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Sathyanand Rajendran

Chennai

Summary

Dedicated QA professional with extensive experience in test planning, stakeholder management, and team leadership. Recognized for integrating Leapwork automation to enhance testing efficiency and delivering key QA artifacts that drive project success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
10.2022 - Current
  • Leading a QA team of seven (six manual testers, and one automation tester) for a client.
  • Integrated Leapwork automation into the regression suite for faster release cycles and reduced manual effort.
  • Created key QA artifacts, including Test Strategy, Test Approach, Test Reports, and Traceability Matrix.
  • Successfully delivered 5 enterprise releases with zero defect leakage, ensuring 100% UAT satisfaction.
  • Acted as the primary QA representative in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and defect triage.
  • Awarded special appreciation by the AstraZeneca CEO for the timely MVP 2.0 rollout.

Senior Test Engineer

HCL Technologies
Chennai
11.2020 - 10.2022
  • Led QA efforts across modules, monitored execution, and maintained clear communication with stakeholders.
  • Conducted test planning, review sessions, and risk analysis for various projects.
  • Generated defect trend reports, test status updates, and implementation readiness metrics.
  • Mentored junior testers, and maintained testing KPIs as per project SLAs.

Test Engineer

Equiniti India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
07.2016 - 09.2020
  • Core team member in STLC/SDLC processes, including documentation, execution, and sign-offs.
  • Tested pension and payroll management platforms with web and mobile interfaces.
  • Performed functional, regression, and compatibility testing across releases.
  • Acted as sub-lead, handled test reviews, defect reporting, and task allocation.

Education

B.E (CSE) -

SKR Engineering College
Chennai
05-2015

12th - Tamil Nadu State Board

Sri Vidya Mandir Hr Sec School
Salem
05-2011

10th - Tamil Nadu State Board

St.Mary's Hr Sec School
Salem
05-2009

Skills

✔️ Manual Testing
✔️ Leapwork Automation
✔️ Test Planning & Strategy
✔️ Defect Management (JIRA, TFS)
✔️ API Testing (MuleSoft)
✔️ AEM Testing
✔️ Salesforce Testing
✔️ STLC & SDLC
✔️ Regression & Smoke Testing
✔️ Compatibility Testing
✔️ SQL (Basic Queries)
✔️ Team Leadership & Task Allocation
✔️ Test Reporting & Documentation
✔️ Project Management
✔️ Stakeholder Management

Projects:

AZ ePI (35 months):

Electronic product/patient information (ePI) platform using QR codes, backend APIs built on MuleSoft, frontend via Salesforce, and AEM.
➡ Role: Senior Test Engineer (Manual + Leapwork Automation)  
➡ Notable: Delivered 5 major releases with automation-enabled regression coverage and received appreciation from Mr Pascal Soriot (CEO, AZ)

MTAS (24 months):
Provisioning system for Verizon Wireless supporting activation, deactivation, suspensions, and network migrations.

Compendia Touch & Digital Roadmap (51 months):

Enterprise pension/payroll suite for defined benefit, hybrid schemes and employer reporting.

Certification

  • ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL), 2018
  • ISTQB Advanced Level – Test Analyst V3.1

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Timeline

Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Senior Test Engineer

HCL Technologies
11.2020 - 10.2022

Test Engineer

Equiniti India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - 09.2020

B.E (CSE) -

SKR Engineering College

12th - Tamil Nadu State Board

Sri Vidya Mandir Hr Sec School

10th - Tamil Nadu State Board

St.Mary's Hr Sec School

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