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 Articles
Deploying AeroKube Moon for Browser Automation with Playwright Using Helm
Distroless: Efficient Playwright Testing with Minimal Docker Images
Streamlining Docker Image Deployment to GitHub Container Registry with GitHub Actions
Automated Docker Image Deployment to Docker Registry using GitHub Actions Workflow
Automating Deployment to Google Kubernetes Engine with GitHub Actions
Selenium 4.0: Can we reuse the browser session of chrome
Leveraging KEDA for Auto Scaling Selenium Grid in Kubernetes
Latest Projects
playwright-tips-tricks
This repo consist of best practices and code which we might usefull in our day to life.
playwright-ui-typescript
Sample set of UI test cases build with help of playwright tool
UI framework demonstrated with Selenide + ExtentReport + Dockerfile + gitworkflows + Grid in Kubernetes
This is fully workable blog site built with flask as server, Bootstarp 4.0 as UI and mysql as a backend
Sample boilerplate code repo build with cucumber-js + playwright + typescript for UI automation
This repo consists of all example scenarios which demonstrates Serialization, Deserilaization, Request Specification, Response specification
Sample code to demonstrate the ExpressJS app with MongoDB, and to deploy with kubernetes cluster with manifest file
Professional Summary
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%.
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.
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%.
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
Saved 30% of testing time by developing a robust test automation framework using Appium, specifically tailored for TV platforms
Enhanced browser automation capabilities by engineering a scalable Kubernetes infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization and reducing execution time by 40%
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
Testing & Automation Tools
DevOps & Infrastructure
Education & Certificates
Bachelor of Engineering
Anna University
Electronics and Communication
Completed in 2010
ISTQB Foundation Level
Issued on Sep 2011