Test Automation Engineer · Ankara, TR

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Senior Test Automation EngineerISTQB® CTAL-TAE

Ankara

About

10+ years in QA

I have worked in software quality since 2015. Starting from manual testing, I specialized in test automation architecture, API testing and CI/CD integration. Across defense, healthcare and cybersecurity, I have built automation frameworks from scratch, led QA teams and helped ship products with confidence.

Experience

2015 — 2026

Esen

Senior Software Test Engineer

Mar 22 –
Jun 26

Formulated comprehensive test strategies and plans for a mission-critical Electronic Warfare System.
Architected and maintained a scalable UI/API test automation framework from scratch using Cypress and JavaScript.
Streamlined the QA pipeline by integrating automated test scripts, accelerating defect resolution.
Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions directly with clients.

Tiga Healthcare Technologies

Senior Software Test Engineer

Jun 21 –
Mar 22

Engineered a robust UI automation architecture for the Qatar Health Information Exchange using Python and Selenium.
Executed comprehensive API validation with Postman and Newman, significantly reducing backend integration issues.
Managed the end-to-end test lifecycle from test case design to defect tracking and reporting.

App Samurai

Software QA Engineer

Feb 21 –
Apr 21

Designed and implemented API and UI test automation frameworks from the ground up for the Storyly project.
Developed automated test scripts using Python, Selenium and the Requests library.
Provided the product team with actionable improvement recommendations based on defect root-cause analyses.

Comodo

Software Test Team Lead · 4 roles

Mar 16 –
Feb 21

Software Test Team LeadJul 20 – Feb 21

Directed a cross-functional QA team across three enterprise projects, standardizing test methodologies.
Defined, designed and managed API and Web-UI test automation frameworks.
Delivered QA metric reports, including automation coverage and defect classifications, to stakeholders.

Senior Software Test DeveloperJan 20 – Jul 20

Implemented and optimized automated UI test scripts for the MarketPlace platform using Java and Selenium.
Conducted comprehensive API testing workflows via Postman/Newman.

Senior Software Test DeveloperSep 19 – Jan 20

Executed rigorous manual testing cycles for the Comodo Mobile Security (CMS) Android application.

Software Test Developer → SeniorMar 16 – Sep 19

Developed and maintained the automation framework for the cloud-based Valkyrie project using Java and Selenium.
Performed continuous API testing using Postman.
Promoted to Senior Software Test Developer in Sep 2018, continuing ownership of the Valkyrie project.

Innova

Software Support Specialist

Apr 15 –
Mar 16

Managed dynamic database updates and generated complex SQL reports according to business needs.
Analyzed log files and resolved customer support system errors efficiently.