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Dhivya Shanmuga Sundaram

Dhivya Shanmuga Sundaram

Chennai

Summary

10.5 years experienced test automation enthusiast, implementing test automation frameworks for different web applications and ensuring the product meets its best quality and also co-ordinating the team members with agility and competence.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager - Projects (SDET)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
04.2025 - 08.2025

Project #1: US Healthcare project Tech stack : Playwright with C# , ReqNRoll , NUnit , BDD, Azure DevOps


  • Test Automation Lead handling offshore team SDETs , managing and streamlining automation processes for efficiency and also contributing individually on test automation frameworks .
  • Implementing Allure Reporting in automation framework which can be showcased in ADO.
  • Automated test data generation for huge set of data by extracting schema and developing a request body for using on POST request method to generate fields inside a document.
  • PDF features automation - Text Comparison , Extraction of images

Lead QA

ADP India Private Limited
03.2022 - 03.2025
  • Automated Allure reporting in Pipeline for the framework.
  • Automated the session storage process ,so the APIs are authenticated with cookies.
  • Enhancing the test automation framework like Integration with CI/CD pipeline, Reporting in pipeline.
  • Mocked the data for UI automation using Playwright.
  • Reviewing pull requests of the peers and making sure to meet code standards and quality.
  • Tested the applications for accessibility compliance using axe – devtools and screen readers
  • Implement test automation scripts in Page object model, for the sprint user stories as part of DOD
  • Transferring knowledge on the test automation framework to the team members, enabling them to work independently on the sprint stories.
  • Participate in daily scrum activities and bridge the gaps across the team members.
  • Mentoring the team members in functional and automation aspects.
  • Recruitment of the right candidates for the team.

Senior QA

ADP India Private Limited
07.2019 - 03.2022
  • Automated the process of by passing logon for the users and mitigated the time taken to run the test suite, by using cookies on logon for GMV product
  • Created an API Automation framework using Postman , with Interactive HTML test reports generation in Jenkins
  • Successfully brought Saucelabs -cross browser testing tool within the automation framework
  • Implemented methods within the test suite , which can be used across several products
  • Implemented test automation scripts for client migration from legacy product to the new one and assisted the team members to perform the same
  • Assisted peers in running the suite across multiple browsers
  • Involved in monthly regression cycles and submitted reports to the management
  • Managed integration testing across different systems & successfully moved it to production
  • Involved in automation framework created using Typescript

QA Engineer

Influx Integrated Private Limited
09.2018 - 07.2019
  • Perform Android & iOS Mobile app and Web app testing for movie ticketing projects
  • Perform functional , regression, compatibility, responsive tests for website testing
  • Create Automation test scripts based on the scope
  • Test the APIs using Postman prior to the front-end testing and report bugs
  • Involve in Scrum meetings and discuss on the scope and timelines.

Associate QA Engineer

ADP Solutions
04.2013 - 09.2016
  • Automated test Cases on a POM Framework using Selenium Web Driver with Cucumber.
  • Automated test cases on a Hybrid Framework (TDD & BDD) using Selenium WebDriver.
  • Writing Scenario files & associate it with the Step Definitions with Ruby as the scripting language.
  • Executing it on Selenium Web driver using Ruby Mine/IntelliJ.
  • Perform regression daily using CI/CD tool Jenkins, which involves down merging from the master branch, build deploying & triggering a build.
  • Analysed the run test suite for the failed test cases and report it as concerned.
  • Performed exhaustive database testing to ensure the data rendered on the product is as expected.
  • Developed QlikView scripts using SQL joins.
  • Performed Database testing on QlikView Analytics using SQL.
  • Learnt the QlikView architecture and developed a basic analytic model on the data tables using Regex & the native properties.
  • Developed and documented all test scenarios, test cases and specifications for smooth integration with systems.
  • Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders for test case preparation and ensured that the delivered products are compatible with tests.
  • Always had a clear understanding of the product features and made sure that the requirements are implemented right by performing exhaustive testing.
  • Performed various automated tests and ensured continuous regression tests on products.
  • Liable for logging the defects in the tools like Rally, QC and TFS.
  • Consistently met deadlines and requirements for all production work orders.

Education

BE -

Saveetha Engineering College
05-2012

Skills

  • UI Automation
  • API Automation
  • CI/CD Integration
  • Web & mobile testing
  • Accessibility Testing
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Selenium, Playwright
  • Cucumber, TestNG
  • Jenkins, Azure DevOps
  • Typescript, Java, C#
  • AxeDev Tools

Accomplishments

1. Managing a team of 11 SDETs and guiding them for better standards in test automation.

2. Implemented a tool for generating the request body based on the template schema.

3. Implemented a API Automation framework in Postman, New man & Jenkins for CI/CD Integration.

4. Introduced Allure reporting tool to frameworks built on BDD & TDD using Typescript & C#.

5. Mentoring the peers technically to maintain code standards and also the functional aspects of the product.

Certification

  • CSPO [Certified Scrum Product Owner] - ScrumAlliance
  • Accessibility testing - Deque university.

Language

English
Tamil

Timeline

Manager - Projects (SDET)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
04.2025 - 08.2025

Lead QA

ADP India Private Limited
03.2022 - 03.2025

Senior QA

ADP India Private Limited
07.2019 - 03.2022

QA Engineer

Influx Integrated Private Limited
09.2018 - 07.2019

Associate QA Engineer

ADP Solutions
04.2013 - 09.2016

BE -

Saveetha Engineering College

Awards

Received 'ESI-Quarterly Award Winner- PAN India' for driving the product automation solely & showcasing the same to the leadership., Received 'Rising Star Award' for creating an API test automation framework using Postman, Newman & Jenkins., Received 'Results Driven' & 'Spotlight' award for zero defects in UAT & post go-live.
Dhivya Shanmuga Sundaram