Taulant Kaçkini

About Taulant Kaçkini

I’m a QA Automation Engineer / SDET with 8+ years of experience designing UI, API, and mobile automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, Appium, and modern CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). I focus on improving test coverage, stability, and release reliability through clean automation design and data-driven validation.At Sisal, I strengthened UI/API automation, improved pipeline stability, reduced flaky test behavior, and expanded automation across mobile (Appium) and cross-browser platforms. At Comdata, I increased API automation coverage by 40%, improved framework maintainability, and reduced defect leakage through deeper backend validation with MySQL and JDBC.I work closely with developers, BAs, and product teams to embed quality early in the SDLC, and I’ve mentored junior engineers on automation practices, BDD standards, and testing best practices. & : Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, Appium, Postman: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), POM, Hybrid/Data-Driven/ & : Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, Git, AWS: UI/API Automation, Regression, End-to-End, Mobile, Cross-Browser, Shift-Left Testing & : MySQL, JDBC, JSON, BrowserStack, JMeter, Jira, Polarion ALM, Selenium Grid, SDLC/STLC: Open to SDET / QA Automation roles (UI, API, Mobile): U.S. Work Authorized (Green Card, no sponsorship needed). Open to East Coast, DMV or Remote.

Experience

1. Qa Automation Engineer

   Sisal

   Dec 2022 — Present · Naples, IT

   Develop and maintain UI/API automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, and REST Assured.• Maintain optimized CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitHub Actions for faster and more stable regression runs.• Improve UI/API test stability by optimizing waits, selectors, data setup, and cross-browser execution settings.• Design BDD test scenarios with Cucumber and TestNG to align business requirements with UI/API test coverage.• Develop and run mobile UI tests using Appium to support Android and iOS validation in the automation suite.• Guide junior QA engineers on automation practices, BDD standards, and overall quality engineering workflows.

Education

• Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics