# Kyle Tice Kyle Tice is a remote worker on Himalayas, Staff Automation Engineer at Midwest Tape / Hoopla, based in United States. Source: https://himalayas.app/@kyletice ```text Staff Automation Engineer at Midwest Tape / Hoopla, building AI-assisted test automation that self-heals locators and cut regression time by 87%. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | United States | | Authorized to work in | United States | | Salary expectations | 130k+ USD | | Job categories | Automation Testing, SDET, Test Automation Architect | | Skills | Testing Automation, Test Architecture, Playwright, Python, TypeScript, Performance Testing, API Testing, REST, GraphQL, Hypothesis, Syrupy, Kafka, Mobile Test Automation, Appium | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/kyle-ticeqa | | GitHub | https://github.com/autom8ion | ## About ```text At Midwest Tape / Hoopla, I architected a Playwright TypeScript framework and created Claude Code Skills that generate tests, self-heal locators, and help triage failures. I also delivered 1,500+ automated mobile tests across iOS and Android and cut regression execution time by 87% through parallel execution. At Janus Henderson Investors, I built a Playwright end-to-end framework spanning UI, API middleware, and data layers, lifting automated regression coverage from roughly 30% to over 80%. Across my work, I’ve developed automation and performance testing frameworks, integrated them into CI/CD pipelines, and mentored SDETs on test architecture and AI-assisted workflows. ``` ## Experience ### Staff Automation Engineer (current) Midwest Tape / Hoopla. Jan 2026 - Present ```text Architected a Playwright TypeScript automation framework and custom Claude Code Skills for AI-assisted test generation and self-healing. Automated API, Kafka, and performance testing, reducing regression runtime by 87%. ``` Skills: Playwright, TypeScript, Python, Claude-Code, AI-Agents, REST, GraphQL, Hypothesis, Syrupy, Kafka, K6, Appium, Maestro, Kobiton, AWS, GitHub-Actions, Grafana, Datadog, DevLake ### Test Automation Architect Aircraft Performance Group. Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 ```text Architected a mobile automation framework for an iOS flight-planning app using XCUITest and AI-assisted development. Developed 500+ automated tests and implemented performance testing with Locust, cutting regression time from 4 hours to 1 hour. ``` Skills: XCUITest, iOS, AI-assisted-Development, ChatGpt, Windsurf, Jenkins, Locust, Marathon, Performance-Testing ### Test Automation Architect Janus Henderson Investors. Jan 2019 - Dec 2024 ```text Architected and scaled a Playwright TypeScript end-to-end framework, lifting regression coverage from 30% to over 80%. Implemented K6 performance testing and a Python data-layer testing platform, integrating all suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD. ``` Skills: Playwright, TypeScript, Python, Pandas, Polars, Great-Expectations, Azure-DevOps, CI-CD, Data-Testing, Performance-Testing ### Technical QA Manager Vertafore. Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 ```text Engineered a UI/API automation framework using SerenityBDD in Java and delivered RESTful API performance testing with Locust on Docker/Kubernetes. Led a 22-person SDET organization and drove automation standards. ``` Skills: Serenity-BDD-Framework, Java, Cucumber, Selenium, Rest-Assured, AssertJ, Gradle, Locust, Docker, Kubernetes, ReportPortal ### Test Automation Architect TransUnion. Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 ```text Engineered a SpecFlow C#/Selenium/RESTSharp framework automating UI and API layers, plus JMeter performance suites, and established Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. Introduced chaos/resiliency testing and led a weekly Test Automation Best Practices meetup. ``` Skills: SpecFlow, C#, Selenium, Rest-Sharp, JMeter, Jenkins, Chaos-Testing, System-Resilience-Testing ### Lead SDET DHI Group, Inc. (Dice.com). Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 ```text Delivered a C#/SpecFlow BDD automation suite covering UI and API test layers for the Dice.com job platform. Extended coverage to native mobile with Appium and Applitools for cross-device visual validation. ``` Skills: C#, SpecFlow, BDD, Selenium, Appium, Applitools, Visual-Testing, Mobile-Testing ### Technical QA Manager World Fuel Services. Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 ```text Developed a BDD/SpecFlow API automation framework for back-end SOAP services in C#, plus a Selenium/SpecFlow/SpecRun UI framework using the Page Object Model. Managed 4 SDETs and coached the team on embedding automation throughout the SDLC. ``` Skills: C#, SpecFlow, BDD, Selenium, SpecRun, Page-Object-Model, SOAP, API-Testing ### Principal Automation Engineer Nordstrom. Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 ```text Engineered an extensive SOAP API automation framework validating the back-end payment system for all Canadian Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores. Authored JMeter performance tests and built a Selenium/SpecFlow/RESTSharp C# framework automating NordstromCard.com. ``` Skills: SOAP, API-Testing, JMeter, Selenium, SpecFlow, Rest-Sharp, C#, Performance-Testing ### Senior SDET Healthgrades. Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 ```text Built C#/Selenium/RESTSharp and Fitnesse suites totaling 1,000+ automated UI/API tests running nightly via Jenkins CI. ``` Skills: C#, Selenium, Rest-Sharp, FitNesse, Jenkins ### Senior SDET Pearson via Modis. Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 ```text Built C#/Selenium/RESTSharp and Fitnesse suites totaling 1,000+ automated UI/API tests running nightly via Jenkins CI. ``` Skills: C#, Selenium, Rest-Sharp, FitNesse, Jenkins ### Lead SDET Rivet Software. Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 ```text Led a 3-person automation team, authored the automation strategy, and engineered a C#/Coded UI desktop framework. ``` Skills: C#, CodedUI, desktop-testing, Team-Leadership ### Senior SDET Pearson via ProtoTest. Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 ```text Senior SDET role at Pearson via ProtoTest. ``` ### Technical Support / SDET / SDET II [Microsoft](https://himalayas.app/companies/microsoft). Jan 2001 - Dec 2010 ```text Advanced from Technical Support to SDET II, writing automated tests and authoring test plans. ``` Skills: Testing-Automation, Test-Planning ## Education ### Whitworth University Bachelor of Arts, International Business / Business Management ```text Earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Business Management from Whitworth University. ``` ### Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum ```text Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance. ``` ## Tech stack - Postman - Snowflake - Selenium - Kobiton - Kubernetes - Marathon - Jenkins - GitHub Actions - Pandas - MongoDB - Oracle - Databricks - Applitools - Cypress - Python - Java - C# - Locust - Kafka - Appium - Grafana - iOS - Datadog - GraphQL - TypeScript - pytest - Cucumber - FitNesse - Git - Docker - ReportPortal - SQL - TeamCity - Playwright - Polars - Great Expectations - Maestro - k6 - Claude Code - Android - Apache Kafka - AWS To contact Kyle, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Anton Demchuchen](https://himalayas.app/@antondemchuchen): QA Engineering Manager, Evergreen Wealth - [Navin Mishra](https://himalayas.app/@navinmishra1): Senior Quality Tester, Genesys Consulting - [sireesha appisetty](https://himalayas.app/@sireeshaappisetty): Senior QA Automation Engineer (SDET), GE Aerospace - [Yury Gagarin](https://himalayas.app/@yurygagarin): Senior QA Automation Engineer, Penske Logistics - [Rich Downie](https://himalayas.app/@richdownie): Senior Test Automation Engineer, Medaxion, Inc. - [Shahanoor Chowdhury](https://himalayas.app/@shahanoorchowdhury): Lead Test Automation Engineer, HiTechsUSA - [Emdad Farzad](https://himalayas.app/@emdadfarzad): Senior SDET, Oasis, A Paychex Company - [Paul Maez](https://himalayas.app/@paulmaez): AI Engineer, Independent - [George Ataya](https://himalayas.app/@georgeataya): Principal Engineer & Automation Architect, AI Enabled Job Search Platform - [Ovais Ali](https://himalayas.app/@ovaisali): QA Automation Lead, Advantage Solutions