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Aravindh P

Senior Associate
Chennai,TN

Summary

Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing, specializing in UI and API automation across Healthcare, E-commerce, and Supply Chain domains. Hands-on experience in building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium, executing functional, regression, and integration testing, and validating REST APIs. Adept at working in Agile environments, integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through efficient test strategies and defect management.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
10.2022 - Current
  • Client - Optum
  • Domain - Healthcare
  • Project - OCM / USP Claims & DPOC (Prior Authorization)

Project Description:

Worked on healthcare payer applications, supporting claims processing and prior authorization workflows. Responsible for API automation using Playwright, and functional testing validation across multiple healthcare systems.

Project 1: OCM/USP Claims Integration

  • Performed API and integration testing for healthcare claims processing workflows to ensure accurate data exchange between internal and external systems.
  • Automated API test scenarios using Playwright (TypeScript) to validate claim request and response structures across multiple services.
  • Validated end-to-end claims lifecycle, including claim submission, validation, adjudication, and response processing.
  • Designed and executed functional, integration, and regression test cases to ensure seamless claim data flow across integrated healthcare platforms.
  • Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, performed root cause analysis, and validated fixes during regression cycles.
  • Collaborated with developers and business analysts to understand claim processing business rules and integration requirements.

Project 2: DPOC – Decision at Point of Care

  • Performed functional and API testing for prior authorization workflows in the DPOC system to validate healthcare service approval processes.
  • Validated authorization request submission, eligibility verification, and decision responses, such as approval, denial, or pending review.
  • Developed and maintained Selenium automation scripts for validating Prior Authorization APIs and healthcare decision services.
  • Designed and executed test scenarios for functional, integration, and regression testing of authorization workflows.
  • Validated API request/response payloads and business rules to ensure accurate authorization decisions.
  • Worked in an Agile Scrum environment, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and release testing activities.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Mentored junior QA engineers on automation framework usage, and test case design.
  • Managed testing activities across multiple releases while ensuring high test coverage and product quality.
  • Implemented testing process improvements that improved efficiency and reduced manual effort.

Test Analyst

Infosys Ltd
Chennai
11.2021 - 09.2024
  • Client - Ulta Beauty
  • Domain - E-Commerce

Project Description:

Worked on a large-scale e-commerce platform supporting online product browsing, shopping cart, checkout, and order management functionalities. Responsible for UI and API automation testing, framework development, and ensuring high-quality releases across multiple environments.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Developed and maintained UI and API automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Rest Assured to validate core e-commerce functionalities.
  • Maintained and optimized the BDD automation framework with Cucumber, Maven, and Jenkins, ensuring robust continuous integration, and reliable automated test runs.
  • Automated critical workflows, including product search, cart management, checkout, payment processing, and order confirmation.
  • Executed smoke, regression, and system integration testing to ensure application stability across releases.
  • Managed test planning, effort estimations, and defect lifecycle using defect tracking tools.
  • Led a team of four QA engineers, coordinated testing activities, and ensured high automation coverage for regression suites.

Software Engineer

Navitas Life Sciences
Chennai
08.2017 - 11.2021
  • Domain - Supply Chain Management
  • Projects: Endeavour and Gemini

Project Description:

Worked on enterprise supply chain management applications supporting order processing, inventory tracking, and logistics workflows. Responsible for functional testing, defect validation, and ensuring system stability across releases.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Created test scenarios and detailed test cases based on business requirements for supply chain management applications.
  • Executed functional, regression, smoke, retest, and ad-hoc testing to validate application workflows and system stability.
  • Validated order processing, inventory updates, and logistics-related workflows to ensure accurate data processing across systems.
  • Participated in requirement walkthrough sessions and defect triage meetings with the client and development teams to clarify functionality and prioritize issues.
  • Reported and tracked defects with detailed bug reports, including reproduction steps, logs, and screenshots.
  • Provided test execution reports and status updates during UAT phases, ensuring smooth release cycles.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of issues, and improved application quality.

Education

B.Tech - Information Technology

Tagore Engineering College
Chennai, India
05-2015

Skills

Playwright

Selenium WebDriver

UI Automation

API Automation

JAVA

TestNG

BDD Cucumber Framework

Postman

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Timeline

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Test Analyst

Infosys Ltd
11.2021 - 09.2024

Software Engineer

Navitas Life Sciences
08.2017 - 11.2021

B.Tech - Information Technology

Tagore Engineering College

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Optimized Testing Processes: Reduced testing time by 30% through revamped automated processes.
  • Improved Test Coverage: Increased test coverage to 85% in Automation.
Aravindh PSenior Associate