Abdiqafar Isse
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 9+ years of experience in manual and automated testing, specializing in Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, Java, SQL, and TestNG. Strong background in UI and API testing, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins), and Agile delivery. Proven ability to reduce release cycle times, improve test coverage, and ensure high-quality product releases through automation and collaborative teamwork.
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Work History
QA Automation Engineer / Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
2018 - 2024
- Designed and executed automated test frameworks using Cypress and Selenium, increasing regression coverage by 60% and reducing manual testing effort by 40%.
- Performed daily regression and smoke testing to validate new features, bug fixes, and critical site changes.
- Conducted UI and API testing with Cypress, including end-to-end workflows, authentication flows, and REST API validations.
- Integrated automated test suites into Jenkins and GitLab pipelines, enabling continuous testing and faster deployment feedback.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to test storyboard tickets, ensuring acceptance criteria and user stories were fully validated before release.
- Led release testing cycles, verifying application stability and functionality post-deployment to minimize production issues.
- Documented test results and defect reports in Jira, supporting clear communication across teams.
- Mentored junior testers in Cypress best practices, promoting code reusability and efficient test design.
Software Test Engineer
TEKsystems
2015 - 2018
- Built and executed automated test scripts (Selenium + TestNG), reducing post-release defects by 30%.
- Conducted front-end and back-end testing, including database validations and API responses.
- Partnered with development teams to streamline regression cycles, accelerating delivery timelines.
- Analyzed test results and production defects, providing feedback for continuous quality improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN06-2015
Skills
- Test Automation: Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Postman
- Languages/Frameworks: Java, JavaScript, SQL
- CI/CD & Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Jira, Git
- Testing Types: Regression, Smoke, Functional, API, UAT
- Methodologies: Agile Scrum, TDD
- Databases: SQL Server, MySQL
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
(CSM)
Completed through Scrum Alliance
Timeline
QA Automation Engineer / Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
2018 - 2024
Software Test Engineer
TEKsystems
2015 - 2018
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Metropolitan State University
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