Manikandan Manohar

Results-driven QA Engineer / SDET with 4+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing across Insurance, E-Commerce, and Healthcare domains. Expertise in building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium Web-driver, Playwright, Cypress, and Rest Assured with Java, JavaScript, and Type-script. Proven ability to design Test Plans, execute STLC/SDLC processes, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Strong collaborator in Agile-Scrum environments with a track record of improving product quality, reducing defect escape rates, and accelerating release cycles.

QA Engineer - PROGRAMMERS IO - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(2025-11 - 2026-04)

Project: CVS Healthcare (Healthcare Management System)

• Performed regression testing to identify and resolve application defects, ensuring system stability across releases.
• Analyzed user stories and designed comprehensive test cases using AI-assisted tools such as Astra AI, improving test coverage.
• Reviewed test cases to identify coverage gaps and collaborated with leads to ensure quality standards were met.
• Executed test cases and maintained accurate test execution reports and documentation.
• Identified, logged, and tracked defects in JIRA; collaborated closely with development teams for validation and resolution.
• Conducted retesting of resolved defects to confirm successful fixes and prevent regression issues.
• Participated in release regression cycles, ensuring application readiness for production deployments.
• Contributed to testing of enhancement features and new screens, ensuring functionality and usability requirements were met.

Senior QA Engineer - ASPIRE SYSTEMS - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(2022-03 - 2025-07)

Project: Guidewire – Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center (P&C Insurance)

• Developed and maintained test cases for policy creation, cancellation, renewal, rewrite, and other insurance transactions.
• Scraped all web objects from Policy Center, Claim Center, and Billing Center using PCF Scrapper and built reusable test components.
• Designed and developed the Guidewire (GW) Accelerator automation framework for Policy Center and Claim Center.
• Implemented a Test Data Engine using DataFakers for random data generation and Enumerations for constant field values.
• Utilized REST API scripts for automated policy creation workflows to streamline and accelerate test setup processes.
• Applied Lombok for getter/setter generation and Builder pattern for method chaining, reducing boilerplate code.
• Automated end-to-end test cases using Playwright with JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks.
• Executed test suites on HyperExecute and LambdaTest platforms, ensuring cross-browser and cross-environment validation.
• Enforced coding standards using SonarQube to ensure code quality and maintainability across the automation framework.
• Managed source code and version control using SVN.

Senior QA Engineer - ASPIRE SYSTEMS - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(2022-03 - 2025-07)

Project: IFS Cloud – Enterprise Software (ERP / Field Service Management)

• Designed and developed Test Plans and test scripts based on Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and User Stories.
• Performed Smoke, Functional, Exploratory, End-to-End, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Developed and maintained Cypress automation scripts using Type-script; implemented intercept, stubbing, and mocking for network calls.
• Imported and managed test cases from Excel to Xray in JIRA for test coverage tracking and traceability.
• Performed manual test execution and updated test status within Xray's Test Execution module.
• Collaborated with development teams via Bitbucket, including branch creation and code reviews prior to merging.
• Participated in all Agile ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Scrum Calls, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives.

Senior QA Engineer - ASPIRE SYSTEMS - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(2022-03 - 2025-07)

Project: Market 365 Retail – POS & Payments Platform (Food Services / Hospitality)

• Created and executed comprehensive test cases for all payment types (credit card, debit card, wallets, UPI, net banking) covering successful payments, declines, and refunds.
• Verified payment workflows including transaction initiation, processing, and completion; validated UI elements such as confirmation screens and error messages.
• Simulated edge cases including duplicate payments, mid-transaction cancellation, network failures, and invalid credentials.
• Analyzed automation test execution results to distinguish between script issues and application defects; provided detailed root cause analysis.
• Identified, documented, and tracked defects in JIRA with detailed reproduction steps and severity classifications.
• Prepared and shared comprehensive test reports including execution status, defect metrics, and quality trends for stakeholders.
• Executed regression testing and automation test runs in Electric Flow and performed UI failure analysis and fixes.

Master of Computer Applications - MCA - Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (Bharath University) (2020 - 2022)

Bachelor of Computer Science - B.SC - AM Jain College, Madras University (2017 - 2020)