Kannan Padmanabhan is an experienced Automation QA professional currently working at Opencast Software since September 2021. Previously, Kannan served as a Senior Test Analyst at Cognizant from December 2016 to October 2021, where responsibilities included creating and maintaining QA level plans, developing test scenarios and cases, and participating in Agile ceremonies. Kannan has also held the position of Senior Software Engineer at LnT Infotech, focusing on Selenium automation and test case management, and has extensive experience at Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd. and Polaris Software Labs Ltd. in testing and automation frameworks. Kannan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Anna University Chennai, obtained in 2010.