QA Automation Engineer UI & API, CI/CD Testing

IRFAN SHAIK

QA Automation Engineer UI & API Automation CI/CD-Integrated Testing

USA +1-551-***-**** ***********@*****.*** LinkedIn SUMMARY

QA Automation Engineer with 3+ years of experience delivering release-ready software across healthcare, enterprise, and telecom platforms. Strong expertise in UI and API automation, CI/CD-integrated testing, and backend data validation using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured, and SQL. Proven record of reducing defect leakage, stabilizing releases, and accelerating sprint delivery by embedding quality early into development workflows. Trusted partner to engineering and DevOps teams for enforcing quality gates and release readiness.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

QA & Test Engineering

Functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, end-to-end, cross-browser, mobile, exploratory testing, defect lifecycle management, test data validation, release readiness validation, shift-left testing Automation & Frameworks

Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, REST Assured, Postman automation, TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model (POM), data-driven and hybrid frameworks Programming & Scripting

Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, JSON/XML parsing, Linux shell scripting API & Database Validation

REST API testing, schema and contract validation, response behavior analysis, backend data verification, stored procedure testing CI/CD & Tooling

Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Docker (QA environments), AWS (test and staging), Maven, Gradle, Jira

Methodologies

Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, acceptance criteria review, quality gates, release sign-off coordination PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teradyne QA Automation Engineer

Mar 2025 - Present USA

• Increased automated regression coverage from approximately 45% to 87% by designing scalable UI and API automation suites using Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress across critical business workflows.

• Reduced integration-related defects by 30% by implementing REST API contract and schema validations early in the development lifecycle.

• Lowered UI defect leakage by 28% through structured cross-browser and device testing using BrowserStack and Appium across desktop platforms.

• Cut automation maintenance effort by 25% by refactoring Page Object Model layers, stabilizing locators, and introducing reusable utilities.

• Accelerated release readiness by approximately 1.5 days per sprint by integrating automated test execution into Jenkins pipelines with actionable reporting.

• Mitigated late-cycle defects by reviewing acceptance criteria early and converting ambiguous requirements into validated coverage before sprint closure.

• Partnered with developers, DevOps, and product owners to enforce quality gates and support release sign-off decisions. Cigna QA Automation Engineer

Jan 2024 - Feb 2025 NJ, USA

• Reduced average defect turnaround time from 3.2 days to 1.7 days by improving defect reproducibility, evidence quality, and direct collaboration with engineering teams.

• Prevented recurring data inconsistencies by validating enrollment and claims data using targeted SQL checks across multiple backend systems.

• Decreased manual API validation effort by 60% by building automated schema and response validation suites using Python and Postman.

• Lowered UI inconsistency rates by 35% through structured cross-browser testing and focused layout verification for member-facing healthcare applications.

• Supported three consecutive rollback-free releases by executing end-to-end regression and release validation on core healthcare workflows.

• Improved user-story readiness by 18% by identifying unclear acceptance criteria early and aligning test coverage before sprint execution.

• Ensured functional reliability and data accuracy in compliance-sensitive healthcare environments by embedding quality checks throughout the SDLC.

Tech Mahindra QA Automation Test Engineer

Oct 2021 - Jan 2023 India

• Expanded automation coverage by 65% by developing Selenium and TestNG automation suites aligned with telecom platform expansion.

• Reduced flaky test failures by 40% by stabilizing hybrid automation frameworks with optimized waits, selectors, and reusable components.

• Prevented more than 15 integration issues per quarter by validating API responses, payload structures, and service behavior across dependent systems.

• Cut root-cause analysis time by 50% by combining backend SQL validation with Linux log analysis during end-to-end testing.

• Enabled reliable nightly regression execution by integrating automated tests into Jenkins pipelines with clear, traceable reporting.

• Improved sprint predictability by identifying functional gaps early and converting them into targeted automated test scenarios. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Data Science

Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City, NJ 2024

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering PACE Institute of Technology and Sciences, India 2023 CERTIFICATIONS

• Cisco - Programming Essentials in Python

• Java Programming Certification

• Google AI - Explore Machine Learning (Beginner & Intermediate)

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