Linga Raja S

Results-driven Software Test Engineer with 6+ years of experience automating and validating web, mobile, and API layers across banking, ecommerce, and healthcare platforms. Skilled in building modular, reusable automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, and Appium, and in embedding quality gates into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins. Strong record of reducing manual test effort, improving release confidence, and partnering with cross-functional Agile teams to ship reliable software on schedule.

SDET-2 - M2P Fintech

(2024-09)

• Automated end-to-end banking workflows for the Expobank platform using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Page Object Model, ensuring reliable validation of account management, fund transfer, and transaction-processing modules.
• Designed BDD Cucumber test scenarios in collaboration with Business Analysts and Developers, tightening acceptance criteria and improving test coverage across sprints.
• Extended coverage to mobile with Appium (Android/iOS), validating authentication, account services, and transaction workflows.
• Executed API testing with Postman and Rest Assured, verifying request/response payloads, authentication, status codes, and data integrity for core banking services.
• Integrated automation suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling scheduled and continuous execution and cutting manual regression effort.
• Drove Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives), authored test documentation, and partnered with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality releases.

Software Test Engineer - Box Tech Ventures

(2020-07 - 2024-09)

• Built and maintained automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Java, and JavaScript across e-commerce (Altex) and telehealth (Amwell) platforms spanning 4+ years.
• Delivered end-to-end Playwright/Mocha automation for Altex.com covering product browsing, cart, and checkout flows across multiple browsers.
• Implemented BDD Cucumber and TestNG-driven data-driven test suites for the Amwell telehealth platform, automating patient onboarding, appointment scheduling, and virtual-consultation workflows.
• Owned API test coverage using Postman and Rest Assured for RESTful services, validating authentication mechanisms, payloads, and data integrity.
• Managed automation repositories in Git (branching, code review, merge strategy) and integrated suites with Jenkins for continuous test execution and reporting.
• Authored comprehensive test plans defining objectives, scope, and deliverables, aligning testing priorities with stakeholder and project goals.

B.Com - General - Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai (2017 - 2020)