QA Automation Engineer in Fintech

*Lead QA Automation Engineer | FinTech Innovators Inc. — San Francisco, CA*

March 2022 – Present

- Led the automation testing initiatives for a multi-million dollar digital banking platform supporting over 2 million users.

- Developed a scalable Selenium-based automation framework integrating with Jenkins, reducing regression testing time by 45%.

- Automated API and microservices testing using REST-Assured, ensuring compliance with PSD2 and open banking standards.

- Implemented security testing routines addressing OWASP vulnerabilities, decreasing security incident reports by 30%.

- Mentored a team of 5 junior QA engineers, fostering best practices in test automation and continuous integration.

*QA Automation Engineer | FinSecure Solutions Ltd. — New York, NY*

June 2018 – February 2022

- Built and maintained automation test suites in Cypress and Python for a real-time payment processing platform.

- Enhanced test coverage from 65% to 90%, identifying critical bugs early in the development cycle.

- Integrated automated tests within CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI, enabling faster delivery cycles.

- Collaborated with developers to implement contract testing for API integrations, ensuring seamless third-party service connections.

- Conducted regular security and compliance assessments, supporting audits for AML and KYC regulations.

*Software QA Specialist | MoneyFlow Inc. — Chicago, IL*

August 2016 – May 2018

- Performed manual and automated testing on mobile and web banking apps, ensuring functional and security standards.

- Developed initial automation scripts in Java for UI testing, which increased team efficiency.

- Participated in daily Agile standups, contributed to sprint planning, and documented test cases aligned with business requirements.

**Bachelor of Science in Computer Science**

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

*Graduated: 2016*

- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) — 2023

- Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) — 2022

- ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer — 2021

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — 2024

Digital Wallet Security Upgrade (2024)

Led automation and security testing for a critical wallet feature, integrating biometrics and multi-factor authentication, significantly reducing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with GDPR and PCI DSS standards.

Real-time Fraud Detection System (2023)

Collaborated on implementing automated testing frameworks for a machine-learning-powered fraud detection platform, decreasing false positives by 20% and speeding up deployment cycles.

Open Banking API Suite (2022)

Built automation for extensive regression testing of open banking APIs, leading to a seamless product rollout compliant with PSD2 and enhanced interoperability.

- Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium

- Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript

- Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps

- REST-Assured, Postman, SoapUI

- Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

- English (Native)

- Spanish (Professional Working Proficiency)

*(Note: All information is fictitious and for illustrative purposes.)*