I'm a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with 10+ years of experience building scalable automation test frameworks for high-traffic consumer apps serving 1M+ users. I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles by 60% and increasing automation coverage from 60% to 85% across multiple web apps. I lead cross-functional QA efforts, improve CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teams. My technical toolkit includes Cypress, Selenium, JavaScript/TypeScript, API testing (Postman, REST), performance monitoring, accessibility and localization, and I thrive in collaborative Agile environments, driving continuous QA process improvements and strong stakeholder communication.

Yadwinder Khatrha

I'm a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with 10+ years of experience building scalable automation test frameworks for high-traffic consumer apps serving 1M+ users. I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles by 60% and increasing automation coverage from 60% to 85% across multiple web apps. I lead cross-functional QA efforts, improve CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teams. My technical toolkit includes Cypress, Selenium, JavaScript/TypeScript, API testing (Postman, REST), performance monitoring, accessibility and localization, and I thrive in collaborative Agile environments, driving continuous QA process improvements and strong stakeholder communication.

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I’m a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with 10+ years of experience building scalable automation test frameworks for high-traffic consumer apps serving 1M+ users. I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles by 60% and increasing automation coverage from 60% to 85% across multiple web apps.

I lead cross-functional QA efforts, improve CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teams. My technical toolkit includes Cypress, Selenium, JavaScript/TypeScript, API testing (Postman, REST), performance monitoring, accessibility and localization, and I thrive in collaborative Agile environments, driving continuous QA process improvements and strong stakeholder communication.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

QA Automation Engineer at TELUS Digital
November 1, 2018 - Present
Led QA test automation for 8 customer-facing web applications supporting residential home services. Delivered comprehensive automated testing across multiple product lines with cross-functional collaboration. Achieved 60% regression time reduction by architecting a Cypress framework (POM, parallelization, smart waits/retries) and migrating from Nightwatch; increased automation coverage from 60% to 85% across 8 web apps; improved CI/CD stability by reducing flaky tests and implementing robust wait strategies and retry logic; developed end-to-end suites for critical journeys including plan management, billing, appointments, OTT integrations, and self-serve features with content validation.
QA Automation Test Developer at Foster Moore
August 1, 2017 - November 1, 2018
Built Java/Selenium/TestNG automation framework achieving ~75% test coverage; integrated with Jenkins CI/CD for nightly runs; established daily defect triage with development teams and severity-based rollback criteria; coordinated UAT/BAT cycles and ensured environment readiness and test data preparation for releases.
QA Automation Tester at Ketek Group
April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2017
Performed comprehensive manual and automated test strategies (regression, smoke, integration, cross-browser) for enterprise web applications; built a business case for automation ROI; conducted detailed test planning and peer reviews to ensure quality and consistency.
Software Tester at Smart Chip Pvt Ltd
January 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013
Executed functional and regression testing for enterprise applications; managed full defect lifecycle in HP Quality Center; collaborated with developers on defect reproduction and regression verification; supported UAT cycles.

Education

Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering at University of Windsor, Canada
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering at Punjab Technical University, India
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
Python for Everybody Specialization - University of Michigan (Coursera, 2025)
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Generative AI for Everyone - DeepLearning.AI (Coursera, 2025)
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
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