QA Engineer - Playwright C# API Automation

SUPRITH ANANTH

QA Engineer Manual & Automation Testing Playwright (C#) API Testing

Bengaluru, India *************@*****.*** +91-636******* linkedin.com/in/suprith-a-02a9b5a9 GitHub: github.com/suprithananth-cyber/tdd-python-playwright-pytest-orangehrm-web PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

QA Engineer with 5 years of experience across Manual and Automation Testing in Agile Scrum teams, including functional, regression, integration, system, UAT, cross-browser, cross-platform, and accessibility testing. Experienced in building and maintaining UI and API test automation using Playwright with C# and SpecFlow (BDD), alongside Python and PyTest. Skilled in REST API testing with Postman, Swagger, and SOAP UI, including request/response, header, and status-code validation, as well as SQL/T-SQL backend and database validation. Currently testing Shareview, Equiniti's shareholder services platform used by major UK/US listed companies, managing defects end-to-end in Azure DevOps and collaborating closely with developers, business analysts, and product owners through sprint planning, refinement, and Scrum ceremonies. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Testing Types: Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, System, UAT, Mobile, Accessibility, Cross-Browser/Cross-Platform Compatibility

• Automation & BDD: Playwright (C#), SpecFlow (BDD), Python, PyTest, PyCharm

• API & Database: REST API Testing, Swagger, Postman, SOAP UI, request/response & schema validation, SQL Server, T-SQL, Database Validation

• Tools & Platforms: Azure DevOps, Git, BrowserStack, New Relic, HP ALM, TFS-MTM, VS Code, Visual Studio, WCF Test Client

• Accessibility: WAVE, Siteimprove (WCAG-based accessibility testing)

• Agile: Scrum, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Daily Stand-ups, Scrum Ceremonies, SDLC, STLC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Automation Engineer — Equiniti India Aug 2023 – Present Project: Shareview (EQ1) — Shareholder Services Platform, Finance Domain Test and automate Shareview, a shareholder services platform used by listed companies across the UK and US, working in a regulated, high-availability finance environment spanning BFS, Capital Markets, and Retail domains.

• Build and maintain UI and API test automation using Playwright (C#) and SpecFlow (BDD) within an Agile Scrum team, covering functional and regression scenarios across high-volume capital markets platforms and shareholder portals.

• Execute end-to-end functional and integration testing cycles, contributing directly to successful, on-schedule software releases.

• Perform REST API testing using Swagger and Postman, validating HTTP status codes, request/response payloads, headers, parameters, and API behavior across different scenarios.

• Perform schema and response validation to ensure API responses conform to expected structures and data requirements.

• Conduct accessibility testing against WCAG guidelines using WAVE and Siteimprove, along with cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility testing using BrowserStack.

• Use New Relic to monitor application performance, analyze errors, and support root-cause analysis during defect investigation.

• Perform complex backend validation using advanced SQL/T-SQL queries to verify transactional data integrity, accuracy, and consistency.

• Manage defects end-to-end by logging, prioritizing, triaging, and tracking issues using Azure DevOps, collaborating with development and business teams through resolution.

• Participate in regular defect triage sessions and sprint ceremonies, providing clear technical analysis, severity/priority recommendations, and validation of fixes.

Test Engineer — GP Global Sep 2018 – May 2020

• Performed manual testing of business applications, executing test cases to validate functionality against requirements and identify defects before release.

• Logged, tracked, and documented defects with clear reproduction steps, coordinating with stakeholders to verify fixes and support timely resolution.

• Maintained accurate test documentation, including test cases, test logs, and status reports, ensuring consistency and compliance with established testing processes.

EDUCATION

B.E. in Polymer Science and Technology

SJCE, Mysore — 2018

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