QA Automation Engineer / SDET

Selim
Korfez

Five-plus years catching what shouldn't ship. I design and maintain automation frameworks across web, mobile and API layers — so releases go out because they're proven, not assumed.

selim.test.ts

$ run-suite --target selim-korfez

describe('Selim Korfez')

    run #1

    01 — Career

    Experience

    1. Jan 2025 — Current

      QA Consultant · Techpiens

      Leicester, UK

      Brought in to advise on and strengthen test strategy across client engagements — covering functional, regression, integration, API and end-to-end testing within Agile delivery cycles.

      Test StrategyAPI TestingAgile Delivery

      // specific projects & metrics for this role — pending

    2. Jan 2023 — Jan 2025

      QA Analyst · MPE

      Leicester, UK

      Owned quality analysis across the full STLC — test planning, functional and regression testing, and defect triage — working closely with developers and product owners through sprint cycles.

      Test PlanningRegression TestingDefect Triage

      // specific projects & metrics for this role — pending

    3. Jan 2022 — Jan 2023

      QA Automation Engineer · Armon

      Leicester, UK

      Designed and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java and C#, applying Page Object Model and data-driven patterns to reduce manual regression effort.

      Selenium WebDriverPage Object ModelFramework Design

      // specific projects & metrics for this role — pending

    4. Apr 2021 — Jan 2022

      QA Tester · OAKTECH

      Leicester, UK

      Started in manual and functional testing across web applications, building the SDLC/STLC foundations — test case design, defect logging and cross-team collaboration — that automation work later built on.

      Functional TestingTest Case DesignSDLC Foundations

      // specific projects & metrics for this role — pending

    02 — Toolkit

    Skills

    Automation & Testing

    Selenium WebDriverPlaywrightCypressAppiumCucumberJUnitTestNGJMeter

    Languages

    JavaC#JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonHTML/CSSGherkin

    API Testing

    PostmanRESTfulSOAPREST AssuredAxios

    CI/CD & Cloud

    JenkinsAWSGCP

    Databases

    OracleMySQLMongoDB

    Methodology & Patterns

    AgileWaterfallBDDTDDData-Driven TestingPage Object ModelHybrid Frameworks

    Development

    Spring BootReactAngularUnityGit / GitHub / GitLab

    03 — Beyond QA

    Personal Projects

    Evidence I build software as well as test it. Full write-ups are on the way — for now, here's what's queued.

    WorkSync

    internal ops / task-tracking build — case study pending

    // coming soon

    DigiCanva

    full-stack e-commerce build — case study pending

    // coming soon

    04 — Beyond the Desk

    Leadership

    Certificate of Achievement — July 2025

    Community Leadership Programme

    Violence Reduction Network (VRN) & Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)

    Completed a community leadership programme delivered in partnership with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, focused on practical leadership and community impact.

    Languages

    • TurkishNative
    • EnglishNative
    • ItalianIntermediate