Automation Engineer Test

Faheem Chaudhary

Cumming, GA 470-***-**** ***********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/faheemchaudhary/

Experience Summary

SDET/Automation Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience designing robust test automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile applications in Agile environments.

Built hybrid automation frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and Playwright (TypeScript), integrating Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, and Page Object Model (POM) to achieve 95%+ test coverage for enterprise applications.

Migrated legacy scripts to Playwright, improving cross-browser test execution speed by 40%.

Led functional, regression, and integration testing for web/mobile apps using Selenium, validated REST/SOAP APIs using Karate framework and Postman, also ensured browser compatibility by using Browser Stack

Automated Jenkins pipelines with Git/Maven to enable nightly regression runs, reducing manual effort by 60%. Configured ExtentReports and TestNG Listeners for actionable test insights

Spearheaded test strategy planning, requirement traceability (RTM), and defect management (JIRA), reducing production bugs by 45% through proactive test case updates. Mentored 2+ offshore engineers in automation best practices.

Technical Proficiency: Java, TypeScript, SQL, OOP principles, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. Expertise in Gherkin, SOAPUI, and SQL queries for backend validation.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

MS in computer applications IGNOU, New Delhi, India

Technical Skills

Automation Tools: Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Appium, Nod.js, GraphQL

Languages: TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, SQL

Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), Karate (API)

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, BDD, Shift-Left Testing

CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven

Testing: Web/Mobile/API, Performance, Security

Tools: Postman, SoapUI, JIRA, TestRail, BrowserStack, Git

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

InMoment Inc. SDET Oct 2021 – Mar 2025

Company Overview:

InMoment’s Experience Improvement (XI) Platform leverages advanced analytics to enhance customer retention, acquisition, and lifetime value by aligning customer, employee, and market needs with business objectives

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

Test Automation Leadership:

oLed the QA efforts for mission-critical projects, overseeing both manual and automated testing

oProposed fixes for recurring bugs found via automation.

oSpearheaded end-to-end test automation for CRM-integrated workflows using Playwright and TypeScript, improving test coverage by 40% and 60% faster execution.

oLed a team of offshore engineers, defining project scope, milestones, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to timelines.

oConducted code reviews and provided actionable feedback to enhance automation scripts and framework stability.

Framework Development & Optimization:

oDesigned and implemented a hybrid automation framework using Selenium WebDriver (Java), TestNG, and Page Object Model (POM), reducing script maintenance efforts by 25%.

oMigrated legacy scripts to Playwright, achieving 40% faster test execution and enhanced cross-browser compatibility.

oDeveloped data-driven tests using Apache POI and XML for dynamic test data management.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration:

oEngineered Jenkins pipelines for automated smoke and regression testing, reducing pre-release validation time from 8 hours to 1.5 hours.

oIntegrated Git with Jenkins for seamless CI/CD workflows, enabling nightly builds and deployments.

Quality Assurance & Process Improvement:

oPioneered Shift-Left Testing by integrating automated smoke tests into pull request pipelines, enabling early detection of 80% of critical bugs before code merge

oAuthored test strategies, test plans, and requirement traceability matrices (RTM) to ensure comprehensive test coverage

oTranslate technical details for non-tech stakeholders

oIdentified and logged defects using JIRA, reducing production bugs by 35% through proactive test case updates

oMaintained daily regression suites optimized tests to cut execution time and enhance coverage resulted 50% fewer flaky tests

oConducted root cause analysis (RCA) meetings to address recurring issues and improve test reliability

oDrove cross-team collaboration by embedding automated smoke tests into pull request workflows, enabling developers to catch 80% of critical bugs pre-merge and accelerating feedback loops across QA, Dev, and Product teams

oCreated Confluence documentation for framework onboarding, and QA processes, reducing new hire ramp-up time by 50%

Agile Collaboration & Best Practices:

oActively participated in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) to align testing efforts with development goals.

oMentored team members on BDD (Cucumber/Gherkin) and API testing (Postman), standardizing automation practices.

oAutomated REST/GraphQL API validations, ensuring 95% coverage of critical endpoints.

Technical Expertise:

oPerformed backend testing using SQL queries to validate data integrity across systems.

oUtilized XPath, CSS selectors, and debugging tools (Firebug, FirePath) for efficient element localization.

oLeveraged JIRA and TestRail for test case management and defect tracking.

Work Authorization: US Permanent Resident (Green Card)

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