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Gnana Kamatchi R

Gnana Kamatchi R

Chennai

Summary

I am an Automation Test Engineer having 13 years & 8 months of experience with a good team spirit and key interest to learn new things. Being a Test Engineer, my responsibility is zero defect leakage and 100% test coverage. I am a hardworking individual who has good client facing skills and enthusiastic to work. I have good working knowledge and involved in initializing migration activities, adaptive to latest technology and framework with immediate learning ability. I have good interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skills. Responsibilities include managing the scrum board, participating in Agile ceremonies, identifying Test scenarios, Test plan, Test case Design, Test execution through Automation and Manual (in case of non-automatable test cases), Defect tracking, Retest, Regression testing. My current role includes leading a team consisting of five and up skilling their knowledge by guiding them in right direction, giving innovative ideas and involving in team activities. Delegation of work, balancing the role of everyone as per their strength areas, enriching their team spirit and helping them learn along with getting something for the project are some of the key aspects of this role.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Automation Manager

Standard chartered global business services
Chennai
10.2021 - Current
  • Developed and implemented automation strategies to improve production efficiency.
  • Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel.
  • Created detailed documentation of process flows and system configurations.
  • Managed all aspects of automation projects including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Trained users on operating procedures for automated systems.
  • Implemented quality control measures to uphold company standards.
  • Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.

Manual & Automation Tester

cognizant technology solutions
Chennai
05.2014 - 10.2021
  • Participated in sprint planning meetings with developers and product owners to understand upcoming features and changes.
  • Created detailed bug reports based on the results of manual and automated tests.
  • Documented, triaged, and managed defects in software and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
  • Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
  • Completed unit and regression tests on software and individual modules.
  • Automated functional and regression testing approaches to streamline software production.
  • Developed automated test scripts for regression and functional testing using Selenium WebDriver.
  • Analyzed user requirements and developed effective automation strategies to meet them.
  • Monitored bug resolution efforts and tracked successes.
  • Worked with On-site teams to complete timely tests and facilitate smooth product releases.
  • Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
  • Utilized object-oriented programming to create and execute automation scripts in Java.

Java Developer

Polaris Software Ltd
Chennai
07.2011 - 05.2014
  • Involved in gathering requirements from the business in turn for the preparation of functional requirements and technical design.
  • Involved in the analysis, design, and coding of data extraction.
  • Developed SQL queries, PL/SQL functions, procedures, and packages.
  • Involved in formulating general methodologies, naming conventions, and coding standards for various table designs, procedures, and packages.
  • Engaged in planning and designing change requests, and bug fixes.
  • Prepared test cases and test results.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Bishop Heber College
Trichy
04-2010

Bachelor of Science - Maths

Lad Doak College
Madurai
04-2007

Skills

  • Azure DevOps Test Management
  • Core Java
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • JUnit
  • TestNG and Maven
  • API Testing
  • HPALM
  • Rally
  • JIRA
  • GITHUB
  • JENKINS
  • Eclipse
  • IntelliJ IDEA

Timeline

Test Automation Manager

Standard chartered global business services
10.2021 - Current

Manual & Automation Tester

cognizant technology solutions
05.2014 - 10.2021

Java Developer

Polaris Software Ltd
07.2011 - 05.2014

Master of Science - Computer Science

Bishop Heber College

Bachelor of Science - Maths

Lad Doak College
Gnana Kamatchi R