Michael Thompson

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QA Automation Engineer

Melbourne, Australia

michael.thompson.qa@gmail.com +61-423-778-991 LinkedIn GitHub LeetCode Portfolio

Summary

Senior QA Automation Engineer with 4 years of hands-on experience building robust automation solutions for web, API, and mobile applications. Strong expertise in Java-based test frameworks, CI/CD integration, performance testing, and cloud-enabled QA environments, consistently delivering high-quality software in Agile teams.

Skills

Languages: Java

Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver TestNG JUnit Cucumber Playwright Appium

Databases: MySQL

Cloud: AWS

Tools: Postman Rest Assured Git Jenkins Docker JIRA JMeter

Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Engineer

TechVision Solutions

2022-01 - 2026-01

48 months

Led the design and evolution of a scalable QA automation framework using Java, Selenium, and Playwright, increasing automated regression coverage to 90%. Implemented API automation with Rest Assured and Postman, reducing critical production defects by 35%. Integrated Dockerized test execution into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and introduced Appium-based mobile testing, cutting release validation time by 40%. Conducted performance testing with JMeter and supported cloud-based test environments on AWS.

Java Selenium WebDriver TestNG JUnit Cucumber Playwright Postman Rest Assured SQL JDBC MySQL Git Jenkins Docker JIRA Appium JMeter AWS

Projects

Unified Test Automation Platform open-source

6 months

Developed an open-source, containerized automation framework supporting web and API testing with BDD. Achieved consistent execution across environments and increased contributor adoption through clear documentation and modular design.

Java Selenium WebDriver TestNG Cucumber Docker Jenkins MySQL GitHub

Education

Bachelors in Software Engineering

Monash University

Graduated 2021 • GPA: 3.7

Certifications

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner