Manikandan JR

DevOps Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India12 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 13 years of experience in software testing.
Expert in automation testing for web and mobile applications.
Proficient in performance testing and chaos engineering.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Testing Expert with a focus on Automation and Performance in E-commerce and Fintech.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mobile TestingPerformance TestingAutomation Testing

Other Skills

API TestingAgile MethodologiesAppiumChaos EngineeringGitJMeterJavaMobile App TestPostmanRequirements AnalysisSQLSelenium WebDriverTestNG

About

Overall 13+ years of experience in software testing and leading high-performing teams and implementing quality processes. Take ownership of end to end testing activities for multiple projects right from planning & estimation, test design(including functional and non functional – Performance Testing) Effectively coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment across various organisational functions. Proficient in automation testing for web and mobile applications using Appium, Espresso, XCUITest, and Selenium WebDriver in development, maintenance and execution of automation scripts. Skilled in API automation(using REST Assured, OpenHttp, Jersey and postman), load testing using JMeter and Gatling, and implementing chaos engineering practices to enhance system resilience. Experience on performance testing using JMeter and Gatling. Performance testing via cloud infrastructure on web application by monitoring various KPIs. Good Knowledge of SDLC and STLC. Developing and Maintaining Test Scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with development team members in fixing the defects. Logging and tracking the defects using JIRA, Mantis, Trello and Test Rails. Mentored team members, providing guidance on testing best practices and technical skills development.

Experience

Navi

Associate SDET Engineering Manager

Jul 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Leading and managing high-performing testing teams to deliver exceptional software products., responsible for handling the customer app experience for the home loan, coordinating app release activities across all pods and managing various tooling's like In-house Test Bed, Test Portal, Performance and Chaos Engineering.
Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management and customer support to ensure alignment and timely delivery of high-quality software releases.
Tracked and analyzed key metrics and testing KPIs, producing reports for stakeholders to drive data-based decisions and continuous improvement.

Mobile App TestAPI TestingAppiumSelenium WebDriverJMeterPerformance Testing+3

Myntra jabong

Tech Lead In Test

Apr 2016 – Jul 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Automation of REST Services Testing using Java, Jersey and TestNG.
Manual Verification of REST Services using tools like Postman, Charles..
Automated End to End cases involved in REST Services related to Myntra and Jabong multi-tenant platform.
Responsible for Myntra Android App Native and React Native testing.
Automation of Android mobile apps testing using Appium.
Done performance testing of Android app using adb
Created a utility for optimizing mobile app performance using ARO
Created a utility for Mobile App Parallel Execution and allows you to reserve and release any STF(Smartphone Test Farm) device using STF RESTful API.
Created a utility for stress test on the application using Monkey Test.

API TestingJavaPostmanAppiumTestNGAutomation Testing+1

Urban ladder

SDET

Dec 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Responsible for Urban Ladder Catalog Android and iOS App Manual, Automation and performance testing
Conducting Smoke, functionality, integration and compatibility testing on different mobile devices and OS versions of Android, IOS
Developed an entire Appium Page Object Model automation framework using Java.
Created a utility for Mobile App parellel execution.
Actively involved in reviews meeting and stand up meeting.
Worked extensively with developers to discuss test scenarios, test data, defects and fixes.

Mobile TestingAppiumJava

Compassites software solutions

QA Consultant

Aug 2011 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

Automated Web/Mobile Web/MobileApp applications.
Developed an entire Selenium Automation Framework (Hybrid).
Design, Development & Execution of Test cases, Test scenarios and Test conditions
Responsible for automation of the portal testing using Selenium Web Driver & TestNG.
POC on Selendroid, Appium and Calabash for mobile app automation
Actively involved in reviews of automated test scripts, maintenance of test scripts as per changes and updates in the application.
Experience on performance testing using JMeter and NeoLoad.
Customize the JMeter script using Regular Expression Extractor, CSV Data Set Configuration, Assertion, Controllers etc.,
Collecting the server side metrics using serverAgent and Perfmon.
Performance testing via cloud infrastructure on web application by monitoring various KPIs
Generate the Final Performance Test Report with all Client side and Server side metrics.