I am a detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer / SDET with over 9 years of experience designing and executing scalable test automation solutions for enterprise applications. I am proficient in UI, API, and performance testing, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in Selenium, Playwright, Rest-Assured, Cucumber, Jenkins, Jira, WordPress, JMeter, and GitLab/Bitbucket. I have a proven track record of improving software quality, reducing defect leakage, and accelerating delivery in Agile/Scrum environments. I excel at collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure quality from planning to release, and I am seeking to contribute to innovative teams building high-quality software solutions.

Murat Kaplan

I am a detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer / SDET with over 9 years of experience designing and executing scalable test automation solutions for enterprise applications. I am proficient in UI, API, and performance testing, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in Selenium, Playwright, Rest-Assured, Cucumber, Jenkins, Jira, WordPress, JMeter, and GitLab/Bitbucket. I have a proven track record of improving software quality, reducing defect leakage, and accelerating delivery in Agile/Scrum environments. I excel at collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure quality from planning to release, and I am seeking to contribute to innovative teams building high-quality software solutions.

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I am a detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer / SDET with over 9 years of experience designing and executing scalable test automation solutions for enterprise applications. I am proficient in UI, API, and performance testing, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on expertise in Selenium, Playwright, Rest-Assured, Cucumber, Jenkins, Jira, WordPress, JMeter, and GitLab/Bitbucket.

I have a proven track record of improving software quality, reducing defect leakage, and accelerating delivery in Agile/Scrum environments. I excel at collaborating with developers and product teams to ensure quality from planning to release, and I am seeking to contribute to innovative teams building high-quality software solutions.

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Senior SDET at AutoTrader
November 1, 2023 - Present
Led Playwright-based automation initiatives, designed high-performance test suites, and automated UI tests across the platform. Collaborated with WordPress developers to automate tests for dynamic content and integrations, improving performance and stability. Built and maintained automation frameworks using Java and Selenium, implemented API/UI tests with RestAssured, and established Cucumber BDD with Gherkin for clear behavior-driven scenarios.
Senior Full Stack QA Engineer at Canada Life Insurance
May 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Led a team of 4 QA testers; developed automated regression testing frameworks with Selenium WebDriver, reducing manual testing time and increasing coverage for critical paths. Drove testing efforts from planning to release, refined testing processes, and integrated features with scalable Cucumber/Gherkin scripts. Implemented CI processes using Jenkins and participated in code reviews to ensure testability.
Quality Assurance Developer at OpenText
March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Led backend automation for Web-root Antivirus portal with complex JSON/XML data scenarios. Automated end-to-end UI tests with Selenium, performed cross-platform mobile testing with Appium, and designed data-driven and keyword-driven automation frameworks. Implemented Rest-Assured, JUnit, and SpecFlow for robust API and BDD testing; managed regression tests via TeamCity.
QA Automation Engineer at Tangerine
February 1, 2017 - March 1, 2021
Automated 85% of test cases, significantly reducing manual testing and improving regression efficiency. Built scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, JUnit, and Cucumber; implemented mobile automation with Appium; conducted REST API testing with Postman and REST-Assured; participated in Agile ceremonies to align testing with milestones.
Junior QA Engineer at Aimetis Corp.
February 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Collaborated with the business team to analyze requirements, designed and executed test cases, and developed Cucumber feature files to drive BDD practices. Performed backend testing with SQL, participated in Scrum ceremonies, and provided production support to troubleshoot critical live issues.

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