Test Automation Testing

VAIRAMUTHU BASKAR

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SUMMARY

Experienced test automation specialist with 16+ years of industry expertise in Banking, Finance, Insurance, Telecom, including 9 years of dedicated test automation experience.

Proficient in Selenium, Playwright, Cypress based automation testing with Java/Python, integrating TestNG, JUnit, WebDriver, PyTest and Cucumber

Proficient in building and managing BDD, TDD, Keyword-Driven, and Hybrid frameworks for scalable test automation, improving test coverage and maintainability

Experience in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and User Acceptance Testing on both real devices and emulators

Experienced in designing, executing, and automating REST API tests using Postman, including test scripting with JavaScript for CI/CD integration.

Implemented scheduled automation testing jobs with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes and contributed to CI/CD pipelines including GitHub and JIRA

Experienced in cloud infrastructure, providing solutions for issues, including those involving AWS services like RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.), S3, EC2 and Lambda.

Experienced in UAT planning, execution, and defect triaging, collaborating closely with business users to validate functional requirements and ensure seamless user experience.

Experienced in developing and implementing QA strategies, collaborating with Product Development teams to identify and resolve process bottlenecks using tools like JIRA and Confluence

KEY ACHIEVMENTS

Global Client Engagement – Collaborated with international clients across USA, UK, and Japan, ensuring smooth communication and efficient QA delivery for banking and insurance applications.

Enhanced Test Coverage – Automated 80%+ of regression test cases, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across multiple banking applications.

Improved Sprint Efficiency – Designed and maintained UI test cases that significantly reduced manual testing effort within each sprint.

Early Defect Detection – Integrated automation scripts with CI/CD pipelines, leading to a 30% reduction in production defects by catching issues earlier.

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Worked closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to align test automation strategies with user story requirements.

Scalable Automation Framework – Optimized and maintained automation frameworks for better efficiency, reducing test execution time by 40%.

Successful Test Sign-Off – Ensured 100% compliance with acceptance criteria, leading to smoother and high- quality production releases.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Information Technology & Management Jul 2002 – Jun 2004

Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India.

CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate

Certification ID: 871aff6bace8411e968e1ba5b1976834

Certified Jenkins Engineer (CJE)

SKILLS

Automation Testing Tools

Selenium, TestNG, Playwright, Appium, Rest Assured, Postman

Cloud Technology

AWS, S3, EC2, LAMBDA, Azure, GCP

Test Management Tools

Jira, ALM, Quality Centre

Version Control Tools

Git, GitHub, SVN

Build Tool

Maven, Ant

CI/CD and DevOps

Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps

Containerization Tool

Docker Container, Kubernetes

Languages

Java, Python, JavaScript, C++

IDE

Eclipse, Visual Studio Code

Methodology

Agile, Scrum, V – Model, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wells Fargo, NJ Jun 2023 to Till Date

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

Payment Processing System

Wells Fargo provides various banking applications that enhance customer experience and streamline financial services. QA focused on automating regression tests, validating payment workflows, and integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines to enhance stability, accuracy, and release quality.

Responsibilities:

Automated regression test cases to validate transaction processing, authentication, and fund transfers, ensuring seamless customer experience.

Led UI testcase design, execution, and maintenance, ensuring thorough validation of application functionality

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to review user stories and define automation test strategy for two-week sprints

Executed automated test scripts, identified issues, and provided timely feedback for early defect resolution.

Maintained and optimized automation frameworks for scalability, efficiency, and integration with CI/CD pipelines.

Delivered test sign-off at the end of each sprint, ensuring high-quality releases and alignment with acceptance criteria

Environment:

AGILE, SELENIUM, JAVA, PYTHON, CUCUMBER(BDD), TESTNG, JENKINS, ORACLE, SQL, AWS, GIT, JIRA, CONFLUENCE, POSTMAN, JMETER

The Hartford Insurance, CT Sep 2021 to May 2023

Senior QA Specialist/Automation Lead

Agency, Claims

Hartford Insurance, based in Connecticut, provides Agency application, which enables agents to input customer information, generate quotes, finalize, and issue policies for Mobile Home and Auto insurance. The Claims application facilitates claims processing, approvals, and settlements. As part of the project, the test automation framework was migrated from UFT to Selenium to enhance efficiency and maintainability, ensuring better test coverage and performance.

Responsibilities:

Led a successful migration project from UFT to Selenium, overseeing the transition of automation testing frameworks, scripts, and processes.

Conducted thorough assessments of existing automation test suites and environments to identify migration requirements and develop a comprehensive migration plan.

Orchestrated the execution of the migration plan, including script conversion, framework redevelopment, and integration with existing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring minimal disruption to testing activities.

Implemented post-migration optimization strategies to enhance Selenium automation frameworks, improve test coverage, and maximize the benefits of the new automation testing tool.

Set up automated monitoring and reporting in Jenkins pipelines to track test results, identify failures, and generate detailed reports for quick issue resolution in Selenium scripts.

Environment:

AGILE, SELENIUM, PLAYWRIGHT, UFT, JAVA, PYTHON, CUCUMBER(BDD), TESTNG, JENKINS, SQL SERVER, T-SQL, AWS, GIT, JIRA, CONFLUENCE, RESTASSURED, VBSCRIPT

Intellect Design Arena Mar 2016 to Jul 2021

Bank of America USA, Cater Allen Bank UK and Shinsei Bank Japan

Automation Test Lead

WAAT 2.0

Led the development of a robust automation test framework enabling functional testers to create automation scripts without prior scripting knowledge. Successfully streamlined the process by providing continuous support, resolving framework issues, and developing new keywords/methods as needed. The framework is still in use and has significantly reduced the need for dedicated automation testers, leading to substantial cost savings for the company.

Responsibilities:

Led the development of Keyword Driven Automation Framework, enabling functional testers to independently create and execute regression test cases

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the framework met diverse testing needs, streamlining processes across multiple product teams.

Spearheaded the implementation of reusable and scalable components, significantly reducing test script development time and improving test efficiency.

Facilitated organization-wide adoption of the framework, empowering functional testers to conduct autonomous regression testing and accelerate release cycles.

Achieved significant cost and time savings by automating repetitive tasks, reducing manual testing efforts and optimizing resource usage.

Environment:

AGILE, SELENIUM, JAVA, CUCUMBER(BDD), TESTNG, JENKINS, ORACLE, SQL SERVER, T-SQL, AWS, GIT, JIRA, CONFLUENCE, RESTASSURED

Accenture Services Ltd, India Oct 2014 to Feb 2016

Horizon Health Care, USA

Team/Testing Lead

Environment:

SELENIUM, QTP, JAVA, KEYWORD DRIVERN FRAMEWORK, QC

Infosys Ltd, India Jan 2012 to Oct 2014

Royal Bank of Scotland, UK

Sr Automation Test Engineer

Environment:

SELENIUM, QTP, JAVA, QC, ORACLE, SQL

Cognizant Technology Solutions, India Mar 2009 to Dec 2011

State Street Corporation, USA

Sr Automation Test Engineer

Environment:

QTP, QC, SQL SERVER, ORACLE

Tata Consultancy Services, India Feb 2005 to Mar 2009

BOEING, USA

Software Engineer

Environment:

C++, SQL SERVER, FUNCTIONAL TESTING, TEST DIRECTOR

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