DIWAHAR PANDIAN G
Chennai
Summary
Automation Test Engineer with 6+ years of experience in Automation and Manual Testing, specializing in Java, Selenium, Playwright, AWS, TestNG, and CI/CD pipelines. Proven expertise in designing automation frameworks from scratch, validating large-scale datasets, and applying AI-driven automation for efficiency. Adept at data validation, API/UI testing, cloud integration, and test management, ensuring quality, scalability, and reliability. Innovative QA Automation Engineer known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Excel in developing automated testing scripts, enhancing test frameworks, and debugging software to ensure reliability. Strong in critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams to achieve project goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Automation Engineer III
Avalara
Chennai
01.2024 - Current
- Built a Java Maven automation framework from scratch with AWS Athena, DynamoDB, and S3 integration; validated 25,000+ test records across US/Canada for TTE vs AVATAX rates.
- Automated AWS MFA authentication using gimme-aws-creds, enabling database queries with minimal manual intervention; proposed MFA-free service accounts for seamless CI/CD integration.
- Ensured Hub ↔ CCDB data consistency by validating staging vs master tables, streamlining Hub migration testing.
- Implemented validations for tax codes, item codes, item groups, and 1000+ item parameters, covering complex custom rules.
- Integrated AI and ALFA APIs to auto-create Jira bugs with AI-generated logs, generate TestRail cases from Jira stories, and detect duplicate tickets.
- Converted CSR tickets into regression tests, proactively covering production issues in automation.
- Configured GitLab CI pipelines with dynamic environment setup, push-free execution, and artifact-based reporting.
- Introduced Playwright UI automation with environment-specific execution and trace collection.
- Built utilities to update 6000+ item code parameters programmatically during Glue cost migration.
- Promoted AI adoption by demoing automation solutions to QA teams and mentoring peers.
Software Engineer 3
Walmart
Chennai
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Developed UI & API test scripts with Java, Cucumber, Selenium, and RestAssured.
- Automated cron jobs for daily course completion tracking and search validation.
- Leveraged Kubernetes monitoring to analyze logs and optimize performance.
Senior Quality Automation Test Engineer
Tekion
Chennai
01.2022 - 12.2024
- Conducted end-to-end testing of CRM and finance modules.
- Enhanced automation with Java + SQL validations across UI and APIs.
- Executed regression testing ensuring stability across releases.
Quality Analyst
Agilysys
Chennai
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Validated POS, kiosk, SaaS, and web applications with integration and system testing.
- Ensured smooth system interactions to improve customer experience.
Software QA Engineer
HCLTech
Madurai
01.2018 - 12.2021
- Automated API tests using Java + JBehave BDD scripts.
- Contributed to Agile/Scrum ceremonies and defect tracking with Jira.
- Used Postman, SOAP UI, Git, Jenkins for test automation and CI.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Madurai01.2016
Skills
- Java
- Selenium
- RestAssured
- Playwright
- TestNG
- Cucumber
- JBehave
- AWS
- Athena
- DynamoDB
- S3
- SQL
- Git
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- Maven
- Gradle
- Log4j
- ExtentReports
- Postman
- SOAP UI
- Jira
- TestRail
- HP ALM
- AI-driven automation
- CSV/Excel utilities
References
https://github.com/Diwahar1993
Core Skills
Java, Selenium, RestAssured, Playwright, TestNG, Cucumber, JBehave, AWS (Athena, DynamoDB, S3), SQL, Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Maven, Gradle, Log4j, ExtentReports, Postman, SOAP UI, Jira, TestRail, HP ALM, AI-driven automation, CSV/Excel utilities, Kubernetes basics
Timeline
QA Automation Engineer III
Avalara
01.2024 - Current
Software Engineer 3
Walmart
01.2024 - 12.2024
Senior Quality Automation Test Engineer
Tekion
01.2022 - 12.2024
Quality Analyst
Agilysys
01.2021 - 12.2022
Software QA Engineer
HCLTech
01.2018 - 12.2021
B.Tech - Information Technology
Thiagarajar College of Engineering