Professional Resume Template for
Test Automation Engineer
Ethan J. Mercer
Austin, TX
(512) 555-0189
ethan.mercer@email.com
linkedin.com/in/ethan-mercer-qa | github.com/ethanmercer
Professional Summary
Quality-driven Test Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions for complex web and mobile software. Expertise includes building scalable test frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, and Python, while seamlessly integrating regression suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. Collaborated with cross-functional Scrum teams to raise automation coverage from 35% to 85% and reduce manual verification cycles by 24 hours per sprint. Proficient in API testing with Postman, mobile automation with Appium, and querying databases using SQL.
Work Experience
Test Automation Engineer II — Apex Software Systems
Austin, TX | January 2023 – Present
- Designed and implemented a Playwright-based test automation framework from scratch for a cloud SaaS application, expanding automated regression coverage from 40% to 85% and saving 16 hours of manual execution per sprint.
- Integrated automated UI and API test suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, triggering parallel execution of 120+ tests on every code commit and reducing deployment verification cycles from 2 hours to 8 minutes.
- Collaborated with 3 development teams to isolate flaky tests and optimize wait strategies, increasing automated build stability from 82% to 99.4% and eliminating false-positive pipeline alerts.
- Conducted API testing using Postman and Python request libraries to validate 45 core microservices endpoints, identifying 14 critical payload integration issues prior to production release.
QA Test Automation Engineer I — Vertex Cloud Solutions
Dallas, TX | June 2020 – December 2022
- Developed and maintained over 250 end-to-end web test cases using Selenium WebDriver and Java, reducing manual regression testing cycles by 60% and enabling bi-weekly release cycles.
- Automated mobile application testing using Appium across iOS and Android platforms, testing 8 new features per release and lowering cross-platform UI defect rates by 32% overall.
- Configured parallel test execution across 4 virtualized Docker containers, decreasing overall execution time by 55% and ensuring identical test environments for all developers.
- Logged and tracked over 150 software defects in Jira, providing developers with detailed reproduction steps, API payloads, and network logs to accelerate resolution times by 25%.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2020
Skills
Test Automation, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Python, Java, JavaScript, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, API Testing, Postman, SQL, Git, Agile, Scrum, Regression Testing, Bug Tracking
Projects
E-Commerce Platform Checkout Automation
Role: Lead QA Automation Engineer
Tools: Playwright, Python, GitHub Actions, Docker
Led the implementation of automated end-to-end checkout flows, reducing test execution time by 45% and detecting 12 critical integration issues before production.
Mobile App Regression Automation
Role: QA Automation Specialist
Tools: Appium, Java, Android Studio, AWS Device Farm
Automated regression suites for 2 mobile apps, decreasing manual testing overhead by 80 hours per release and ensuring zero critical bugs escaped to production.
Certifications
- ISTQB Certified Tester - Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) (2022)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (2021)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Mentoring high school students in STEM and robotics programs (2021-present)
- Availability: 2 weeks notice
Job Market Insights
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Test Automation Engineer
Job Market Insights
$85,000
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$130,000
Avg:
$105,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for Test Automation Engineers in the United States is projected to grow by 15% from 2024 to 2034, much faster than average. As software architectures become more distributed and mobile ecosystems expand, organizations rely heavily on automated validation to maintain release velocity. While artificial intelligence tools can generate initial script templates, human engineers are essential to design strategic test coverage, troubleshoot environment issues, and integrate suites into pipelines. This ensures a strong and stable job market.
15% growth over 10 years
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