Karun K Suthan

ISTQB Certified Quality Assurance Engineer with 6 years and 9 months of experience. Succeeded in implementing and maintaining cost-effective testing and troubleshooting methods to reduce operating costs.. Specialized in testing methodologies across diverse domains, consistently achieving excellence and client satisfaction. Committed to unwavering standards of quality, usability, and reliability in every project.

Project 1:

Domain: Content Management System (CMS Domain)

Role: Test Engineer

Tools: JIRA,Docker,Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign

Project Description:

This project was done for a premier media company renowned for producing the highest quality content for the world's most influential audiences. Attracting more than 100 million consumers across its industry-leading print, digital and video brands, the company's portfolio includes some of the most iconic titles in media: Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Brides, Self, GQ, GQ Style, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure. Team was involved in the testing of legal services application.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding functionalities through videos, use cases and client calls
• Identification of test scenarios and preparation of test cases
• Execution of test cases based on user stories
• Involved in testing in Docker environment, Staging environment and Production environment
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Smoke and Exploratory testing Defect reporting through Jira
• Verification of bug fixes, creating defect reports and having query sessions with developers
• Participation in daily stand up meetings, Sprint Refinement meetings and Sprint Retrospective meetings
• Sending Daily Status reports to Clients via Email

Project 2:

Domain: Banking

Role: Test Engineer

Tools: MTM,TFS

Project Description: This project was done for one of the biggest banking groups in Middle East. Modifications were done on their core banking system as well as in their internet banking application based on the business requests The core objective is to test the modifications made in Internet banking application and core banking application and check its functionality and workflow.

Responsibilities:

• Prepared test scripts based on business scenarios using MTM
• Execution of test cases alongside the Business team during UAT
• Identified critical bugs on the system on early stages
• Enhanced the scripts to simulate real world conditions
• Reported defects through TFS
• Coordinating with developer and Business teams for various changes suggested

Project 3:

Domain: Banking

Role: Test Engineer

Tools: MTM,TFS

Project Description:

This project was done for one of the biggest banking groups in Middle East. Modifications were done on their internet banking application based on the business requests The core objective is to test the modifications made in Internet banking application and core banking application and check its functionality and workflow. Responsibilities:

• Prepared test scripts based on business scenarios using MTM
• Execution of test cases alongside the Business team during UAT
• Involved in Functional, Regression and Sanity testing
• Identified critical bugs on the system on early stages
• Enhanced the scripts to simulate real world conditions

Project 4:

Domain: Education

Role: Test Engineer

Tools: SQL, Azure, Postman

Project Description:

This project was done for a leading supplier of technology and resources to the education sector, supporting schools, teachers and pupils across the globe – from pre-school to higher education – including examination boards, central governments and other professional institutions

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and execution of test cases based on user stories
• Worked with Scrum team, involved in Daily Standup meetings, Sprint Planning meetings and conducted Sprint Demos
• Involved in UAT Support team, worked with Business Analysts, Technical Architects, Solution Architects, and Developers to identify and resolve customer issues
• Involved in Functional, Regression and Sanity testing
• Reported defects through Azure
• Involved in API Testing using Postman

Project 5:

Domain: Internet of Things(IoT)

Role: Lead Engineer

Tools:  JIRA, Zephyr, Confluence, Postman, Figma, BrowserStack, AWS Services

Project Description:

This project was done for a leading supplier for global branded consumer products and home essentials including smart locks for homes. A part of Hardware and Home Improvement (HHI), a major manufacturer and supplier of residential lock sets, residential builders' hardware accompanied with home integrations and faucets with a portfolio of renowned brands. Team was involved in all testing activities for mobile and web applications of the smart locks.

Responsibilities:

• Directed project tasks, including Test Planning, Task Estimations, and task delegation, ensuring seamless operations and on-time project deliveries through the utilization of Jira, Google Office Suite, and Zephyr Squad
• Participated in retrospective meetings and provided feedback, improving product quality and reducing the number of bugs introduced into the system
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions
• Involved in presenting and sharing theTest Summary Reports, Test Matrices, Test Execution Reports, Daily Reports, Weekly Reports and Defect Matrices across Clients and other development vendors
• Involved in Build Verification Testing(BVT), Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Exploratory Testing and API Testing for mobile and web applications

• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Foundation Certificate from BCS