THIRUMALAI A

5 plus years of proficient experience in Software Testing and Automation, specializing in Java, Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber BDD Frameworks for robust web application validation. Expertise in Data-Driven and Page Object Model (POM) frameworks with integration to JUnit and TestNG for scalable automation design. Skilled in Playwright for advanced cross-browser testing, parallel execution, trace and videorecording, and seamless CI/CD integration through Jenkins pipelines. Hands-on experience in API Testing and Automation using REST Assured and Postman, validating endpoints, payloads, headers, and status codes with JSON schema validation. Strong in Functional, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, and Exploratory Testing, ensuring high-quality deliverables through effective test case design, test data management, and requirement traceability. Experience in JavaScript with Playwright. Good exposure to Mobile Automation using Appium for Android and iOS platforms on real devices and emulators. Proficient in Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD) using Jenkins, Git, GitHub, and Maven for build management and version control. Experienced in Defect Management using JIRA, with active participation in Agile/Scrum ceremonies - Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Review, and Retrospectives. Skilled at creating HTML, and Cucumber JVM Reports, tracking test coverage, and maintaining reusable and maintainable test scripts. Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills with a focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, and quality assurance best practices.