Santhosh Kumar Email & Phone Number

I work as a software test engineer with overall 10 years of experience. I began my career as Manual Test Engineer and transitioned into automation testing five years ago. I have automated around 1500+ End-to-end test cases so far. Along with Selenium, i also have experience with Rest Assured API automation.Passionate Automation Test Engineer with 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications.Programming Skills: Strong hold on JAVA- OOPS conceptsAutomation Framework and DevOps Skills: Data driver, Keyword, Hybrid, Page Object Model, Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver/GRID, TestNG . API (Backend) WebServices Automation: REST Services, JSON, Rest Assured, POST ManDev Ops : Gradle, JenkinsVersion Control Tools: Git, TFS(Team Foundation Server) DB : MySQL, SQL Server

Listed skills include Selenium Webdriver, Testng, Katalon Studio, Cucumber, and 1 others.

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  Selenium Automation Tester

  Esdotcom Support & Software Services Private Limited

  Sep 2014 - Present - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  Key Responsibilities:🔹 Develop and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Selenium GRID, Cucumber BDD, TestNG, Extent Reports🔹 Design and implement scalable and maintainable automation frameworks tailored to project requirements, ensuring reusability and extensibility.🔹 Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including developers, business analysts, and quality assurance professionals to identify test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and automation priorities.🔹 Execute automated test suites to validate software functionality multiple browsers.🔹 Analyze test results and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and escalate defects, driving timely resolution and ensuring software quality.🔹 Continuously enhance automation scripts and frameworks to improve test coverage, reliability, and efficiency, incorporating best practices and emerging technologies.🔹 Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, sharing automation best practices, techniques, and tools to facilitate skill development and knowledge sharing.🔹 Stay updated with the latest trends, tools, and methodologies in test automation and software development, actively contributing to the team's learning and development initiatives.🔹 Contribute to the evolution of the organization's testing strategy, advocating for automation where applicable and driving initiatives to optimize testing processes and workflows.