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Vivek Venkatachalam

Lead / Senior Software QA
Chennai

Summary

Adept at leading QA teams and enhancing automation frameworks, I significantly improved testing efficiency at Synechron technologies . My expertise spans from Python and C# automation testing to REST API and web UI testing with Selenium, complemented by a proactive leadership style. Recognized for contributions, I excel in both manual and automated testing, ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Respectful self-motivator gifted at finding reliable solutions for software issues. Experienced automation and manual QA and offering skills Robot automation and other python automation testing framework ( pytest and behave ). Fluent in python and accustomed to working with cross-cultural, global teams.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Lead Qa

Synechron Technologies
08.2023 - Current

CITI Bank project ( reporting based projects for capital marketing related data )

  • work and integrate with onshore client team
  • Develop automation framework ( python ROBOT selenium and API automation ) from scratch for both UI and API applications
  • Worked on data related testing for trading related data executed daily ( tableau validation , DB and excel based validation )
  • Follow and work on agile methodologies

Senior Software Engineer

Encora Innovation Labs
10.2022 - 08.2023

Project: Paymaya (e-payment wallet company)

  • Responsibilities:
  • Automation framework update and script writing with BDD Python Behave and Robot framework
  • Manual test case writing in Zephyr Scale
  • Test case review for manual in Zephyr Scale and MR review for automation in GitLab code repository
  • Direct work with client team and reporting to the client
  • Bug reporting and retesting
  • Qa on Microservice and an event based Application deployed on docker and work based on AWS services
  • Have lead a team of 5 members - technical lead - Guide them on situations and resolve bottlenecks in automation framework issue

Senior QA Engineer

Epam anywhere
6 2022 - 10.2022

Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
Mentored the fresher graduates on ramping up on the QA manual and automation.

Supported the testing team on adhoc testing part

Senior QA Consultant

Globallogic India Pvt Ltd,.
09.2016 - 06.2022

Project: Ericsson

  • Responsibilities:
  • Functional manual and automation testing (C# NUnit framework, Selenium and RestSharp library) of backend modules
  • Led junior QA team and guided them in their tasks
  • Manual Api verification with postman and swagger
  • Worked on backend modules and tested REST APIs on Linux-based nodes
  • Raised high-priority and severity functional bugs impacting real-time business scenarios
  • Involved in test data setup and test environment preparation using devops tools


Project: Plansource

  • Responsibilities:
  • Functional manual and automation testing with Python (Pytest and Robot framework) and Selenium framework of Health Insurance applications
  • Led junior QA team and guided them in their tasks
  • Tested front-end web-based UI product and received client appreciation for proactive approach and leadership
  • Worked on devops tools


Project: Hitachi Energy

  • Responsibilities:
  • Functional manual and automation testing (C# NUnit framework, Selenium and RestSharp library) of backend modules
  • Led junior QA team and guided them in their tasks
  • Manual Api verification with postman and swagger
  • Test management and Bug reporting with Azure devops
  • CI/CD with azure devops
  • Docker based applications server
  • Have developed framework from scrath . involved on utilities and data model development part. Have implemented the rest sharp library and have created the methods for forming and sending Api request. Have created the data driven approach in framework

Test Analyst

CSS Corp Pvt Ltd,.
09.2014 - 05.2016
  • Worked on telecom products- Call recorder software, Emergency notif system , IPDSP - softphone , MGS - mobile guest phone
  • Performed manual test testing.
  • Prepare test reports and send it to client
  • Log bugs in Bugzilla and work with the bug tracker
  • Got award from client from being a best qa

Test Engineer

Newage Software And Solutions
07.2010 - 06.2013
  • Worked on web-based cloud saas Product facilitating the Logistics job . Write testcases and Executed them manually
  • Collaborate with onshore teams for completing the ticket
  • Log bugs in bugzilla and track it till completion of it
  • Managed individually a separate module in product in qa part.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Amrita School of Engineering
Coimbatore
05.2005 - 12.2009

Skills

Manual testing , Exploratory testing, Functional testing , Automation testing

Certification

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Software

Selenium automation

Python robot framework

Python requests automation

SQL and nosql queries

Manual and automation testing

Languages

Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Japanese
Intermediate (B1)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Lead Qa

Synechron Technologies
08.2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Encora Innovation Labs
10.2022 - 08.2023

Senior QA Consultant

Globallogic India Pvt Ltd,.
09.2016 - 06.2022

Test Analyst

CSS Corp Pvt Ltd,.
09.2014 - 05.2016

Test Engineer

Newage Software And Solutions
07.2010 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Amrita School of Engineering
05.2005 - 12.2009

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JLPT N5

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Senior QA Engineer

Epam anywhere
6 2022 - 10.2022
Vivek VenkatachalamLead / Senior Software QA