QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer — Apex Software Solutions

Atlanta, GA | July 2023 – Present

• Designed and implemented a hybrid test automation framework from scratch using Playwright and TypeScript, increasing regression test coverage by 38% and reducing pipeline execution times by 20 minutes.
• Automated over 150 API test cases using RestAssured and Java, integrating them into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to catch critical backend integration bugs and reduce release defects by 25%.
• Led a cross-functional initiative to containerize test environments with Docker, minimizing environment configuration drift and reducing setup time for 12 QA engineers from 4 hours to 10 minutes.
• Streamlined defect reporting and triage workflows by implementing Jira and Slack webhooks, which shortened the average time-to-resolution for blocker bugs from 8.5 hours to 3.2 hours.

Associate QA Automation Engineer — Vertex Retail Technologies

Dallas, TX | June 2021 – June 2023

• Developed and executed automated regression test suites using Selenium WebDriver and Java, reducing manual testing efforts by 45% and shortening bi-weekly sprint release cycles by 2 days.
• Created and maintained data-driven test scripts using Apache POI, validating database transactions across 4 MySQL databases and ensuring data integrity for 100,000 daily user transactions.
• Collaborated with 8 developers to implement shift-left testing methodologies, identifying and fixing 40+ UI issues early in the SDLC and reducing post-deployment bugs by 18%.
• Configured automated cross-browser testing using BrowserStack, validating UI consistency across 5 distinct browsers and decreasing cross-browser defect rates by 30%.

Test automation, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, API testing, Postman, RestAssured, SQL, Agile/Scrum, BDD/TDD, Git

API Test Automation Pipeline

Role: Lead Automation Engineer

Tools: Java, RestAssured, Jenkins, GitHub, Postman

Built an automated API testing framework that verified 200+ endpoints, reducing nightly test suite duration by 35% and preventing 12 regression failures from reaching staging.

E-Commerce UI Test Suite Migration

Role: QA Automation Engineer

Tools: TypeScript, Playwright, BrowserStack, GitHub Actions

Migrated legacy Selenium suites to Playwright, improving test execution speed by 50% and resolving flaky test issues to lower overall maintenance time by 8 hours per week.

• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundational Level (CTFL) (2021)
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) (2024)
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer QA mentor for local code camps, assisting 15+ aspiring tech professionals
• Availability: 2 weeks notice