T SANATH KUMAR
Chennai,TN
Summary
· Accomplished Software Quality Assurance professional with over 16 years of experiencein Manual and Automation Testing across enterprise, web-based, client-server, and distributed applications.
· Out of my overall 16+ years of QA experience, I have around 2 years of hands-on experience in Test Automation using Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Cucumber (BDD) for automating UI, API, and end-to-end business workflows.
· Extensive experience across the complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), including requirement analysis, test planning, test case design, test execution, defect management, release validation, production support, and automation of business-critical test scenarios.
· Strong domain expertise in the Commodities (Precious Metals) industry, with in-depth knowledge of trading workflows, business processes, and enterprise applications.
· Experienced in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Page Object Model (POM), reusable components, and Storage Statefor authentication, improving automation coverage, framework maintainability, and execution efficiency.
· Hands-on experience in UI Automation, API Automation, cross-browser testing, data-driven testing, and end-to-end automation using Playwright.
· Proficient in Functional, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Non-Functional Testing.
· Experienced in API testing using Playwright API, Postman, RESTful Web Services, and JSON validation to ensure seamless integration between distributed applications.
· Developed and maintained automated regression test suites using Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js, enabling reliable and continuous software validation.
· Experience integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkinsand GitHub Actions to support continuous testing and accelerate release cycles.
· Strong experience using JIRA for defect management, defect tracking, reporting, and coordinating defect resolution with development teams.
· Hands-on experience using Git and SVN for source code version control, branch management, and collaboration on automation test scripts.
· Hands-on experience in backend database validation using SQL Server and Oracle, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across applications.
· Collaborated closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality software throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (STLC).
· Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to understand business requirements, identify quality risks, define effective test strategies, and implement reliable automation solutions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Engineer
ION (Triple Point Technology)
10.2011 - 12.2025
- Developed CXLPM Enterprise application
- Domain: Commodities – Precious Metals Trading & Banking
- Project Description:
- CXLPM Enterprise is an enterprise web-based application developed for banks and financial institutions to manage the complete lifecycle of Precious Metals business operations. The application is used by leading banks to manage commodity trading, inventory, customer transactions, settlements, accounting, and regulatory reporting.
- Developed application with end-to-end functionality for master data management, consignment management, stock transfers, customer trading, invoice generation, trade settlement, metal loan management, delivery order and delivery challan processing, consignment borrowing, counterparty funding, securities management, trading and profit calculations, accounting entries, end-of-day processing, and business reports.
- Banks use the application to manage the complete business workflow, including consignments, precious metals trading, pricing, customer settlements, deliveries, metal loans, accounting transactions, inventory tracking, and financial reporting. Integrated application with multiple internal banking systems to ensure secure, accurate, and efficient processing of business transactions.
- Developed Web Interface application
- Domain: Banking | Commodities | Precious Metals
- Project Description:
- The Web Interface is an enterprise web application developed for banks to enable digital management of Precious Metals business operations. The application serves as the customer-facing portal that integrates with the CXLPM Enterprise system. While CXLPM Enterprise manages the backend business processing, the iBullion Web Interface allows Customers, Relationship Managers (RMs), and Vault Agents to securely access the system and perform business transactions based on their assigned roles and permissions.
- Streamlined precious metals business lifecycle, enabling users to raise and manage indent requests, process loan and deferred requests, validate available credit limits, perform funding operations, manage outright deliveries, and initiate stock transfer requests. Every business transaction follows a Maker-Checker approval workflow to ensure secure processing, regulatory compliance, and complete auditability.
Software Engineer
Virtusa India Private Limited
08.2010 - 09.2011
- Project: TMW – Manage Incident (MI)
- Domain: Telecom | IT Service Management (ITSM)
- Project Description:
- Developed web-based Incident Management application to manage complete lifecycle of customer and system incidents. Facilitated creation, assignment, prioritization, tracking, escalation, resolution, and closure of incidents through single platform. It integrates with multiple CRM and enterprise applications using REST and SOAP web services to exchange incident information. Implemented SLA monitoring, notifications, audit logs, and reporting features to ensure incidents resolved within defined timelines.
Software Engineer
Aequor Information Technologies Pvt Ltd
03.2010 - 08.2010
- Project: TMW – Manage Incident (MI)
- Domain: Telecom | IT Service Management (ITSM)
- Project Description:
- Developed web-based Incident Management application to manage complete lifecycle of customer and system incidents. Enabled users to create, assign, prioritize, track, escalate, resolve, and close incidents through a single platform. Integrated multiple CRM and enterprise applications using REST and SOAP web services to facilitate incident information exchange. The application also supports SLA monitoring, notifications, audit logs, and reporting to ensure incidents are resolved within the defined timelines and business processes.
Software Engineer
Planet Online Private Ltd
09.2008 - 05.2009
- Project: The Policy Processor (TPP) Case Initiation System
- Domain: Insurance
- Project Description:
- Developed web-based insurance case management application to manage policy enrolment and verification for life insurance products. Enabled users to create new insurance cases, capture customer and policy information, upload supporting documents, and process policy applications through structured workflow.
- Designed system modules for policy details, customer information, coverage details, medical history, nominee information, agent details, and document management. It validates customer information, performs duplicate policy checks, verifies eligibility based on business rules, and supports policy approval. The application helps insurance companies improve data accuracy, reduce duplicate policies and fraud, and streamline the overall policy processing workflow.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Dr. L Bullayya College
Visakhapatnam, India11-2005
Bachelor of Science - Computers
M.A.K.A Degree College
Medarametla, India04-2001
Intermediate - 12th Standard
Government Junior College
Addanki, India07-1998
Secondary School Certificate - 10th Standard
PGBHS
Addanki, India03-1996
Skills
Test Automation: Playwright, UI Automation, API Automation, Visual Testing, Data-Driven Testing, E2E Automation, Cross-Browser Testing, Page Object Model (POM), Storage State Authentication, Playwright Fixtures, Assertions & Strategies, Screenshots Testing, Video Recording, Playwright Test Runner, Cucumber (BDD)
API Testing: Playwright API, Postman, RESTful Web Services, REST API Validation, Request/Response Validation, JSON Validation, API Automation
Programming & Scripting: TypeScript, JavaScript, Nodejs, Async Programming
Automation Framework Development: Playwright Framework Design, Hybrid Framework, Data-Driven Framework, Reusable Components, Test Data Management
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Testing, Automated Test Execution
Version Control: Git, SVN, Branch Management, Merge Requests, Version Control
Manual Testing: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Exploratory Testing, Release Validation
Test Automation Strategy
Test Strategy Formulation
Quality Assurance Standards
Cross-browser testing
User acceptance
Timeline
QA Engineer
ION (Triple Point Technology)
10.2011 - 12.2025
Software Engineer
Virtusa India Private Limited
08.2010 - 09.2011
Software Engineer
Aequor Information Technologies Pvt Ltd
03.2010 - 08.2010
Software Engineer
Planet Online Private Ltd
09.2008 - 05.2009
Secondary School Certificate - 10th Standard
PGBHS
Intermediate - 12th Standard
Government Junior College
Bachelor of Science - Computers
M.A.K.A Degree College
Master of Computer Applications -
Dr. L Bullayya College