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Vignesh Ponraj

Automation Tester
Melbourne,VIC

Summary

QA Automation Lead with 13+ years in BFSI (ANZ, NAB, BOFA, Suncorp). Expert in web, mobile, and API automation using Playwright, Selenium, Appium, WebdriverIO. Proven success in reducing regression cycles by 70%, mentoring QA teams, and delivering CI/CD-integrated frameworks across Agile release trains. Skilled in cloud QA (Genesys Cloud, GCP) and driving quality strategy for digital banking, payments, and CIAM platforms.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
04.2025 - Current

CLIENT: SUNCORP

BANK and AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED(ANZ)


Application: Migration of Genesys OnPrem to Genesys Cloud contact center phonebanking.


  • Led API automation in Postman, achieving 95% coverage for phone banking workflows during Genesys OnPrem → Cloud migration.
  • Owned QA strategy across 3 release trains, ensuring zero Sev-1 defects in production.
  • Mentored 3 juniors in API/cloud automation, boosting team productivity by 30%.


Tools: Postman, Genesys Cloud

Methodology: Agile

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
04.2022 - 03.2025

CLIENT: AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED(ANZ)


Application: ForgeRock CIAM component where identify services provided to IB

application.


  • Built Playwright + Cucumber framework from scratch, cutting regression cycles by 70%.
  • Integrated suite into Codefresh pipelines, reducing release validation by 2 weeks.
  • Implemented API testing with SuperTest + Mocha, improving defect detection by 40%.
  • Mentored 5 engineers in Playwright + CI/CD best practices.
  • Snipe K6 execution for pnv


Tools: Playwright JavaScript, Jira, webdriverio, supertest with mocha, Codefresh,Bamboo, k6 snipe

Methodology: Agile

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
11.2019 - 03.2022

CLIENT: AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED(ANZ)


Application: Desktop online banking application which involves Banker to submit small

business loan applications.


  • Automated 80% regression suite, saving 200+ hours per release cycle.
  • Developed hybrid framework with Protractor, Puppeteer, Playwright.
  • Integrated automation with Bamboo & GCP nightly runs, accelerating sign-offs.
  • Involved in Sprint planning, Test estimation and TSR preparation.
  • Involved in monthly release and BVT support activities.
  • Performed collaboration testing with downstream system like CDP, PEGA.



Tools: nodejs, Protractor, Puppeteer, Playwright JavaScript, Jira, supertest with

mocha,GCP build run, Bamboo

Methodology: Agile


Test Analyst

Infosys
04.2018 - 10.2019

CLIENT: NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK (NAB)


Application: Desktop online banking application which help banking clients with an end-

to- end client lifecycle management solution that includes compliance and banking

process management such as Onboarding compliance (KYC, CDD, AML, TDSI, MiFID II,

FATCA, Dodd- Frank) , Legal entity data management, Product onboarding, Collateral

Management ,Client servicing and Credit management.


  • Built Selenium + Java, WebdriverIO frameworks for NAB’s ReactJS apps.
  • Cut release validation effort by 30% through integration/migration automation.
  • Performed migration testing with DB similar to ETL.


Tools: Selenium, Webdriverio, , nodejs, Java, JavaScript, Qtest ,HP

ALM Project, Cucumber, SQL

Mehodology: Waterfall

Automation Tester

Infosys
03.2017 - 03.2018

CLIENT: AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED(ANZ)


Application: Desktop online banking application(angularJS) which involves third party

team to submit form and supporting documents on behalf of customers in order to open

suitable accounts.


  • Designed automation in Selenium/QTP, increasing regression efficiency by 60%.
  • Created reusable libraries, reducing script maintenance effort.
  • Performed logging Defects and Defects triage with development team.
  • Implemented automation solution when application is upgraded to reactJs using webdriverio tool.


Tools: nodejs, Protractor, Webdriverio, JavaScript, Jira, supertest with mocha

Methodology: Agile

Test Analyst

Infosys
10.2016 - 02.2017

CLIENT: AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED(ANZ)


Application: Banking Application (Mobile app) which involves payment related using NFC

capabilities. Customer can choose from three ways to pay. With Launch to Pay and

Passcode to Pay, customer need to launch your Mobile Pay app first. Passcode to Pay

also requires to enter your passcode before customer can pay.


• Maintained seetest automation test scripts using Java for mobile app.

• Developed Appium test scripts using Java for android mobile native application.

• Reviewing the Test Reports and Preparing TSR.


Tools: Appium, nodejs, Eclipse, Protractor, Atom,seetest, Java, QC

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
12.2011 - 09.2016

CLIENT: BANK OF AMERICA(BOFA)


Application: Banking Application which involves modules like Transfers, Bill pay and

various offers that are presented to the Bank customers .This app includes Consumer,

Business, Private, Premier and commercial banking.


• Identified suitable test cases for automation build verification testing.

• Developed the selenium automation test scripts using JAVA for mobile app.

• Construction of xpath generator and maintained framework with various modules

for reusable code.

• Execution of test scripts using Selenium and TestNG.

• Reviewing the Test Reports and Preparing Test Summary Report.

• Effectively adhered to Schedule during the course of the whole testing activity and

that all deliverables were met in time.

• Raising builds using Jenkins for test execution.

• Involved in QA activities and shown responsibility / commitment by working closely

with SME, and Dev team throughout the time in project.

• Getting involved in defect triage meeting and prioritizing the defects.


Tools: Java, Selenium webdriver, Perfecto Mobile, HP ALM, Eclipse, Jenkins.

Methodology: Waterfall

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Anna University
Coimbatore
04-2011

Skills

    Automation & Frameworks: Playwright, Selenium, Appium, WebdriverIO, Cypress, Protractor, Puppeteer, Cucumber, TestNG, Mocha, BDD, TDD

    Programming: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL

    API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, SuperTest, SOAPUI, GraphQL

    CI/CD & DevOps: Codefresh, Jenkins, Bamboo, , Git, Docker, GCP Build

    Cloud & Platforms: Genesys Cloud, GCP, AWS, Perfecto Mobile

    Test Management: JIRA, QTest, HP ALM, TestRail

    Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, BDD, TDD, SAFe Release Trains

Timeline

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
04.2025 - Current

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
04.2022 - 03.2025

Senior Automation Engineer

Cognizant
11.2019 - 03.2022

Test Analyst

Infosys
04.2018 - 10.2019

Automation Tester

Infosys
03.2017 - 03.2018

Test Analyst

Infosys
10.2016 - 02.2017

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
12.2011 - 09.2016

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Anna University
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