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Hemanathan

Hemanathan

Automation Test Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu 4+ yrs exp 89 · Excellent

About

QA Engineer with 4+ years of experience across fintech, e-learning, and e-commerce domains, specializing in automation and manual testing of web, API, and microservices-based applications. Experienced in designing scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and Cucumber (BDD), validating complex workflows across loans, payments, ledger systems, and digital platforms, and ensuring production stability in Agile environments. Strong focus on end-to-end quality ownership, shift-left testing, and CI/CD integration, with hands-on expertise in improving test reliability, reducing regression effort, and supporting high-quality product releases.

Skills & Expertise (22)

Playwright Advanced
8.4/10
2
Years Exp
REST APIs Advanced
8.1/10
3
Years Exp
Cucumber Advanced
7.9/10
2
Years Exp
Typescript Intermediate
7.8/10
2
Years Exp
Postman Advanced
7.6/10
3
Years Exp
E2E Testing Regression Testing Test strategy Shift-Left Testing Scrum Agile Zephyr Scale Jira SQL Postgresql Jenkins GitHub Actions GitHub Git JWT Authentication OAuth Page Object Model

Work Experience

Automation Test Engineer

Stitch Financial Technologies

Apr 2024 - Apr 2026

Owned end-to-end test automation for critical fintech workflows including loan origination, repayment schedules, payments, and ledger reconciliation. Designed and developed a scalable Playwright-based automation framework, improving test maintainability and reusability across teams. Built and executed BDD-based automation suites using Cucumber, covering core business scenarios and increasing functional test coverage. Reduced manual regression effort by ~40% by implementing automated regression suites and parallel execution. Improved test execution speed by 2x using Playwright features like parallel runs, auto-waiting, and network interception. Integrated automation pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, enabling automated test execution on pull requests and scheduled builds. Performed API testing using Postman, validating authentication flows (OAuth/JWT), request/response payloads, headers, tokens, and end-to-end backend integration across multiple services. Conducted API performance and load testing using K6 by scripting test scenarios to simulate concurrent users, identifying bottlenecks, and validating system stability and response behaviour under load. Validated microservices communication using distributed log tracing, improving defect detection in integration layers. Performed backend validation using SQL (PostgreSQL) to ensure data consistency across financial transactions. Collaborated with developers and product teams in requirement reviews and sprint planning, contributing to clear and testable acceptance criteria. Prevented multiple high-impact production defects in payment and loan modules through early-stage validation and shift-left practices. Designed and maintained test cases mapped to business workflows in Zephyr Scale, ensuring traceability and coverage. Managed defects using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and cross-team coordination.

Freelance QA Tester

Pothys India Pvt Limited

Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

Performed client-side functional testing across sandbox and production environments, validating end-to-end user flows before each release. Logged, tracked, and managed defects using Trello, ensuring clear bug reporting and timely follow-up with the development team. Conducted retest and regression testing for every release cycle to verify bug fixes and ensure no regressions were introduced. Performed cross-device testing to validate consistent behaviour across multiple screen sizes, browsers, and operating systems. Executed mobile application testing on both Android and iOS platforms, covering functional, UI, and usability scenarios.

QA QC Specialist

GP Strategies Pvt Ltd

Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

Created and executed functional and UI test cases for HSBC e-learning platforms, ensuring high-quality content delivery. Performed cross-browser and cross-platform testing, ensuring consistent user experience across web and mobile browsers. Validated multimedia learning content against source materials, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Logged and tracked defects in JIRA, collaborating with development and content teams for timely resolution. Conducted UI/UX validation for layout, navigation, and interactive elements.

Education

BSc – Computer Science - Tagore College of Arts and Science, Madras University

- 2020 · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 14/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 89/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMay 2026

Availability Details

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