I am Hewlett Tsai, a Senior QA Engineer with 23+ years of experience delivering quality across large-scale platforms in enterprise, fintech, and government ecosystems. I specialise in embedding within cross-functional product teams to drive shift-left testing, scalable automation, and continuous quality practices. I also collaborate with engineers and product leaders to improve release confidence through risk-based testing and quality strategy. I value partnerships with engineers and product leaders to implement robust QA practices, automation, and data-driven validation. I’m open to product-focused QA roles in high-impact environments where quality is a shared engineering responsibility.

Hewlett Tsai

I am Hewlett Tsai, a Senior QA Engineer with 23+ years of experience delivering quality across large-scale platforms in enterprise, fintech, and government ecosystems. I specialise in embedding within cross-functional product teams to drive shift-left testing, scalable automation, and continuous quality practices. I also collaborate with engineers and product leaders to improve release confidence through risk-based testing and quality strategy. I value partnerships with engineers and product leaders to implement robust QA practices, automation, and data-driven validation. I’m open to product-focused QA roles in high-impact environments where quality is a shared engineering responsibility.

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I am Hewlett Tsai, a Senior QA Engineer with 23+ years of experience delivering quality across large-scale platforms in enterprise, fintech, and government ecosystems. I specialise in embedding within cross-functional product teams to drive shift-left testing, scalable automation, and continuous quality practices. I also collaborate with engineers and product leaders to improve release confidence through risk-based testing and quality strategy.

I value partnerships with engineers and product leaders to implement robust QA practices, automation, and data-driven validation. I’m open to product-focused QA roles in high-impact environments where quality is a shared engineering responsibility.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Test Analyst at DXC Technology
May 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Lead or consult on End-to-End Testing strategies for complex superannuation systems and regulatory compliance projects. Collaborate with development and business teams to define scope, prioritize testing activities, and ensure high-quality delivery within tight regulatory deadlines.
Senior Test Analyst at Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Executed comprehensive ETL testing within the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW); performed schema validation and high-volume row-by-row data comparisons; developed optimized SQL queries; reduced manual verification time by 40%. Managed defects in Jira and integrated testing activities within Azure DevOps SCRUM.
Senior Test Analyst at Informatech
January 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Conducted ETL and data validation for the QISR ACDW Data Warehouse; table-to-table and row-by-row data comparisons using Oracle SQL Developer; verified Power BI and IBM Cognos reports; engineered mobile automation scripts with Appium; developed SpecFlow automated API tests; collaborated in Agile SCRUM to improve test coverage.
Test Automation Consultant at Avanade
June 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Coordinated testing activities; planned and conducted ETL automated tests; implemented automated test scripts and executed with Tricentis Tosca; integrated with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Test Analyst at Department of Transport and Main Roads
March 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Created system test cases aligned to business and functional requirements; performed REST/ SOAP API tests (Mulesoft) and performance tests; end-to-end data comparisons between Oracle and IBM DB2; supported CI/CD via Jira/Azure DevOps.
Senior Test Analyst at Relationships Australia
February 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Managed Jira with Zephyr/XRay administration; built CI/CD pipelines integrated with Jira; created user stories, test plans, test cases, and test summary reports; coordinated cross-team testing activities.
Automation Engineer at RACQ
April 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver (C#/Java) with SpecFlow BDD and Ranorex; integrated CI/CD pipelines with TeamCity; tracked tests using Jira/Confluence.
Test Automation Consultant at QSuper Group
October 1, 2018 - March 1, 2019
Built automation components and test plans; automated tests using MicroFocus UFT; wrote data-driven SQL queries for test inputs; used Jira and Confluence for planning and tracking.
Senior Test Analyst at Department of Education, Australia
June 1, 2011 - July 1, 2018
Developed test strategies and plans; performed manual testing (Ad-hoc, Exploratory, System, SIT, UAT); automated tests with Selenium WebDriver (C#) + SpecFlow; used Katalon Studio, TestCafe; CI/CD in Azure DevOps; API and ETL testing; SSRS/Power BI validation.
Senior Test Analyst at CITEC
October 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010
Created test cases for SIT/UAT; used SpiraTeam for test cases and bug tracking; performed AD/Exchange testing and PowerShell-based load testing.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Trend Micro Inc
April 1, 2005 - August 1, 2010
Security testing for desktop clients and servers; developed automated test scripts (AutoIt, Perl, Python, Ruby); VM-based test environments; contributed to vulnerability and security testing.
Test Lead at Quanta Computer Inc
April 1, 2003 - April 1, 2005
BIOS/drivers test; test planning, issue analysis, and qualification validation; performed system integration, load, stress, and performance tests; pre-installed app compatibility tests on laptops.
Software Engineer at Silicon Integration System (SiS) Corp.
April 1, 2002 - April 1, 2003
Developed software/tools/drivers in C++ on Windows CE.Net for embedded system.

Education

CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professionals and Understanding Technology at Harvard University
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Master of Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002
Bachelor of Engineering (Information Engineering – Computer Science) at Tam-Kang University, Taiwan
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1997

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level (CTFL)
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
ASTQB Certified Mobile Tester
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Certified AI Software Testing Subject Matter Expert
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Certified Chartered Certified FinTech Professional (CHFP)
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
iSQI A4Q Certified Selenium Tester Foundation
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Certified Playwright Testing Subject Matter Expert
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Tosca Automating web application testing (AS1)
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Specialist Level 1
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Specialist Level 2
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Engineer Level 1
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Engineer Level 2
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Test Design Specialist Level 1
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Test Design Specialist Level 2
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
SAP Testing Specialist
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Specialist for SAP Level 1
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Automation Specialist for API & Databases
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
SpecFlow Tutorial – Beginner
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Exploratory Testing Specialist
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Data Integrity Specialist
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
NeoLoad Specialist
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
UiPath RPA Developer Foundation Diploma
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Introduction of RPA and Automation Diploma
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
BlazeMeter Test Automation Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Apache JMeter Intro
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
BlazeMeter Test Data: Fundamental
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
QuerySurge Certified: ETL Tester
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
DevOps for Data Tester
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
SC-900 Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026
Power Platform Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - May 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Education, Financial Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

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