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Vidhya Sundaresamani

Summary

Seeking a challenging position as an automation lead in a well-reputed institution, where my automation skills and overall experience could be judged and tested efficiently and prove an asset to them.

Results-driven Software Engineer with nearly 10 years of experience in the software industry, specializing in automation framework development using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Cucumber for BDD scenarios. Notable achievements include implementing Selenium Grid on Amazon EC2 and Docker for efficient parallel testing, as well as integrating Visual Testing with Applitools to enhance bug detection accuracy across web and mobile platforms. Proficient in REST Assured for API automation and skilled in various testing methodologies within Agile environments, with a solid understanding of financial and healthcare domains. Committed to continuous learning and optimizing software quality through rigorous testing practices.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

SDET

MoneyGram International Inc
11.2022 - 01.2025
  • Pioneer Architect in Developing mobile Automation Framework for MoneyGram Native IOS and Android Apps
  • Expertise in constructing Selenium Grid to run test scripts on different platforms and against different browsers in parallel to save time
  • Used Jenkins to execute the test scripts periodically on selenium grid different platforms like tablet and mobile
  • Performed Cross browser and parallel testing on different IOS and Android devices by integrating Browser Stack with Automation framework
  • Developed the wrapper of introducing Live reporting using Test rail with Automation frameworks
  • Successfully Integrated GitLab Pipeline with multiple Automation projects by using Docker Yml file in the Framework
  • Solution provider in supporting multiple teams in handling Automation solutions and training projects
  • Performed POC on Playwright and successfully implemented across all different teams
  • Leading the regression automation team
  • Successfully implemented the Selenium Docker integration with Jenkins pipeline to form Selenium Grid architecture to perform Parallel runs
  • Organized Test Marathon after every Production deployment and setting up war room with Dev team to track and fix the production defects
  • Implemented Visual Validation regression testing using Applitools integration with Appium and Selenium Web driver for look and feel testing of Mobile screens which useful for identifying early bugs with100% accuracy
  • Implemented Awaitility Libraries which avoid synchronization issues while running automation scripts
  • Worked on 2 Week Sprint agile model
  • Executed the test scripts on the EC2 instances, leveraging the power of the cloud to run parallel tests across multiple instances

SDET

VISA Inc
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Constructed Framework from Scratch using Java along with Selenium 3, REST Assured Java for complete E2E automation
  • Worked in Automating API services in BDD cucumber framework and also performed Integration Testing
  • Also being part of Test Environment team, developed Health check Framework to check the health of the application using API endpoints and integrate with Tableau for attractive dashboard and trends visualization for application teams
  • Took ownership in conducting Weekly SDET meetings and Tech series Coordinator to bring the technology topics/tools to be presented to the teams for knowledge sharing
  • Implemented Docker Integration along with Sauce Labs for Parallel running of Automation suite for saving the execution time
  • Tested Native apps on both Android and iOS
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines for Automation suite to run automatically without any manual intervention using Jenkins, AWS and dockers
  • Implemented Visual Validation regression testing using Applitools integration with Appium and Selenium Web driver for look and feel testing of Mobile screens which useful for identifying early bugs with100% accuracy
  • Implemented Awaitility Libraries which avoid synchronization issues while running automation scripts
  • Implemented Continuous Testing/Integration using Docker, Zalenium, Jenkins, Maven
  • Implemented Live Reporting using Tableau, Zephyr along with JIRA
  • Web Service automation using REST Assured Java
  • Lead automation team to perform automation deliverables within stipulated time without compromising quality
  • Worked on 2 Week Sprint agile model
  • Worked on the project from the beginning to the end as the primary contributor, including requirement gathering, developing feature files and automation scripts, setting up build environment, architecting the pipeline, integrating with Jenkins and VCS, testing, and knowledge transfer to the users

Test Lead

CREADOR SOLUTIONS
05.2015 - 01.2017
  • Involved in development of Mobile Automation framework using Appium, See Test along BDD approach with Cucumber Java, Selenium Web Driver and REST Assured API
  • Being Environment Coordinator I have developed Excel Macro for environment down time monitor which integrates with email configuration for stake holders to know about environment stability
  • Implemented Continuous Testing/Integration using Jenkins, Maven
  • Web Service automation using REST Assured Java
  • Weekly run the Regression, Smoke and Sanity Test suits of API calls through Newman tool and send reports to team members
  • Lead automation team to perform automation deliverables within stipulated time without compromising quality
  • Worked on 2 Week Sprint agile model
  • Worked on the project from the beginning to the end as the primary contributor, including requirement gathering, developing feature files and automation scripts, setting up build environment, architecting the pipeline, integrating with Jenkins and VCS, testing, and knowledge transfer to the users

Manual Tester

CREADOR SOLUTIONS
09.2010 - 04.2014
  • Prepared Test cases for the Functional and Regression test cases
  • Worked on API testing using Postman and written testcases for testing API services
  • Ran Functional and Regression test scripts
  • Worked in Waterfall model
  • Automating Regression test using QTP 10.0
  • Received Impromptu and AE Legends award for supported in critical deliverables

Education

BE - CSE

Anna University
01.2010

Skills

  • Selenium WebDriver 3
  • REST Assured, Java
  • POSTMAN
  • NEWMAN
  • Cucumber Java
  • Core Java
  • Page Factory
  • Page Object Model
  • Docker
  • Zalenium
  • TestRail
  • Zephyr Scale
  • JIRA
  • TestNG
  • JUnit
  • Appium
  • GIT
  • Bitbucket
  • JFrog
  • Maven
  • Jenkins
  • Zephyr
  • Splunk
  • Confluence
  • Applitools
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Eclipse
  • Quality Center
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Sauce Labs
  • Java Faker
  • JFairy
  • SQL Server 2018

Awardsandaccolades

  • Received Spot Award and Send Word appreciations for Completely automated RCA process for production tickets.
  • Received On-Spot award for taking ownership on critical deliverables and leading the team.
  • Received Impromptu award Thrice for performed complex testing, Flexibility during urgent and risk deliverables.

Timeline

SDET

MoneyGram International Inc
11.2022 - 01.2025

SDET

VISA Inc
01.2022 - 09.2022

Test Lead

CREADOR SOLUTIONS
05.2015 - 01.2017

Manual Tester

CREADOR SOLUTIONS
09.2010 - 04.2014

BE - CSE

Anna University
Vidhya Sundaresamani