Sivasankaramalan Gunasekarasivam

Currently leading the architecture and implementation of advanced mobile, web, and API test automation frameworks to enhance product quality and delivery efficiency.

• Architected and implemented scalable Mobile, Web, and API test frameworks, device farms, and automation strategies, significantly improving test coverage by 80%.
• Managed end-to-end Mobile App and Platform Architecture across Web and API domains, ensuring robust, scalable, and reliable testing solutions.
• Owned and optimised Framework Architecture, Device Farm Integrations and NFS Metrics, Enhancing comprehensive mobile and web quality assurance.
• Directed Sprint release processes, leveraging Scrum and meticulous project planning to ensure timely and efficient deliveries for multiple initiatives.

Served as App Experience Owner, built custom tools and integrating CI/CD automation frameworks for mobile applications and chatbots.

• Functioned as App Experience Owner for Navi Mobile Applications and Chatbot, driving user-centric quality improvements and feature robustness.
• Developed and deployed custom automation tools and solutions for Navi Tech, enhancing testing efficiency and accuracy across critical systems.
• Engineered and integrated CI/CD automation frameworks, streamlining deployment pipelines and accelerating release cycles for mobile products.
• Spearheaded comprehensive negative app experience testing to enhance application usability and resilience.

Led mobile automation initiatives, designed intelligent test execution strategies, and established a new SDET team from scratch.

• Owned and optimized mobile application automation, designing and implementing intelligent test execution strategies that reduced regression cycle time by 60%.
• Established and mentored a high-performing SDET team from scratch, providing comprehensive training in multiple automation tools and methodologies.
• Managed the full lifecycle of mobile application testing, ensuring high-quality releases through robust automation and strategic oversight.

Managed QA processes and improved release efficiency across multiple streaming platforms through automation and Manual Testing.

• Managed end-to-end QA and testing for critical streaming platforms including Android, iOS, Amazon Fire Stick, and Apple TV.
• Coordinated release activities and facilitated product requirement gathering, ensuring alignment between development and business needs.
• Oversaw app releases and streamlined QA processes, ensuring high-quality product deployments.
• Enhanced release cycle efficiency by 30% through the implementation of strategic automation solutions.

Managed QA and led mobile automation strategies for multiple web and mobile projects, significantly increasing test coverage.

• Managed comprehensive QA for key projects including Vendorly, Hubzu, and Owners.com, ensuring robust software quality.
• Successfully executed automation and manual testing for Owners.com and Hubzu Mobile Applications, ensuring thorough coverage.
• Led mobile automation strategies, significantly increasing test coverage by 90% across critical applications.

Collaborated on Shift-left testing strategies and developed automated test cases, contributing to reduced defect leakage.

• Collaborated with development teams to implement Shift-left Testing strategies, integrating quality earlier into the SDLC.
• Designed and implemented automated test cases, contributing to a 20% reduction in defect leakage.

Built scalable device farm architecture using Appium Grid and Open STF. Increased real-device coverage by 75% and reduced test execution time by 50%. Streamlined provisioning through containerized lab setup.

Developed a centralized test agent for executing Web, API, and Mobile tests across CI/CD. Integrated with Jenkins and device clouds, reducing pipeline effort by 40%. Improved traceability with observability hooks and artifact collection. Reduced test execution flakiness by 30% and improved traceability via detailed artifact collection and observability hooks (Grafana)

Simulated adverse conditions to validate app resilience and usability. Reduced defect leakage by 10% by identifying high-risk edge cases. Automated chaos scenarios and integrated them into CI pipelines.

Built a smart test execution layer using code-change analysis and risk-based prioritization. Reduced regression cycle time by 60% and improved CI stability. Improved mobile test coverage to 90% by targeting high-impact functional areas.