Aarthi Radhakrishnan

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Cucumber for BDD, with Java as the primary programming language.
• Build and optimize reusable automation frameworks with Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, and Cucumber to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Implement modular and efficient automation test scripts to support functional, regression, and integration testing of web applications.
• Execute automated tests on web applications across multiple browsers to ensure consistent performance and functionality using Selenium.
• Ensured seamless test execution with every code commit by incorporating automated tests in Jenkins.
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, and QA teams to identify test scenarios, edge cases, and business-critical workflows.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, and Retrospectives) to ensure alignment with sprint goals and deliverables.
• Log defects in JIRA, ensuring clear and concise defect descriptions, including steps to reproduce and severity.
• Document test cases, test plans, and test strategies for manual and automated tests, ensuring proper traceability of test execution.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using the TestNG framework.
• Implement automation scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Design and implement data-driven and parameterized tests using TestNG features.
• Execute manual test cases to validate software functionality, user interfaces, and system behavior.
• Conduct exploratory testing to uncover defects and identify usability issues.
• Perform ad-hoc testing as needed to ensure comprehensive test coverage. Set up and configure test environments for both manual and automated testing.
• Ensure test data integrity and availability for testing activities.
• Maintain test environments and test data repositories to support ongoing testing efforts. Execute automated test suites using TestNG, and analyze test results.
• Documented problems detected in both manual and automated tests within a standardized tracking system.
• Generate test reports and metrics to track test coverage, test execution status, and defect trends.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance test automation frameworks, scripts, and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Automated Test Development: Designed, developed, and executed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, improving test efficiency and achieving 40% faster release cycles
• Framework Implementation: Spearheaded the implementation of a scalable test automation framework with Cucumber for BDD, enhancing collaboration between QA and development teams and improving overall testing accuracy
• Continuous Integration: Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ensuring seamless execution of test suites and immediate feedback on code changes, which increased deployment confidence
• API Testing Expertise: Conducted thorough API testing using Postman and REST Assured, validating endpoints and ensuring data integrity, functionality, and performance under various scenarios
• Collaboration in Agile Environments: Actively participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine requirements and enhance test coverage based on evolving project needs
• Defect Tracking and Reporting: Utilized JIRA for defect management, effectively logging and tracking issues while providing detailed reports and insights to stakeholders to facilitate timely resolutions

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, executing, and managing the UI automation scripts.

• Participated in the automation framework using Selenium WebDriver.

• Used Git as a code management tool.

• Involved in the automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, POM, TestNG, and the Maven build tool.

• Attending the daily scrum meeting. Build a job in Jenkins for continuous integration. Creating and enhancing test cases (test scripts) using element locators, WebDriver methods, and Java programming concepts.

Enhancing automation skills and addressing technical challenges

Error handling, adding comments, and performing defect tracking and management in JIRA, and generating automated daily reports using JIRA.

• Participated in Sprint review and Sprint retrospective meetings.