Shayan Sadullah
@shayansadullah
Senior QA Automation engineer delivering fast, reliable test suites and continuous quality improvements.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
I’m a seasoned Senior/Lead QA Automation and Test Engineer with 15 years of experience building test frameworks, improving test coverage, and driving continuous quality improvement across agile teams.
At Brady Technologies, I’ve constructed Playwright with TypeScript for transaction data APIs and UI tests, reaching 65% coverage and delivering a robust suite now used by 12+ engineers. I run Playwright tests through CI/CD with SonarCloud security verification, achieving 250 end-to-end tests in 7 minutes—100% faster execution—and reducing bugs by over 50% through stronger QA traceability and risk analysis.
I also accelerate automation development using Playwright MCP Server with Copilot LLM, improving test coverage and cutting automation task creation by 70% for API and emerging UI needs. I’ve led POC work that validates large-scale CSV-to-Parquet transformations with verification in about an hour, supporting data migration confidence.
Earlier, I transitioned teams from C# Selenium UI frameworks to a more agile Cypress API test approach, improving execution speed by 50%, and reduced manual test execution time by 60% on GitHub pipelines. I’ve consistently championed shift-left testing, cross-functional collaboration, CI/CD security scanning (Veracode/SonarCloud), and mentoring to grow teams’ effectiveness.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior/Lead QA Automation
Brady Technologies Limited
Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Built Playwright + TypeScript automation for transaction data APIs and UI, reaching 65% test coverage used by 12 engineers; accelerated CI/CD runs with 250 end-to-end tests in 7 minutes (100% faster). Defined QA test strategy and traceability matrix in JIRA (85% coverage planning), reduced bugs by 50%, and used Playwright MCP Server with Copilot LLM to cut automation task creation time by 70%.
Senior QA & Automation
Brady Technologies Limited
Feb 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 5 months)
Led end-to-end testing for the PowerDesk CORE SaaS energy trading portal and supported technical selection and mentoring for a Lead QA role. Reduced manual execution time by 60% using Cypress (TypeScript), transitioned from C# Selenium UI to faster Cypress API tests (50% quicker), and improved tracking and delivery using Jira/TestRail (70% better awareness; 50% faster move to 'done').
Software Developer in Test
ImbursePayments
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 (5 months)
Collaborated with Product Owners to write clear, business-oriented user stories and improve the development process. Authored Playwright (TypeScript) tests for a transaction data application to strengthen test suite reliability and accuracy.
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Active Navigation Limited
Aug 2019 - Jul 2022 (2 years 11 months)
Developed a C# (SpecFlow) monitoring framework and API tests for an inventory management service, increasing observability by 50%+ and enabling proactive issue detection via Azure dashboards. Built Cypress end-to-end tests added to Azure Pipelines (preventing regressions well over 80%) and enabled Veracode static code security analysis in CI/CD.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Efficio Consulting
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019 (6 months)
Transformed testing practices by championing shift-left testing to emphasize early testing and defect prevention. Extended an existing PHP test framework to add supply management functionality and worked closely with developers to speed issue resolution through proactive collaboration.
Senior QA Automation Eng
Highlight Limited
Aug 2013 - Dec 2018 (5 years 4 months)
Designed and built a C# (NUnit3/SpecFlow) GUI automation framework with WebDriver in Visual Studio for 130 end-to-end tests, enabling selective execution for release-focused coverage. Developed JMeter + PowerShell load testing to identify performance bottlenecks and implemented Gherkin + SpecFlow API tests that reduced severity-1 bugs and improved test execution speed by 35%, while mentoring other
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Stafford College
BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance, Business & Finance
Completed a BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance at Stafford College.
Staffordshire University
BA (Hons) Business Studies, Business Studies
Earned a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from Staffordshire University.
Staffordshire University
MSc Computing Science (Intensive Conversion), Computing Science
Completed an intensive conversion MSc in Computing Science at Staffordshire University.
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