Naveena Thirunavukkarasu

Senior SDET with 4+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across banking, e-commerce, RPA, and sports domains. Skilled in requirement analysis, test planning, defect management, and Agile delivery. Hands-on with Selenium WebDriver (Java), Playwright (TypeScript), API testing (Postman), and database validation (PostgreSQL/SQL), with a track record of supporting stable, high-quality releases.

Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) - NORTHERN ARC CAPITAL

(2024-09 - 2026-06)

Loan Management System (Banking / Fintech). Validated end-to-end loan workflows (origination, approval, disbursement, repayment, prepayment, closure, NPA scenarios) via manual, functional, integration, smoke, and regression testing.

• Maintained and enhanced the existing Selenium WebDriver (Java) automation framework built on the Page Object Model; performed PostgreSQL database validation for loan, repayment, and EMI records.
• Modified and updated existing regression automation scripts to align with application changes and new requirements.
• Logged and tracked defects in JIRA, coordinating with developers and analysts for timely resolution.
• Supported production releases by executing smoke and sanity validations post-deployment to ensure application stability.
• Collaborated with business users during UAT, conducting application demos and walkthroughs to gather feedback and confirm business sign-off.
• Performed loan creation-to-disbursement activity migration and validation in the production environment to ensure data accuracy post go-live.
• Reviewed test cases prepared by team members and mentored junior QA engineers on test design and execution best practices.

QA Engineer - MAPS CREDIT UNION

(2024-05 - 2024-08)

Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

• Performed functional testing for Live Survey, MAPS_CFC, and MAPS_RPA applications; validated automated RPA workflows against business use cases.

QA Engineer - SPORTBALL CENTRAL

(2023-09 - 2024-05)

Sports Management Platform.

• Performed functional, regression, and sanity testing; logged, prioritized, and tracked defects in Azure DevOps with clear reproduction steps, severity classification, and supporting evidence for developer resolution.
• Used Postman for API testing and validated user stories to ensure complete test coverage.

QA Engineer - IRR (Inspect, Review and Record)

(2023-07 - 2023-09)

Digital Inspection.

• Performed functional, non-functional, and sanity testing of inspection workflows; conducted performance testing using JMeter and explored Katalon Studio for early automation.

QA Engineer - VEOLIA CUSTOMER PORTAL

(2023-02 - 2023-07)

Waste Management System.

• Created functional test cases aligned with business needs; identified and reported defects during staging to support release readiness.

QA Engineer - MARINER FINANCE

(2022-09 - 2023-02)

Loan / Banking Platform.

• Analyzed requirements and prepared functional test cases for key business scenarios; gained exposure to Cucumber BDD for UI automation.

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering - St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology (2018 - 2022)