Sr.Software Engineer in Test

SARANYA GOVINDARAJAN

Senior QA Test Engineer / Senior Software Engineer in Test

Minneapolis, MN

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior QA Test Engineer with 15+ years leading test automation strategy, framework architecture, and AI Quality Engineering across SaaS, healthcare, and enterprise platforms. Proven track record designing and scaling automation suites for web applications, APIs, and backend data systems (Selenium WebDriver, Playwright/TypeScript, Robot Framework, Cucumber), integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and driving continuous improvement in coverage and release quality. Experienced coaching and mentoring QA engineers, partnering with product owners and DevOps on test strategy and release readiness, and applying rigorous QA practices to compliance-sensitive healthcare data (PHI) environments at Humana and Kaiser Permanente. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology; skilled communicator adept at translating requirements into actionable test plans in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

CORE SKILLS

Automation & Testing: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TypeScript, Ruby/Cucumber, Robot Framework, JUnit, Gatling (performance/load testing), Protractor, BDD/Page Object Model

AI Quality Engineering: AI validation activities using Codex and Claude MCP Server, AI-assisted test design and troubleshooting

API & Data Validation: Postman, Swagger, SOAPUI, REST API testing, MongoDB Compass, SQL, SSIS/SSAS

CI/CD & Tooling: Jenkins, Git/SVN, Jira, BrowserStack, CI/CD pipeline integration

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, TDD, UAT, Business Continuity Testing, SSO Testing, PHI/Compliance Testing

Languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Ruby, COBOL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer in Test Datasite Minneapolis, MN June 2022 – July 2026

●Owned end-to-end QA embedded within the engineering team, driving manual testing, automation coverage, defect validation, regression testing, and release readiness across critical product workflows.

●Led migration of the UI/API automation suite from Ruby/Cucumber to Playwright/TypeScript, completing the transition on schedule while maintaining full regression coverage.

●Designed and implemented the automation framework architecture — reusable methods, page/service object structure, assertion patterns, and CI/CD execution readiness — to improve scalability and maintainability.

●Defined automation standards and reusable patterns adopted team-wide, improving execution reliability and consistency across UI and API test suites; conducted code reviews for test automation code.

●Stabilized inherited automation coverage by eliminating flaky tests and duplication, aligning suites with high-value business workflows and driving automation coverage metrics and reporting.

●Designed comprehensive test coverage strategy directly from requirements, identifying edge cases, failure modes, and high-risk scenarios ahead of release to reduce production defects.

●Validated API workflows and backend behavior using Postman, Swagger, and MongoDB Compass, tracing data across systems to accelerate defect investigation.

●Partnered with engineering, product, and QA stakeholders to clarify acceptance criteria, close requirement gaps, and inform release go/no-go decisions.

●Mentored and coached engineers on automation patterns, coverage strategy, and defect investigation, raising QA standards across the team.

●Applied AI-assisted tools (Claude) to accelerate edge-case identification, automation troubleshooting, and test design, validating outputs through manual review and established QA practices.

●Supported AI Quality Engineering initiatives, including automation support for AI validation activities using Codex and Claude MCP Server integrations.

Quality Assurance Lead Humana Louisville, KY February 2021 – June 2022

●Owned test plan and test strategy development for healthcare data workflows, leading the review and approval process for release readiness.

●Implemented Robot Framework for UI and API automation, building functional and regression suites for core applications.

●Partnered with Product Owners to define acceptance criteria and translate requirements into actionable test plans.

●Built custom Python scripts to convert Excel-based data into Robot Framework-compatible formats, streamlining test data preparation.

●Integrated the automation framework with BrowserStack, enabling cross-platform, cross-browser regression execution.

●Established QA best practices and process standards aligned to sprint and release cycles.

●Developed Postman API scripts to automate application health checks.

User Acceptance Test Lead Department of Labor, State of Minnesota Minnesota May 2020 – October 2020

●Built test plans scoped to systems impacted by new requirement changes; secured business sign-off on test scenarios and cases.

●Drove Agile ceremonies (grooming, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives) and reported daily testing status via Kanban.

●Coordinated and guided the business integration testing team across the release cycle.

●Directed security testing, including security design validation and penetration testing coordination.

●Guided the data management team through data migration testing and validation; served as coordination point between performance testing and EDI teams.

Automation Test Engineer Boston Scientific Arden Hills, MN May 2019 – May 2020

●Designed and executed functional and regression test scripts, and built out automation using Robot Framework.

●Developed custom Python scripts and an automation framework using Selenium, Cucumber, Maven, and JUnit.

●Built functional automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.

●Established and enforced QA best practices and standards across the team.

Automation Test Engineer & Test Lead Optum (United Health Group) Eden Prairie, MN May 2016 – May 2019

●Built test plans for systems impacted by requirement changes; secured business approval on test scenarios and cases.

●Designed and executed functional and regression test scripts, covering positive, negative, and edge-case scenarios.

●Built automation framework using Selenium WebDriver (Java), Cucumber, Maven, and JUnit with Page Object Model and BDD patterns.

●Identified and prioritized automation candidates; tracked QA tasks in Rally; evaluated results against requirements and documented defects in Rally and JIRA.

Quality Assurance Analyst MN State IT Saint Paul, MN April 2015 – October 2015

●Built test plans for systems impacted by requirement changes; secured business approval on scenarios and cases.

●Coordinated with the project team on testing status, issues, and cross-browser/device compatibility.

●Led Test Completion Report walkthroughs and secured stakeholder approval to close testing phases.

●Built automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver (Java).

Quality Assurance Analyst & Integration Test Lead Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN February 2011 – April 2015

●Authored test strategy and detailed test plans; built traceability matrices linking requirements to functional design specs.

●Led integration testing as Integration Lead, coordinating timelines and approvals across teams.

●Executed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and tested web services via SOAPUI.

Quality Assurance Analyst Kaiser Permanente Pleasanton, CA December 2009 – January 2011

●Owned QA and testing for the outpatient module, partnering with system architects and business users on requirements involving protected health information (PHI).

●Built traceability matrices and managed the full test lifecycle in Quality Center — requirements mapping, case authoring, execution, and defect resolution.

●Executed automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro and validated reports across release stages.

QA Analyst & Developer BIGW Discount Stores March 2008 – November 2009

●Led requirement analysis, coding, technical support, and QA testing.

●Developed and executed unit test cases; coded and tested COBOL and COBOL DB2 programs.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology — India, 2007

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