Ambedkar S

QA Automation Engineer with 7.6 years of experience (5+ years in test automation) across Manual and Automation Testing in E-Commerce, Insurance, and Banking domains. Strong expertise in building Test Automation Frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG/JUnit, and Cucumber (BDD) with the Page Object Model (POM) design pattern. Hands-on API Testing experience using REST Assured and Postman, validating RESTful services (GET/POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE), plus working knowledge of Playwright for cross-browser automation.

Skilled in CI/CD integration (Maven, Jenkins), SQL-based backend validation (Oracle/SQL), and defect management via JIRA within Agile/Scrum teams. Proven track record across the full STLC — test planning, framework design, execution, and stakeholder reporting — in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

QA Engineer - TechNerds Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Chennai

(2022-04)

QA Engineer - Crown Solution India Pvt. Ltd. - Chennai

(2018-10 - 2022-03)

QA Engineer - Orvis

(2024-05)

E-Commerce project using Selenium, Cucumber (BDD), Java, Maven, JIRA, Oracle SQL

• Framework ownership: designed and maintained a BDD automation framework (Cucumber + Selenium + Java) with reusable step definitions, cutting redundant script effort across regression suites.
• Test coverage: authored Gherkin feature files aligned to business requirements and ran data-driven tests using Excel-based parameters for broad input coverage.
• Cross-functional delivery: collaborated with product owners and developers to validate feature accuracy; performed integration testing across APIs and UI, and cross-browser testing on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
• Quality tracking: logged and tracked defects in JIRA with clear repro steps and evidence, driving faster resolution cycles with the dev team.

QA Engineer - FWD Insurance

(2022-04 - 2024-04)

Insurance domain project using Selenium, TestNG, Java, Jenkins, Postman

• Automation development: built and maintained Selenium/Java/TestNG scripts using POM, improving script reusability and maintainability across multiple modules.
• CI integration: integrated automated suites with Jenkins for scheduled, continuous test execution.
• API validation: tested REST endpoints (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE) with Postman and validated responses against expected contracts.
• Team contribution: mentored new joiners on Selenium best practices and automation standards; participated in sprint ceremonies and root-cause defect analysis with developers.

QA Engineer - Arvest Bank

(2021-03 - 2022-03)

Banking domain project using Manual Testing, JIRA, SQL, RTM

• Requirements & coverage: translated user stories and acceptance criteria into detailed test scenarios; built and maintained a Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) mapping requirements to test cases and defects.
• Testing & reporting: executed regression, re-testing, and sanity cycles; authored Test Summary Reports and Defect Metrics for release-readiness sign-off.
• Backend validation: wrote SQL queries to verify data accuracy and referential integrity between backend and UI.

MCA - Rajas Engineering College (2016)

B.Sc. - Computer Science - MDT Hindu College (2014)