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VIGNESH GUNASEKARAN

Senior Software Tester
New Saram

Summary

Senior Software Test Engineer with 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance across Airline and Insurance domains, delivering high-quality software through comprehensive expertise in the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Skilled in functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing, with extensive experience in designing and executing test cases from business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications.

Proficient in defect lifecycle management, test planning, execution, reporting, and release validation using JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps, ALM, and Zephyr. Experienced in collaborating with global stakeholders, including US clients, Business Analysts, Product Owners, developers, and onsite teams, to ensure timely delivery and successful production releases.

Strong track record of leading test activities, mentoring QA team members, reviewing test artifacts, improving test coverage, and driving continuous process improvements to enhance product quality and delivery efficiency. Recognized for analytical problem-solving, effective communication, and the ability to manage multiple releases in Agile and Waterfall environments while consistently meeting project timelines and quality objectives.

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Work History

Senior Tester

SRKAY Consulting Group Pvt. LTD.
03.2023 - Current
  • Author/write test scenarios and test cases based on the Requirement document or User Stories.
  • Creating a Test Plan & Test Execution
  • Executing testcases and tracking evidence
  • Study requirements and enhancements for every release.
  • Find Defects, PTRs & INCs log them accordingly to ALM, ACSP & DASH.
  • Retest Defects and thereby close them when and if they are resolved.
  • Identifying unique and automatable functional scenarios.
  • Executing test cases and reporting defects in Azure Devops.
  • Reviewing test catalogs with BA’s
  • Manage team members and provide timely guidance
  • Daily Status Report
  • Participate in meetings and provide updates to Team.
  • Client Name: Southwest Airlines
  • Project Name: Concourse
  • Project Duration: March 2023 – Till Date
  • Role/Title: Senior Tester
  • Work Location: Pune
  • Project Description: Southwest Airlines is a USA based airlines organization and worked on various application like ARD, Customer Management, Altea Inventory and software used by airlines for its day-to-day usage e.g. Website, Mobile app, KIOSK machine, ACA, OPR & GDS so far.

QA Consultant

Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
07.2021 - 01.2023

QA Consultant – Insurance Domain (Client: Esurance, Allstate) Jul 2021 – Jan 2023

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Functional & Regression Testing: Executed test cases across customer applications, sales agent portals, CSR systems, and policy management tools.
  • Requirement Analysis: Translated business requirements into test scenarios and ensured complete coverage.
  • Defect Management: Logged, tracked, and closed defects using JIRA, Bugzilla, and ACSP.
  • Client Collaboration: Regularly interacted with US clients for requirement clarifications, kick-off meetings, and progress updates.
  • Agile Testing: Participated in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
  • Cross-Functional Validation: Tested integration between multiple insurance applications to ensure seamless functionality.
  • Wireframe & UI Testing: Created wireframes using Balsamiq and validated UI consistency across browsers.
  • Database Validation: Verified backend data accuracy and consistency across modules.

Software Test Engineer

UST Global Services
01.2016 - 2021

Software Test Engineer – Insurance Domain (Client: Esurance, Allstate) Jan 2016 – Jun 2021

Client Description:, Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. is an American insurance company. The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate, sells auto, home, motorcycle and renters insurance direct to consumers online and over the phone offering services to nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population in 43 states., Project Description:, The objectives of this project are to manually test Functional and Regression test cases for various components of Esurance application which includes Customer application, Internal Sales Agent application, Online Bind application, CSR (Customer Services Representative) application and Extreme policy management application in various test environments and across different regression cycles. It includes testing of integration between various components. The testing is implemented on agile technology. Esurance also partners with companies such as Safeco, Progressive, Homesite and others to offer homeowners, motorcycle and other personal lines insurance.

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology - Pondicherry University
Pondicherry
01-2015

Skills

Functional Testing Regression Testing System Testing Integration Testing End-to-End Testing Smoke & Sanity Testing UAT Support Test Case Design & Execution Defect Lifecycle Management Test Planning & Estimation Requirement Analysis RTM Agile (Scrum) JIRA Azure DevOps HP ALM Bugzilla Zephyr Airline Domain Insurance Domain Team Mentoring Client & Stakeholder Management

JIRAMyaccess CASEHP ALM / Quality CenterBugzilla

ACSP

DASHZephyr

Certification

Certified Software Test Professional (Manual Testing CSTA 2.0) in STC Technologies, Training Institute, Anna Nagar, Chennai.

Timeline

Senior Tester

SRKAY Consulting Group Pvt. LTD.
03.2023 - Current

QA Consultant

Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
07.2021 - 01.2023

Software Test Engineer

UST Global Services
01.2016 - 2021

Master of Computer Applications -

Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology - Pondicherry University

INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE

10 days training on Manufacturing Operations in Lenova, Puducherry.

DECLARATION

I promise that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge. I will be loyal in my work and I will abide the rules and regulations of the organization. Place: PONDICHERRY Date
VIGNESH GUNASEKARANSenior Software Tester