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Mahalakshmi Lingesan

Mahalakshmi Lingesan

Software Quality Analyst

Chennai, IN 600053 80 · Excellent

About

QA Automation Engineer with 4.3 years of experience in manual and automation testing, specializing in Playwright with JavaScript and Selenium with Java. Proven track record in building scalable frameworks, API testing, and integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines. Adept at Agile practices and delivering high-quality software through efficient test coverage and risk-based testing.

Skills & Expertise (21)

Playwright Advanced
8.6/10
1
Years Exp
Selenium WebDriver Advanced
7.4/10
3
Years Exp
JavaScript Intermediate
7.2/10
1
Years Exp
Java Intermediate
7.0/10
3
Years Exp
SQL Intermediate
6.8/10
4
Years Exp
Scrum Agile Firefox Chrome Windows Rest API Postman Jira Azure DevOps Git Jenkins Maven Cucumber TestNG Data-Driven POM

Work Experience

Associate Prof-Platform Solution

Sutherland Global Services

Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

Developed and maintained Playwright (JavaScript) automation frameworks, integrating MCP server for AI-assisted test execution and validation. Applied POM design pattern to improve test maintainability and reusability. Used MCP (LLM integration) for test step generation, dynamic data handling, and intelligent validation. Automated 200+ test cases, achieving ~70% coverage and reducing execution time by 30%. Implemented error handling and retry mechanisms to reduce flaky tests and improve stability. Generated Playwright HTML reports and shared insights with stakeholders. Built API automation using Playwright (APIRequestContext) for end-to-end validation. Participated in Agile ceremonies and conducted code reviews to ensure quality standards.

Senior Research Analyst

Merit Software Services

Sep 2018 - May 2022

Analyzed business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria across multiple projects to ensure complete and accurate test coverage. Collaborated with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve ambiguities during Agile sprints. Designed and executed manual, exploratory, regression, integration, and smoke test cases to ensure application quality and stability. Identified, logged, and tracked defects using JIRA with clear reproduction steps and impact analysis. Initiated test automation by transitioning from manual testing to Selenium WebDriver (Java), improving regression efficiency and reducing manual effort. Developed and maintained scalable automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) and data-driven approaches. Migrated automation strategy from Selenium to Playwright (JavaScript) to leverage faster execution, auto-waiting, and improved reliability. Built and executed end-to-end UI automation scripts using Playwright, enhancing test coverage and reducing flaky test failures. Performed cross-browser testing across Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit to ensure consistent user experience across platforms. Validated backend data using SQL queries and performed API testing using Postman to ensure data integrity. Contributed to continuous improvement of test processes, automation standards, and overall QA practices.

Education

MBA - HRM - Bharathiyar University

- 2020 · Afghanistan

B.Sc. - Chemistry - Meenakshi CollegeForWomen

- 2017 · 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 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

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Member sinceApr 2026

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