London Area, United Kingdom
Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET with 6+ years specialising in UI, API and integration automation across modern web and microservices platforms. Recently built an AI-powered test generation tool using Claude API that auto-generates test cases and plans from requirements — cutting test planning effort significantly. Skilled in Playwright (TypeScript), Cypress, Selenium, REST APIs, SQL and CI/CD pipelines. I design scalable frameworks, shift testing left, and embed quality early working alongside developers, product and cross-functional teams. Experience includes testing React apps, validating backend services, integrating suites into Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, and increasing automation coverage by 40% and reducing production bugs by 85%. ISTQB CTFL & TAE certified. SC Clearance Eligible. Based in London, open to hybrid and remote roles across the UK. Key Skills: Playwright • TypeScript • Cypress • Selenium • REST APIs • SQL • Postman • Azure DevOps • GitHub Actions • BDD • Agile • AI-Powered Testing • SDET • Microservices
I joined Zonal as a Test Automation Engineer, working remotely for this Edinburgh-based retail tech company. Key contributions: - Built Playwright (JS/TS) and Cypress frameworks — increased test coverage by 40% - Designed scalable Page Object Model for microservices platform - Created E2E flows across APIs and databases — improved defect detection by 30% - Integrated test suites into Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions - Validated data accuracy using SQL and API assertions - Brought in AI tools to speed up test generation and reduce flaky tests - Mentored junior engineers on automation best practices
Delivered functional, regression and integration testing across web applications using Selenium WebDriver and Java. Built automated test suite from scratch, reducing manual testing effort by 60% and cutting critical production bugs by 85%. Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to define acceptance criteria and improve requirement clarity. Conducted API testing using Postman and REST-Assured across integrated systems.