Arya Vijayammal Surendran

Middle

Registration: 17.02.2026

Specialization: Manual QA Engineer (Fintech / E-commerce / Banking)

— Manual QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in financial services, e-commerce platforms, and backend system validation. — Strong background in SOAP and REST API testing, regression strategy execution, SQL-based data validation, and defect lifecycle management. — Extensive experience validating backend services, business logic, transaction workflows, and integration layers. — Skilled in working closely with developers, PMs, and DevOps teams to ensure product stability and release quality. — Experienced in fintech-style environments requiring high reliability, precise defect reporting, and thorough regression testing. Core competencies: — Manual testing of SOAP & REST services. — Functional, Regression & Exploratory testing. — Backend & Web application testing. — SQL validation (joins, aggregations, transaction checks). — Kibana / log monitoring & analysis. — Test design techniques (Equivalence Partitioning, BVA, Decision Tables, State Transition). — Bug lifecycle management (JIRA). — Test documentation (Test Cases, Checklists, RTM). — Microservices & integration testing. — Business logic validation. — Payment flow & transaction validation. — Agile / Scrum collaboration. Honors & Awards: — Automation Excellence Recognition - Test House. Implemented time-saving Python scripts, reducing manual testing by 30%. — Best QA Contributor Award - LeLab Software. Exceeded bug detection KPIs and test coverage goals.

Skills

Postman

Selenium

Appium

Coded UI

Manual Testing

SQL

Kibana

JIRA

Test Cases

Checklists

RTM

Microservices

Agile

Scrum

Waterfall

Fintech

E-commerce

Banking

Python

Java

Azure

Office 365

Endpoint Management

ITSM

Troubleshooting

Work experience

IT Support Specialist

10.2022 - 04.2025 |Northvolt

Technical Support

● Delivered first- and second-line support, resolving incidents quickly and introducing workflow automation to minimise downtime. ● Managed corporate devices and core services in line with security policies and documented all activity in ITSM tools. ● Supported deployment windows, parallel run checks, and post release verification. ● Monitored backend services during deployments and helped debug incidents with dev teams. ● Coordinated release readiness activities and documented remediation steps.

Senior Test Engineer

05.2019 - 04.2022 |LeLab Software

Appium, Selenium, Python, Java, C, Postman, Insomnia, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins

● Designed and executed test plans for Android and iOS applications; automated key scenarios using Appium and Selenium. ● Developed regression and integration tests in Python, Java and C to ensure multi-platform coverage. ● Validated Java backend services and APIs using Postman and Insomnia; produced concise verification reports for each release. ● Integrated automated suites into CI/CD pipelines using Git, Bitbucket and Jenkins, reducing manual testing effort. ● Hands-on experience with low level testing including API and integration testing within microservices architecture. ● Facilitated sprint reviews, user acceptance testing and demos, while mentoring junior testers and improving QA processes. ● Led defect triage sessions with developers and vendors and prepared summary reports for management.

Software Quality Engineer

01.2018 - 03.2019 |Test House

Selenium, Coded UI

● Executed functional, regression and integration testing across web and mobile platforms using Selenium, Coded UI and custom utilities. ● Participated in test planning, peer reviews and delivery checkpoints, improving the first-time fix rate by 20%. ● Documented defects with clear reproduction steps and ensured traceability to requirements; delivered verification reports for each cycle.

Quality Assurance Engineer

01.2016 - 12.2017 |Ellarc Solutions

Selenium, Coded UI

● Developed test cases from requirements to achieve broad coverage and high product quality. ● Automated critical scenarios using Coded UI and Selenium, reducing manual testing effort by roughly 30%. ● Managed the defect lifecycle and improved collaboration with developers and analysts, shortening resolution time by 17%. ● Supported backend configuration and smart device testing in a mixed hardware/software environment.

Technical Support

06.2014 - 12.2015 |Muthoot Pappachan Technologies

Technical Support

● Provided technical support and troubleshooting for hardware and software issues, ensuring stable system performance. ● Performed system maintenance and updates to guarantee security and reliability. ● Worked with cross-functional teams to refine support processes and enhance customer satisfaction.

Educational background

Computer Science and Information Technology (Bachelor’s Degree)

2009 - 2013

Noorul Islam University

Languages

EnglishAdvancedSwedishElementary