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Work History
Education
Skills
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Core Competencies
Key Projects and Responsibilities
Accomplishments
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Bhuvaneswari Vanarajan

Chennai

Summary

With over a decade of experience, As a Senior Test Automation Consultant skilled in developing front-end test automation using Web Driver Java scripts. My expertise includes building tests, pages, and customizing frameworks, as well as debugging and executing tests.

I have a strong industry background in Non-Banking Financial Services, Procurement & Supplier Management, Government Tech Application, Media, Life Insurance, Payments, and Billing verticals.

My focus lies in test designing, debugging, development, implementation, and support of test automation to enhance organization's QA processes. I am fully committed to delivering exceptional quality assurance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test

Qeagle Assurance Pvt Ltd
Chennai
05.2021 - Current
  • Lead a team of SDETs, guiding them in best practices for test automation and quality engineering.
  • Providing mentoring support to peers, helping them grow their skills, and improve their performance.
  • Design and implement comprehensive test strategies that align with the project's goals and requirements.
  • Developed test cases based on user stories and requirements documents, and ensured they are up-to-date at all times.

Software QA Lead

CSDC India Pvt.ltd
Chennai
02.2017 - 07.2018
  • Lead and manage a team of QA engineers, guiding them in quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
  • Trained and supported team members, resulting in skill enhancement and improved performance
  • Allocated tasks, managed workloads, and effectively utilized resources to meet project deadlines.
  • Develop and implement quality assurance strategies and processes tailored to the needs of the project and organization.

Associate Consultant

Virtusa Software Services
Chennai
09.2014 - 02.2017
  • Collaborated with clients to gain insight into business needs, requirements, and challenges
  • Conducted testing to validate solutions adhere to client specifications and perform as expected.
  • Contributed to the development of project plans, timelines, and resource allocations
  • Ensure that projects are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Prepared reports summarizing progress, risks, and issues associated with projects.
  • Maintained clear and effective communication with clients throughout project lifecycle.

Senior Setup Configuration Specialist

AonHewitt
Chennai
02.2010 - 09.2014
  • Created and implemented a comprehensive test plan to evaluate software requirements in a DB2 environment.
  • Executed test cases to ensure adherence to project requirements.
  • Tested new implementation prior to their release into production environments.

Education

Computer Science

KLN College of Engineering
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
05-2009

High School Diploma -

Holy Family Girls Higher Secondary School
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
05-2005

10th -

Holy Family Girls Higher Secondary School
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
05-2003

Skills

  • UI Automation: Selenium Web Driver Library
  • Language Binding: Java
  • Reporting: Extent Reports
  • Test Runner: TestNG
  • Testing Types: Functional - Smoke, Sanity, Regression
  • Testing Levels: Integration, Accessibility (WCAG) , System and User Acceptance
  • Defect Tracking tools: Quality Center, Jira, Azure, Agile Accelerator
  • Test Management : Test Rail, QMetry, Quality Center

Core Competencies

  • Enterprise Test automation for Web applications using Java
  • Manual testing expertise on several test types and levels across domains
  • Design, develop, and deliver more than 500+ test scripts serving customer needs
  • Enterprise level integration and data transformation expert
  • Serves as liaison between business teams, vendors, and executives
  • Multi-shore Software testing and test automation

Key Projects and Responsibilities

Absa Bank - Advice &Investments (Stockbroking Portfolio Management) , SA

  • Contribution includes test automation and manual testing efforts for all the modules from the design to
    deployment phase with 5 team members using Makaia framework.
  • Tools & Libraries: Postman API, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Extent Reports, Page Object Modal, ExcelReader, Agile Accelerator and Test Rail
  • Testing Type: Automation (60%) and Manual (40%)
  • Testing Techniques : Black Box UI Automation, Smoke and Sanity testing, Integration Testing, Exploratory
    testing

MeRLIN, Netherland

  • An integrated sourcing solution to manage your Direct & Indirect Procurement needs with Supplier
    Relationship Management, eSourcing and Planning augmented by Advanced Analytics
  • Tools & Libraries: Selenium Web Driver, TestNG, Extent Reports, Excel Reader, Azure, JMeter
  • Testing Type: Automation (50%) and Manual (50%)
  • Testing Techniques : Black Box UI Automation, Smoke and Sanity testing, Exploratory testing

Amanda, USA

  • Enterprise platform for Government Tech application to manage all types of compliances.
  • Responsible for business to test requirements analysis, design and execute test cases and test scripts,
    perform functional, integration and regression testing.
  • Tools & Libraries: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG.
  • Testing Type: Automation (40%) and Manual (60%)
  • Testing Techniques: Black Box UI Automation, Smoke, Sanity, and regression testing

Affinion, USA

  • Project to enable membership and loyalty programs on behalf of corporate clients seeking to strengthen their ties to consumers.
  • Responsible for several end-to-end activities including – effort estimation, scenario identification, scope
    document walkthrough, develop requirement traceability matrix, perform root cause analysis, review test
    cases and support mentoring.
  • Responsible for Maintenance of VSTS automation suite
  • Testing Type: Manual (90%) and Automation (10%)
  • Testing Techniques: Context and Session Driven Testing, Smoke, Sanity, and regression testing

Guardian, USA

  • Life Computer System is the primary platform for Individual traditional Life Insurance business in Guardian. It is the administrative system for traditional life insurance products sold by Guardian.
  • Activities include identify test data, execute test plan, and document results, defects. In addition, execute of various tests and mentoring team members.
  • Testing Type: Manual (100%)
  • Testing Techniques: Data driven Testing, Smoke, Sanity, and regression testing

Direct Billing and Payments, USA

  • Responsible for configuring and testing Hewitt's proprietary Total Benefit Administration (TBA) System to meet the needs of client requirements.
  • The role is to plan and deploy effective test suites and regimes for benefits program product design and
    software application development.
  • Testing Type: Manual (100%)
  • Testing Techniques: Data driven Testing, Smoke, Sanity, and regression testing

Accomplishments

  • Automated more than 800+ tests using Selenium WebDriver - Java Language Bindings
  • Executed tests on several browsers – especially on Chrome in local and cloud environments
  • Built additional methods in the hybrid framework and assisted on framework documentations

Timeline

Lead Software Development Engineer in Test

Qeagle Assurance Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - Current

Software QA Lead

CSDC India Pvt.ltd
02.2017 - 07.2018

Associate Consultant

Virtusa Software Services
09.2014 - 02.2017

Senior Setup Configuration Specialist

AonHewitt
02.2010 - 09.2014

Computer Science

KLN College of Engineering

High School Diploma -

Holy Family Girls Higher Secondary School

10th -

Holy Family Girls Higher Secondary School
Bhuvaneswari Vanarajan