# Latchumana Valliappan Latchumana Valliappan is a remote worker on Himalayas, QA Automation Specialist - Senior at Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procure, based in Canada. Source: https://himalayas.app/@latchumanavalliappan ```text I build automated and accessible quality assurance for web, mobile, API, and enterprise platforms. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Canada | | Authorized to work in | Canada | | Salary expectations | 104k+ CAD | | Job categories | QA Automation Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, QA Engineer, Test Engineer | | Skills | Selenium Webdriver, Microfocus UFT, Java, VBScript, TestNG, Cucumber, Test Driven Development, BDD, Test Automation Framework, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Co Pilot, MCP, Docker, Playwright, Postman, SoapUI, Swagger, REST APIs, System Integration Testing, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, SQL, DML, Backend Validation, Data Validation, Git, Maven, SVN, ClearCase, CI CD, automated builds, Jira, Micro Focus ALM, Quality Centers, Zephyr, Rally, Bugzilla, Test Central, Clear DDTS, UTP, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Exploratory testing, Black Box Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Operational Readiness Testing, FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) Testing, Accessibility Testing, WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, AODA Accessibility, Tableau, KNIME, Excel, Agile Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Risk Based Testing, Test Planning, Test Engineer, Test Execution, Defect Triage, API Testing, Testing Automation, Manual Testing, Android Logcat | ## About ```text I'm currently strengthening regression coverage for Ontario's Student Assistance Program at the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement. I develop VBScript automation in Micro Focus UFT, design functional tests, and lead accessibility testing for AODA and WCAG compliance. I use Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot to improve code reviews, automation scripts, framework enhancements, requirements validation, and test-case design. I'm also exploring MCP-enabled Docker workflows and Playwright for reusable, scalable browser automation. Previously, I led UAT, FOTA, and functional validation for T-Mobile and AT&T automotive cloud platforms at Harman, including device deployment testing before production rollouts. I built PostgreSQL validation and test-data scripts, automated Tableau and KNIME reporting, and coached validation and product support teams. Across healthcare, mission-critical radio, and Android device projects, I've built Selenium, Java, TestNG, Maven, API, and SQL-based test coverage while managing defects and release validation. I bring hands-on experience across web, mobile, client/server, and 3-tier applications in Agile delivery environments. ``` ## Experience ### QA Automation Specialist - Senior (current) Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procure. Jan 2023 - Present ```text Develop and maintain VBScript-based automated test scripts in Micro Focus UFT across multiple funding instrument modules. Lead web application accessibility testing for AODA and WCAG compliance, and manage defects in Micro Focus ALM. ``` Skills: VBScript, Microfocus-UFT, Accessibility-Testing, AODA-Accessibility, WCAG, Micro-Focus-ALM, Microsoft-365-Copilot, GitHub-Co-Pilot, Playwright, Docker, MCP ### QA Lead T-Mobile / AT&T - Harman. Oct 2018 - Dec 2022 ```text Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) testing, and functional validation across web portals and mobile applications. Managed end-to-end device deployment testing and provided technical coaching to validation teams. ``` Skills: UAT, FOTA-(Firmware-Over-The-Air)-Testing, PostgreSQL, Tableau, KNIME, Agile-Scrum, Test-Planning, Test-Execution ### Test Automation Engineer BJC – Prospect Infosys Inc.. Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 ```text Validated a large-scale web portal supporting consumer healthcare and member services. Developed a scalable Hybrid Test Automation Framework using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and TestNG, and performed API system integration testing with Postman. ``` Skills: Selenium-Webdriver, Java, TestNG, Maven, Postman, SQL, Jira, Zephyr, GitHub-Co-Pilot, Playwright ### Senior Test Engineer SEPURA – Sasken Communications Ltd.. Jul 2013 - Jan 2015 ```text Tested mission-critical digital radio communication architectures and enterprise console firmware. Authored manual test cases for new functional radio parameters and interface features, and managed release regression activities. ``` Skills: Manual-Testing, Test-Authoring, Jira, Regression-Testing, Firmware-Testing ### Senior Test Engineer Intel Mobile Communications – Sasken Communications Ltd.. Nov 2010 - Aug 2012 ```text Performed native mobile application verification and platform-level sanity testing for Android devices. Analyzed functional specifications and authored test cases, managing execution flows in Quality Center. ``` Skills: Android-Testing, Quality-Centers, ADB, Logcat, Comneon-Live, Smoke-Testing ## Education ### Madurai Kamaraj University Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering. Grade: 85% ```text Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering with 85% marks. ``` ## Tech stack - Postman - Tableau - MySQL - PostgreSQL - Jira - Bugzilla - Java - VBScript - Cucumber - TestNG - Git - Docker - SQL - SoapUI - Playwright - GitHub Copilot - Selenium WebDriver To contact Latchumana, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Rakshit Ogra](https://himalayas.app/@rakshitogra): Senior Quality Engineer, Simpl - [Srikanth Bobba](https://himalayas.app/@srikanthbobba): QA Automation Engineer/SDET, Translink - [Bhagyarekha Vunnam](https://himalayas.app/@bhagyarekhavunnam): Lead QA, Skechers - [Sampath Hennayake](https://himalayas.app/@sampathhennayake): Quality Assurance Specialist, Health Canada - [Nidhi Shah](https://himalayas.app/@nidhishah3): Lead Engineer QA Automation, HCL Tech - [erinç başer](https://himalayas.app/@erinbaser): Senior QA Automation Engineer, NetEffect - [Bhupesh G](https://himalayas.app/@bhupeshg): Automation QA Engineer, Bombardier - [Sri Krish](https://himalayas.app/@Sri_Shyam): Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, SiteDocs - [Anju Prasad](https://himalayas.app/@anjuprasad1): Senior QA Automation Engineer, Air Canada - [Pavithra Dubbaka](https://himalayas.app/@pavithradubbaka): Software Development Engineer in Test, Government of Nova Scotia (Unisys)