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Gowtham Raj

Chennai

Summary

Senior Automation Engineer with expertise in software testing and automation. Recognized for enhancing productivity and delivering efficient solutions. Specialized in test automation, problem-solving, and adapting to evolving technologies. Committed to driving streamlined operations and impactful automation initiatives.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Automation Engineer

Standard Chartered GBS
Chennai
10.2022 - Current
  • Mentored junior engineers in best practices for automation tools and techniques.
  • Documented automation processes and procedures for knowledge sharing across teams.
  • Designed and implemented automated test suites for regression testing of web-based applications.
  • Monitored system performance metrics and developed solutions to improve efficiency of the automation platform.
  • Developed and maintained automation frameworks for testing applications.
  • Tested application components using automated scripts, monitored results, and reported defects to development teams.
  • Performed root cause analysis of failed tests or issues identified during the execution of automated tests.
  • Established best practices for documenting bug reports so they can be tracked effectively throughout their lifecycle in bug tracking tools like JIRA.
  • Collaborated with developers and stakeholders to define requirements, design test plans, and develop test cases and scripts based on those requirements.
  • Automated functional and regression testing approaches to streamline software production.

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
08.2021 - 09.2022
  • Spearheaded automation test strategies and implementations for diverse software projects.
  • Coordinated cross-functional testing efforts to uphold quality standards across projects.
  • Developed and maintained automated test scripts using industry-standard tools.
  • Mentored junior testers on automation best practices and testing methodologies.
  • Facilitated regular meetings to address project progress and testing challenges.
  • Established automation frameworks and tools to streamline future user operations.

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2019 - 07.2021
  • Developed automated test scripts to increase software testing efficiency.
  • Executed regression tests to confirm system stability following updates.
  • Conducted smoke tests to verify new builds' stability for subsequent testing.
  • Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software defects.
  • Reviewed test plans and requirements to ensure comprehensive coverage.
  • Participated in code reviews to enhance overall software quality.
  • Executed web services API calls via Postman and SoapUI to validate data integrity across systems.

Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2014 - 09.2019
  • Developed detailed test plans to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
  • Executed functional and regression testing for software applications.
  • Collaborated with development teams to identify and resolve defects.
  • Automated test scripts using industry-standard tools for efficiency.
  • Maintained clear documentation of test results and defect reports.
  • Identified software defects and reported them in bug tracking systems.
  • Wrote and updated manual test cases for team use, maintaining optimal organization for maximum productivity.
  • Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions among teams working on different aspects of a single project.

Education

B.Tech - Information technology

Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology
Virudhunagar
04-2014

Skills

  • Selenium WebDriver and test automation
  • HP ALM and JIRA
  • Keyword-driven framework
  • Data-driven framework
  • BDD framework
  • Oracle SQL and Postgres
  • Test design and execution
  • Defect management
  • Java programming
  • Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Jenkins
  • Cucumber and TestNG frameworks
  • Postman API testing
  • Microsoft Playwright basics
  • Automation frameworks

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that all the information provided by me is factual and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Projects

Company :Tata Consultancy Services

Project Name: Vitality Program

Client: Vitality Insurance

Tools used: Selenium Web driver, Cucumber, Postman API, Automation Testing,

Period : Aug 2021 to Sep 2022 

 Vitality program application is the migration project of standalone system application to salesforce application. Vitality program is used by health advisor agents to help customers with the required details such as plan details, rewards and benefits utilized by customers., Test data readiness preparation for current and future sprints, Reviewing of Pull Request in Bitbucket for Automation scenarios, Providing estimates to upcoming sprints, Creation of automation scripts for current sprint stories and taking it to closure, Leading the QA team on daily tasks and clarifying the queries, Raising defects and maintaining defects raised by team Cognizant Technology Solutions, Gladiators, Ruby, Selenium Web driver, Cucumber, Jenkins, Postman API, Automation Testing, 03/01/20, 07/31/21, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Web-Based, 5, Gladiator’s project is about migration of older swing application to web application for plan and participant services related to retirements module such as Investments, Loans, Work flow activity, Distributions, Contributions, Assets and Name and contact information management. As part of QA team, web application user interface and functionality are tested, using automation scripts. Moreover, web services are validated using automation scripts for responses against web application., Requirements Analysis, Understanding the scope & Business Specifications of the module, Manual testing of story cards and signing off the card, Creation of automation scenarios for manually tested cards and pushing the code to repository for review, Addressing review comments for created pull requests, Execution of regression scripts in Jenkins and analysing the failures if any and reporting the same to dev team, Attending entry amigo and exit amigo for respective story cards with requirement analyst and developers, Defect logging and tracking in Jira, Sending out daily status to stakeholders with execution percent along with defect details Cognizant Technology Solutions, Abracadata, Ruby, Selenium Web driver, Cucumber, Webfocus, Automation Testing, 10/01/19, 02/29/20, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Web-Based, 2, Abracadata team handles reports and statements related to the participants enrolled under retirement plans sponsored by plans. Reports and statements are verified on monthly basis using automation scripts to check difference between database and web focus reports. As part of retirement plans, team also validates participants welcome letters who are enrolled for new plan for retirement., Requirements Analysis, Understanding the scope & Business Specifications of the module, Preparing the High-level scenarios for Functional Positive, Validation Negative, Smoke, End-to-End test cases, Preparing Test data to execute the test cases in Test Environment, Maintaining Automation scripts for execution, Defect Tracking & bugs reporting in jira Infosys Limited, CitiDirect BE, Java, Selenium Web driver, Cucumber, Automation Testing, 01/01/18, 10/31/19, Citigroup US, Web-Based, 3, Citi’s next-generation banking platform CitiDirect BE provides one-click access to global transaction capabilities using an intuitive and user-centric workflow. CitiDirect BE supports multiple transaction types across multiple geographies, subsidiaries, and currencies. Users can manage accounts, payments, receivables, liquidity, trade, foreign exchange and reporting across the globe with CitiDirect BE online, mobile and tablet versions. CitiDirect BE streamlines your local banking activities by giving authorized users at every level of your organization direct access to corporate accounts via an easy-to-use web interface., Involved in design and implementation of Selenium WebDriver automation framework for smoke and regression test suites (JUnit/ TestNG), Involved in preparing test strategies for client side verifications and validations, Configured Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and created selenium automation scripts in java using Junit prior to agile release, Involved in automating test cases using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG, Used automated scripts and performed functionality testing during the various phases of the application development using Selenium, Extensively worked on selenium web Driver with the preferred Languages Java, Involved in testing compatibility of application for dynamic and static content under various cross browsers using HTML IDs and XPath in Selenium, Update the result in JIRA and daily status to client, Attended Daily Scrum Call and kept the Team updated on the Project Status, Attended daily Requirements Clarification call and verified that both Dev and Testing team are on the same page, Currently following up BDD/Cucumber Framework to enhance new requirements Infosys Limited, AML (Anti Money Laundering), Java, Selenium Web driver, Microstrategy reports, SQL Server, Automation Testing and ETL testing, 01/01/17, 12/31/19, Citigroup US, Web-Based, 4, Money laundering is the process by which the illegal origin of wealth is disguised to avoid the suspicion of law enforcement authorities. Brexit is the prospective withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. BrExit is one of the module in the AML to track the anonymous transactions via micro strategy reports generated from data in backend. We automated the micro strategy reports using Selenium WebDriver by using a data-driven framework to compare the backend data and report data, developed and maintained automation scripts to enhance the existing hybrid framework, introduced team members to the framework, and helped in finalizing the automation approach, developed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Java, developed reusable functions using TestNG for the test automation, involved in automating test cases using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG, executed Selenium scripts and analyzed the test reports, highlighted the progress and milestones achieved by the test team, set up the automation framework using Selenium WebDriver to run test cases in multiple browsers and platforms, maintained the test matrix and project matrix using an Excel sheet to keep track of the project's schedule and status, reported defects and assisted fixes through participation in defect triage, prepared the daily test progress report and test execution report, and analyzed project risk and identification of project requirements

Certification

ISTQB Foundation Level

Languages

English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Tamil
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Timeline

Senior Automation Engineer

Standard Chartered GBS
10.2022 - Current

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
08.2021 - 09.2022

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2019 - 07.2021

Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2014 - 09.2019

B.Tech - Information technology

Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology
Gowtham Raj