Chidambara Rajasekaran
**** ********* *****, ******, ** 60503
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Objective:
Enthusiastic and dedicated QA Automation Engineer with over 10 years of experience in automating, maintaining, and improving test suites. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with a collaborative mindset, ensure efficient test coverage and high-quality software products. Experienced in working on modern cloud technologies and adapting to changing priorities. Holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and continuously seeks opportunities for professional growth. Passionate about leveraging automation to enhance the testing process and contribute to the success of the team and organization.
Skills:
Test Automation Framework
Analytical Skills
Communication
Collaboration
Manual Testing
Project Management
Strengths:
Problem Solving
Strong Work Ethic
Professional Skills:
Sr QA Analyst
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago IL Jan 2022 – Present
Develop and maintained automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, TestNG and Jenkins
Identify and automated numerous test cases resulting in improved coverage and minimized downstream risks.
Collaborate with developers and Cloud engineers to implement efficient DevOps pipelines and support the delivery of high- quality features.
Create and maintained automation test scripts for smoke, functional and regression tests.
QA Analyst
Accenture, Chicago, IL Mar 2017 – Dec 2021
Review business and functional requirements for NC FAST project.
Define testing strategies based on project requirements.
Prepare test cases/plans for system, regression, integration and UAT tests.
Participate in Peer reviewing the test cases prepared by team members.
Involve in leading test case review sessions with business to get their approval.
Create requirements traceability matrix to make sure all requirements are covered in tests.
Involve in identification of test data needed for test execution in all environments.
Execute and document manual and automated tests to verify the functionality and ensure quality
Execute regression test suite to validate the software changes and releases.
Facilitate testing status meetings and report the status to management.
Perform risk management and resolve/report as appropriate.
Participate in incident management to prioritize the incidents and get them fixed and retest the fixes.
Work as a Database Analyst Tester at DFPS client, creating test scripts for the new Data Warehouse setup for reporting.
Perform UI Data validation and testing.
Work as Test Lead in managing a team of 3 resources and test deliverables at Zurich client for conversion testing.
Develop and execute Selenium web driver automation script.
Use ALM for requirements management and test deliverables.
Perform ETL testing and data validation.
Support UAT execution.
Work to create test scripts for Salesforce based application for workflow data conversion and support testing with new improved workflow.
Test Lead
Capgemini, Chicago, IL Jun 2014 – Feb 2017
I work as a developer in CDS and PDN applications.
Provide production support for billing application.
Involve in creating test plans and test cases for multiple legacy projects.
Execute unit, system, regression, integration and user acceptance tests.
Interact with developers and QA peers to resolve defects/issues.
Create transition plans and transition the application support to developers.
Participate in design review.
Perform change management process to deploy the code in test and prod environments.
Act as liaison between the application business team and offshore teams.
Perform the project manager role to manage multiple small to medium projects.
Perform planning, estimation, schedule and tracking of projects tasks in MS Project.
Prepare weekly status and project reports for the client and upper management.
Share skills and knowledge through mentoring.