Senior SDET: Java Selenium & API Automation

SebasƟ Jeya Ranjani Manuel

Senior SDET / Test AutomaƟon Engineer – 8+ Years of Experience

Cumming, Georgia, USA +1-470-***-****

LinkedIn GitHub sebasƟjeyaranjani@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior SDET / Test AutomaƟon Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated tesƟng frameworks for enterprise web and API applicaƟons. Skilled in Java, Selenium, TestNG, REST API automaƟon, Rest Assured, SQL, and CI/CD integraƟon using Jenkins and GitHub AcƟons. Increased API test coverage by 40% and reduced manual regression effort by 40%, saving 15+ hours weekly. Experienced in Agile/Scrum, risk-based and exploratory tesƟng, debugging, data validaƟon, and SDLC processes. TECHNICAL SKILLS

AutomaƟon & Programming:

Java, JavaScript, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), Rest Assured, Postman, Karate Framework

(API & IntegraƟon TesƟng), Newman

DevOps / Cloud / CI-CD:

Jenkins, GitHub AcƟons, Git, Maven, AWS, LambdaTest, CI/CD Pipeline Development Databases:

SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Tools & Plaƞorms:

JIRA, Confluence, Eclipse, VS Code, Swagger, Agile/Scrum, Allure Reports, Extent Reports Senior SDET

Bala LLC – Jackson, Mississippi, USA Aug 2024 – Present

Designed end-to-end automaƟon frameworks with Java, Selenium, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber, establishing scalable coverage for enterprise applicaƟons.

Engineered reusable automaƟon components to address maintenance challenges, improving framework consistency and supporƟng efficient test development.

Automated REST API test suites with Rest Assured, expanding backend test coverage by 40% and improving defect detecƟon.

Integrated automated tesƟng into Jenkins and GitHub AcƟons CI/CD pipelines, enabling conƟnuous validaƟon and faster soŌware delivery.

Automated regression workflows, reducing manual tesƟng effort by 40% and saving 15+ hours weekly.

Implemented Allure reporƟng to address limited test-result visibility, providing QA and development teams with detailed execuƟon results.

Collaborated with developers, product owners, and business analysts to idenƟfy risks, debug issues, and improve applicaƟon testability.

Technologies: Java, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Postman, Rest Assured, Git, GitHub AcƟons, Jenkins, SQL, Jira, Maven

Freelance QA Engineer

Self-E

, clarify requirements, and resolve soŌware issues. Test AutomaƟon Engineer

Tacmesys – Bangalore, India Oct 2014 – Feb 2017

Automated UI regression tesƟng with Java, Selenium WebDriver, and JUnit, improving regression execuƟon efficiency.

Enhanced automaƟon frameworks with reusable funcƟons and data-driven uƟliƟes, reducing duplicaƟon and simplifying test maintenance.

Executed funcƟonal, integraƟon, regression, and compaƟbility tesƟng while managing defects in JIRA to support stable releases.

Created Requirements Traceability Matrices, achieving 100% requirements coverage and maintaining alignment between business requirements and test scenarios.

Collaborated with developers to reproduce defects, clarify requirements, and resolve issues affecƟng applicaƟon stability.

Validated backend data using SQL queries, idenƟfying data inconsistencies across integrated systems.

ParƟcipated in Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, grooming, demos, and retrospecƟves, supporƟng coordinated QA delivery.

Technologies: Selenium, Java, JUnit, SQL, JIRA, Agile Test Engineer

ConnectM Technology SoluƟons – Bangalore, India Feb 2011 – Sep 2014

Analyzed BRDs and FSDs to idenƟfy test scenarios, achieving 100% requirements coverage across enterprise applicaƟons.

Developed funcƟonal and regression test cases for web and enterprise applicaƟons, improving validaƟon of business-criƟcal workflows.

Executed funcƟonal, regression, sanity, and exploratory tesƟng to idenƟfy defects across business-criƟcal applicaƟon workflows.

Prepared test data, maintained test documentaƟon, and delivered Test Summary Reports to communicate quality status to stakeholders.

Collaborated with business users and team members during UAT and requirement walkthroughs, resolving gaps before release.

Validated backend data with SQL queries, idenƟfying inconsistencies and verifying data integrity across integrated systems.

Technologies: Manual TesƟng, Regression TesƟng, Sanity TesƟng, Exploratory TesƟng, SQL, Test Case Management, UAT

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Science

Madurai Kamaraj University (2004–2007)

Master of MathemaƟcs

Holy Cross College, Trichy (2002–2004)

Bachelor of Science (MathemaƟcs)

FaƟma College, Madurai (1999–2002)

LANGUAGES

English

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