Gopinath Sivanandam
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven Test Automation Engineer with 10 years of experience in ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications through comprehensive test automation solutions. Proficient in designing, developing, and implementing automated test scripts and frameworks to accelerate testing processes and enhance product quality. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline testing workflows and drive the delivery of high-quality software products. Strong analytical skills combined with a deep understanding of various testing methodologies and tools, enabling the identification and resolution of complex software defects. Continuously committed to staying at the forefront of industry trends and best practices in test automation.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant
Capgemini America
09.2018 - Current
- Successfully implemented automation solutions on one of cloud migration project [On premise to AWS]
- Cypress Implementation for one of the project which deals extensively with both API and databases testing.
- Developed Rating Automation Accelerator using Java, BDD, Apache POI for rating validation
- Developed multiple tools to support project needs
- Enhancing BDD automation framework for requirement specific to Hartford to minimize the execution and enable quicker analysis by implementing Failure Hub, Extent Reports and rich HTML report using technologies solution like Java, TEST NG, Maven and Jenkins for CI (Continuous Integration)
- Enable projects with Jenkins Continuous Integration and Selenium Grid parallel execution
- Focus on Guidewire Policy Center Version Upgrade program to migrate Policy Center Platform from Version 8.0.4 to the new 10.0.3 Version, by validating functional and regression test scenarios of all the current functionalities, workflows, business transactions and application integrations continue to work as expected on Version 10.0.3 platform
- Implement Insprint automation across the scrum teams
- Lead QA team in backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospection and review session for every Sprint to take decisions on prioritizing the complex items in agreement with Product Owner and Business stake holders
- Apply subject matter expertise in Automation area to identify, develop, and implement techniques to improve Framework and Process Quality, preparing detailed approach for every Automation testing technique
- Integrate existing automation frameworks which are on with different tools and technologies through Capgemini's End to End framework which allows reusing existing scripts with minimal modification and enable stitching of cases to develop end to end scenarios
- Design and development of BDD automation framework solution using Java, Gherkin, Cucumber and Extent Report
- Providing automation framework solution to project team to adopt and implement Post-Deployment BDD
- Develop test automation scripts for Guidewire Policy Center functional and regression workflows using CAFÉ automation framework using Selenium, TestNG, Maven and BDD framework
- Create End to End script design and integration from Policy Center to other downstream applications
- Maintain central repository of all test artifacts like automation strategy documents, automation approach workflow, framework guide & traceability mapping for automation test cases using HP ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) tool / centralized repository (GitHub)
- Defect logging and verification through Quality Center/Rally
- Reviewing, approving pull requests on GitHub across multiple projects under MLC
- Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
- Identified business issues through careful collaboration with key stakeholders.
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with project duties.
- Created solutions for customers to satisfy specific needs, quality and budget.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and engagement.
- Understanding requirement specifications and design documents of the application using User stories.
- Preparing test plan and test design document for the project deliverables.
- Preparing Test cases as per the system requirement specifications and design documents
- Performing automation feasibility.
- Automating User stories based on scenarios and adding into regression suite.
- Actively involved in requirement review calls with client
- Sending daily/weekly consolidated status report by coordinating team members.
- Collaborating with other team members/ stake holder to understand the issue and resolving.
Software Engineer
Innova Solutions
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools.
- Enhancing Hybrid automation framework with additional abilities to minimize the execution and enable quicker analysis by implementing Failure Hub, Extent Reports and rich HTML report using technologies solution like Java, TestNG, Maven and Jenkins for CI (Continuous Integration). Enabled projects with Jenkins Continuous Integration and Selenium Grid parallel execution.
- Apply subject matter expertise in Automation area to identify, develop, and implement techniques to improve Framework and Process Quality, preparing detailed approach for every Automation testing technique.
- Integrate existing automation frameworks which are on with different tools and technologies through Home Depot's proprietary End to End framework which allows reusing existing scripts with minimal modification.
- Design and developed automation framework solution using Protractor, NodeJS, Java, and Extent Report.
- Providing framework solution to project team to adopt and implement.
Test Automation Engineer
Vembu Technologies
08.2013 - 08.2015
- VembuBDR is a universal solution for all the backup and disaster recovery needs across the diverse IT environment
- The different products under the BDR suite cater to the needs of IT Administrators in sophisticated data centers to service providers managing small business IT.
- Understanding the requirement specifications and design documents of the application
- Prepared test cases as per the system requirement specifications and design documents
- Using TestNG framework and approach created basic functions to cover all UI based functionalities, reusable logics and create test suite to cover all the required scenarios
- Actively participated in framework development and introducing new abilities
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
PRIST University
Thanjavur, TamilNadu05.2013
Bachelor of Computer Application - Computer Science
SASTRA University
Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, TamilNadu05.2010
Skills
- Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Cypress, TestNG, Eclipse, Cucumber, GitHub, SVN, JSON, SIKULI, Auto IT, Jenkins, Appium, AWS, UrbanCode Deploy, SOAP UI
- Java, Typescript, PHP, Shell scripting, VBScripting
- Oracle Data base, SQL DB, PostregreSQL DB
- Rally, HP Quality Center/ALM, JIRA
Certification
Successfully completed the course “Networking with Microsoft Products” and “CCNA- Networking with Cisco Routers” in Sansbound networking school.
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Capgemini America
09.2018 - Current
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2016 - 08.2018
Software Engineer
Innova Solutions
08.2015 - 08.2016
Test Automation Engineer
Vembu Technologies
08.2013 - 08.2015
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
PRIST University
Bachelor of Computer Application - Computer Science
SASTRA University
Successfully completed the course “Networking with Microsoft Products” and “CCNA- Networking with Cisco Routers” in Sansbound networking school.
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