Thananjayan Rajasekaran

Thananjayan Rajasekaran

SDET | DevOps Engineer

About Me

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) and DevOps Engineer with over a decade of experience focused on accelerating the delivery of high-quality software. Expert in architecting robust, scalable test automation frameworks and integrating them directly into CI/CD pipelines. Proven history of optimizing infrastructure, driving continuous quality initiatives, and providing technical leadership to mature both QA and DevOps practices across Agile development cycles.

Latest Projects

This repo consist of best practices and code which we might usefull in our day to life.

HTML Playwright

Sample set of UI test cases build with help of playwright tool

TypeScript Playwright

UI framework demonstrated with Selenide + ExtentReport + Dockerfile + gitworkflows + Grid in Kubernetes

Java Kubernetes Docker

This is fully workable blog site built with flask as server, Bootstarp 4.0 as UI and mysql as a backend

Python Flask MySQL

Sample boilerplate code repo build with cucumber-js + playwright + typescript for UI automation

TypeScript Cucumber Playwright

This repo consists of all example scenarios which demonstrates Serialization, Deserilaization, Request Specification, Response specification

Java RestAssured

Sample code to demonstrate the ExpressJS app with MongoDB, and to deploy with kubernetes cluster with manifest file

JavaScript Express MongoDB

sample yaml files to setup a grid infrastructure using kubernetes

Kubernetes YAML

Professional Summary

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Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Standardized and managed all infrastructure across Dev, QA, and Production environments using Terraform and Ansible, achieving 100% environment parity and reducing manual provisioning time by 90%.

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CI/CD Pipeline Architecture

Designed and implemented a high-availability, multi-region CI/CD pipeline (using Jenkins/EKS) that handles over 20 daily deployments with zero downtime and a recovery time objective (RTO) of less than 5 minutes.

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DevSecOps Integration

Embedded security tools (e.g., SAST/DAST) into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring automated vulnerability scanning and remediation before deployment, which decreased critical security risks in production by 60%.

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Optimized testing processes by implementing Agile and SDLC Test Strategies, driving efficiency through active collaboration in standups, grooming sessions, and retrospectives

Delivered comprehensive test strategies and solutions for API services, significantly reducing defect leakage and ensuring faster time-to-market

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Saved 30% of testing time by developing a robust test automation framework using Appium, specifically tailored for TV platforms

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Enhanced browser automation capabilities by engineering a scalable Kubernetes infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization and reducing execution time by 40%

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Streamlined project delivery by consulting with stakeholders to design and implement tailored test automation solutions, reducing defects and rework

Enhanced efficiency and reliability in the delivery process by upgrading and optimizing clients' testing lifecycles, saving up to 30% in testing efforts

Professional Experience

Test Automation Architect

CloudBees Inc - Chennai, India

Feb 2025 - Till now

Team Lead

Qualitest - Bangalore, India

Dec 2021 - Jan 2025

Test Automation Consultant

Interstars BV - Utrecht, Netherlands

Jun 2019 - May 2020

Test Automation Specialist

RaboBank - Utrecht, Netherlands

Sep 2017 - May 2019

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solution - Chennai, India

Jan 2014 - Aug 2017

Technical Skills

Languages

Java Python Javascript Typescript

Testing & Automation Tools

Selenium Selenide Appium Playwright RestAssured Pytest

DevOps & Infrastructure

Git Docker Jenkins Maven GCP Kubernetes

Education & Certificates

Bachelor of Engineering

Anna University

Electronics and Communication

Completed in 2010

ISTQB Foundation Level

Issued on Sep 2011