I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable end-to-end automation frameworks. I specialize in Cypress, Playwright, CI/CD pipelines and cross-functional collaboration. I focus on maintainability, test architecture, problem solving and delivering quality. My portfolio includes end-to-end QA automation frameworks (Cypress BDD, TypeScript, GitLab) and Playwright (TypeScript). I publish Allure reports for weekly CI/CD and have led QA automation standards, mentoring initiatives, and cross-functional coordination across telecom, government, fintech, banking/insurance, and medical domains. I have contributed to enterprise-level automation initiatives for multiple clients and roles, including backup project management and, when needed, product ownership, while maintaining strong collaboration across teams. Portfolio excerpts and live demos are available via the links in my profile.

Mihai Bota

I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable end-to-end automation frameworks. I specialize in Cypress, Playwright, CI/CD pipelines and cross-functional collaboration. I focus on maintainability, test architecture, problem solving and delivering quality. My portfolio includes end-to-end QA automation frameworks (Cypress BDD, TypeScript, GitLab) and Playwright (TypeScript). I publish Allure reports for weekly CI/CD and have led QA automation standards, mentoring initiatives, and cross-functional coordination across telecom, government, fintech, banking/insurance, and medical domains. I have contributed to enterprise-level automation initiatives for multiple clients and roles, including backup project management and, when needed, product ownership, while maintaining strong collaboration across teams. Portfolio excerpts and live demos are available via the links in my profile.

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I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable end-to-end automation frameworks. I specialize in Cypress, Playwright, CI/CD pipelines and cross-functional collaboration. I focus on maintainability, test architecture, problem solving and delivering quality.

My portfolio includes end-to-end QA automation frameworks (Cypress BDD, TypeScript, GitLab) and Playwright (TypeScript). I publish Allure reports for weekly CI/CD and have led QA automation standards, mentoring initiatives, and cross-functional coordination across telecom, government, fintech, banking/insurance, and medical domains. I have contributed to enterprise-level automation initiatives for multiple clients and roles, including backup project management and, when needed, product ownership, while maintaining strong collaboration across teams. Portfolio excerpts and live demos are available via the links in my profile.

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Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Freelance – International Remote Engagements (RO, NL, UK)
November 1, 2020 - Present
Led enterprise-level automation initiatives across telecom, government, fintech and medical domains; designed and maintained scalable end-to-end automation frameworks using Cypress (BDD), Playwright and Selenium; created and maintained JMeter and K6 test suites; led QA automation standards and mentoring; served as backup Project Manager and Product Owner when required; supported delivery and cross-functional coordination.
QA Automation Engineer at Cognizant Softvision – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
November 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
Worked across marketing, e-commerce and government projects; implemented test automation using Java + Cucumber, Ruby, Python, and BDD; integrated pipelines with Jenkins; contributed to test coverage, CI/CD integration, and mentoring juniors.
QA Automation Engineer at Softing AG – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
July 1, 2015 - November 1, 2018
Developed automation solutions across .NET, API and embedded environments using C#, Python, C++, VBScript and TestComplete; delivered internal API automation and supported system-level validation in automotive contexts; onboarded and transferred knowledge to new engineers; handled system administration responsibilities within the Automotive department.
QA Automation Engineer at E-commerce, Inc.
January 1, 2015 - June 1, 2015
Implemented test automation using Java and Selenium; contributed to automation and support for e-commerce processes.
Data Analyst at Yardi Systems
June 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014
Data analysis and database work using Perl and Oracle databases.
QA/BI Tester at GameLoft Romania
January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014
Manual QA on mobile platforms.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Freelance – Senior QA Automation Engineer (International Remote Engagements)
November 1, 2020 - Present
Collaborations with NTT Data (2 years), European Dynamics (1 year), Fintech IO (1 year) and SHE Group (4 years) on enterprise-level automation initiatives across telecom, government, fintech (banking and insurance) and medical domains. Architected and maintained scalable end-to-end automation frameworks using Cypress (BDD) and Playwright with CI/CD in Jenkins and GitLab pipelines. Created and maintained JMeter and K6 test suites. Led QA automation standards and mentoring initiatives as Technical QA Community Lead. Acted as backup Project Manager and Product Owner when required. Technologies: Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab, TypeScript, JavaScript, Cucumber BDD.
QA Automation Engineer at Cognizant Softvision
November 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
Worked across marketing, e-commerce and government projects, building automation solutions for web frontend, backend and APIs. Implemented test automation using Java + Cucumber, Ruby, Python, BDD, integrating pipelines with Jira and Jenkins. Contributed to Scrum teams delivering test coverage and CI-driven regression suites, training and mentoring juniors.
QA Automation Engineer at Softing AG
July 1, 2015 - November 1, 2018
Developed automation solutions across .NET, API and embedded environments using C#, Python, C++, VBScript and SmartBear TestComplete. Delivered internal API automation and supported system-level validation in automotive contexts. Provided onboarding and knowledge transfer for new engineers; handled system administration responsibilities within the Automotive department.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010
Master's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Master's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010
Master's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Master's Degree at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012

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Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services