Umar Ali

Dynamic and results-driven Senior SQA Engineer with 4 years of expertise in manual and automated testing, ensuring quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise-grade software products. Proficient in designing test strategies, building automation frameworks, and leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate test coverage and reduce defect escape rates. Experienced with Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, RestAssured, Datadog Synthetic Monitoring.

Skilled in Agile environments and actively using generative AI (Claude, GitHub Copilot) to drive intelligent testing workflows.

SQA Engineer III at Motive Inc. (2025-08 – Present)

• Built and maintained end-to-end automation frameworks using Java with Playwright for UI testing, RestAssured for API testing, and TestNG for test structuring.
• Identified, analyzed, and documented defects, questionable functions, and inconsistencies in web and mobile applications, ELD functions, and real-time map-based outputs.
• Used prompt engineering and context engineering techniques to generate domain-specific edge-case scenarios for map-based real-time systems and ELD (Electronic Logging Device) features.
• Implemented self-healing test automation concepts by employing AI-assisted locator strategies in Playwright (Java), reducing flaky test failures caused by UI changes.
• Designed and executed verification of features broken down into components for weekly releases, performing cross-platform and cross-browser testing across multiple devices.
• Actively investigated ES and customer-facing issues, collaborating with leads to retrospect and mitigate possible regressions before production.
• Used Redash for database queries to validate backend data integrity and used AWS S3 for data handling and test artifact management.
• Integrated automated test suites into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline for continuous quality validation on every build.
• Leveraged AI tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot) to generate test cases from Jira tickets and PRDs, reducing test case authoring time by ~40% and improving sprint velocity.
• Configured Datadog Synthetic monitors to proactively detect and alert on regressions in critical user journeys and API endpoints.
• Utilized Jira for issue tracking and collaborated cross-functionally via Slack and Microsoft Teams.

SQA Test Automation Engineer at Devsinc (2024-05 – 2025-08)

• Spearheaded test automation efforts using Cypress with the Mocha framework in Typescript and JavaScript, ensuring robust and reliable test coverage for web applications.
• Conducted API testing with Jest in Typescript, verifying API functionality, performance, and security.
• Automated end-to-end testing using Playwright with JavaScript and the Playwright Test framework, enhancing the efficiency of the QA process.
• Performed API testing using Postman to validate API responses and ensure backend reliability.
• Utilized AWS and GitHub Actions as CI/CD pipeline tools to facilitate seamless integration and deployment.
• Managed project workflows and QA processes effectively using Jira, fostering collaboration and transparency across teams.
• Followed Agile Methodology to align QA processes with iterative development cycles, ensuring continuous delivery and prompt feedback loops.
• Created and executed detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on functional requirements and user stories.

SQA Engineer at Introtech Solutions (2023-01 – 2024-04)

• Developed and implemented test plans and test cases based on software requirements; executed manual and automated test cases and analyzed results.
• Managed tasks and tracked progress using Azure DevOps, streamlining workflows and enhancing team collaboration.
• Led Release Acceptance Testing for major software releases, verifying functionality, performance, and UAT criteria before production deployment.
• Conducted comprehensive test automation using Selenium with Python and pytest framework.
• Performed regression testing to validate software modifications and maintain product stability.
• Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, providing QA perspective and enabling continuous delivery.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Forman Christian College University, Lahore (2018-09 – 2022-11)