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I am a QA engineer and automation specialist with 15+ years of experience spanning public sector, broadband, mobile, TV, banking, payments, cloud and digital health. I enjoy designing and maintaining robust automated test suites, driving quality through CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software.
My toolkit includes Cypress, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Java, Python, and TypeScript, along with cloud services such as AWS and Azure. I also have strong experience in accessibility testing, API validation, performance testing, and test strategy development, always aiming to improve usability and overall quality.
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Work Experience
Automation Tester at SeeMis (Public Sector)
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2025Developed and maintained automated UI tests with Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript, Cucumber, VS Code, and Git. Performed REST API testing and automation using Postman, Cucumber, Apickli. Executed automated accessibility checks with Lighthouse; conducted manual audits with WAVE/Axe; collaborated with developers to resolve defects; performed screen reader testing with JAWS; supported cross-browser testing and CI pipelines.
API Automation Tester at Sky (UK) – Allegis Group
March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2023REST services testing and automation using Postman, Gauge, Java, IntelliJ, Maven, Jenkins, and Rest Assured. Implemented cross-browser testing on Idris via BrowserStack and maintained regression suites in Jenkins with detailed reports.
Automation Tester at Roche (Swiss) – Waracle UK
October 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021Developed GUI automated tests based on functional test plans using Python, unittest, PyCharm, Git, Practitest, and Azure DevOps pipelines; used Selenium WebDriver and Page Objects. Configured daily regression tests in Azure DevOps and executed cross-browser tests.
API Automation Tester at Sky Identity – API Automation Tester (Contract)
March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2023Supported Sky Identity migrations for multiple propositions; performed REST API testing and automation using Postman, Gauge, Java, IntelliJ, Maven, Jenkins, and Rest Assured. Ran regression tests in Jenkins and verified test results in Practitest; performed BrowserStack cross-browser tests.
Automation Tester at Roche – Automation Tester (Contract)
October 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021Developed GUI automated tests based on functional test plans using Python, unittest, PyCharm, Git, Practitest, Azure DevOps pipelines, Selenium WebDriver and Page Objects. Set up and configured automated regression in Azure DevOps with cross-browser validation.
Automation Tester at Sky – Automation Tester (Contract)
January 1, 2017 - October 1, 2020Maintained GUI Automated Tests using Cucumber, Gherkin, Java, Spring, Serenity BDD, IntelliJ, SQL, Git, Maven, Jenkins and Selenium WebDriver; REST services testing with Postman and Rest Assured; cross-browser regression on BrowserStack; regression runs in Jenkins with detailed defect reports.
Agile Automation Tester at Unibet
January 1, 2016 - December 1, 2016Analyzed user stories to define test plans; automated acceptance criteria using Cucumber, Gherkin, Java, Spring, IntelliJ, DB2, Maven, Jenkins, Selenium WebDriver; cross-browser automation with Sauce Labs; ran full automation suite per release; web services testing with RestAssured.
Test Automation Consultant (Contract) at Allied Irish Banks
October 1, 2013 - November 1, 2015Applied BDD and Cucumber; converted acceptance criteria into feature files; automated tests with Java, DB2, Selenium WebDriver, Maven and Serenity BDD; integrated with Jenkins for smoke tests and parallel execution.
System Tester (Contract) at Trinity College Dublin
July 1, 2013 - September 1, 2013Performed functional, regression and UAT testing for the GeneSIS student information portal; automated award ceremonies in the student portal using Selenium WebDriver and Java.
QA Engineer (Contract) at DELL (Ireland)
March 1, 2013 - June 1, 2013QA testing across Integration, SIT, E2E and business readiness; Salesforce testing; SQL queries to analyze data; Selenium WebDriver, TestNG; Jenkins integration.
QA Engineer at Verizon
August 1, 2012 - February 1, 2013Developed test cases for Managed Certificate Services REST APIs; defect logging and sprint status updates; automation framework using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG; Jira participation.
Test Engineer at IBM (Ireland)
March 1, 2009 - July 1, 2012Development of REST services for Sametime features; environments included Windows, UNIX; implemented features using Java and WebSphere; contributed to multiple releases.
Software Engineer at IBM (Ireland)
May 1, 2007 - February 1, 2009Sametime Unified Telephony middleware; implemented features like Call history and Phonebook; automated installation and configuration; cross-platform development.
API Automation Tester at Sky Identity (Contract)
March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2023REST services testing and automation using Postman, Gauge, Java, Maven, Jenkins; built regression suites; cross-browser testing with BrowserStack; integrated results into Practitest/JIRA; supported identity migration work.
Automation Tester at Roche Digital Biomarker Study Dashboard (Contract)
October 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021GUI automated tests with Python, unittest, PyCharm, Selenium WebDriver; page objects; configured Azure DevOps pipelines; cross-browser testing; collaborated with BAs and developers to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions.
Automation Tester at Sky (Contract)
January 1, 2017 - October 1, 2020Maintained GUI automated tests based on Cucumber, Gherkin, Java, Spring, Serenity; REST services testing with Rest Assured; cross-browser testing with BrowserStack; ran daily regression in Jenkins and reported results.
Java Developer at IBM (Ireland)
May 1, 2007 - July 1, 2012Sametime Advanced features development;Rest services; middleware integration; DB2/WebSphere; delivered fixes and enhancements.
Education
MSc - Digital ASIC and Embedded Systems at Lund University, Sweden
August 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007B Tech - ECE at JNTU, India
January 11, 2030 - April 1, 2003MSc - Digital ASIC and Embedded Systems at Lund University, Sweden
August 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007B Tech - ECE at JNTU, India
January 11, 2030 - April 1, 2003Qualifications
ISTQB Certified Tester
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Oracle Certified Java Programmer
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Basic Disclosure Scotland
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025ISTQB Certified Tester
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Oracle Certified Java Programmer
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Basic Disclosure Scotland
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025Industry Experience
Government, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Education
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