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Ahmad K.

New Jersey,United States

Summary

Senior QA Engineer with over 7 years of experience in testing web and mobile applications. Expertise in developing and maintaining Playwright and Selenium automation frameworks, along with advanced CI/CD pipeline integration. Demonstrated success in validating AI-driven features through manual and exploratory testing, as well as scalable automation strategies. Strong background in API testing, database validation, and performance monitoring, ensuring high product quality and effective communication throughout the software development lifecycle.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Test Engineer

Kalibrate
04.2022 - Current
  • Led manual and exploratory testing of web and mobile applications across development, staging, and production environments, ensuring high-quality, user-centered releases.
  • Designed, developed, and maintained Playwright-based frameworks for scalable, reliable, and maintainable automated UI testing.
  • Automated API testing with Postman and REST-assured (Java), verifying data accuracy, security, and contract compliance with various payloads to test access controls and authentication.
  • Enhanced CI/CD pipelines through Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions, integrating automated tests and artifact reporting to reduce deployment risks.
  • Validated conversational chatbot features manually and evaluated automation strategies for testing conversation flows, intent coverage, and fallback handling.
  • Oversaw large volumes of Jira tickets during release cycles, acting as the primary QA responsible for platform testing, defect triage, linking related issues, and prioritizing critical hotfixes.
  • Mentored junior engineers, interns, and new developers on Playwright best practices, automation design patterns, and modern exploratory testing techniques.
  • Monitored browser-based performance, including detection and cleanup of excessive event listeners and memory leaks, to maintain application responsiveness.
  • Collaborated closely with product managers, engineers, and DevOps teams to align test coverage with release priorities and proactively address quality risks.

Software Tester

ETS
New Jersey, United States
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Automated test cases written by manual testers using the Sahi framework and JavaScript.
  • Tested APIs and validated database transactions through automation scripts.
  • Contributed to transitioning the team from Sahi to Selenium, integrating tests into the CI/CD pipeline for smoother deployment validation.
  • Supported entry-level load and performance testing using Akamai Cloud Performance tools, gaining foundational experience in non-functional testing.

Software Test Engineer

BBDO Worldwide
Greater New York City Area
05.2020 - 01.2021
  • Performed manual testing across multiple environments and applications to validate functionality, user workflows, and data integrity.
  • Logged, tracked, and verified bugs using Bugzilla, collaborating closely with developers and product stakeholders for timely resolution.
  • Participated in cross-team QA reviews and regression testing cycles to ensure stable releases.

Information Technology Intern

T-Mobile
02.2020 - 05.2020
  • Observed and learned the software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing life cycle (STLC) through daily stand-ups, grooming, and release planning meetings.
  • Participated in cross-team and senior leadership meetings to understand release processes and stakeholder coordination.
  • Practiced contributing to a Selenium Java-based test automation framework under mentorship from senior QA engineers.
  • Built a strong foundation in manual and automated testing techniques and modern testing methodologies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology, Minor(Computer Science)

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Skills

  • AI & Chatbot Testing
  • API Testing & Automation
  • C
  • CI/CD & DevOps
  • Computer Science
  • E-commerce
  • Functional Testing
  • Graphic Design
  • HP Quality Center
  • JIRA
  • Mobile Testing
  • QA Automation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Regression Testing
  • Selenium
  • SQL
  • Test Automation
  • Test Cases
  • Test Management & Defect Tracking
  • Test Planning
  • Automated testing
  • API testing
  • Test automation
  • Continuous integration
  • Exploratory testing
  • Defect tracking
  • Quality assurance
  • Software development
  • Performance testing
  • Team collaboration
  • Time management
  • Mentoring junior engineers
  • User acceptance testing
  • Test case design
  • Strategic planning
  • SQL query writing
  • Smoke test execution
  • Compatibility verification
  • Scripting and documentation
  • Manual and automated testing
  • Agile testing practices
  • Continuous improvement
  • Test-driven development
  • Load and stress testing
  • Test cases design
  • Bug report oversight
  • Web-based testing
  • Automation test strategies
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Automated and manual testing
  • Test processing
  • Mobile app testing
  • End-to-end testing
  • Software development lifecycles
  • Technical reporting
  • Smoke testing
  • Test plan implementation
  • Functional testing
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Automation script writing
  • Test case management
  • Database testing
  • Test automation frameworks
  • Test plan creation
  • Security testing
  • Release management
  • Test planning
  • Version control management
  • Data-driven testing
  • Regression suite maintenance
  • Testing coordination
  • Tool implementation
  • Risk-based testing
  • Test results analysis
  • Bug tracking
  • Application testing
  • Git proficiency

Certification

  • Java Essential Training: Objects and APIs 07/2020 – Present
  • Postman Essential Training 07/2020 – Present

Languages

English
Professional
Arabic
Professional

Timeline

Software Test Engineer

Kalibrate
04.2022 - Current

Software Tester

ETS
01.2021 - 04.2022

Software Test Engineer

BBDO Worldwide
05.2020 - 01.2021

Information Technology Intern

T-Mobile
02.2020 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology, Minor(Computer Science)

Montclair State University

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