Vigneswaran Murugesan
Summary
Experienced QA Test Lead with expertise in functional testing across Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Skilled in front-end testing, SQL for backend data validation, and tools such as HP ALM, HP QC, Facets, ProPBM, Jira, TOAD, IDE and SQL Developer. Strong in client interactions, including requirements gathering, team collaboration, management, and coordinating with developers for issue resolution. Proficient in collaborating with teams across multiple geographies to ensure smooth operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead /Test Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
10.2021 - Current
- Automated Data Creation for test scenarios using Selenium WebDriver to reduce manual efforts by 100%.
- Integrated Selenium scripts with TestNG framework for structured execution and reporting.
- Implemented data-driven testing using Excel files for better test coverage.
- Using API calls in test automation to speed up execution and minimize repetitive actions.
- Integrated with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for scheduled and on-demand test runs.
- Actively exploring and building automation frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript, focusing on fast and reliable cross-browser testing.
- Utilizing Playwright to automate manual tasks, significantly reducing testing time and effort.
Quality Assurance Lead / Nearshore Team Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
02.2016 - 09.2021
- Led a team of 20 QA engineers (manual + automation) across multiple time zones, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality releases.
- Owned end-to-end QA processes, from test planning and effort estimation to defect triaging and sign-off.
- Evaluated new testing tools and technologies, making recommendations for adoption when appropriate to enhance overall QA capabilities.
- Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, contributing insights that shaped project direction and priorities.
Quality Assurance Tester / Nearshore App Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2013 - 01.2016
- Prepare comprehensive Business Scenarios, Test Descriptions, and Test Steps based on User Stories.
- Collaborate closely with developers and business analysts to ensure understanding of requirements and test coverage, contributing to early detection of potential issues.
- Mentor and guide QA team members, providing technical support, reviewing test cases, and ensuring adherence to best practices and testing methodologies.
- Track defects across all live projects efficiently, ensuring daily updates are shared with both business and development teams during meetings.
Skills
- Health Insurance & FACETS
- HP ALM / QC
- Selenium & Playwright
- Java, JavaScript & Python
- Postman, GIT & Jenkins
- Oracle DB & MongoDB
- Agile & Waterfall
- Jira & Confluence
Certification
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Foundational
- GitHub Foundations
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 & Azure Administrator AZ-104
- ISTQB
- Oracle - Foundations Associate Database Certified
- TOSCA for Automation
Timeline
Technical Lead /Test Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
10.2021 - Current
Quality Assurance Lead / Nearshore Team Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
02.2016 - 09.2021
Quality Assurance Tester / Nearshore App Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2013 - 01.2016
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