Muhammad Saad Chughtai
Thornaby,UK
Summary
Results-driven QA Engineer with 2 years of experience in manual and automated testing of web and mobile applications. Expertise in designing and executing functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and API tests, utilising Playwright, Appium, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Proficient in Agile Scrum methodologies, Jira, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD practices, with a solid grasp of the software development and testing lifecycles.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Traine QA Engineer
Teesside University
Middlesbrough
2023.08 - 2025.06
- Automated functional, regression, and end-to-end test scenarios, enhancing test coverage and efficiency through Page Object Model (POM) and reusable components.
- Performed API testing with Postman and integrated automated test execution into Jenkins pipelines using Git for version control.
- Developed scalable, maintainable automation frameworks, aligning with industry-standard QA and Agile practices to support robust testing processes.
- Expanded automation knowledge by implementing new testing techniques, contributing to improved framework performance and reliability.
- Built and maintained personal automation projects using Playwright and Appium with JavaScript and TypeScript for web and mobile applications.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
HMB Solutions Pvt Ltd
Islamabad
2021.08 - 2023.08
- Performed manual and automated testing of web and mobile applications using Playwright, Appium, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Designed, executed, and maintained various test cases, ensuring comprehensive software quality across functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
- Supported CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git, enhancing automated test execution and facilitating smoother release processes.
- Conducted API testing with Postman, logged and tracked defects in Jira, and collaborated with developers to resolve issues.
- Collaborated in Agile Scrum environment, creating test documentation and reporting results to improve test coverage and refine QA processes.
Education
MSc - Cybersecurity
Teesside University
Middlesbrough 08/2023 - 06/2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer science
PMAS Arid Agriculture University
PakistanSkills
- Test automation
- End-to-End testing
- Mobile automation
- API testing
- REST APIs
- Cross-browser testing
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Web Application Testing
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Git
- GitHub
- Jira
- Agile Scrum
Referees
Available on request
Affiliations
- Volunteering
- Article writing
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Traine QA Engineer
Teesside University
2023.08 - 2025.06
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
HMB Solutions Pvt Ltd
2021.08 - 2023.08
Bachelor of Science - Computer science
PMAS Arid Agriculture University
MSc - Cybersecurity
Teesside University
08/2023 - 06/2025