Essa Milton
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Results-driven Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 6 years of experience in automation and 4 years in full-stack development. Expertise in architecting robust test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and innovative QA tools that significantly accelerate release cycles from multi-day intervals to rapid daily deployments across diverse teams. Proven track record in building and maintaining internal QA libraries, enhancing test reliability and improving the overall quality of life for developers. Recognized for effectively bridging the gap between QA and development teams to deliver stable, scalable, and efficient environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Datasite
05.2019 - Current
- - Designed and maintained a custom automation framework integrated with CI/CD, cutting manual regression by 70%.
- - Reduced the release cycle from a multi-day cadence to rapid daily releases across multiple teams.
- - Developed QA automation tools and shared libraries to improve test reliability and team efficiency.
- - Implemented Groovy-based pipeline scripts for dynamic test deployment across micro-frontends.
- - Introduced the Playwright and Jest stack for cross-browser tests, reducing flake rates by 35%.
- - Mentored QA team members, and led the modernization of legacy Selenium frameworks.
- Developed automated test scripts using Selenium to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy.
Full Stack Software Developer
Paper Castles Studio
03.2013 - 05.2019
- - Created and hosted web applications for small businesses and internal teams.
- - Designed POS and eCRM systems integrating front-end UX with backend APIs.
- - Advised on software and hardware for business solutions, while implementing automation testing practices.
- - Coordinated onboarding, training, and testing process improvements for cross-functional teams.
Jr. QA Analyst
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
11.2014 - 08.2016
- - Performed manual and API testing for insurance applications and 3rd-party service integrations.
- - Reported defects and collaborated on product development and process improvements.
- - Developed and executed test cases supporting transition to automated pipelines.
Education
Associate's - Advanced Software Engineering
University of Phoenix
01.2019
B.A. - Media Arts and Animation
The Art Institute International MN
01.2010
Skills
- Skilled in software development using TypeScript, Ruby, and Groovy
- Proficient in Selenium and Playwright
- DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloudbees
- Other: Salesforce and 3rd-Party API Integration Testing, Micro-frontend Automation, Test Data Management, QA Tooling & Internal Library Development, TDD/BDD Practices
- Smoke testing
- Test metrics
- Version control systems
Accomplishments
broke apart and Migrated Out Testing Jobs from one Jenkins controller to multiple controllers which aided and fostered a team full ownership from idea to maintenance.
Created Various libraries, tools and etc for QA to better report, manage and establish analytics around QA Automated test.
Orchestrated the testing portion of breaking the app from a monolithic application to an MFE style of application
Stood up a long standing Reporting tool via Redash Helm Chart as well as built custom reporting tools
Impact Metrics
- - Accelerated release cadence from multi-day to daily across multiple teams.
- - 2000+ automated tests executed daily through CI/CD.
- - Cut environment setup time from 90 minutes to 15 minutes.
- - Created internal QA tools improving developer and tester efficiency by 30%.
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Datasite
05.2019 - Current
Jr. QA Analyst
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
11.2014 - 08.2016
Full Stack Software Developer
Paper Castles Studio
03.2013 - 05.2019
B.A. - Media Arts and Animation
The Art Institute International MN
Associate's - Advanced Software Engineering
University of Phoenix