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MULLAI VENDHAN

Summary

QA Automation Engineer with 6.11 years of experience in the banking and retail sectors. Specialises in developing and maintaining Java-based test automation frameworks for web and mobile platforms. Proficient in CI/CD integration, REST API testing, and improving test coverage and delivery efficiency. Experienced in project planning, scheduling, and customer relations, with a strong focus on documentation.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate

ATYETI
08.2024 - Current

Project 1: Finastra - LOAN IQ

Loan IQ is an open platform that serves as a full end-to-end loan servicing solution that reduces processing times, manual processes and integration costs.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Revamped legacy automation scripts to meet updated requirements and developed new scripts for testing new product components.
  • Performed code reviews for peers and approved pull requests (PRs) to ensure code quality, adherence to best practices, and team collaboration.
  • Supported framework improvements and designed a dynamic HTML logging system leveraging custom Robot Framework listeners.
  • Supported peer automation issue resolution during reviews and handled setup and onboarding tasks for new team members.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

ICE MT
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Loan servicing software automates and manages the loan lifecycle, from origination to reporting
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Upgraded and optimised the Selenium automation framework (v3.14 → v4), resolving deprecated methods and streamlining execution strategy for faster, more maintainable tests.
  • Developed and maintained robust automation regression suites to support feature validation and continuous delivery.
  • Reduced CI/CD test failures by 40% by proactively troubleshooting pipeline issues, ensuring stable nightly runs and faster team feedback.
  • Led framework enhancements and supported teams with automation setup, reducing ramp-up time for new projects.
  • Mentored junior QA engineers, sharing best practices and improving team productivity, resulting in a 15% boost in customer satisfaction and 20% fewer escalations.
  • Performed end-to-end regression testing to ensure new releases did not impact core functionality.
  • Participated in defect triage meetings, contributing to faster issue prioritisation and resolution.
  • Prepared and shared daily/weekly QA status reports with stakeholders, maintaining project transparency.

Test Specialist

IBM
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Barclays is a British universal bank. We support consumers and small businesses through our retail banking services, and larger businesses and institutions through our corporate and investment banking services.
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Collaborating with the QA lead or manager to define automation strategies for projects.
  • Responsible for automation POC and automation tools selection
  • Design and develop automated test scripts using appropriate tools and frameworks.
  • Monitor automated test execution and troubleshoot any issues that arise.
  • Reviewing the pull request to merge the code into Git.
  • Participate in cross-functional meetings to share insights and contribute to process improvements.
  • Manage version control and maintain proper documentation for test scripts and frameworks.

Programmer Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solution
01.2019 - 04.2021

Project 1: Woolworths Mobile

Woolworths is one of the biggest retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, Telstra is the leading telecom network. Woolworths Mobile utilizes parts of the 4G and 5G networks provided by Telstra. Woolworths provides different plans, such as phone plans, SIM-only postpaid, and prepaid, in Australia.

Project 2: DFS

DFS client is the world’s leading luxury and travel retailer with over 150 stores located across the US, Asia-Pacific, and Australia which offer general categories of merchandise -Luxury Brands, Fashion Brands, and Destination-oriented merchandise.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Create detailed test cases based on requirements, user stories, and design documents in agile methodology.
  • Execute manual test cases to verify software functionality, identify defects, and ensure overall quality.
  • Execute automated test scripts using established frameworks and tools. Cover both UI and Mobile Automation(IOS & Android platforms).
  • Verify and validate fixes for reported defects to ensure they have been resolved satisfactorily.
  • Conduct regular regression testing to ensure that new code changes do not negatively impact existing functionality.
  • Update and execute regression test cases for both manual and automated testing.
  • Participate in training sessions or self-learning to improve automation skills.
  • Prepare and maintain test data for both manual and automated testing scenarios.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

KPR Institute of Engineering And Technology
04.2018

Skills

  • Programming languages: JAVA
  • Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Appium (Android & iOS), TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Rest Assured for API automation
  • CI/CD & Tools: Jenkins, Git, Maven, JIRA

Timeline

Senior Associate

ATYETI
08.2024 - Current

Senior QA Automation Engineer

ICE MT
01.2022 - 08.2024

Test Specialist

IBM
04.2021 - 01.2022

Programmer Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solution
01.2019 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

KPR Institute of Engineering And Technology
MULLAI VENDHAN