Arun Selvam Kanthavel — QA Manager

Working as a QA Lead with 10+ years of Industry Experience in the area of software testing on various platforms such as Android, iOS, Web applications and Backend Services. Well acquainted with all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle, Test Life Cycle and Bug Life Cycle. Skilled in testing at every phase of the testing process like Functional, Regression, UI, Acceptance, Ad-hoc, Back End and End-to-End testing. Expertise in understanding Requirement Specifications and preparing test scenarios, test scripts, test cases, test reports and test design documents. Main Responsibilities : ● Expertise in Understanding and Analysing Business Requirements and creating test plan, test scripts , test estimation ● Extensive working experience in agile methodology with good understanding of SDLC and STLC. ● Proficient in using automation and performance testing tools such as ui automator, XCUITest, Selenium WebDriver to develop testing scripts. ● Experienced in all Sprint related Scrum Ceremonies and followed Agile testing methodology such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Retro, Grooming and Dev box. ● Configured Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven tool and created Selenium automation scripts in Java using TestNG prior to Agile release. ● Integrated Selenium WebDriver scripts, android & iOS tests to Jenkins CI /CD server. ● Created HTML reports with detailed test steps and screenshots ● Experience in Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution and Defect Reporting. ● Sound knowledge on Android, iOS automation testing ● Expertise in developing automation scripts using Java, JUnit, TestNG, Selenium WebDriver, Page Object Model and Page Factory Pattern. ● Experienced in API Testing using Postman for functional and Performed web services testing using Rest-Assured with Java ● Proficient in working with source code management and version control tool like GIT. ● Hands on usage of Build Tools Jenkins, Maven & Gradle. ● Experience working with Project Managers and Technical/Functional Teams for executing concurrent projects ● Exposure in requirement analysis, development of test plan, track project status. ● Proficient at mapping client’s requirements, defining heavily used business scenarios and creating test scripts. ● Anchoring testing requirements and develop test strategy, track & monitor project plans. ● Strong communication, coordination & networking capabilities. ● Self-motivated, energetic and highly ethical in all work-related assignments thus able to immediately contribute to goals and objects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a QA Lead specializing in Automation Testing within the Fintech and Mobility sectors.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 10 yrs 5 mos

Skills

Automation Testing
Ci/cd Integration
Api Testing
Mobile Automation Testing
Web Automation Testing
Software Testing

Career Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in software testing.
Expert in automation frameworks and CI/CD integration.
Strong leadership skills in managing QA teams.

Work Experience

Paytm

QA Lead (2 yrs 11 mos)

Ola

SDET 2 (1 yr 6 mos)

GAVS Technologies

Senior Test Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)

The Viral Fever

Software Automation Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)

Hammerhead.

Software Test Engineer (2 yrs 10 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute

Arun Selvam Kanthavel

QA Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 5 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in software testing.
Expert in automation frameworks and CI/CD integration.
Strong leadership skills in managing QA teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a QA Lead specializing in Automation Testing within the Fintech and Mobility sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automation TestingCi/cd IntegrationApi TestingMobile Automation TestingWeb Automation TestingSoftware Testing

Other Skills

Rest-AssuredKarateJenkinsAutomation FrameworkTest ManagementAgile MethodologyMongoDBRedisAppiumSeleniumBrowserstackTeamcityPage Object ModelUI AutomatorXCUITest

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Experience

10 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

2 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Paytm

QA Lead

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsible for leading a team of Automation Engineers to build the framework using Rest-Assured and executed the Automation suite on daily basis and published the results to all the stakeholders.
Responsible for leading a team of Automation Engineers to build the framework using Karate and executed the Automation suite on daily basis and published the results to all the stakeholders.
Managed the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting.
Integrated all the test automation with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline with required build steps
Assisted development teams in the Identification, Simulation, Resolving and Tracking of problem
events.
Worked with a various team within the organisation with good co-ordination. Always strived for
effective QA processes and shared ideas with other teams to improve QA processes
Ensured tasks performed are consistent with established company priorities. Report accurate and
timely project/task status to management
Worked closely with QA Director and Principal SDET to make sure the test case coverage is accurate
and ensures all functional aspects of the code delivered have been addressed and testing is making progress with respect to the plan

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Ola

SDET 2

Dec 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Primary Responsibilities:
▪ Responsible for creation and maintenance of Automation Framework using REST-Assured and executed the Automation suite on daily basis and published the results to all the stakeholders.
▪ Managed the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting.
▪ And all the test automation actions were integrated with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline with required build steps
▪ Worked with Multiple Automation Projects, such as tooling project for QA, which includes kafka automation
▪ Worked directly with the development teams to support both Agile & test driven software development lifecycle methodologies
▪ Assisted development teams in the Identification, Simulation, Resolving and Tracking of problem events.
▪ Own the QA for the various categories of external interfaces with which the connect platform communicates. This includes:
a. API's : Restful APIs
b. Databases : MongoDB, Redis
▪ Participated in calls and debugged any issues seen in the customer environment
Other Activities:
▪ Worked with a various team within the organisation with good co-ordination. Always strived for effective QA processes and shared ideas with other teams to improve QA processes
▪ Ensured tasks performed are consistent with established company priorities. Report accurate and timely project/task status to management
▪ Worked closely with QA Manager and Principal SDET to make sure the test case coverage is accurate and ensures all functional aspects of the code delivered have been addressed and testing is making progress with respect to the plan

REST-AssuredJenkinsAgile MethodologyAPI TestingMongoDBRedis+1

Gavs technologies

Senior Test Engineer

Aug 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Primary Responsibilities:
▪ Responsible for creating the mobile test automation framework using Appium-Page Object Model design for hybrid app ( Android & iOS )
▪ Responsible for creating the web test automation framework using Selenium-Page Object Model design, which validates the uploaded data from mobile devices
▪ Managed the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting.
▪ Executed the automation tests in Browserstack's mobile devices using Appium and validated the uploaded data in web using Browserstack's web browsers using selenium as per the products requirement.
▪ And all the test automation actions were integrated with Teamcity CI/CD pipeline with required build steps
▪ Active participation in the continuous improvement of the automation strategy and framework
▪ Worked with Multiple Automation Projects
Other Activities:
▪ Worked with a global team with good co-ordination. Always strived for effective QA processes and shared ideas with onsite team to improve QA processes
▪ Ensured tasks performed are consistent with established company priorities. Report accurate and timely project/task status to management
▪ Worked closely with QA Manager and Test Analysts to make sure the test case coverage is accurate and ensures all functional aspects of the code delivered have been addressed and testing is making progress with respect to the plan

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The viral fever

Software Automation Engineer

Sep 2018 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Chennai Area, India

▪ Responsible for creating the mobile test automation framework using UI Automator-Page Object Model design for android native app
▪ Responsible for creating the mobile test automation framework using XCUITest-Page Object Model design for iOS native app
▪ Managed the Complete Automation phases from Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Reporting.
▪ All the test automation jobs were integrated with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline with required build steps
▪ Maintained the local device farm for various Android and iOS Devices
▪ Active participation in the continuous improvement of the automation strategy and framework
▪ Ensure tasks performed are consistent with established company priorities. Report accurate and timely project/task status to management
▪ Developed and executed moderate to highly complex scripted automation
▪ Executed the Automation suite on daily basis and published the results to all the stakeholders
▪ Provided reports and status dashboards to management on the automation sprint backlog, timing, schedule and results
▪ Worked with cross-functional teams to identify and develop test cases for functional and performance testing
▪ Worked closely with the development team, application support team to troubleshoot issues in production and development environments

UI AutomatorXCUITestJenkinsPage Object ModelMobile Automation Testing

Hammerhead.

Software Test Engineer

Oct 2015 – Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

▪ Test Plans, Test Cases & Processes, UI & Compatibility Testing, Automation Testing, Defect/Bug Tracking, Performance Testing
▪ Worked closely with all the stakeholders including Product Team and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues
▪ Monitor, maintain, and provide reports for bug tracking and defect resolution to the team and IT management and to assist in process improvement in these areas
▪ Working with a global team and responsible for directing/reviewing the test planning
▪ Worked with management to resolve issues and report on the quality of system maintenance activity and new releases
▪ Worked with the team for mobile test automation for android native app using Espresso and UI Automator
▪ Ensured tasks performed are consistent with established company priorities. Report accurate and timely project/task status to management
▪ Worked with Multiple Products
Hammerhead One - Android, iOS
Karoo - Android, Web Dashboard
▪ Was involved in Sprint Test planning , Execution of scripts , Defect Management, Handling Regression, Integration testing , sprint activities, migration activities.