BALAKRISHNAN M
Tirunelveli
Summary
Dynamic Senior QA Analyst with proven expertise in developing robust Selenium WebDriver automation scripts and optimising CI/CD pipelines. Recognised for enhancing test reliability and quality through innovative solutions. Skilled in JIRA tracking and fostering team collaboration, driving impactful results in high-stakes environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Analyst
IQVIA
07.2021 - Current
- Strong experience in analyzing business requirements and developing scalable, reusable automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java, leveraging both Hybrid and BDD (Cucumber) frameworks to ensure maintainable automation coverage.
- Designed, developed, and executed regression and smoke test suites, ensuring consistent test stability while proactively identifying defects.
- Efficiently tracked, logged, and managed defects, improvements, and sub tasks in JIRA to support high-quality releases.
- Hands-on experience in configuring, managing, and optimising CI/CD pipelines in Git-Lab, including setting up automated build and deploy jobs to streamline continuous testing workflows.
- Demonstrated leadership by building automation scripts from scratch for the MDM Connector module, enabling end-to-end validation of recipient creation, download, and upload processes across UI and SFTP channels.
- Leveraged GitHub Copilot and Healenium WebDriver AI to auto-generate resilient automation scripts, improve locator stability, and significantly optimize framework productivity.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2018 - 07.2021
- Strong experience in analysing business requirements and developing high-quality Selenium WebDriver automation scripts using Java within Cucumber BDD frameworks.
- Hands-on expertise in configuring, maintaining, and executing Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, including build and deployment jobs for continuous integration.
- Skilled in automating desktop applications using Ranorex, ensuring reliable execution and enhanced test coverage across Windows-based platforms.
- Involved in mobile automation testing using Perfecto for iOS, Android, and mobile web, contributing to end-to-end validation of mobile functionality and cross-platform user experience.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
04-2018
Skills
- Selenium WebDriver
- Java programming
- TestNG framework
- Maven project management
- Data-driven testing
- Jira tracking
- TestRail management
- Git version control
- Jenkins CI/CD
- GitLab integration
- BDD with Cucumber
- Oracle database management
- SQL Server administration
- Rest-Assured API testing
- Playwright basics
Accomplishments
“Impact Player – July 2024 Release” - Recognized and awarded for successfully completing critical UI automation regression fixes aligned with rapidly evolving UI/UX updates, significantly improving test reliability and release quality.
Languages
- English, fluent
- Tamil, fluent
Timeline
Senior QA Analyst
IQVIA
07.2021 - Current
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2018 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Thiagarajar College of Engineering