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Hi, I'm Serdar Calikoglu, a QA Automation Engineer based in the UK. I have 5 years of hands-on experience across Finance, HCM, and Hospitality sectors, delivering robust automation solutions and reliable test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into scalable test automation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality. I am ISTQB certified and proficient in API testing, DB validation, and performance testing with K6. I thrive in Agile environments, and I am comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps. My problem-solving mindset and adaptable approach help teams ship high-quality software.…Hi, I'm Serdar Calikoglu, a QA Automation Engineer based in the UK. I have 5 years of hands-on experience across Finance, HCM, and Hospitality sectors, delivering robust automation solutions and reliable test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into scalable test automation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality. I am ISTQB certified and proficient in API testing, DB validation, and performance testing with K6. I thrive in Agile environments, and I am comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps. My problem-solving mindset and adaptable approach help teams ship high-quality software.

Serdar Calikoglu

QA Engineer, Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi, I'm Serdar Calikoglu, a QA Automation Engineer based in the UK. I have 5 years of hands-on experience across Finance, HCM, and Hospitality sectors, delivering robust automation solutions and reliable test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into scalable test automation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality. I am ISTQB certified and proficient in API testing, DB validation, and performance testing with K6. I thrive in Agile environments, and I am comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps. My problem-solving mindset and adaptable approach help teams ship high-quality software.…Hi, I'm Serdar Calikoglu, a QA Automation Engineer based in the UK. I have 5 years of hands-on experience across Finance, HCM, and Hospitality sectors, delivering robust automation solutions and reliable test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into scalable test automation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality. I am ISTQB certified and proficient in API testing, DB validation, and performance testing with K6. I thrive in Agile environments, and I am comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps. My problem-solving mindset and adaptable approach help teams ship high-quality software.

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Hi, I’m Serdar Calikoglu, a QA Automation Engineer based in the UK. I have 5 years of hands-on experience across Finance, HCM, and Hospitality sectors, delivering robust automation solutions and reliable test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into scalable test automation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality.

I am ISTQB certified and proficient in API testing, DB validation, and performance testing with K6. I thrive in Agile environments, and I am comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps. My problem-solving mindset and adaptable approach help teams ship high-quality software.

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Work Experience

QA Automation Engineer at Zonal – Kitchen iQ

September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

In Sep 2024 joined Zonal – Kitchen iQ as QA Automation Engineer. Increased automation coverage by implementing new sprint and backlog test scripts. Built and maintained performance test scripts with K6, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Managed automation rigs and pipelines on Azure DevOps. Improved regression stability by identifying and fixing flaky tests. Contributed to Agile ceremonies and provided documentation for team knowledge sharing. Monitored automation suite results (over 1500 tests) on the pipeline daily; reported failures after double-check and updated tests to align with feature changes. Updated Test Framework and added reusable classes. Proactively unblocked issues to ensure full regression testing completed on time. Created test cases based on Acceptance Criteria; performed manual testing and reported results. Helped develop test strategies based on risk analysis for new features.

QA Engineer at Ceridian – Dayforce

January 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Developed automated test scenarios in FitNesse for payroll and HCM modules. Designed SQL queries for backend data validation, ensuring high test accuracy. Collaborated closely with developers, BAs, and Product Owners to clarify requirements. Actively engaged in Agile ceremonies, improving sprint efficiency.

QA Automation Engineer at KPMG UK – CAST Project

July 1, 2021 - January 31, 2023

Automated user stories based on acceptance criteria using Selenium WebDriver framework (C# & SpecFlow BDD with NUnit), reducing manual regression effort. Maintained regression trackers and ensured comprehensive test coverage. Used Jira Zephyr and Azure for test management and reporting. Delivered knowledge transfer sessions to new joiners and supported them to increase product knowledge. Followed SDLC and STLC principles, maintaining high-quality communication with team members, developers and BAs.

QA Automation Engineer at FleetApps – Training Project

September 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021

Designed a Selenium + Cucumber BDD framework in Java with Page Object Model. Performed functional, regression, UI, API, and database testing. Automated API tests with REST Assured and Postman. Produced HTML reports for business stakeholders.