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I am a Senior Test Automation Architect with over 12 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade test automation frameworks across banking, government, energy, and retail sectors.
I excel at building scalable test strategies, enabling CI/CD-driven automation, mentoring QA teams, and promoting shift-left testing to reduce defects and accelerate delivery. I am known for bridging gaps between development and QA while ensuring high-quality software delivery in Agile environments.
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Work Experience
Test Automation Lead at DEFRA (ATOS)
August 1, 2024 - PresentLed automation efforts for DEFRA's Extended Producer Responsibility program, building scalable Playwright-based UI tests and API/message-driven tests for Azure Functions and Service Bus. Implemented CI/CD with Azure DevOps, promoted shift-left practices, and conducted performance testing with JMeter. Mentored a 5-member QA team on API testing and automation framework design.
Lead Test Automation Consultant | Test Architect at Ricardo
February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025Designed and implemented a UI test automation framework using Playwright, Typescript, and Cucumber; added API tests with Playwright and axe-playwright for accessibility. Integrated end-to-end tests with GitLab CI/CD and performed web performance testing with Artillery. Led knowledge transfer sessions and provided technical mentorship.
Test Automation Lead at Nationwide Bank (IBM)
October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024Developed API-focused automation frameworks, transitioning from UI to API testing; built reusable components with Node.js, Cucumber.js, Axios, Playwright, and MongoDB. Implemented parallel test execution with pytest-xdist, and integrated with Jenkins and Docker for CI. Expanded test coverage and delivered detailed test reporting.
Test Consultant at PVH (Tommy Hilfiger & Calvin Klein)
August 1, 2021 - September 30, 2023Designed Salesforce test automation using Copado Robotic Testing (CRT) for end-to-end UI and functional validations. Migrated manual tests to CRT automation, built reusable CRT test cases, and integrated CRT into Copado CI/CD pipelines. Automated Apex/LWC coverage, managed test data, and created a boilerplate API test framework. Collaborated with DevOps to generate Allure reports.
Lead Test Automation Engineer | Test Architect at Cardeo
September 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023Led mobile automation for native apps (Flutter, Android, iOS) using Node.js, Appium, WebdriverIO, and CucumberJS. Created a GitHub CI pipeline for daily mobile regression across BrowserStack/LambdaTest, and developed GraphQL API tests with Axios. Worked with cross-functional teams to define testing strategies and validated app releases.
Lead Test Engineer at Vanquis Bank
December 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022Led API testing for SCV microservices via Azure Service Bus and REST, using C#, RestSharp, Dapper, and SpecFlow. Established CI/CD with Azure DevOps for daily regression across SIT/TEST/UAT, ensured Swagger-based payload validation, and mentored onshore/offshore teams.
Test Engineer at Vanquis Bank
May 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020Developed data automation and ETL testing frameworks; validated data mapping and transformations, integrated test data management, and contributed to CI pipelines. Automated onboarding and data workflows across multiple environments, and enhanced knowledge transfer within the team.
Lead Developer-in-Test at Lloyds Bank (Publicis Sapient)
December 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019Defined and delivered automation strategy for Open Banking micro-services. Built a BDD API test framework with WebDriverIO, Mocha, and CucumberJS; created mocks with MockServer; wrote pre-prod SQL queries and integrated with Docker and Jenkins CI. Expanded regression coverage and coached the team on best practices.
Developer-in-Test at HSBC
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Improved UI automation with Selenium WebDriver (Java) and TestNG; added BDD via Cucumber-JVM; integrated API tests using RESTAssured; supported backlog grooming and offshore collaboration; ensured payload and API validity with Swagger.
Test Consultant at Ministry of Justice UK (Triad Consulting)
September 1, 2015 - January 31, 2017Team Lead managing concurrent sub-projects with full software lifecycle testing in Agile. Built Selenium-based automation with JUnit and Spring Tool Suite; used Cucumber-JVM for BDD; configured Jenkins for Sanity/Regression/SIT; supported SIT/UAT and end-to-end testing; contributed to test data provisioning and reporting.
Test Automation Engineer at Tuneblaze Entertainment
March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015Developed automation tests to support product releases; implemented Selenium-based UI tests and contributed to CI integration.
Application Dev | DevOps Engineer | Test Engineer at Systemspecs
October 1, 2010 - February 28, 2015Handled application development, deployment automation, and testing activities. Built data-driven automation scripts, automated test data generation, and supported RAF end-to-end testing across mobile platforms.
Education
B.sc (Hons) Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025Qualifications
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025ISEB ISTQB Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025Industry Experience
Financial Services, Government, Energy & Utilities, Retail, Professional Services
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