Manikandan

Senior Software Test Engineer with 8+ 7+ years of experience in software testing, including manual and automation testing, with strong hands-on experience in Selenium WebDriver using Java. Experienced in developing and maintaining UI automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM), Page Factory, Cucumber BDD, TestNG/JUnit, Maven and Git. Strong experience in Agile-Scrum, test planning, test case design, functional, integration, regression, smoke and sanity testing, cross-browser testing, defect lifecycle management and continuous integration using Jenkins.

Experienced in collaborating with developers, business analysts, clients and distributed Agile teams.

Senior Software Engineer - Cognizant Technology Pvt Ltd

(2022-06 - 2026-06)

• Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation scripts using Java for web applications.
• Designed and enhanced reusable automation framework components using Page Object Model (POM) and Page Factory.
• Developed and maintained Cucumber BDD feature files, step definitions and automated test scenarios.
• Created and executed functional, regression, smoke, sanity and cross-browser testing suites.
• Used TestNG/JUnit for test execution and validation and Maven for build and test execution.
• Used Git for source code management and Jenkins for continuous integration (CI) and scheduled automation execution.
• Analyzed requirements and user stories, prepared test scenarios, test cases and test data, and identified suitable test cases for automation.
• Executed tests across different browsers and environments, analyzed failures, debugged automation scripts and reported results.
• Managed defects through JIRA/Zephyr and collaborated with developers, business analysts and clients through the defect lifecycle.
• Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective.

Software Engineer - Cigniti Technologies Limited

(2018-05 - 2022-03)

• Performed manual and automation testing using Selenium WebDriver with Java.
• Developed and maintained Selenium automation scripts using Cucumber BDD and Page Object Model.
• Prepared test scenarios, test cases, test data and automated regression test suites based on business requirements.
• Executed functional, integration, regression, smoke and sanity testing across multiple environments and browsers.
• Used TestNG/JUnit, Maven, Git and Jenkins as part of the automation and continuous integration process.
• Developed reusable framework components and maintained automation scripts for improved maintainability.
• Reported, tracked and retested defects using JIRA and participated in Agile/Scrum activities.

Test Analyst - Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd

(2015-05 - 2018-01)

• Performed functional, system, integration and regression testing based on functional requirements.
• Prepared test cases, test data and test execution reports and participated in defect tracking and retesting.
• Analyzed business requirements and collaborated with development and analyst teams to understand application functionality.
• Performed regression testing after defect fixes and supported test script and test case peer reviews.
• Worked in Agile/Scrum environment and participated in defect reporting, status reporting and test summary activities.

M.C.A (Master of Computer Applications) - Indo-American College, Thiruvalluvar University, Cheyyar

B.C.A (Bachelor of Computer Applications) - Indo-American College, Thiruvalluvar University, Cheyyar