BISMITHA HUSSAIN

QUALITY AUTOMATION ENGINEER

bismithahussain@gmail.com | 0414 798 403 | linkedin.com

CAREER PROFILE

Proactive and results-driven Quality Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in functional and automation

testing across banking and enterprise systems. Skilled in transforming manual test cases into robust automated suites

using Playwright, Selenium, and RestAssured. Experienced in API testing, CI/CD integration, and agile delivery, ensuring

high-quality outcomes for distributed microservices architectures. Passionate about driving process improvements and

embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

SKILLS

● Domain: Banking, Home loans, Payments,

Transfers, Onboarding, Utilities, Education,

Insurance

● Automation & UI Testing: Selenium (Java),

Playwright, BDD/TDD, Allure Reporting

● API & Backend Testing: Postman, JSON,

XML, SQL, Temporal, Grpc

● Programming & Scripting: Java, basic

JavaScript, SQL

● CI/CD & Cloud: Docker, Harness, GCP,

GitHub

● Monitoring & Reporting: Jira, Confluence,

Browser Stack, Splunk, Scrum, Kanban,

sprint planning, backlog grooming

● Processes & Methodologies: Test strategy

& execution, defect management, risk

analysis, UAT coordination, Agile, Waterfall,

SDLC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Automation Engineer, ANZ Bank August 2022- Dec 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Transformed manual regression test cases into automated test suites using Selenium and Playwright,

reducing regression cycle time by 40%.

• Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, enabling continuous validation of

builds.

• Collaborated with product owners, business SMEs, developers, and designers to refine requirements, translate

customer scenarios into comprehensive test strategies, and support timely delivery of Agile sprints,

contributing to a 20% improvement in sprint efficiency.

• Maintained test environments, logged defects with impact analysis, and ensured timely resolution in

collaboration with development teams.

• Mentored junior QA engineers in automation practices and agile testing methodologies.

• Acted as a single point of contact for QA, coordinating onshore and offshore teams across multiple time

zones.

• Performed comprehensive API and microservices testing using Postman, JSON/XML validation, gRPC, and

temporal workflows to ensure reliability, accuracy, and seamless integration between digital channels.

• Maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Action supporting nightly and on-demand automated runs, enabling

rapid feedback loops for cross-functional teams and faster defect resolution

• Led end-to-end quality activities as Senior QE, ensuring stable, secure, and customer-ready digital experiences.

Conducted code reviews, coached teams on testing best practices, and consistently maintained high test

coverage (80%+ via SonarQube).

Page | 1 bismithahussain@gmail.com | 0414 798 403• Identified, documented, and tracked defects through to resolution by performing detailed debugging, log

analysis, and issue triage using GCP tools, Splunk, and SQL, ensuring stable and high-performing digital banking

services.

Achievements

• Developed automated test suites backend services (API, microservices) integrated with Allure reporting,

resulting in a 55% uplift in automation coverage across key customer journeys.

• Introduced centralised reporting via Allure dashboards, reducing debugging effort by 80% and improving

visibility of mobile, web, and API test results across squads.

Quality Assurance Engineer, Clear Dynamics January 2022 – July 2022

Key Responsibilities

• Executed functional, regression, and performance tests for enterprise banking applications.

• Automated key banking journeys using Selenium with Java, improving test coverage by 35%.

• Performed API validation and contract testing across multiple microservices.

• Coordinated testing activities within cross-functional agile teams, ensuring adherence to quality benchmarks.

• Produced clear test documentation and reports for stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making.

Achievements

• Developed distributed, parallel test execution using Docker and GCP, reducing regression cycles from 5 days

to 4 hours and improving release efficiency.

Software Development Engineer in Test, Monash University March 2021 – Nov 2021

Key Responsibilities

• Performed manual and automated testing in web using Selenium and Java frameworks.

• Conducted API and microservices testing with Postman, validating JSON/XML for reliable integrations.

• Collaborated with stakeholders in Agile sprints to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and test

documentation

Achievements

• Reduced regression cycle time by 70% by implementing scalable automation frameworks and optimizing test

execution.

Software Development Engineer in Test, UST Global April 2015 – July 2018

Key Responsibilities

• Developed and maintained automation frameworks for UI and API testing using Postman, and Cucumber,

ensuring scalable and reusable test suites.

• Created Cucumber BDD frameworks and automated scenarios in Java improving test coverage and reducing

manual effort.

• Conducted functional, integration, and regression testing, logging defects in Jira and verifying fixes to ensure

high-quality releases.

• Participated in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, retrospectives, and defect

triage, contributing to efficient sprint delivery.

• Collaborated with business clients, product owners, and development teams to translate requirements into

detailed test plans and scenarios.

Achievements

• Accelerated regression testing by 60% through automation framework enhancements and optimized test

execution strategy.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Monash University 2018 – 2021

Master of Information Technology

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) 2010 – 2014Bachelor of Technology – Engineering

REFERENCES

References are available upon reques