YUVARAJ
Summary
WordPress Developer with 10 years of functional experience designing, developing and managing business websites using WordPress creation tools. Skilled in front-end and back-end development and implementing themes and plugins. Successfully creates attractive and user-friendly websites to meet client expectations in agile environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2023 - Current
- Owned end-to-end testing of critical customer journeys including search, pricing, booking, and payments on high-traffic platforms.
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Developers to refine requirements, ensuring high feature quality prior to release.
- Led defect triage discussions and supported hotfix prioritization to resolve critical production issues rapidly.
- Contributed to test strategies and release readiness tailored to business outcomes.
- Client: Air France–KLM
Freelance WordPress Developer
Freelance WordPress Developer
01.2019 - Current
- Developed, and delivered 50+ WordPress websites for clients across eCommerce, services, and blogs.
- Built custom themes and implemented premium themes, ensuring best practices for responsiveness, accessibility, and performance.
- Optimized websites for speed and Core Web Vitals using advanced caching, asset minification, CDN integration, and database cleanup.
- Implemented robust security measures, automated backups, and SEO configurations to ensure high availability and visibility.
- Collaborated directly with clients to identify pain points, gathering requirements to propose and execute tailored solutions.
- Performed complex migrations, cloning, and restorations across various hosting providers with minimal downtime.
- Troubleshot and resolved critical plugin/theme conflicts, PHP errors, and performance bottlenecks.
Quality Assurance Analyst
HCL Technologies
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Identified automation candidates and upgraded regression suites to increase delivery speed.
- Performed root cause analysis and communicated actionable insights to product and engineering stakeholders.
- Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Client: Bank of Ireland
Software Tester
Sutherland Global Services
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Automated high-value test scenarios using Selenium and Java, significantly improving regression efficiency.
- Conducting API testing and backend validations to ensure secure, reliable system integrations.
- Worked closely with DevOps and Product teams to support high-quality release cycles.
- Client: McAfee
QA Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Supported large-scale eCommerce releases through rigorous smoke, regression, and production validation testing.
- Validated APIs and backend workflows critical to performance and customer experience.
- Client: Walmart
Skills
- WordPress Development
- Website Optimization
- Product
- Testing & QA
- Agile
- Cloud & Tools
Wordpress Product Impact
Designed and launched 50+ WordPress websites, managing the entire lifecycle from discovery to optimization., Hands-on experience with website speed optimization, backups, cloning, and security—skills directly aligned with WP-Optimize and TeamUpdraft products., Extensive experience in customer interviews, requirement gathering, and iterative product improvement based on feedback., Proven ability to lead initiatives independently within globally distributed teams., Entrepreneurial mindset focused on shaping product vision and building scalable solutions.
Timeline
Quality Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst
HCL Technologies
01.2022 - 01.2023
Software Tester
Sutherland Global Services
01.2021 - 01.2022
Freelance WordPress Developer
Freelance WordPress Developer
01.2019 - Current
QA Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2019 - 01.2021