V Karpagam

Test Lead with 13+ years of experience in Software Testing (Manual & Automation), specializing in Web, API, Mobile, and Cloud testing. Strong expertise in Java Selenium, Rest Assured, Cypress, Playwright, Artificial Intelligence and AWS Testing. Skilled in building automation frameworks, driving Agile/DevOps testing practices, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver quality solutions.

Test Lead - Wipro Ltd.

(2023-09)

Client: United Health Group – Financial Wellbeing

• Defined test strategy, test plans, and release planning
• Led UI and API automation (Java, Selenium, Rest Assured)
• Developed UI Migrated automation framework using Typescript with Playwright
• Created Test plan and test cases using AI
• Developed synthetic monitoring scripts using DataDog
• Owned deployment and release quality, mentoring the test team

Test Lead - Happiest Minds Technologies

(2023-02 - 2023-09)

Client: Ascend Learning – NHA Certification Platform

• Created automation framework for UI & API using Selenium & Rest Assured
• Facilitated UAT kickoff meetings and coordinated with stakeholders
• Delivered test estimations and release documentation
• Improved automation coverage, reducing manual regression by 40%

Test Specialist - IBM India

(2021-03 - 2023-01)

Client: AUDI Digital (UK)

• Automated testing using Cypress (TypeScript) & Selenium WebDriverIO
• Validated AWS infrastructure setups for multiple models
• Owned sprint planning, retrospectives, and defect triage with Agile teams

Module Lead - Happiest Minds Technologies

(2015-10 - 2021-02)

Client: Pearson Education Inc.

• Designed and implemented API automation with Java + Rest Assured
• Developed UI automation frameworks in Java + Selenium
• Integrated automation with CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins
• Created performance test scripts using JMeter and monitoring dashboards
• Mentored junior testers, improving team efficiency

Senior Software Consultant - Anecom Inc

(2011-06 - 2014-06)

Client: Pearson Education Inc.

• Designed and implemented UI automation with Java with Selenium

MCA - Velalar College of Engineering & Technology, Anna University (2011)

B.Sc. - Mathematics - Gobi Arts & Science College, Bharathiyar University (2008)