Ashwath Soosainathan P
Chennai
Summary
Detail-oriented Manual and Software Test Engineer with 6+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing, specializing in Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. Expertise in API Testing, UI Testing, and Agile methodology, contributing to enhanced product quality and streamlined operations. Proven ability to identify defects and optimize processes, resulting in significant cost reductions. Strong analytical skills and a commitment to regulatory compliance drive continuous improvement initiatives within teams. Results-driven Quality Specialist known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in process improvement, compliance monitoring, and data analysis to enhance product quality. Excel in communication, teamwork, and problem-solving to achieve consistent improvements in quality standards and operational efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Specialist
Amazon
04.2019 - Current
- Having strong experience in Scrum Agile Methodology with knowledge of SDLC & STLC.
- Actively participate in the Daily Scrum/Stand-up Meeting to discuss about the project progress.
- Involved in various types of testing like Functional and Non-Functional testing.
- Regression testing, Retesting, Smoke testing, Sanity Testing and GUI Usability testing.
- Strong background in manual testing with the ability to Analyze the User Stories and based on that Design, Review and Execute the test cases.
- Mapped business requirements with test cases by preparing the Traceability Matrix.
- Detecting the defects & reporting them by classifying on the basis of Priority and Severity.
- Good experience regarding the POM and Test Classes for the framework.
- Executed the test scripts on different browser to perform the Cross Browser testing.
- Experience in handling Pop-ups, Drop-down, Scrolling by JavaScript.
- Creating, Executing the test sets & maintaining the Documentation of the test results.
- Hands-on experience in Playwright framework setup, configuration, and installation for UI automation.
- Executed tests using CLI and CI/CD pipelines ensuring scalable test execution.
- Strong expertise in locating web elements and implementing hard and soft assertions for validation.
- Automated functional scenarios including input fields, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, multi-selects, and auto-suggest dropdown.
- Implemented alert/confirmation dialog handling, frames/iFrames, and nested frames for complex web flows.
- Designed and executed web table automation scripts to validate structured data on UI.
- Automated workflows involving date pickers and calendar controls.
- Worked on mouse interactions such as hover, right-click/context click, drag-and-drop, and keyboard actions.
- Implemented file upload automation and validated end-to-end scenarios.
- Applied hooks and test grouping mechanisms for modular and reusable test suites.
- Captured screenshots, recorded videos, and used Trace Viewer for effective debugging.
- Utilized tags and annotations to categorize and prioritize test cases.
- Followed Page Object Model (POM) for maintainable and scalable automation framework design.
- Generated detailed Playwright reports and integrated with Allure reports for enhanced reporting.
Education
MBA - Chennai
Pondicherry University - Loyola College Society (PU-LCS)
Chennai08-2023
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Loyola College
Chennai11-2019
Skills
- Testing Types: Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing
- Automation & API Tools: Playwright, Postman
- UI & API Testing: Web UI Testing, REST API Testing
- Programming & Query Languages: JavaScript, SQL
- Performance Testing: JMeter
- Defect & Project Management: JIRA
- Methodologies: Agile (Scrum)
- Processes: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
- Databases: MySQL
PROJECTS
Amazon - Price Competitiveness & Catalog Quality Automation
- Created automation scripts using PlayWright with JavaScript, reducing test cycle time by 25%.
- Performed functional, regression, and UI testing, raised and tracked defects via JIRA.
- Conducted API testing using Postman and verified for performance and correctness.
- Handled team coordination by assigning tasks, reviewing deliverables, and mentoring team members to ensure quality delivery. Prepared daily and weekly test status reports, ensuring transparency and timely defect resolution.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide regular updates, and align on priorities.
Accomplishments
Star Performer of the Month Award - Q4 2024
Timeline
Quality Specialist
Amazon
04.2019 - Current
MBA - Chennai
Pondicherry University - Loyola College Society (PU-LCS)
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Loyola College