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Muhammad Bilal

Lahore

Summary

Principal Test Automation Engineer with 10 years of experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks for backend and frontend applications. Skilled in leading teams, optimizing testing lifecycles, and driving CI/CD efficiencies. Expert in tools like Selenium, TestNG, Appium, Cypress, Postman, and Cucumber (BDD), with a focus on enhancing test coverage and software quality through E2E automation.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Test Automation Engineer

Venture Dive
Lahore
02.2024 - Current
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks, integrating CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
  • Architected hybrid automation framework integrating Selenium, TestNG, and Appium, enhancing test execution efficiency.
  • Define and implement test automation roadmaps, ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives.
  • Developed Dockerized test environments for parallel execution across multiple browsers and devices with focus on quality.
  • Introduced AI-driven automation solutions, increasing defect detection by 70% and reducing release cycles
  • Spearhead enterprise-level automation strategies to enhance testing efficiency and product reliability
  • Lead team of test engineers, fostering great culture of quality through mentoring and best practices throughout software development lifecycle.

Test Automation Lead

Venture Dive
07.2021 - 02.2024
  • Designed and implemented BDD-based automated test suites with Cucumber & Gherkin, enabling business-readable test scenarios.
  • Automated the triggering of test execution using GitHub Actions & AWS CodePipeline.
  • Designed a load testing suite with JMeter and Gatling, simulating 100,000+ concurrent users to analyze system scalability.
  • Defined and executed the test automation vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between QA, DevOps, and Development teams, reducing defect leakage.
  • Established automated regression suites for daily sanity checks, reducing release cycle bottlenecks.

Senior Automation Engineer

Venture Dive
01.2020 - 06.2021
  • Pioneered the transition from manual to automated testing, doubling efficiency and test accuracy.
  • Developed 700+ automated API test cases, enhancing backend stability and performance.
  • Implemented service virtualization for API testing, accelerating test execution in pre-production environments.
  • Automated database validation testing, ensuring seamless backend consistency with SQL scripting.
  • Designed and implemented enterprise-wide automation strategies, optimizing test execution across multiple platforms.


Software Test Engineer Automation

Zameen.com
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Architected a hybrid test automation framework combining Selenium, RestAssured, and Appium, achieving considerable automation coverage.
  • Established automated rollback mechanisms, reducing production failures due to undetected defects.
  • Implemented service virtualization for API testing, accelerating test execution in pre-production environments.

Software Automation Engineer

Macro Soft Pakistan
02.2017 - 02.2019
  • Led the design and optimization of test automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) and Page Factory Design Pattern. Implemented Test-Driven Development (TDD) with TestNG and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with Cucumber for robust testing.
  • Collaborated with the QA team to integrate automated tests seamlessly. Used Selenium WebDriver and TestNG for web automation, and Insomnia and Postman for API testing.
  • Utilized Appium for functional and regression testing of mobile applications on Android and iOS.
  • Documented test procedures, results, and automation scripts in detail to support knowledge sharing.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Apponative
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Designed end-to-end automation pipelines, optimizing test cycles and reducing test execution time.
  • Implemented browser compatibility testing strategies, ensuring consistent application performance across platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Science | Computer Science -

UET | 2010 - 2014

Skills

  • Automation Testing: Selenium Cypress Appium Playwright Jest WebDriverIO
  • Test Frameworks & Methodologies: TestNG JUnit BDD (Cucumber) TDD POM
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins Git Docker AWS BrowserStack Saucelabs
  • API & Performance Testing: REST Assured Postman SOAP UI JMeter Gatling
  • Programming Languages: Java Python JavaScript C#
  • Database & Cloud: SQL MySQL AWS Azure
  • Defect Management & Agile Tools: Jira TestRail Confluence Agile/Scrum
  • Mobile & Web Automation: Selenium WebDriver Appium Mobile Testing Responsive Testing

Professional Highlights

  • Strategic Leadership & Team Development: Led a team of 8+ engineers to implement Selenium and Appium-based test automation frameworks, enhancing testing efficiency.
  • Process Optimization & Test Strategy Execution: Optimized Selenium WebDriver scripts and implemented parallel execution, significantly reducing test runtime across multiple environments.
  • Technology Innovation & Framework Enhancements: Built AI-driven self-healing automation frameworks using advanced locators, improving maintenance for large-scale web applications.
  • CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Integrated TestNG and Jenkins into CI/CD pipelines, automating regression tests and accelerating deployment cycles.


Certification

  • Automation Competency Award | Honored with an award as best performer in Venturedive in 2024.

Technical Skillset

  • C# / Java / JavaScript
  • Python / Selenium / Appium
  • Appium Flutter Driver / WebDriver.IO
  • Cypress.IO / Mocha / Jasmine
  • Protractor / Taiko / Playwright
  • AutoIT / Sikuli
  • Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD) (JUnit/TestNG)
  • REST / SOAP & SOAP UI / Winium
  • Jackson / SimpleJson / JSON
  • XML / Postman / Insomnia / Rest Assured
  • Jenkins / Git / Docker
  • AWS / DevOps / BrowserStack
  • Gatling / Jira / TestRail
  • Linux & Mac
  • Page Object Model (POM) / Swagger

Future Goals

Technical

  • Mobile Automation: Expand expertise in Appium for mobile and IoT testing, explore 5G network testing.
  • CI/CD Integration: Advance continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines with tools like TestNG, Jenkins, and Docker.


Certifications to Pursue

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • ISTQB Certified Tester
  • Certified agile Tester
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)


New Regions to Explore

  • AI/ML in Test Automation
  • Blockchain Testing
  • Performance Engineering and Load Testing

Timeline

Principal Test Automation Engineer

Venture Dive
02.2024 - Current

Test Automation Lead

Venture Dive
07.2021 - 02.2024

Senior Automation Engineer

Venture Dive
01.2020 - 06.2021

Software Test Engineer Automation

Zameen.com
04.2019 - 12.2019

Software Automation Engineer

Macro Soft Pakistan
02.2017 - 02.2019

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Apponative
01.2015 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science | Computer Science -

UET | 2010 - 2014

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