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title: "Kirthivasan Sankar - Senior Test Engineer in Chennai | Tal"
description: "Meet Kirthivasan Sankar, Senior Test Engineer | EY GDS | Functional, Regression, API & Performance Testing | Selenium WebDriver | Playwright | TestNG | Maven | Jenkins | SoapUI | JMeter | Core Java | JavaScript based in Chennai."
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# Kirthivasan Sankar on Tal

## Headline

Senior Test Engineer \| EY GDS \| Functional, Regression, API & Performance Testing \| Selenium WebDriver \| Playwright \| TestNG \| Maven \| Jenkins \| SoapUI \| JMeter \| Core Java \| JavaScript

## About

Results\-driven QA Automation Engineer with 4 years of experience in web and API testing for enterprise airline applications\. Skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, and Agile methodologies\. Known for designing scalable frameworks, boosting test coverage, and collaborating across teams to deliver high\-quality releases\.

## Location

Chennai

## Work experience

Senior Test Engineer at EY, Mar 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Quality Assurance Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, Dec 2021 \- Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 2 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, \- Automated web and API test suites using Selenium WebDriver \(Java\), Playwright \(JavaScript\), and TestNG, increased test coverage to 85% and reduced manual regression effort by 40%\. \- Built scalable automation frameworks with POM, Maven, and Jenkins, improved script development speed and ongoing maintainability\. \- Performed API testing \(SoapUI, Postman\) and performance testing \(JMeter\) to validate backend services and optimize system reliability\. \- Managed defects in Jira, collaborated with developers, and supported application releases and post\-AWS migration checks\. \- Engaged in Agile processes \(stand\-ups, sprint planning\), mentored junior testers, and led team knowledge sharing\. \- Prioritized defects by severity and business impact, ensuring critical issues were addressed early and production risk was reduced\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Alpha College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry

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