Achini Liyanaarachchi
Cannington,Western Australia
Summary
A dedicated QA professional with5+ years of experience in software quality assurance practice, leading several successful engagements across the geos. Proficient in both manual and automation testing, with a strong foundation in project management and effective stakeholder collaboration. Exposure to SDLC and its integration with STLC, including test case creation, test execution, test reporting, defect management, and diverse domain areas, including Finance, Telecommunication platforms and mobile app testing. An accountable leader who maintains high standard, worked for well-built large-scale organizations including well-known clients like CSGI, in compliance with ISO and CMMI requirements; focused on managing quality across all lines of business with excellent leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills, together with strong influencing power and stakeholder management
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Casual Educator
Junior Adventure Group
01.2024 - Current
QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer
Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd
07.2018 - 01.2023
- Business Domains: Telcom / Salesforce
- Projects: CSG Systems International, Inc – Telecommunication (South Africa)
- Technologies: Postman, SoapUI, Groovy, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, ALM
- Responsibilities:
- Requirement analysis, Test estimation, Test Case designing Test case writing
- Test Execution Manual and Automation
- Test Automation for API testing
- SIT (system Integration Testing), Regression, Smoke, Functional, Ad hoc, Sanity
- Bug reporting, attending to defect triage meetings and defect management
- Review and validate requirements and technical designs
- Schedule and conduct requirement walkthroughs and reviews
- Analyse data to identify quality trends, mitigate defects, and document them effectively
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including Test Plans, Scenarios, Cases, and Traceability Matrices
- Plan, estimate, and prioritize testing activities
- Participate in SQA reviews, requirement clarifications, and walkthroughs
- Conduct lead reviews of test deliverables
- Collaborate with developers and product managers to identify system requirements
- Conducted accessibility test training, supervising, and sharing domain knowledge with team members
Associate Software Engineer (Testing)
Pragmatic Test Labs
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Business Domains: Finance/ Salesforce
- Projects: SecureFact – Financial Service (Canada)
- Technologies: Selenium, JMeter, Java, Testlink, JIRA, ALM
- Responsibilities:
- Test Execution Automation for Web Testing
- Test case writing
- Bug reporting
- Performance Testing
- Business Domains: Finance/ Employee Management
- Projects: Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal council employee management (Sri Lanka)
- Technologies: Selenium, JMeter, Java, Testlink, JIRA, ALM
- Responsibilities:
- Test Execution Manual and Automation
- Test Automation for Web Testing
- Test case writing
- Bug reporting
- Performance Testing
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology And Management
Murdoch University
Perth, WA01-2025
Bachelor of Science Honours - Information Technology and Management
University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka 07-2018
Skills
Professional Skills
Test Execution
- Automation testing/Manual Testing
- API/UI/Mobile
- Regression testing
- Security Testing
- Functional Testing
- Integration testing
Testing tools:
- Selenium
- Appium
- TestNG
- Postman
- REST Assured
- SoapUI
Test Management:
- Jira
- Confluence
- Microsoft Project
- ALM
- Bugzilla
- Mantis
- Testlink
Programming Languages:
- Python
- Java
- R
- MySQL
- SQL
Cloud & DevOps:
- Azure
- AWS
- CI/CD pipeline
Soft Skills
- Thrives in High-Pressure Environments
- Exceptional Decision-Making Abilities
- Highly Self-Motivated with Effective Self-Management
- Proficient in Team Leadership and Management
- Excellent Time Management Skills
- Sharp Analytical Acumen Robust Problem-Solving Capabilities
- Advanced Critical Thinking Skills
Certification
ISTQB Foundation Level- Reading
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Casual Educator
Junior Adventure Group
01.2024 - Current
QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer
Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd
07.2018 - 01.2023
Associate Software Engineer (Testing)
Pragmatic Test Labs
02.2017 - 08.2017
Master of Science - Information Technology And Management
Murdoch University
Bachelor of Science Honours - Information Technology and Management
University of Moratuwa
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