Sohail Safdar

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Sohail Safdar

@sohailsafdar

Senior QA & Automation Engineer building Playwright frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for reliable releases.

What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead QA automation, build/scale Playwright frameworks and CI/CD with GitHub Actions, drive shift-left quality, and partner with teams in Agile to deliver reliable, zero-defect releases. Remote or onsite works.

I’m a results-driven Senior QA Engineer with 12+ years of experience across manual, functional, and automated testing for web and mobile applications in EdTech, educational gaming, healthcare, and corporate platforms. I’ve built Playwright + TypeScript automation frameworks from scratch and established CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions to keep releases dependable.

I’ve delivered zero-defect releases and reduced post-release bugs by 40% through proactive collaboration and shift-left practices during requirement analysis and design reviews. I automated 300+ regression test cases, cutting the manual regression cycle from 5 days to under 4 hours, while improving execution speed by 60% using a cross-browser and cross-device test matrix.

I lead and mentor QA teams in Agile/Scrum, managing and training engineers, and I’m hands-on with test planning, UAT facilitation, and high-quality defect management (Jira/TestRail). I also perform accessibility testing (WCAG 2.1), multilingual/localization testing, API testing, performance testing (JMeter), and security testing (OWASP), collaborating effectively with global teams across Pakistan, UK, Singapore, Kenya, and Bangladesh.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

KI

Senior QA & Automation Eng

Knowledge Platform Inc.

Jul 2012 - Mar 2026 (13 years 8 months)

Architected a Playwright + TypeScript end-to-end automation framework and built GitHub Actions CI/CD for PR and nightly regression runs, integrating Allure reports and Teams notifications. Automated 300+ regression tests, cut manual regression time from 5 days to under 4 hours, and reduced post-release bugs by 40% while maintaining 95%+ test coverage.

Playwright TypeScript GitHub Actions Cross Browser Testing

DS

QA Engineer

Digital Processing Systems

Jul 2008 - Jun 2012 (3 years 11 months)

Performed functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing for healthcare and education web applications, supporting HIPAA compliance requirements. Documented and tracked 200+ critical/high-priority bugs, contributed to 15+ consecutive releases with zero critical production defects, and supported release verification and sign-off.

Manual Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Smoke Testing Integration Testing Bugzilla

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

VP

Virtual University of Pakistan

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Software Engineering) from Virtual University of Pakistan, graduating in 2008.

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