Logesh G
Maraimalai Nagar
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven IT professional with extensive 7.2 years experience in software testing, including automation, manual, API, and database testing. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and ensure timely delivery, focusing on continuous improvement and achieving defect-free releases through strategic test automation practices.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Optimum Infosystem
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Project 1: Standard Chartered Bank Environmental Social Governance (ESG)- DATAMart QA Test Lead – Automation/Manual DESCRIPTION: ESG domain ensures that ESG -related data is accurately and reliably processed from source systems to target repositories, such as data warehouses or reporting platforms. This is crucial for organizations aiming to meet sustainability goals, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder transparency.
- Project 2: ESG - Environmental Social Governance DESCRIPTION: Developed an assessment application for Environmental Social Governance, which evaluates clients applying for loans at Standard Chartered Bank based on specific criteria before releasing funds.
- List of Environmental Social Governance module applications: Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) Reputational and Social Risk Materialistic assessment (RSRMA) Pureplay EUTaxonomy
- ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: Agile & Team Coordination Participated in daily stand-ups, assigned tasks, and tracked progress using JIRA and Azure DevOps. Shared daily status reports with stakeholders to ensure transparency on test execution, defect status, and sprint health.
- Collaborated with BAs, developers, and production support teams to align release schedules, validate deployments, and ensure smooth PROD implementation with minimal risk. Led release planning activities, created release items in Azure DevOps, and monitored deployment progress. Engaged in sprint planning, scope discussions, and story walkthroughs to align QA efforts with sprint goals. Contributed to retrospectives and led test closure activities, ensuring test coverage and quality metrics were met. Utilized Azure DevOps for comprehensive test planning, defect tracking, user story management, dashboards, and QA staging in release pipelines. Executed both functional and in-sprint automation test cases for thorough software evaluation. Implemented Selenium WebDriver with Java, BDD Cucumber framework, TestNG, and JUnit for robust test automation. Leveraged Maven for build management and Bitbucket for version control through collaborative code check-ins. Conducted data migration testing and validated data extracts across applications. Specialized in ETL testing: end-to-end data validation, integrity checks, and job orchestration/monitoring using Control-M. Developed and executed complex SQL queries to validate ETL transformations, ensuring data accuracy in MicroStrategy reports, dossiers, and cubes.
- UAT & Release Support Supported UAT and UVT phases by working closely with end-users and stakeholders to validate critical banking workflows. Ensured resolution of all critical issues prior to release, contributing to timely and successful application delivery.
- Performance Testing Support Supported the Performance Testing team by writing Java utilities to generate large-scale test data files used in load testing. Collaborated with performance engineers to validate file integrity and assist in environment preparation for test runs.
Senior Engineer
Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Performed UI validation of early-stage application builds to identify visual, functional, and usability issues. Collaborated with developers and UX designers to ensure alignment with design specifications and user requirements. Reported UI defects and inconsistencies through JIRA and participated in daily status reviews. Contributed to building initial UI test checklists and reusable scenarios for automation readiness. Played a key role in pilot batch releases, ensuring early feedback and improved quality for broader deployments.
Engineer
Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Oversaw the installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of enterprise-level software applications to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Conducted routine database integrity checks and file-level validations to maintain software consistency and ensure seamless system integration. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues, implement updates, and support application life cycle management. Ensured compliance with organizational standards and best practices for software deployment and data validation.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Mechanical
Dr. MGR University
01.2012
Skills
- Automation Tools & Frameworks
- Selenium WebDriver
- TestNG / JUnit
- Cucumber (BDD Framework)
- Maven
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Data-Driven & Hybrid Frameworks
- Programming & Scripting Languages
- Java (Core)
- SQL (for back end validation)
- Gherkin (for BDD scenarios)
- Build & CI/CD Tools
- Jenkins/ADO Pipeline
- Version Control & Bug Tracking
- Bitbucket/ GitHub/ADO Repos
- JIRA / ADO Board
- API Testing & Tools
- Postman
- Swagger
- Testing Types & Methodologies
- Functional, Regression, Smoke & Sanity Testing
- Agile / Scrum
- Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
- End-to-End Testing in Banking Domain Applications
- Risk-based Testing for Financial Transactions
- ETL Testing & Tools
- Control-M
- MSTR
- ADO
- Creating and managing Test Plans and Test Suites
- Writing and organizing Test Cases expected results
- Logging and linking bugs/work items directly to test cases
- Creating and managing Releases and Release Pipelines
- Collaborating with Dev and QA teams through ADO Boards and Dashboards
- Ensured traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects using ADO Boards and Queries
Awards
GEM Award – Standard Chartered GBS (2022 & 2023) Recognized for contributions to workforce development and transformation initiatives.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Consultant
Optimum Infosystem
01.2021 - 01.2025
Senior Engineer
Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd
01.2018 - 01.2021
Engineer
Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Mechanical
Dr. MGR University