Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Kishore Kumar Panneerselvam

************@*****.*** +1-945-***-**** Dallas, Texas Visa Status - L2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishore-kumar-716968bb/ Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Skills

Testing: Functional Testing, API Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), System Testing, DB Testing, Regression testing, UAT testing, Mobile testing, Performance Testing, Product testing, Selenium Cucumber and GUI testing. Technologies & Tools: AWS, Postman, SOAPUI, Tableau, Acuity Master, MS Visual Basic JMeter, Dot compliance, MS office, MySQL, Trello

Language: SQL, Core Java,

Defect Management Tools: Jira, Silk Central, HP Quality Center ALM, Test rail, Microsoft TFS Methodology: Agile-Scrum, Waterfall, CICD

Domain: Clinical Science, Health Care, Telecom and Insurance Banking Professional Experience:

• Over 12 years of QA experience (including 4 years as a Lead Test Engineer), with expertise in Functional, UI, API

(automated/manual), System Integration, Web Services, Database, and Performance Testing

• Led and mentored QA teams by developing test strategies, managing execution, conducting reviews, providing training, active participation in Agile/Waterfall/CICD processes and regulatory audits (FDA 21 CFR, HIPAA, GxP).

• Delivered 14+ QA projects with 0% slippage, ensuring quality and timely delivery through collaboration with cross- functional teams (Product Owners, Developers, Regulatory, Compliance, Quality Control & External Stakeholders).

• Hands-on expertise in test analysis, test scripting, documentations (Test Plans, Test Strategy, RTM, RCA, IQ/OQ/PQ, Validation Summary etc.), tools (SOAPUI, Postman, JMeter), and STLC methodologies with strong experience in defect management, compliance audits, and validation testing in stage/QA/UAT environments.

• Proven leadership in project and team management, including resource allocation, budget planning, process improvements, and risk mitigation, resulting in improved QA effectiveness—backed by strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, problem-solving, team collaboration, effective oral and verbal communication. Work Experience:

Pure Software Technologies – Bangalore-India Jan 2021 - Jan-2025

- Lead QA Engineer (Oracle IRT services)

• Led end-to-end functional and integration testing for IRT Application and migrated clinical studies across 3 applications, ensuring compliance testing with GCP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, while aligning with Agile-CICD methodologies.

• Reduced QA cycle time by 720 hours on optimizing test strategies, overseeing Manual testing, Automated testing

(including Build verification test, API testing using Postman, Selenium), Performance testing with JMeter on Jira- based workflows from user stories to ticket closure.

• Managed a 7-member QA team and served as technical mentor and POC for 9 resources, ensuring timely delivery of validation plans, regulatory-aligned documentation, and successful execution of test deliverables.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Project Managers, Dev, Product Owners, Regulatory) to align QA timelines, Signoffs, improve test traceability and deliver validation summary and test closure reports.

• STLC, Agile methodology, Jira, HP ALM, Dot Compliance, MySQL, AWS, CI/CD, GitLab CI, Jenkins Scientific Games, Bangalore-India Oct 2018 - Jan 2021

-Senior Test Engineer – OGS (Open Gaming System)

• Led functional testing, Product testing for Digital and Casino Gaming integrated with 450+ casinos worldwide, covering web, mobile, and desktop environments. Ensured GUI/UX quality and cross-platform compatibility.

• Performed API validation using SOAP, RESTful services, for player registration, loyalty, payments, and hotel booking systems, player enrollment. Ensured Load test and accurate real-time data exchange using JMeter.

• Worked in an Agile Scrum setup, actively engaging in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify integration risks and validate user stories.

• Acted as SME, mentor, reviewer and POC for two major casino applications, guiding a 3-member QA team. Led test planning, defect triage, and ensured quality delivery across interconnected systems.

• STLC, Agile, TestRail, Putty, Windows SE, Jira, Adobe Signature, MySQL, AWS, RTM, TCD, TPD, TSD. Cognizant, Bangalore-India May 2016 - Oct 2018

-Associate Projects – Comcast (ComPS)

• Collaboration in an Agile environment with product owners and designers, understanding new scopes and providing walkthroughs to the team for OSS provisioning services. Managed all test artifacts, including test plans, cases, and strategies.

• Analysis of requirements, performing web services testing via SOAPUI, validating client-server communication and WSDL interactions in test environments, ensuring seamless data flow. Documented results, tracked progress in ALM and drafting RCA (Root cause analysis)

• Requirement Traceability Matrix creation, Test Script creation, and Executed Test cases, validating both front-end and back-end systems in UAT/test environments post-provisioning. Created test reports and tracked defects to resolution.

• As an individual contributor, I took ownership of tasks, leading test execution and data setup for QA migration projects. Coordinated with teams through scrum calls, defect triage, and status updates for successful deployment.

• STLC, Agile, HP QC, Linux, Jira, MySQL, MongoDB, DB, Comcast CRM Accenture Services, Bangalore-India July 2012 - May 2016

-Software Engineer Analyst – State Farm Banking (OnlineSF Banking)

• Analysis of Business Functional Requirements and use case diagrams for the Registration application. Collaborating with the development team and clients to ensure clarity on requirements for three applications in parallel.

• Pre data creation and drafted detailed test cases based on requirements, boundary conditions and test execution on Waterfall methodology QA approach. Provide the demo review and sign-off process with product owner and stakeholders to ensure comprehensive coverage.

• Owned complete manual testing for two applications, preparing test plans, RTM, and test scripting, and performing exploratory and compatibility testing across mobiles, tablets, and kiosk machines and validate bug life cycle.

• Executed progression, regression, smoke testing, sanity testing and integration testing, including DB validations and production support, ensuring smooth post-deployment functionality and handling defects through the sign-off process.

• STLC, Waterfall, HP QC, Windows, MySQL, Mac, Android, Trello Education

Sona College of Technology Jul 2008 - Jun 2012

B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering CGPA: 8.6/10 Awards

• Excellence Award in CTS for outstanding performance and contributions to the team and project success.

• Rock Star Award (Twice) at Scientific Games for exceptional performance and leadership.

• Client Appreciation Award (Twice) for effectively handling team and managing multiple Agile sprints in a short span of time, delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines. Languages

• English

• Hindi

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