I am a QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering reliable software through manual and automated testing of web applications. I have thorough experience in UAT, regression, smoke testing, API testing, and data validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure business requirements are met and quality is built into every release. I thrive on solving complex problems, building scalable automation frameworks with Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, and applying modern testing methodologies (TDD/BDD) with Cucumber and TestNG. I enjoy leveraging Generative AI tools to accelerate test development and maintain high standards of software quality.

Hande Kate Karsi

I am a QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering reliable software through manual and automated testing of web applications. I have thorough experience in UAT, regression, smoke testing, API testing, and data validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure business requirements are met and quality is built into every release. I thrive on solving complex problems, building scalable automation frameworks with Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, and applying modern testing methodologies (TDD/BDD) with Cucumber and TestNG. I enjoy leveraging Generative AI tools to accelerate test development and maintain high standards of software quality.

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I am a QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering reliable software through manual and automated testing of web applications. I have thorough experience in UAT, regression, smoke testing, API testing, and data validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure business requirements are met and quality is built into every release.

I thrive on solving complex problems, building scalable automation frameworks with Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, and applying modern testing methodologies (TDD/BDD) with Cucumber and TestNG. I enjoy leveraging Generative AI tools to accelerate test development and maintain high standards of software quality.

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Language

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Work Experience

QA Consultant III at Bank of America
November 1, 2025 - Present
Led end-to-end manual and automated testing for Bank of America’s internal web platform. Supported the transition from manual to automated testing using Cypress for front-end, back-end, and database testing. Validated data accuracy, visualizations, and system performance in alignment with cybersecurity standards. Developed and improved test cases and built smoke and regression test suites from scratch.
QA Automation Engineer at RXMG
August 1, 2022 - June 1, 2025
Led end-to-end manual and automated testing of RXMG’s internal web platform, ensuring high reliability and performance across advertisers, campaigns, templates, and data partners. Built and maintained Cypress automation frameworks using JavaScript and TDD with POM, implementing Playwright for cross-browser testing and reducing manual regression time by 60%. Conducted API testing with Postman and PactumJS, comprehensive backend testing using MySQL and MongoDB, validating microservices, performing functional and edge-case testing, and improving data integrity verification, which reduced root cause analysis time by 25%. Designed and executed test plans, regression scenarios, and UAT support, improving test coverage and reducing post-release bugs by 30%. Managed defects and test cases in Jira and Qase, integrated with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth releases and stable deployments. Leveraged Generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and ChatGPT and collaborated with dev
QA Automation Engineer at Celsius Network
February 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022
Developed automated frontend tests using Selenium WebDriver and Java; built a TDD framework with TestNG and Page Object Model (POM). Conducted functional, regression, and performance and mobile testing using Selenium and JMeter and Appium; executed API testing with Postman for integration validation. Managed version control with Git/GitHub and CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins; collaborated in Agile teams to review user stories and ensure test coverage. Enhanced test scalability, maintainability, and workflow efficiency through automation best practices and framework improvements.
QA Engineer at Movado Group
January 1, 2019 - February 1, 2022
Developed and executed automation scripts for web applications using Selenium WebDriver with Java, applying the Page Object Model (POM) within a Test-Driven Development (TDD) framework using JUnit. Designed, executed, and maintained automated and manual API tests with Postman and Request library, ensuring functional and edge-case coverage. Created and executed test cases, test scenarios, and defect tracking in Jira, improving defect resolution and traceability. Applied BDD practices by generating Cucumber feature files with Gherkin syntax to validate business requirements and enhance collaboration with stakeholders. Conducted Smoke, Regression, and Functional Testing, aligning with detailed test plans and documentation to ensure quality releases.
QA Analyst at Delta Children
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019
Executed manual test cases for web and ERP applications based on functional and business requirements, ensuring application quality and reliability. Performed API testing using Postman and validated data with SQL for debugging and verification purposes. Conducted end-to-end testing of supply chain modules, including inventory management, order processing, and shipment tracking. Created and managed test data to efficiently execute functional and regression test cases in Agile/Scrum environments.

Education

Bachelor of Economics at Karadeniz Technical University
September 1, 2003 - February 1, 2008

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services