I. Gnana Prakash
Software Development Engineer in Test
Chennai
Summary
- Aspiring to work in a challenging environment where my knowledge and interpersonal skills have equal opportunity to develop and effectively contribute towards the goals of the organization.
- 7 years of experience as a Senior Quality Engineer in manual and automated software testing in agile environments.
- Expertise in STLC & SDLC with strong client interaction and test planning skills.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and API testing tools like Postman and Swagger.
- Proficient in creating frameworks with TestNG, Cucumber (BDD/TDD), Playwright, and implementing CI/CD using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
- Skilled in preparing test plans, writing test cases, generating test reports, and managing defects via Jira.
- Experienced in mobile testing across Android and iOS platforms using Appium and AWS Device Farm.
- Strong communication, mentoring, and team collaboration skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Software Development Engineer in Test
Octillion
06.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Acquired by Premion/Tegna
- Built a robust Playwright automation framework using Cucumber BDD and TypeScript.
- Automated test cases for DSP and Fate modules of the PRISM application.
- Created automation scripts for campaign creation in Google Ads and creatives in YouTube Studio.
- Integrated tests into GitHub Actions for CI/CD execution.
- Generated detailed automation reports using Cucumber Reports.
- Mentored manual testers in automation tools and framework usage.
- Participated in Scrum, KT, and triage calls for sprint planning and issue resolution.
- Acquired by Premion/Tegna
Automation Engineer – QA Team Lead
Doodleblue Innovations Pvt Ltd.
10.2019 - 05.2024
- Project: Neom Marketplace (Mar 2022 – May 2024)
- Automated web UI with Selenium-Java Cucumber framework.
- Executed scripts in Docker environments and generated reports via Jenkins.
- Created GraphQL API tests using Karate framework.
- Project: Neom Pay (Nov 2021 – Mar 2022)
- Mobile test automation for payment apps on Android/iOS using Appium-Java.
- Framework enhancements for cross-platform parallel execution.
- Project: UMobile (Oct 2020 – Nov 2021)
- Tested telecom web and mobile applications using Selenium and Appium.
- Integrated tests with AWS Device Farm and Allure reports.
Junior Quality Assurance
Benseron Information Technologies Inc. – Linga POS
06.2018 - 10.2019
- Manual and automated testing for web and mobile POS application.
- Worked on automation scripts using Selenium-Java with TestNG.
- Supported end-to-end QA from BRD analysis, Functional Testing to customer ticket resolution.
Education
B.E. - Civil Engineering
Madha Engineering College
HSC & SSLC - undefined
Dhanalakshmi Hr. Sec School
Skills
Selenium
Certification
Manual Testing and SQL Database – QSpiders
Awards
- Awarded The Ace Employee in January 2024 for extensive support and efficiently handling clients.
- Awarded Rockstar of the month in August 2022 for the performance and extensive support to the project.
- Awarded Best Team player for the Dedication among various projects in October 2021.
Timeline
Software Development Engineer in Test
Octillion
06.2024 - Current
Automation Engineer – QA Team Lead
Doodleblue Innovations Pvt Ltd.
10.2019 - 05.2024
Junior Quality Assurance
Benseron Information Technologies Inc. – Linga POS
06.2018 - 10.2019
HSC & SSLC - undefined
Dhanalakshmi Hr. Sec School
B.E. - Civil Engineering
Madha Engineering College