V. RAMYA
Chennai
Summary
Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the field of testing and automation that offers security and professional growth while being resourceful, innovative, and to cultivate an enriched career by working with modern technologies.
- Over 12 Years of Experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance across diverse domains.
- Extensive Experience in end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
- Over 8 Years of Experience in Automation Testing and 3+ years in Manual Testing.
- Strong expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, reusable, and robust automation frameworks from scratch.
- Hands-on Experience with Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, and Ghost Inspector.
- Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Experience in test automation frameworks including JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Karate, Serenity BDD, Mocha, and Chai.
- Expertise in UI, API, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Strong Experience in API testing and automation using Postman, Rest Assured, Karate, Mocha, and Chai.
- Experience in Non-Functional Testing (NFT), including Load, Stress, and Performance Testing using LoadRunner and K6
- Experience in web, API, and database testing for enterprise-level applications.
- Strong knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices using Azure DevOps.
- Experience in test planning, effort estimation, resource allocation, risk assessment, and release management.
- Expertise in defect management, defect triaging, root cause analysis, and quality metrics reporting.
- Experience in cross-browser, cross-platform, and responsive application testing.
- Strong Understanding of Agile Scrum methodology and Quality Engineering best practices.
- Experience in requirement analysis, test strategy preparation, test execution planning, and test data management.
- Proven Ability to lead QA teams, mentor team members, and drive quality initiatives across multiple projects.
- Strong Stakeholder management, client communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed and cross-functional teams.
- Committed to continuous learning and adopting modern testing tools, technologies, and industry best practices.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Engineer
LLOYDS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Hyderabad
07.2025 - Current
- Designed and developed automation framework using Playwright with TypeScript
- Automated UI and API workflows improving regression coverage by 70%
- Performed NFT testing using LoadRunner (Load, Stress, Performance)
- Integrated automation with Harness CI/CD pipelines
- Reduced manual testing effort by 60%
- Mentored team members and conducted code reviews
- Collaborated with stakeholders to improve quality
- Created reusable utilities, custom reporting, and framework components to improve automation efficiency.
- Participated in requirement analysis and provided testability feedback during design discussions.
- Implemented parallel test execution and optimized automation execution time.
- Performed root cause analysis for critical production issues and quality incidents.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts, Developers, and Product Owners to ensure quality deliverables.
- Generated test execution reports and quality metrics for leadership reviews.
- Supported release validation and production deployment activities.
- Contributed to continuous improvement initiatives and QA best practices.
QA LEAD
ENCORA INNOVATION LABS
Bangalore
01.2023 - 07.2025
- Built Playwright automation framework from scratch
- Automated 300+ test cases
- Reduced regression cycle by 50%
- Developed smoke and regression suites
- Led a team of QA engineers across automation and manual testing activities.
- Prepared test strategies, test plans, effort estimations, and release schedules.
- Conducted sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings.
- Reviewed automation scripts and test cases to ensure adherence to coding standards.
- Defined QA processes, standards, and best practices across the project.
- Managed defect triage meetings and coordinated resolution with development teams.
- Provided regular status updates and quality metrics to clients and stakeholders.
- Mentored team members on Playwright, automation frameworks, and testing methodologies.
- Identified automation opportunities and increased automation coverage across releases.
- Supported UAT activities and client demonstrations.
- PROJECT: Liaison (US)
Senior QA Engineer
MSYS TECHNOLOGIES
Chennai
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Developed API automation using Rest Assured and Karate
- Built automation using TypeScript, Mocha and Chai
- Integrated automation with Azure pipelines
- Developed and maintained API and UI automation frameworks.
- Designed reusable test utilities and libraries for automation projects.
- Validated REST APIs, request/response payloads, and backend integrations.
- Performed database validation using SQL queries.
- Integrated automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
- Executed functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues early in the development cycle.
- Participated in automation framework enhancements and code reviews.
- Prepared test reports and communicated testing status to stakeholders.
Senior Test Engineer
ISG NOVASOFT TECHNOLOGIES
Chennai
08.2015 - 07.2020
- Developed Selenium automation framework using Java(TestNG/Cucumber/Serenity BDD)
- Implemented Page Object Model (POM)
- Analyzed business requirements and prepared detailed test scenarios and test cases.
- Performed Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing.
- Participated in test planning and effort estimation activities.
- Executed test cases and documented test results.
- Logged, tracked, and retested defects throughout the defect lifecycle.
- Coordinated with developers and business teams to clarify requirements.
- Prepared daily and weekly status reports.
- Supported production verification and post-release testing activities.
- Ensured compliance with project quality standards and processes.
Programmer (Test Engineer)
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Chennai
11.2007 - 10.2010
- Analyzed business requirements and prepared detailed test scenarios and test cases.
- Performed Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing.
- Participated in test planning and effort estimation activities.
- Executed test cases and documented test results.
- Logged, tracked, and retested defects throughout the defect lifecycle.
- Coordinated with developers and business teams to clarify requirements.
- Prepared daily and weekly status reports.
- Supported production verification and post-release testing activities.
- Ensured compliance with project quality standards and processes.
- ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Best Performance Award – Lloyds Technology Centre (2025)
- Employee of the Quarter – Encora (2023)
- Nakshatra Award – MSYS
- Associate of the Month, Associate of the Year – Cognizant
Education
MBA - Systems
Madras University
Chennai06.2009
Skills
- Playwright
- Selenium Web Driver
- Protractor
- Ghost Inspector
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- JUnit
- TestNG
- Cucumber
- Karate
- Serenity BDD
- Mocha
- Chai
- Postman
- Rest Assured
- Load Runner
- K6
- SQL
- Maven
- Azure DevOps
- Harness CI/CD Pipelines
- Git
- GitHub
- Azure Repos
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Data-Driven Framework
- Hybrid Framework
- Extent Reports
- Allure Reports
- Eclipse
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Visual Studio Code
- JIRA
- Test Planning
- Test Strategy
- Test Execution
- Defect Management
- Agile Scrum
- Kanban
- Waterfall
- Shift-Left Testing
- Defect Density
- Defect Leakage
- Test Coverage
- Automation ROI
- Team Management
- Mentoring
- Stakeholder Management
- Resource Planning
- Risk Assessment
Accomplishments
- Best Performance Award – Lloyds Technology Centre (2025)
- Employee of the Quarter – Encora (2023)
- Nakshatra Award – MSYS
- Associate of the Month, Associate of the Year – Cognizant
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Quality Engineer
LLOYDS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
07.2025 - Current
QA LEAD
ENCORA INNOVATION LABS
01.2023 - 07.2025
Senior QA Engineer
MSYS TECHNOLOGIES
07.2021 - 01.2023
Senior Test Engineer
ISG NOVASOFT TECHNOLOGIES
08.2015 - 07.2020
Programmer (Test Engineer)
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
11.2007 - 10.2010
MBA - Systems
Madras University