Strategic Senior SDET dedicated to transforming QA into a culture of continuous quality. I define and govern master test strategies that mitigate risk and align technical execution with business goals. I build robust automation architectures, pioneer AI-assisted testing workflows, and mentor engineering teams to achieve higher test coverage, reduce manual overhead, and confidently scale complex ecosystems.

Elias Chamoun

Strategic Senior SDET dedicated to transforming QA into a culture of continuous quality. I define and govern master test strategies that mitigate risk and align technical execution with business goals. I build robust automation architectures, pioneer AI-assisted testing workflows, and mentor engineering teams to achieve higher test coverage, reduce manual overhead, and confidently scale complex ecosystems.

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Strategic Senior SDET dedicated to transforming QA into a culture of continuous quality. I define and govern master test strategies that mitigate risk and align technical execution with business goals.

I build robust automation architectures, pioneer AI-assisted testing workflows, and mentor engineering teams to achieve higher test coverage, reduce manual overhead, and confidently scale complex ecosystems.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Lead QA Engineer at Social Nest
June 30, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Spearheaded QA efforts for a high-traffic social media e-commerce platform serving over 30,000 monthly active users, ensuring exceptional quality across web and mobile environments. Designed and maintained a robust suite of 250+ manual and automated test cases (functional, UI, regression, edge), catching 95% of critical issues before production. Orchestrated 15+ A/B test cycles in collaboration with Marketing and Product, driving a 10–15% increase in user engagement on key features. Executed UI and cross-browser/device testing across 4 major browsers and 20+ device combinations. Developed QA dashboards in ClickUp and integrated API testing with Postman and performance/load testing with JMeter, achieving 85% full integration in the testing workflow.
Lead QA Engineer at Social Nest
June 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Spearheaded comprehensive QA efforts for a high-traffic social media e-commerce platform serving over 30,000 monthly active users. Designed and maintained a robust suite of over 250 test cases (functional, UI, regression, edge scenarios), effectively catching 95% of critical issues before production. Orchestrated 15 A/B test cycles in close collaboration with Marketing and Product teams, contributing to a 10–15% increase in user engagement on key features. Executed extensive UI and cross-browser/device testing across 4 major browsers and 20+ device combinations, leading to a 35% reduction in UI-related bugs. Developed and integrated a comprehensive API testing suite with Postman and a performance/load testing suite with JMeter, achieving 85% full test coverage and improved release confidence.
Lead SDET (Freelance Project) at Social Nest
October 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Designed a BDD ecosystem using Playwright (TypeScript) with modular reusable step definitions, ensuring 100% alignment between QA automation and business acceptance criteria across 60+ critical feature files. Applied risk-based testing to prioritize high-traffic flows and designed 250+ scenarios for peak/“marketing spike” conditions, catching 95% of functional defects pre-release. Used Kibana log analysis to support debugging and root-cause analysis, reducing peak-time downtime risk during high concurrency loads. Orchestrated load testing with Apache JMeter to identify and resolve API gateway bottlenecks and improve resilience. Built QA dashboards in ClickUp for defect density, test stability, and release readiness; performed SQL data integrity checks. Integrated regression automation into CI/CD using GitHub Actions and Slack, and built/executed a 200+ API validation suite with Postman/Newman to reduce integration defects by 30% and ensure stable data exchange between internal syst
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Siren Analytics/CME
November 30, 2022 - October 10, 2025
Built and deployed scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, and TestNG, achieving an 83% reduction in manual test workload. Conducted critical API testing and performance validation with REST Assured and Apache JMeter for large-scale government projects impacting over 5 million users, resulting in a 70% reduction in page load times. Enhanced defect tracking and test documentation in JIRA, improving bug resolution efficiency and enabling cross-functional collaboration with development, DevOps, and product teams. Implemented early defect detection strategies across SDLC/STLC, leading to a 75% reduction in post-release bugs and a 40% faster time-to-market.
Senior SDET at Real Time Technologies (QPAY Team)
November 1, 2022 - Present
Automated testing workflows by integrating Claude Opus via GitHub Copilot and Azure CLI to read/parse/analyze user stories from Azure DevOps, auto-generate test cases with continuous review, and predict test scenarios—reducing manual test design time by 60%. Built an AI-assisted, agentic automation framework using GitHub Copilot/Gemini CLI with Chrome DevTools MCP, implementing self-healing locators and white-box integration tests with Cypress while simulating complex user behaviors, increasing traceability-matrix coverage by 70%. Owned test strategy and documentation (test plans, traceability matrices, test data generation), developed comprehensive Postman-based API automation, and validated end-to-end data integrity across 50+ MSSQL tables for real-time ledgers (accelerating validation cycles by 85%). Enforced defect lifecycle with mandatory RCA, using Kibana plus risk-based testing, embedded quality gates into Azure DevOps pipelines, and drove shift-left QA collaboration. Mentored
Senior QA Automation Engineer/Lead at Real Time Technologies
November 1, 2022 - Present
Architected and scaled a highly resilient end-to-end automation framework using Cypress (JavaScript/TypeScript) covering web and mobile fintech platforms, resulting in a 75% reduction in manual QA effort. Developed and maintained 500+ comprehensive test cases (manual and automated) across multiple platforms, proactively identifying 89% of critical issues before production. Integrated REST API testing with Swagger and Cypress, significantly improving transaction validation and reducing defect detection time by 55%. Automated critical data validation via MSSQL and Cypress, ensuring UI-backend data consistency. Embedded testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), achieving faster feedback and a 65% acceleration in time-to-market. Mentored QA engineers, led cross-functional SDLC collaboration, and pioneered AI-enabled self-healing automation to boost framework resilience and stability. Drove early QA involvement from planning through release, contributing to a 95% reduction in post-releas
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Siren Analytics/CME
November 1, 2022 - October 10, 2025
Built scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, and TestNG, achieving an 83% reduction in manual test workload. Conducted critical API testing and performance validation with REST Assured and Apache JMeter for large-scale government projects impacting over 5 million users, reducing page load times by 70%. Enhanced defect tracking and test documentation in Jira, improving bug resolution efficiency and cross-team collaboration. Collaborated with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to refine QA processes, implement industry best practices, and drive continuous improvement across SDLC/STLC.
Senior QA Automation Engineer/Lead at RTP AY Team - FinTech | Real Time Technologies
November 1, 2022 - Present
Architected and scaled a highly resilient UI end-to-end automation framework using Cypress (JavaScript/TypeScript), covering both web and mobile fintech platforms, resulting in a 75% reduction in manual QA effort. Developed and maintained over 500 comprehensive test cases across multiple platforms (functional, UI, regression, edge, exploratory), proactively identifying 89% of critical issues prior to production deployment. Integrated robust REST API testing using Swagger and Cypress, significantly enhancing transaction validation and reducing defect detection time by 55%. Automated critical data validation via MSSQL and Cypress, ensuring seamless UI-backend data consistency. Embedded test automation into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), achieving a 65% faster feedback loop. Provided expert mentorship to QA engineers, led strategic test reviews, and pioneered AI-based self-healing automation, substantially boosting overall framework resilience and stability. Championed active collaborati
Senior QA Automation Engineer (Government Sector) at Sir en Analytics / CME
April 1, 2021 - November 30, 2022
Streamlined defect management via Jira by enforcing strict reporting standards, reducing bug recurrence and accelerating time-to-market by 40%. Architected a scalable mobile testing grid using Appium and BrowserStack for parallel iOS/Android execution, reducing regression cycles by 40% while maintaining consistent UI performance. Coordinated with Scrum Master to embed automated quality gates into Definition of Done (DoD). Deployed a scalable Java/Selenium automation framework, reducing manual regression workload by 83%. Performed rigorous REST API testing using REST Assured to validate complex data payloads for government-scale legacy migrations covering 5 million citizens.
Test Engineer at sKash
April 1, 2021 - October 10, 2025
Developed and implemented automation tests for mobile banking apps using Selenium with C#, reducing manual testing by 25%. Executed thorough functional and regression testing on mobile banking transactions to ensure a seamless customer experience across iOS and Android.
Test Engineer at sKash
April 1, 2021 - October 10, 2025
Developed and implemented automation tests for mobile banking apps using Selenium and C#, resulting in a 25% reduction in manual testing effort. Conducted thorough functional and regression testing on mobile banking transactions, ensuring a seamless customer experience across iOS and Android platforms.
QA Automation Engineer at Layer/Ubanquity
February 29, 2020 - October 10, 2025
Developed and implemented automation tests for mobile banking apps using Flutter, contributing to a 25% reduction in manual testing. Performed comprehensive manual testing across multiple browsers and devices to ensure broad compatibility.
Test Engineer (Digital Banking) at sKash
February 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Developed automation for digital banking solutions using Selenium with SpecFlow and Cucumber (C#), ensuring BDD alignment between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Reduced manual regression effort by 25% by automating repetitive financial transaction flows.
QA Automation Engineer at Layer/Ubanquity
February 1, 2020 - October 10, 2025
Developed and implemented automation tests for mobile applications in digital banking solutions using Flutter, contributing to a 25% reduction in manual testing effort. Executed comprehensive manual testing across various browsers and devices (Samsung, iPhone, etc.), ensuring broad compatibility.
QA Automation Engineer at Layer / Ubanquity
July 1, 2019 - February 28, 2020
Implemented Flutter automation tests, increasing testing velocity for mobile applications by 35%. Contributed to improving automated test execution and delivery for mobile products.

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science at Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences II
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
M.Sc. Computer Science at Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences II
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019
BA and M1 Computer Science at Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences II
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Test Automation Certificate at Test Automation University
January 1, 2021 - August 20, 2026

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
January 1, 2025 - August 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other