Mahalakshmi Santhaseelan

Glasgow,UK

Summary

Detail-oriented Manual Test Engineer with 3+ years of experience in functional testing, regression testing, UAT support, SQL validation, and defect management across Banking and Real Estate domains. Skilled in supporting UAT cycles, coordinating with teams during environment downtime, and ensuring smooth test execution in Agile environments. Strong hands-on experience with Unix (basic), SQL, JIRA, ServiceNow, Autosys (basic job monitoring) and test documentation. ISTQB certified with a strong foundation in structured testing and quality assurance.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work history

Application Tester/Support analyst

BestMoveGB

London

2022.07 - 2023.01

Performed manual functional, regression, UI, and cross-browser testing for a real estate web application.
Designed and executed 80+ test cases covering search, filtering, booking, and restriction workflows.
Supported UAT cycles, assisting business users with scenario execution and defect reporting.
Coordinated with technical teams when test environments were down, ensuring smooth resumption of testing.
Used SQL queries for backend data validation and consistency checks.
Logged, tracked, and retested defects using HP ALM, ensuring timely closure.
Collaborated with developers and product teams to reproduce issues, reducing turnaround time by 30%.
Reported daily test progress and defect status to stakeholders.

Senior Software Engineer

Capgemini (Client: Morgan Stanley)

Chennai

2015.04 - 2017.10

Performed manual functional, regression, and system testing for Client Onboarding applications.
Supported UAT execution, assisting business users with test data, test scenarios, and defect reporting.
Coordinated with environment teams when UAT/QA environments were unavailable, ensuring minimal disruption.
Used basic Unix commands to check logs and support defect investigation.
Executed SQL queries to validate customer data and workflow transitions.
Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution.
Created and maintained test cases, test scenarios, and requirement traceability.
Automated a few repetitive regression scenarios using Cucumber (basic) to improve efficiency.
Participated in Agile ceremonies and collaborated closely with developers and BAs.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Anna University