Muralidharan L

Software Testing and Quality Assurance professional with 9.5+ years of experience across Healthcare, Analytics, Life Science, and E-commerce domains. Progressed from Test Associate through Test Engineer and Senior Test Engineer into a Test Lead role. Skilled in test planning and strategy, end-to-end test execution management, and defect management using Jira, MTM, Quality Center, and Redmine.

Experienced in API testing (Postman) and backend/database validation (MSSQL), with a track record of coordinating with developers, BAs, and Scrum teams, communicating with stakeholders, and mentoring new team members.

Test Lead - Indium Software

(2023-07 - 2025-03)

• Designed and implemented comprehensive test plans covering functional, regression, and security testing to safeguard release quality.
• Reviewed test cases, test scripts, and test data to ensure strict adherence to test strategy and plan.
• Partnered with technical and Scrum teams to align testing activities with project timelines and delivery goals.
• Owned end-to-end test execution, monitoring testing progress and driving timely resolution of issues.
• Analyzed test results and tracked defects, translating findings into actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Delivered detailed test reports covering progress, challenges, defect severity, and overall software quality.
• Collaborated closely with developers to identify, track, and resolve defects promptly.
• Evaluated and refined testing processes to improve quality and execution efficiency.
• Mentored and trained new team members on project applications, supporting faster onboarding.

Senior Test Engineer - Indium Software

(2021-01 - 2023-07)

• Authored comprehensive test cases from BRD documents and user stories, ensuring thorough requirement coverage.
• Executed test cases across specified environments and documented results and defects in Jira.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align testing with product goals and quality deliverables.
• Participated in conference calls with onsite coordinators to understand client requirements and on-site team activities.
• Partnered with the development team to analyze and track defects through to closure.
• Performed sanity, integration, regression, and system testing to validate new and existing functionality.
• Conducted backend validation testing following daily batch job execution.

Test Engineer - Indium Software

(2017-01 - 2021-01)

• Prepared test cases based on client requirements.
• Identified and executed test approaches for functional, system, and regression testing.
• Performed compatibility and QA testing according to established standards.
• Identified and reported defects using Jira.
• Actively participated across all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

Test Associate - Indium Software

(2015-07 - 2017-01)

• Executed test cases prepared by test engineers.
• Updated test case status using MTM and Jira.
• Logged and documented defects using Jira.

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Measi Institute of Information Technology, Chennai

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - MIET Arts and Science College, Trichy