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Santhosh Kumar Mani

QA Lead
Chennai

Summary

Highly dedicated QA Lead with an Overall Experience of 11.5 years (Onsite & Offshore) in Photon & Wipro Technologies, with proven ability to lead complex testing Teams in terms of Automation & Manual testing, Professional Expertise in DevOps and STLC/SDLC Methodologies in Core Banking & Insurance, Healthcare and strong understanding of QA Principles. Looking for a challenging role that offers me an opportunity to upskill and excel as an individual and a team player.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Lead

Clinical Ink and Sentara /Photon
01.2021 - 04.2024
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
  • Streamlined QA processes for improved efficiency, reducing project completion time.
  • Optimized test coverage by defining clear test objectives and prioritizing scenarios based on risk assessment.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on recurring defects, implementing preventative measures to reduce future occurrences.
  • Facilitated seamless integration of new team members into ongoing projects through comprehensive training programs and documentation support.
  • Delivered detailed reports to stakeholders on testing phases, outcomes, and quality metrics for informed decision-making.
  • Collaborated with product managers to understand customer needs, translating them into quality test scenarios.
  • Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
  • Participated in agile development meetings, providing testing insights and feedback to guide sprint planning.
  • Analyzed test results, documented software defects, and reported findings to development teams for prompt resolution.
  • Streamlined test execution processes by integrating test automation into the software development lifecycle SDLC .


Sr Automation Test Engineer

Fiserv/Photon
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Implemented self-healing test automation using Healenium to address common issues encountered while adopting Selenium. Achieved stable and intelligent Selenium testing with reduced effort.
  • Implemented Self_healing successfully on the existing Fiserv framework for enhanced performance and efficiency.

Sr Automation Test Engineer

Liberty(Insurance)/Wipro Technologies
01.2018 - 08.2020
  • Developed a comprehensive test automation pack for AUT, encompassing identification and automation of regression scenarios using BDD framework.
  • Preparation of Test plan, strategy, Estimation, ROI Calculation and Test Environment Management
  • Effectively interact with Business Analyst, Client Business Manager, Project Manager, Developers and QA Team for all testing related activities
  • Responsible for defining automation scope, driving and automating the modules by coordination with offshore team

Automation Test Engineer

StandardBank(Banking)/Wipro Technologies
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Prepare the test automation pack for the regression suit using selenium with Data Driven framework
  • Implemented Page Object Model(POM)
  • Having knowledge in IBM 3270 which is used in customer management and CDDS
  • Automated Mainframe IBM 3270 using PComm, Java and Excel.
  • Created JIRA Workflows, Scrum Board, Kanban Boards, Sprint and Backlogs

Test Engineer

MasterCard(Banking)/Wipro Technologies
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Preparation of Test Cases, Test data, Review, Test Execution, Defect tracking, Reporting and expertise in different Manual Testing Types and Techniques
  • Provided input to daily and weekly reports, sent out reports to the team on regular basis
  • Attended daily stand ups and actively involved in the team based on Waterfall model

Skills

VB, Java, Java Script, UFT, Selenium, Maven,GIT, BDD-Cucumber,Junit,POM, API Testing,Mainframe Testing,TAF,JIRA,Trello, Azure, HP Quality center, SOAP,Agile,Waterfall, ApplicationTesting, Mobile App Testing,UAT

Interests

Photography ,Videography ,Editing, Bikes & Cars, Driving, Dance, GYM

Timeline

QA Lead

Clinical Ink and Sentara /Photon
01.2021 - 04.2024

Sr Automation Test Engineer

Fiserv/Photon
09.2020 - 12.2020

Sr Automation Test Engineer

Liberty(Insurance)/Wipro Technologies
01.2018 - 08.2020

Automation Test Engineer

StandardBank(Banking)/Wipro Technologies
01.2014 - 01.2018

Test Engineer

MasterCard(Banking)/Wipro Technologies
01.2013 - 01.2014

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