Test Engineer Automation

CHANDANA SANKAR

Buffalo Grove, IL ***** +1-224-***-**** ********.******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/chandana-sankar TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Quality-focused Automation Test Engineer with 8+ years of experience specializing in UI and API automation in banking and healthcare domain. Proficient in Java, Selenium, TestNG, and Rest Assured, with a proven track record of automating end-to-end testing workflows to improve product quality. Skilled at early defect identification, driving testing efficiency and consistently meeting deadlines. Experienced in Agile methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine test strategies and deliver high-quality, reliable software. UI Automation Java Selenium API Automation Postman Rest Assured TestNG Cucumber ADO Jira Agile Scrum Kanban Functional Testing Regression Testing Integration Testing Performance Testing JMeter

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) Bengaluru, India Technical Lead 01/2023 – present

Current Project -

Domain: Medical Devices and Equipment Manufacturer In-depth experience in the healthcare domain, working on medical technology solutions, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring the accuracy of healthcare-related software applications.

● Developed and Automated 50+ test cases, resulting in a 40% reduction in manual testing efforts using Java, Selenium, and TestNG within the Page Object Model (POM) framework, enhancing test maintainability, scalability, and execution efficiency.

● Designed reusable test scripts and integrated them into the overall test suite, ensuring comprehensive end-to-end (E2E) test coverage and validating critical business workflows and system interactions.

● Simulated test data through integrated API calls to improve coverage across various layers of the application. Previous Project -

Domain: Banking, Loans and Lending

Delivered tailored loan solutions while facilitating savings and general banking operations. Utilized Agile methodology to improve project efficiency, collaboration, and adaptability within the banking domain.

● Developed a comprehensive functional test plan, defined detailed test scenarios, and created test cases for UI requirements using the Selenium POM framework with TestNG.

● Conducted feasibility analysis to identify and prioritize UI test cases for automation.

● Executed progression and regression test cases for the UI, documenting results and tracking defects in Jira.

● Designed and executed automation test scenarios for key UI functional flows using the Selenium POM framework with TestNG.

● Managed the execution of a regression suite with over 200 UI test cases, ensuring successful test sign-off before each major release.

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+1-224-***-**** ********.******@*****.***

MPHASIS Bengaluru, India

Senior Software Engineer 12/2016 – 12/2022

Project Domain: Banking and Brokerage

Extensive experience working with financial institutions, specifically in providing banking solutions, automation of banking processes, and ensuring the security and compliance of financial transactions. Utilized Agile methodology to improve project efficiency, collaboration, and adaptability within the banking domain. Performed story point estimation for business requirements.

● Designed and implemented functional test plans and automated REST API tests using Postman to validate functionality and performance.

● Conducted in-sprint performance testing (10-30 min) using JMeter to assess API efficiency and load handling.

● Automated 25+ CRUD test cases for REST APIs with Java and Rest Assured, contributing to the development of BDD regression suites.

● Created and executed an automated test suite for 3 key REST APIs, improving test traceability and product quality by 50%.

● Mentored 3 new team members, enabling them to contribute to 30% more test automation within 3 months

● Automated UI workflows for mapping core banking offers to customers, increasing test coverage and reducing manual effort.

● Reported defects and raised QAQs, conducting root cause analysis to drive effective issue resolution. EDUCATION / TRAINING

ANNA UNIVERSITY Chennai, India

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) 2012-2016 CGPA - 7.96/10

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