SQA Engineer · Test Automation Specialist
Delivering confidence with every release.
Detail-oriented Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer with 1.5+ years of experience delivering high-quality web, API, and automation testing solutions. Experienced in Playwright, Selenium, and K6 to build reliable test automation, validate APIs, and improve software performance. Passionate about ensuring product quality through comprehensive testing, continuous improvement, and close collaboration with development teams. Currently pursuing an MS in Software Engineering at FAST-NUCES.
Tech Stack & Expertise
Automation Testing
- ▸Playwright (JavaScript)
- ▸Playwright (C#)
- ▸Selenium (C#)
API Testing
- ▸Postman
- ▸Swagger
- ▸REST API Validation
Performance Testing
- ▸K6 (JavaScript)
- ▸Load Testing
- ▸Stress Testing
Manual Testing
- ▸Functional Testing
- ▸Regression Testing
- ▸UI/UX Testing
- ▸Sensitive Content Testing
Bug Tracking & Management
- ▸Jira
- ▸Trello
- ▸Bug Reporting
- ▸Defect Lifecycle
Database & Infrastructure
- ▸SQL Queries
- ▸Beekeeper Studio
- ▸Docker (Container Logs)
- ▸RBAC Validation
Methodologies
- ▸Agile / Scrum
- ▸SDLC
- ▸Test Planning
- ▸Test Case Design
Platforms Tested
- ▸Web Applications
- ▸Mobile Applications
- ▸Payment Gateways
- ▸AI Chatbots
Core Toolset
Languages & Data
Automation & API
Tools & Workflow
Interactive QA Playground
Take a look behind the scenes of testing. Run visual automated scripts or put on your QA hat to find bugs.
Test Configuration
Execute regression testing suite inside Chromium instance. This simulates validating JWT authorization, Stripe payment webhooks, and Lighthouse metrics.
Work History
SQA Engineer
Geeks of Kolachi — Karachi, Pakistan
- ▸Wrote and executed 100+ test cases per project, ensuring comprehensive coverage across web, mobile, and API modules.
- ▸Reported and tracked 75+ bugs per project using Jira and Trello.
- ▸Performed API load and stress testing with K6, simulating high concurrent users to validate system performance and stability.
- ▸Coordinated with Project Managers and Development teams to align QA activities with project goals and deadlines.
- ▸Delivered project demos to clients, improving transparency and ensuring client satisfaction.
- ▸Analyzed test data to identify recurring defect patterns, optimizing test coverage and improving product reliability.
- ▸Reduced bug leakage by 20% through proactive regression testing and test case optimization.
- ▸Built end-to-end API automation using Playwright for integration testing, validating Credit Consumption logic.
- ▸Configured a CI/CD pipeline that runs the test suite on each build, generates reports, and deploys them to a live Vercel URL.
Associate SQA Engineer
Tafsol Technologies — Karachi, Pakistan
- ▸Coordinated with Project Managers to understand project workflows, scope, and gather precise requirements.
- ▸Collaborated with Developers to verify bug resolutions and ensure alignment with project goals.
- ▸Conducted thorough manual testing to verify software functionality and quality.
- ▸Created detailed Test Plans and Test Cases for systematic testing.
- ▸Managed bug reporting, ensuring clear documentation and timely tracking of issues.
- ▸Performed web automation testing to improve application reliability and performance.
- ▸Executed regression testing to ensure application stability across software updates.
- ▸Reviewed UI/UX designs to enhance usability and user experience.
- ▸Tested chat modules and payment gateways to ensure secure and seamless user interactions.
- ▸Performed API testing using Postman to validate endpoints and ensure secure communication.
- ▸Tested AI chatbots, including sensitive content use cases, to verify response accuracy and safe user interactions.
SQA Intern
Tafsol Technologies — Karachi, Pakistan
- ▸Coordinated with Project Managers to understand project workflows, scope, and gather precise requirements.
- ▸Collaborated with Developers to verify bug resolutions and ensure alignment with project goals.
- ▸Conducted thorough manual testing to verify software functionality and quality.
- ▸Created detailed Test Plans and Test Cases for systematic testing procedures.
- ▸Managed bug reporting, ensuring clear documentation and timely issue tracking.
- ▸Performed web automation testing to improve application reliability and performance.
- ▸Executed regression testing to ensure application stability across software updates.
- ▸Reviewed UI/UX designs to enhance usability and user experience.
- ▸Tested chat modules and payment gateways to ensure secure and seamless user interactions.
- ▸Performed API testing using Postman to validate endpoints, ensuring secure and efficient communication.
SAP SD Internee
Proton Pakistan — Karachi, Pakistan
- ▸Gained understanding of core SAP SD processes, including sales order management, pricing, delivery, and billing.
- ▸Observed and documented end-to-end sales workflows within SAP.
- ▸Assisted in manual order creation and explored customer and material master data handling.
Active Sprint (What I'm Doing Now)
MAAZ-SPRINT-ACTIVE
Improving QA automation skills and learning system architecture to write better tests.
Synchronizing Scrum Board...
Key Projects
Multi-Tenant Enterprise Platform
Enterprise document management platform with multi-OS deployment. Led end-to-end QA including deployment script testing across Windows, Mac, and Linux environments.
- ✓Tested deployment scripts on Windows, Mac & Linux (setup, update, uninstall)
- ✓Monitored Docker container logs and ensured stable system setup
- ✓Verified complex RBAC roles: Super Admin, Tenant, Employee
- ✓Backend validation via SQL queries and Beekeeper Studio
- ✓Tested digital & physical document tracking, retrieval, and custom reporting
- ✓Validated tenant-specific settings: themes, password policies, subscriptions
Business Automation & Marketing Platform
WhatsApp-first business platform for appointment booking, marketing campaigns, and service management with bot automation.
- ✓Tested onboarding: signup, subscription, and WhatsApp Business connection
- ✓Verified bot activation, service setup, and appointment workflows
- ✓Checked RBAC: Business Owners (full control) vs Staff (limited access)
- ✓Validated payment workflows using Pagar.me and Google Calendar sync
- ✓Tested WhatsApp number change, Meta WebView login, and bot assignment
- ✓Verified Marketing module: template creation, Meta approval, and campaign execution
QuickKart Automation Framework
End-to-end test automation framework built with Playwright for QuickKart, featuring Page Object Model, self-healing locators, and automated execution in CI/CD.
- ✓Simulated storefront and admin dashboard user flows (86 spec files)
- ✓Self-healing locator strategy with fallback selectors to minimize test fragility
- ✓Reused authenticated state (storageState) across test cases to reduce login overhead by 80%
- ✓Parallelized execution and full debugging reports (Allure, traces, videos)
QuickKart E-Commerce Platform
Feature-rich MERN stack e-commerce application designed with a premium dark-mode aesthetic and engineered specifically for comprehensive manual and automated quality assurance.
- ✓Developed and verified storefront and administrative dashboard flows with strict Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- ✓Designed and documented 40+ manual test cases covering authentication, shopping cart math, and multi-step checkout
- ✓Instrumented the React frontend with unique data-testid attributes across all interactive components to ensure 100% stable automation locators
- ✓Tested and validated 25+ backend REST API endpoints using Swagger specifications
- ✓Built and verified an immutable Activity Logging system for real-time audit trails of critical business events (Logins, Inventory, Orders)
- ✓Leveraged AI coding assistants for accelerated development, code refactoring, and test case generation
Academic Background
MS Software Engineering
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES)
Aug 2025 – PresentBS Computer Science
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU)
Aug 2020 – Jul 2024Pre-Engineering
Army Public School Faisal (APSACS)
Aug 2018 – Jul 2020Certificates
SQL and Relational Databases 101
Cognitive Class (IBM Skills Network)
Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn
LinkedIn Learning Community
Foundations of Prompt Engineering
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Scrum Foundation Professional Certification
CertiProf
Introduction to API Testing with Postman
10Pearls University
Automation With Selenium Web Driver and TestNg
10Pearls University
QA Fundamentals
10Pearls University
API Testing and Basic Overview of JMETER
10Pearls University
Let's Work Together
Looking for a detail-oriented QA Engineer who breaks things before your users do? I'm open to full-time roles, freelance projects, and collaborations.