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Manny Hardanian

@mannyhardanian

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Full-stack QA automation engineer specializing in AI/LLM testing, building scalable Cypress/Selenium frameworks.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead end-to-end QA automation and AI/LLM evaluation in collaborative teams—building scalable frameworks, integrating tests into CI/CD, and improving quality through shift-left approaches and measurable output scoring.

I’m a full-stack QA automation engineer focused on shipping reliable software through end-to-end quality coverage—UI, API, backend validation, and performance testing. I’ve led test automation across healthcare, fintech, HR tech, and enterprise platforms, building frameworks that scale with microservices and real release cycles.

In my recent work, I spearheaded Cypress-based automated testing for the Revenue Cycle Optimization platform and strengthened regression workflows by integrating tests into Azure CI/CD pipelines. I also lead LLM evaluation and AI quality engineering—creating prompt validation workflows, building Python-based validation scripts, and applying structured scoring (including hallucination detection and edge-case behavior) with human-in-the-loop review.

I’ve also built and evolved automation at scale using Playwright, Selenium, PyTest, Requests, and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins, including functional/event-driven validation with RabbitMQ and operational visibility with Grafana dashboards. I’m known for shift-left collaboration, initiative-driven delivery, and continuous improvement using tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate automation development.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Test Automation Engineer

Current

Quadax Inc

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Led Cypress-based end-to-end automation for the Revenue Cycle Optimization (RCO) platform, adding UI/API coverage with JavaScript and backend validation with SQL. Integrated tests into Azure CI/CD for automated regression on commits/PRs and built performance/functional API tests with JMeter while applying shift-left practices to reduce post-release defects.

Cypress Javascript Typescript SQL JMeter UI Test Automation

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG)

Feb 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years 2 months)

Spearheaded UI, API, and backend end-to-end test automation using Playwright, Selenium, and Python, building a scalable PyTest framework with parameterized suites and fixtures. Integrated automated pipelines into GitHub Actions and Jenkins, validated event-driven workflows with RabbitMQ, and delivered Grafana quality dashboards to improve release readiness and reduce post-deployment defects.

Playwright Selenium Python Pytest REST API Testing GitHub Actions Jenkins RabbitMQ Grafana

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Envision Healthcare

Jun 2018 - Feb 2022 (3 years 8 months)

Defined automation strategy across UI/desktop, API, and database layers for healthcare systems to support regulatory compliance. Built middleware API automation with Postman/Newman and Jenkins-based CI, and implemented scalable UI test frameworks in C# (Selenium WebDriver) and Windows/WPF automation (WinAppDriver) with SQL validation via complex queries and stored procedures.

Postman Newman Jenkins C++Selenium Webdriver WinAppDriver WPF SQL Visual Studio

Quality Assurance Automation

Omnicom Systems

Mar 2015 - Jun 2018 (3 years 3 months)

Enhanced and converted manual eClinical regression suites into data- and keyword-driven Selenium automation frameworks using the Page Object Model for maintainability and regulatory traceability. Automated secure payment and patient-data validation via REST APIs and CI build verification, and produced HTML audit reports with screenshots, execution steps, and timing metrics.

Selenium Webdriver Page Object Model REST API Testing Jenkins CI Build Verification HTML Reporting Agile QA

Lead Test Automation Engineer

Incapital LLC

Oct 2013 - Mar 2015 (1 year 5 months)

Developed and maintained a data-driven test automation framework for complex financial applications using Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, C#, and Selenium WebDriver with Page Factory design patterns. Trained QA to extend the framework and automated regression suites for both Salesforce and proprietary applications using BDD/specification-driven scenarios with SpecFlow to improve compliance an

C++Selenium Webdriver SQL Server Page Factory SpecFlow BDD Visual Studio

Test Automation Engineer

Acquinity Interactive

Jan 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 9 months)

Built data-driven .NET automation for online marketing platforms using C# and Selenium WebDriver to ensure campaign flow accuracy and UI reliability. Validated KPIs and storefront behavior with T-SQL and executed Shopify API and UI tests, while troubleshooting Jenkins CI build failures to maintain release stability.

C++Selenium Webdriver .NET T SQL API Testing Jenkins CI CI Troubleshooting