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Mustansar Iqbal

@mustansariqbal

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Senior QA Engineer and Team Lead specializing in automation and CI/CD integration.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a senior QA/automation role where I can lead test strategy, scale automation, improve CI/CD efficiency, and mentor teams in an Agile environment.

I am a Senior QA Engineer and Team Lead with 6+ years of experience delivering automation and manual testing across web, mobile, and API platforms. I design and maintain Selenium (Python) and Cypress test suites, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and mentor QA teams to ensure reliable release validation.

I have reduced CI run times by ~40% through pipeline optimization, use AI tools to accelerate understanding and test updates, and lead QA efforts as a Scrum Master and QA Lead. I bring a practical blend of hands-on automation engineering, API testing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI First QA Engineer

Current

Trilogy

Apr 2025 - Present (9 months)

Built and maintained automated regression suites for SaaS web apps using Selenium and Cypress, reducing Jenkins run time ~40% and improving regression reliability by separating environment issues from real defects.

Selenium Cypress Jenkins TypeScript CI CD Test Automation Accessibility Testing Git AI Tools

QA Lead | Senior Automation Engineer

Contour Software (Jonas Event Technology)

Jan 2022 - Aug 2025 (3 years 7 months)

Led end-to-end QA for web and API platforms, designed Selenium (Python) automation and integrated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines while coordinating sprint QA as Scrum Master.

Azure DevOps API Testing Postman Jira CI CD Test Planning Scrum Git

QA Lead / Senior Automation Engineer

Contour Software

Jan 2022 - Aug 2025 (3 years 7 months)

Led end-to-end QA for web and API platforms, designed Selenium (Python) automation and integrated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines, and coordinated sprint-level QA activities as Scrum Master reducing release issues and improving coverage.

Selenium Python Azure DevOps API Testing Postman Git Jira Test Planning Agile

Freelance QA Engineer

Independent Contractor

Apr 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Delivered manual and automated QA solutions using Selenium and Python, validated APIs with Postman and Python requests, and set up basic GitLab automation pipelines for global clients via Upwork/Fiverr.

Selenium Python Postman Gitlab CI Appium API Testing Test Automation Client Communication

Freelance QA Engineer

Remote Freelance

Apr 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Delivered manual and automated QA solutions using Selenium and Python, validated APIs with Postman and Python requests, and set up basic GitLab automation pipelines for clients.