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Bala umapathy

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QA Engineer with 4.5 years testing, Selenium/TestNG, and defect root-cause focus.

Saudi Arabia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a challenging QA/Software Testing role where I can plan and execute test scenarios end to end, leverage Selenium/TestNG, and collaborate closely with development teams to improve quality and release confidence.

I’m a results-driven QA Engineer with 4.5 years of experience in Test Plan development, Test Case design and execution, metrics collection, and status reporting within the Record Management domain. I’ve worked across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, reproducing issues in the QA environment to support root cause analysis and verification.

I build strong coverage through requirement mapping, detailed test designs, traceability matrix maintenance, and walkthroughs/impact analysis with development and QA teams. With hands-on strengths in smoke, functional, regression, and compatibility testing (cross-browser), plus tools like JIRA, Confluence, SVN, and Selenium WebDriver with TestNG, I also enjoy mentoring team members and ensuring fixes are validated through defect re-testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Business Analyst

Mahathi Infotech India Private Limited

Jul 2017 - Apr 2018 (9 months)

Analyzed business requirements through document review, interviews, workshops, and workflow analysis to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. Built test designs and executed multiple testing types, while leading stakeholder communications and project status updates.

Business Analysis Requirements Analysis Document Analysis Interviewing Workshops Workflow Analysis Stakeholder Management Design Testing Test Case Development Smoke Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing User Acceptance Testing Integration Testing Performance Testing Defect Retesting Project Updates

Engineer - QA

Virtusa Polaris Software India Private Limited

Oct 2014 - Jan 2017 (2 years 3 months)

Reproduced issues in the QA environment and analyzed use case documents to understand defects and root causes. Prepared test designs and test cases, assigned tasks and mentored team members, and maintained traceability and defect retesting.

Root Cause Analysis Design Testing Test Case Development Assignment Mentor Traceability Impact Analysis Smoke Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Defect Retesting

Associate Engineer - QA

Virtusa Polaris Software India Private Limited

Jul 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 2 months)

Reviewed and interpreted business requirements to prepare detailed test designs and comprehensive test cases. Executed smoke, functional, and regression testing using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG, including cross-browser and parallel test execution.

Selenium Webdriver TestNG Cross Browser Testing Parallel Testing Smoke Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Requirements Analysis Impact Analysis Daily Status Calls Defect Retesting

Intern - QA

Virtusa Polaris Software India Private Limited

Aug 2012 - Jun 2013 (10 months)

Reproduced reported issues in the QA environment, analyzed use case documents, and supported root-cause analysis and verification. Conducted smoke, functional, regression, and cross-browser compatibility testing and provided daily QA status updates.

Root Cause Analysis Smoke Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Cross Browser Testing Requirements Analysis Impact Analysis Daily Status Calls Defect Retesting Jira Confluence SVN

Test Plan Engineer - QA

Umapathy

Created and executed test cases and supported QA metrics collection and status reporting in the record management domain. Worked across Agile and Waterfall software development and performed issue analysis and verification.

Test Case Design Metrics Status Reporting Agile Waterfall Root Cause Analysis Records Management