Waseem Akram

About Waseem Akram

QA Automation Engineer with over 11 years of experience designing and implementing scalable test automation solutions across finance, healthcare, telecom, and retail domains. Skilled in Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and Cypress, with deep expertise in Java, JavaScript, and Python. Strong background in CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, enabling faster, more reliable deployments. Delivered measurable impact by boosting test coverage, reducing release risk, and improving accessibility compliance. Adept at performance testing with JMeter and API validation using Postman and SoapUI. Known for resolving critical issues, mentoring QA teams, and collaborating across functions to align testing with business goals. Consistently contributed to higher release quality, reduced latency, and improved user experience through data-driven, automation-first strategies. TECHNICAL SKILLS Test Automation Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Espresso, XCTest, Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO Programming Languages Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C# Frameworks & Methodologies TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven Testing API Testing Postman, SoapUI Performance Testing JMeter CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions Version Control: Git Accessibility Testing axe-core, Manual WCAG/ADAValidation Database & Backend SQL (complex queries) Bug & Test Management Jira Reporting & Dashboards: Cucumber Reporting Plugins Cross-Browser/Platform Testing Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, Android, iOS Agile & Collaboration Agile/Scrum ractices, Sprint Planning, UAT Sessions

Experience

1. Senior Qa Automation Engineer

   Prudential Financial

   Jun 2022 — Present · Newark, NJ, US

   Build and optimize mobile automation suites using Appium, Espresso, and XCTest, accelerating regression cycles and ensuring consistent performance across iOS and Android platforms. Develop reusable web automation frameworks with Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO, JavaScript, and TypeScript, strengthening test coverage and reducing release risk across responsive and cross-browser applications. Design and execute automated unit, integration, and performance tests using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, ensuring robust validation at every application layer. Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, streamlining build validation and enabling fast, automated deployments with minimal manual effort. Test and verify RESTful services using Postman, uncovering API issues early and improving backend reliability and service performance. Lead accessibility testing efforts with axe-core and manual validation against WCAG and ADA standards, enhancing inclusivity and compliance on web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with developers, designers, and product managers to translate requirements into actionable test strategies, ensuring releases meet user needs and business goals. Conduct rigorous exploratory and usability testing across desktop, tablet, and mobile, driving a 9% increase in user task success rates. Resolve critical performance bottlenecks using JMeter and custom scripts, contributing to a 7% reduction in backend latency and improved real-time responsiveness.Coach and mentor QA engineers on test automation tools, test data management, and Agile best practices, boosting team capability and quality ownership.

Education

• University of the Punjab, Lahore

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

  2007 — 2009