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Kal S

Senior QA Test Automation Engineer
📍 Austin, TX

Passionate quality engineer with 10+ years of experience building robust test automation frameworks for enterprise applications. Specializes in API testing, performance optimization, and mentoring development teams in quality-first practices. Certified in multiple testing tools and methodologies with a proven track record of reducing production defects by 85% across various projects.

10+
Years Experience
50+
Projects Completed
20+
Test Frameworks Built
85%
Defect Reduction
50+
Led peers
12
Certifications

🚀 Professional Experience

2022 - Present
Senior QA Test Automation Engineer
Company Z
Lead test automation initiatives for a suite of microservices serving 2M+ daily active users. Architect and maintain comprehensive testing strategies across API, UI, and database layers.
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end test automation framework using Playwright
  • Reduced regression testing time from 40 hours to 2 hours through comprehensive automation
  • Mentored junior QA engineers and established testing best practices across 3 development teams
  • Built performance testing suite using K6, identifying critical bottlenecks before production
2019 - 2022
QA Automation Engineer
DataDriven Inc.
Specialized in API and database testing for financial services applications handling sensitive customer data and high-frequency transactions.
  • Developed comprehensive API testing framework using Postman and Newman
  • Created automated database testing suite for MySQL and PostgreSQL environments
  • Implemented security testing protocols ensuring PCI DSS compliance
  • Established CI/CD integration with Jenkins, achieving 99.8% test automation coverage
  • Led data migration testing for major system upgrades affecting 500K+ customer records
2017 - 2019
QA Engineer
XYZ Technologies
Full-stack quality assurance for rapidly scaling e-commerce platform, focusing on mobile and web applications across multiple browsers and devices.
  • Built cross-browser testing framework using Selenium WebDriver
  • Implemented mobile testing strategy for iOS and Android applications using Appium
  • Established quality gates and testing processes during rapid product iterations
  • Collaborated with UX team to implement accessibility testing ensuring WCAG 2.1 compliance
  • Reduced customer-reported bugs by 60% through comprehensive UAT processes
2016 - 2017
QA Analyst
ABC Consulting
Entry-level position focused on manual testing and learning automation fundamentals across diverse client projects in healthcare and finance sectors.
  • Performed comprehensive manual and automation testing for web applications
  • Created detailed test cases and documentation for complex business workflows
  • Learned automation fundamentals with Selenium and basic scripting
  • Participated in agile ceremonies and collaborated with cross-functional teams
  • Achieved ISTQB Foundation Level certification

🛠️ Technical Skills & Expertise

Test Automation Tools

Playwright Selenium WebDriver Cypress Appium TestNG Jest Mocha WebdriverIO

API & Performance Testing

Postman REST Assured Newman K6 JMeter GraphQL Pact WireMock

Programming Languages

JavaScript TypeScript Python Java SQL Bash PowerShell

CI/CD & DevOps

Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes AWS GitLab CI Terraform

Databases & Analytics

MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis ElasticSearch SQL Server

Frameworks & Methodologies

Agile/Scrum TDD BDD Page Object Model Data-Driven Testing Risk-Based Testing Shift-Left Testing DevOps

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