Sakthi Vinayagam
Chennai
Summary
Detail-oriented Automation and Functional Testing Specialist with 13 years of experience in web, desktop, mainframe, database, and API testing. Skilled in Playwright BDD-Cucumber API automation, TOSCA automation, regression execution, and Jenkins scheduling. Expertise in requirement analysis, test design, execution, and defect lifecycle management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialist, Quality Assurance Engineering
FISERV
06.2021 - Current
- Led automation test case development and team management for Playwright and Tosca in financial rewards management product.
- Automated project requirements using Playwright-BDD Cucumber framework for web and mainframe applications.
- Migrated SoapUI API requirements into BDD-Cucumber framework, creating feature files aligned with business flows.
- Scheduled and executed Playwright automation jobs in Jenkins for daily regression testing.
- Developed Tosca modules and optimized regression scripts to improve testing coverage.
- Created and maintained JSON test data to store runtime data in TDS for batch automation reuse.
- Executed daily regression tests across high, medium, and low-risk categories while collaborating with product team on test data.
Senior Software Engineer
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Contributed to Retail Card Services (RCS) by supporting TOSCA automation and executing functional test planning.
- Identified regression candidates, performed automation feasibility analysis and created proof-of-concepts for automation coverage.
- Enhanced TOSCA automation scripts and executed test cases, logging defects and reviewing scripts to ensure quality.
- Conducted effort-saving analysis for automation initiatives and collaborated with client teams to clarify requirements.
- Created test campaigns and tracked test results using QC.
Senior Software Analyst
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS
08.2013 - 06.2018
- Developed TOSCA automation from requirement analysis through TCD and module creation, culminating in comprehensive test case development and execution.
- Collaborated on Bank of America – NA Cards / Card Solutions, executing functional testing and TOSCA automation to ensure software quality.
- Prepared and reviewed test plans, scenarios and scripts; performed integration, acceptance, validation and production testing.
- Managed defects and test campaigns, tracking results using QC while actively participating in scrum and knowledge-management activities.
- Performed post-production defect analysis, prepared lessons learned and supported corrective actions to improve future releases.
Education
M.S. - Software Engineering
VIT University
VelloreSkills
- Behavior Driven Development
- API automation
- Automation testing tools
- SQL and SQLite
- JSON data management
- CI/CD with Jenkins
- qTest management
- Jira project tracking
- ALM tools proficiency
- JavaScript programming
- Team leadership
- Functional testing
Selected Project Profile
- Fiserv – PLP: Financial product supporting rewards management for banking clients; regression automation spans TOSCA UI and Playwright API automation.
- Bank of America – NA Cards: Card Solutions applications supporting cross-selling of credit cards to customers.
- TD Bank – Retail Card Services: Application used by agents, investigators and managers during customer case approval processes.
Current Role
Title: Senior Professional II
Certifications Recognition
- Tricentis Certified Professional; completed AS1, AS2, TDS1, TDS2, AE1, SAP, Cross Browser, Web Services and Exploratory certifications.
- ISTQB – Foundation certification.
- Accenture Celebrates Excellence award – Best Business Operator category.
- Spot Award for reusable assets created for planning phase.
- Client manager appreciation for Modular Scripting Approach innovation.
- Credit Card for Bankers certification – Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.
Professional Highlights
- 13 years of combined Automation and Functional Testing experience.
- 11+ years of automation experience using TOSCA and Playwright BDD-Cucumber.
- Playwright automation in Web, API and mainframe applications JSON data and Jenkins execution.
- Experience with web, desktop, mainframe and database testing in TOSCA Test Suite.
- Experience across banking / financial-services applications and client environments involving U.K. and U.S. stakeholders.
Timeline
Specialist, Quality Assurance Engineering
FISERV
06.2021 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
06.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Software Analyst
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS
08.2013 - 06.2018
M.S. - Software Engineering
VIT University