Test Automation Engineer
An automation engineering resume that highlights framework design, CI/CD integration, reliability, and developer-quality test systems.
Jessica Lee
Test Automation Engineer · SDET · CI/CD Pipelines
Denver, CO | [email protected] | +1 (720) 555-0189 | https://jessicalee-sdet.dev
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessicalee | GitHub: https://github.com/jessicalee
Summary
Test Automation Engineer (SDET) with 7 years building robust automated testing frameworks and CI/CD solutions. Expert in Selenium, Cypress, and API testing. Built automation infrastructure reducing manual testing by 70% and improving deployment confidence. Strong programming background enabling strategic automation architecture. Passionate about quality culture and developer productivity.
Experience
Senior Test Automation Engineer
CloudScale Systems — Denver, CO
2021 – 2026
- Designed end-to-end testing framework (Cypress + TypeScript); reduced regression testing from 5 days to 2 hours
- Built CI/CD pipeline running 500+ tests per deploy; achieved 99.5% build reliability
- Implemented visual regression testing; detected UI bugs 50% earlier in development cycle
- Mentored 3 QA engineers on automation best practices; reduced flaky test rate from 15% to 2%
- Automated API testing for 25+ microservices using Postman and custom Python scripts
Tech: Cypress, Selenium, Python, TypeScript, Jenkins, Docker
Test Automation Engineer
WebTech Innovations — Remote
2018 – 2021
- Built Selenium-based automation framework testing 80+ features; achieved 85% automation coverage
- Integrated tests into CI/CD pipeline; reduced deployment review time by 40%
- Implemented parallel test execution reducing suite runtime from 45 minutes to 8 minutes
- Created documentation and training for QA team on automation framework
Tech: Selenium, Java, Appium, Jenkins, Git
Projects
Cross-browser Automation Framework
https://github.com/jessicalee/xbrowser-test-frameworkOpen-source Cypress framework supporting cross-browser testing (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- 400+ GitHub stars; used by 30+ companies
- Page Object Model pattern for maintainable tests
- CI/CD integration guides and example pipelines
- Comprehensive documentation with video tutorials
API Test Automation Suite
https://github.com/jessicalee/api-test-suiteScalable API testing framework using Python/pytest with advanced reporting
- Contract testing ensuring API compatibility
- Performance testing and load automation
- Custom HTML reports with test trends and analytics
- Slack notifications for test results and failures
Skills
Test Automation Frameworks
Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, WebdriverIO, Puppeteer
Programming Languages
Python, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin
API & Performance Testing
Postman, REST Assured, REST API Testing, Load Testing, JMeter
CI/CD & DevOps
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes basics, Git
Education
BS Computer Science
University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, CO
2014 – 2018
Languages
Jessica Lee
Test Automation Engineer · SDET · CI/CD Pipelines
Denver, CO | [email protected] | +1 (720) 555-0189 | https://jessicalee-sdet.dev
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessicalee | GitHub: https://github.com/jessicalee
Summary
Test Automation Engineer (SDET) with 7 years building robust automated testing frameworks and CI/CD solutions. Expert in Selenium, Cypress, and API testing. Built automation infrastructure reducing manual testing by 70% and improving deployment confidence. Strong programming background enabling strategic automation architecture. Passionate about quality culture and developer productivity.
Experience
Senior Test Automation Engineer
CloudScale Systems — Denver, CO
2021 – 2026
- Designed end-to-end testing framework (Cypress + TypeScript); reduced regression testing from 5 days to 2 hours
- Built CI/CD pipeline running 500+ tests per deploy; achieved 99.5% build reliability
- Implemented visual regression testing; detected UI bugs 50% earlier in development cycle
- Mentored 3 QA engineers on automation best practices; reduced flaky test rate from 15% to 2%
- Automated API testing for 25+ microservices using Postman and custom Python scripts
Tech: Cypress, Selenium, Python, TypeScript, Jenkins, Docker
Test Automation Engineer
WebTech Innovations — Remote
2018 – 2021
- Built Selenium-based automation framework testing 80+ features; achieved 85% automation coverage
- Integrated tests into CI/CD pipeline; reduced deployment review time by 40%
- Implemented parallel test execution reducing suite runtime from 45 minutes to 8 minutes
- Created documentation and training for QA team on automation framework
Tech: Selenium, Java, Appium, Jenkins, Git
Projects
Cross-browser Automation Framework
https://github.com/jessicalee/xbrowser-test-frameworkOpen-source Cypress framework supporting cross-browser testing (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- 400+ GitHub stars; used by 30+ companies
- Page Object Model pattern for maintainable tests
- CI/CD integration guides and example pipelines
- Comprehensive documentation with video tutorials
API Test Automation Suite
https://github.com/jessicalee/api-test-suiteScalable API testing framework using Python/pytest with advanced reporting
- Contract testing ensuring API compatibility
- Performance testing and load automation
- Custom HTML reports with test trends and analytics
- Slack notifications for test results and failures
Skills
Test Automation Frameworks
Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Playwright, WebdriverIO, Puppeteer
Programming Languages
Python, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin
API & Performance Testing
Postman, REST Assured, REST API Testing, Load Testing, JMeter
CI/CD & DevOps
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes basics, Git
Education
BS Computer Science
University of Colorado Boulder — Boulder, CO
2014 – 2018
Languages
What hiring teams look for
Test automation engineers are hired to make quality scalable. Teams expect engineering discipline: maintainable frameworks, stable pipelines, useful test architecture, fast feedback, and the ability to reduce manual effort without creating brittle test suites.
Why this resume works
This example presents automation as software engineering. It highlights framework design, CI/CD integration, reliability improvements, coverage gains, and mentoring. The resume shows how automation improved release confidence and team throughput.
How to structure this resume
Write this resume closer to an engineering resume than a manual QA resume. Lead with languages, frameworks, and pipeline ownership, then show how your systems reduced regression risk, test runtime, flaky tests, or manual effort. Include architecture decisions where they matter.
What to avoid
Avoid focusing only on the number of automated tests. Quantity is less persuasive than reliability, maintainability, coverage, and pipeline value. Do not omit engineering practices like code review, framework design, test data strategy, or CI/CD ownership.
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