About

Balakrishnan Soundararajan is a Principal Automation Engineer at Blend Labs with over 11 years of relevant experience in the field. He is a highly motivated individual with a passion for delivering capability and shifting paradigms of perfection further. Balakrishnan is a dedicated and dynamic professional with expertise in implementing automation strategy, planning, and designing automated tests for web applications. Balakrishnan is an enthusiast in developing business-driven hybrid frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, C#, and SpecFlow. He has hands-on experience in developing BDD style hybrid and data-driven frameworks using Page Object Model design pattern with OOP languages like C# and Java along with Gherkin (SpecFlow). He has architected and implemented manual and automated test plans, test cases, and process workflow. Balakrishnan has worked as a Senior QA Engineer at Scantron Corporation, where he automated client-side GUI testing code and its framework using customized JavaScript programming for Windows Desktop Application using Smartbear Test Complete. He has also automated client-side GUI testing code and its framework using Selenium Web Driver using .Net and Cogitek's RIATest with the support of 4Test scripting. Balakrishnan has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is well-versed in interacting across multiple teams to successfully complete projects within AGILE environments. He is a quick learner and self-starter with a strong educational background. Balakrishnan holds a Master of Science in Software Engineering from VIT and is currently pursuing a Post Graduate Program in Business Administration and Management from GLIM. Balakrishnan's tech stack includes Selenium, Web, Java, QA, Javascript, Jenkins, and he is always eager to learn new technologies. He is a result-oriented professional who is committed to delivering high-quality work. Balakrishnan is a paramount engineer who strives to achieve success and make a significant contribution to the organization.