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Giridharan Raja

Giridharan Raja

QA Engineer
Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished QA Engineer with a proven track record at Capgemini Technology Services, enhancing product reliability through meticulous end-to-end testing and effective collaboration with developers. Expert in automation testing using Selenium and excels in agile development practices, significantly reducing product defects. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and a commitment to excellence in software quality assurance.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

QA Engineer

Capgemini Technology Services
03.2023 - Current
  • Automated 60% of test cases using Selenium (Java) & Katalon Studio, reducing regression testing time by 7 hours per cycle.
  • Led functional and regression testing for 3 critical projects, ensuring 99% defect-free releases.
  • Designed and implemented CI/CD integration for automation scripts, reducing deployment verification time by 80%.
  • Optimized test execution by implementing parallel execution, reducing test suite run time from 2 hours to 55 minutes.
  • Introduced API testing using Postman & Rest Assured, improving backend test coverage by 30%.
  • Documented test cases and scenarios in JIRA, maintaining 100% traceability with requirements.
  • Mentored junior QA team members, increasing the team’s automation adoption rate by 25%.

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
07.2018 - 11.2022
  • Spearheaded the automation of 45% of regression test cases using Selenium (Java) reducing manual effort by 8 hours per sprint.
  • Identified and reported 7 critical defects before production releases, preventing potential business impact.
  • Developed and executed test cases for 11 high-priority modules, ensuring 90% test coverage.
  • Created detailed test reports and defect metrics, enabling stakeholders to make informed release decisions.
  • Improved test execution speed by 20% by optimizing test scripts and adopting parallel execution strategies.
  • Provided training sessions on automation best practices, enhancing team efficiency by 20%.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Software Systems

Kongu Engineering College
Perundurai, Tamilnadu
06.2015 - 05.2018

Skills

Automation testing (Selenium & Katalon Studio)

Functional testing

API Testing(Postman, Rest assured)

My SQL

Jira

Java

Jenkins

Accomplishments

Automated smoke test suites for 14 HR applications using Selenium and Katalon studio and created Jenkins jobs to enable continuous testing and automated the regression suite for critical applications to reduce the manual efforts and time

Certification

Infosys certified devops professional

Timeline

QA Engineer

Capgemini Technology Services
03.2023 - Current

Infosys certified devops professional

07-2022

Infosys certified L1 core software test engineer

06-2022

Infosys global agile developer certification

04-2022

Infosys certified selenium advanced automation tester

05-2020

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
07.2018 - 11.2022

Bachelor of Science - Software Systems

Kongu Engineering College
06.2015 - 05.2018
Giridharan RajaQA Engineer