Shanthi Priya Vijayakumar, SDET/QA Automation Engineer
*************@*****.*** Plano, Texas, United States LinkedIn GitHub Medium Professional Summary
• Have a relevant 7+ years of professional experience in various roles of QA Automation, Retail Banking, and customer service.
• Hands-on experience in developing automated tests, in Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, Maven, SQL and Java.
• Certified ISTQB Professional – Certified Tester Foundation Level – CTFL v.4.0.
• Self -starter with the ability to build processes from ground level. Quick learner, Very Patient and Self-motivated.
• Seeking a position with an organization where I can contribute my skills for organization’s success and synchronize with new technology.
Skills
• Programming/Scripting Language: Java, Java Script
• Automation Tools: Selenium, Postman, Rest Assured
• Test Automation Framework: Cucumber BDD/TDD/Data Driven/Hybrid, TestNG
• Continuous Integration (CICD): Jenkins
• Version Control: Git/GitHub
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Project management tools: Jira, Trello board
• Methodology: Agile
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer in Test, Numpy Ninja, CA, United States (December 2021 - Present)
• Experience in writing granular Gherkins in feature files.
• Used Cucumber tool to write feature files, glue code (step definition), Scenario, Scenario outline.
• Used TestNG runner class to run the feature file and glue code.
• Used OOPS concepts in the framework.
• Experience in creating and maintaining Cucumber BDD and TDD and Hybrid framework using Page Object Model (POM) with Page Factory, by creating elements for each page object and improved code optimization by 70%
• Identified Web elements using various locators like ID, Name, Class, Tag Name, XPath, CSS, Link Text, and Partial Link Text.
• Implemented Data Driven Approach using Apache POI which reduced test execution effort by 65% and Scenario Outline in Cucumber Framework which increased the test coverage.
• Implemented framework that supports Cross Browser testing and parallel testing which reduced total execution time by 90%
• Captured screenshots for failed test cases, and generated reports like Extent and Allure reports, HTML reports to analyze test results.
• Worked on Eclipse IDE, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, TESTNG, Cucumber. Performed testing of CRUD operations of API using Postman and generated Newman Report for analyzing test results
• Have performed API testing automation using Rest Assured library.
• Have gained Good analytical and communication skills and the ability to work individually and with the team.
• Flexible to learn any new technologies.
Officer, Canara Bank, Chennai, India (September 2013 - October 2016)
• Quality Analysis and review of data and forms as submitted by customers.
• Good knowledge in different areas of banking operations such as Account services, Cheque clearing, transaction processing, Debit cards.
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing before Canara bank rolled out the new application to the customers in live.
• Responsible for reviewing customer complaints received directly or online through corporate office.
• Basic financial functions and administration, Forex, Import Export, SWIFT and Discounting of bills.
• Ensured exemplary customer service.
Technical Support Officer, HCL Technologies (BPO), Chennai, India (September 2006 - April 2009)
• Handled Hardware and Networking issues of the customers.
• Worked for one of the largest telecoms in Britian.
• Excellent organizational and oral and written communication skills, multitasking ability to stay focused on tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical skills and logical skills to identify issues.
• Runner Up in SQL Hackathon held in Apr 2022, Numpy Ninja
• Participated in LMS UI Hackathon Nov 2022, Numpy Ninja
• HCL Star Award in Apr 2007, HCL Technologies
Education
• Diploma in Software Essentials
TATA Enterprise (CMC Limited-Tied up with HCL) Nov 2008
• Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering
Anna University May 2006
Certification
• ISTQB - Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 International Software Testing Qualifications Board - February 2024
• Certified Automation Test Engineer
STC
Blogs
• Introduction to Cypress Testing Framework
• Interface And Its Role in Selenium
• Mock Servers with Postman
• Environments and Variables in Postman
• Selenium WebDriver Architecture.
• Synchronization in Selenium WebDriver
Accomplishments