Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Resume:
KASTHURI KANDAVELU
Email:*****************@*****.***,
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Location: Coimbatore, India
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Software Test Engineer with 4.5 years of experience in manual testing and quality assurance for enterprise applications. Skilled in test case design, execution, traceability, and defect tracking. Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. Experienced in functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and UI testing. Quick learner with collaborative and communication skills; basic exposure to automation and API testing.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Analyzed business and functional requirements to identify test scenarios and ensure complete test coverage.
Designed and documented manual test cases, test data, and requirement traceability matrices (RTM).
Executed functional, regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory, and UI/UX test cases across multiple modules.
Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, providing clear reproduction steps along with severity
Experience in working with Test Management tools like JIRA, Confluence
Performed end-to-end testing of web applications, ensuring proper validation of workflows across UI.
Validated backend data using SQL queries to ensure data integrity and consistency across integrated systems.
Participated in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and grooming sessions.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams including developers, BAs, and product owners for issue resolution.
Retested fixed issues and ensured closure within sprint timelines; supported production validations post-deployment.
Conducted peer reviews of test cases and incorporated feedback to improve test quality and coverage.
Worked with business users during UAT, validated reported issues, and supported defect triage sessions.
Prepared and maintained test documentation including test plans, test execution reports, and defect logs.
Coordinated with DevOps/Infrastructure teams for environment readiness and deployment validations.
Managed test progress and communicated daily/weekly status reports to stakeholders and leadership.
Supported test automation feasibility analysis and participated in framework design discussions.
Adapted quickly to new domains and applications, demonstrating flexibility and ownership in dynamic projects
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Manual Testing: Test case design, RTM, defect life cycle, exploratory testing
Bug Tracking: JIRA, QTest
Test Management: QTest, Excel
Collaboration: Confluence
Agile Practices: Daily stand ups, sprint planning, retrospectives
Additional: Basic API testing (Postman), SQL basics, Selenium & Playwright (basic)
Operating Systems: Windows
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ATMECS – Software Engineer
Project: Aviation Project
Duration: Apr 2023 – Present
- Designed and executed comprehensive manual test cases and scenarios.
- Performed functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and smoke testing.
- Maintained traceability between requirements and test cases.
- Tracked and reported defects in JIRA; retested fixes.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies and test case peer reviews.
- Prepared test documentation: test plans, test cases, and test reports.
- Worked on automation with MABL tool
ATMECS – Software Engineer
Project: Security Domain
Duration:Nov 2022 – Mar 2023
- Participated in requirement analysis and clarification sessions.
- Supported product validation by creating Python scripts (automation exposure).
- Logged defects and collaborated closely with engineering teams.
- Attended daily Agile sync ups with stakeholders.
HCL State Street –Senior Analyst
Project:Investment banking Domain
Domain: Nov 2021 – Sep 2022
- Analyzed requirements and created test cases covering multiple modules.
- Conducted functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing.
- Maintained RTM and tracked defects in JIRA.
- Participated in peer reviews and prepared execution reports.
HSBC – Analyst
Project: InsuranceDomain
Duation: Sep 2019 – Nov 2021
- Designed and executed manual test cases based on user stories.
- Conducted smoke and regression testing, defect validation, and retesting.
- Logged defects in qtest and coordinated with IT teams.
- Generated test data and maintained test documentation.
- Gained exposure to Selenium (Java) for automation support.
EDUCATION
B.Com — Govt. College, Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala Calicut University
Declaration: I hereby declare that the above details are true to the best of my knowledge.
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