata Consultancy Services

Client Name State Farm

Project Name Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

(AODA)

Project Duration (From & To in Month/Year

Format) Jun 2013 to Dec 2013

Role/Title ASE-Trainee

Work Location Chennai

Project Description

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities

Act (AODA)ia a Canadian law that aims to

improve accessibility for people with disabilities in Ontario. This project goal is to ensure that

people with physical or cognitive disabilities can fully access the State Farm webpage without

any challenges. The AODA establishes a process

for developing and enforcing accessibility

standards.

Responsibilities

Work with development team and QA

analysts to verify the accessibility

standards of the webpage.

Validate Color contrast, Text

Alternatives and Keyboard navigation of

the WCAG standards.

Validate POUR (Perceivable, Operable,

Understandable and Robust) principles.

Software / Special Tools

ARIA, Axe DevTools and WAVE, Google

Lighthouse, ColorBlindly, VoiceOver, JAWS,

NVDA and TalkBack.

Organization Name Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Client Name United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Project Name

1. Core Banking

2. Deposits System Team

3. Consumer Loans

4. OPS & DC

Project Duration (From & To in Month/Year

Format)

Jan 2014 to Oct 2021

Role/Title Assistant Consultant

Work Location Chennai

Project Description

USAA is a bank which offers competitive auto

rates, no-monthly service fee banking and

retirement options to all branches of the

military and their family. Deposits area offers

multiples products like savings, CD, youth

banking, ATM cards to members. Our project

involves testing those functionalities of daily

regression for every release

Responsibilities

Work with development team and QA

analysts to develop /enhance

automated regression test suites for

multiple applications set up system

settings for test systems.

Work with the CICD team to integrate

the automation framework and

automated testing into our daily

development processes

Reporting the defects identified during

regression and tracking it in JIRA, RTC

and qTest

Operating Systems Windows, Linux

Software / Special Tools

Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Jenkins CICD,

Gradle, Maven, Postman, JIRA, QTest, Sauce

labs, ReadyAPI, GIT, webdriverIO, Mobile

Automation with Appium and Perfecto

Languages C, C++, JavaScript, Basics of JAVA

Certifications:

ISTQB – Certified Tester Foundation level

ISTQB – Advanced level Test Automation Engineer

OCJP – Oracle certified JAVA programmer

EM Foundation level and Connected ManagerCertifications Awards and Achievements

Star of the Month (Thrice)

Star of the Quarter (Twice)

Best Performer Award in 2015, 2018 and 2021.

On the Spot Award (twice)

Education

Educational Record

Course of Study Specialization Name of

University

College Name Year of

Completion with

%CGPA

B.E Electronics &

Communication

Engineering

Anna University -

Chennai

Dhanalakshmi

Srinivasan

Engineering

College,

Perambalur.

84.4% (2008-

2012)

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