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James Kariuki

@jameskariuki3

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Collaborative QA Engineer specializing in automated testing and test strategy to improve software quality.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a collaborative Agile team role focused on test automation, improving release quality, mentorship opportunities, and measurable process impact.

I am a collaborative QA engineer with hands-on experience in manual and automated testing, test planning, and defect tracking. I work closely with product and engineering teams in Agile environments to deliver high-quality, bug-free releases.

I have a proven record of reducing post-release defects by 30% and automating 80% of regression suites using Cypress, which cut testing time by 40%. I document reproducible bug reports and maintain clear test documentation to accelerate resolution.

My technical toolbox includes Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Postman, TestRail, Jest, and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins. I also apply UI/UX design principles with Figma and produce reports using Power BI to improve usability and stakeholder visibility.

I hold a BSc in Software Engineering and certifications in TestRail and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. I seek to continue improving software reliability through test automation, strong collaboration, and measurable process improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Quality Engineer

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Griffin Global Technologies

May 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Conduct end-to-end manual and automated testing for web applications, developed 50+ TestRail test plans to improve coverage and helped reduce rework time by 20%, ensuring zero critical bugs in production releases.

Cypress Selenium TestRail Jira Javascript Typescript Regression Testing

Analyst Trainee

Teach2Give

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 (2 months)

Automated 80% of regression tests using Cypress, reducing manual effort by 40% and designed manual test cases achieving 95% requirement coverage; performed API and unit testing to validate backend functionality.

Cypress Postman Jest Testing Design Regression Testing Test Automation JavaScript

.NET Trainee

The Jitu Ltd

Aug 2023 - Oct 2023 (2 months)

Conducted unit and integration testing for .NET microservices to achieve 95% code coverage and tracked testing progress and defects using Azure Boards within Agile sprints.