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Major university IT organization

University IT Systems (Additional Programs)

QA Automation Engineer, Cypress Framework, Regression Suites

CypressJavaScriptGitGitHubJira

Links

University of Cincinnati(No public project link available)

Overview

Internal IT systems serving a major public university. Applications supported student services, administrative workflows, and campus-wide technology infrastructure.

My Role

  • Developed automated test suites in Cypress, increasing regression coverage and establishing a foundation for CI/CD integration
  • Created robust test plans, test cases, and supporting test data to improve consistency and defect reproduction across the engineering team
  • Partnered with developers and stakeholders to align test coverage with technical requirements and release priorities
  • Logged and verified defects through resolution, providing clear documentation to support root-cause investigations

Constraints

  • Institutional data sensitivity and access restrictions
  • Multiple interconnected systems with varying release schedules
  • Cross-functional team coordination across development and business stakeholders

What I Delivered

  • Automated test suites covering critical regression paths in Cypress
  • Test plans and structured test data improving defect reproduction consistency
  • Defect lifecycle management with clear documentation and root-cause support
  • QA workflow documentation enabling team scalability

Impact

  • Reduced repetitive manual testing through targeted automation
  • Improved defect reproduction accuracy with structured test data
  • Enabled consistent QA execution across the team through documented workflows
  • Strengthened alignment between test coverage and business requirements

Tools

Cypress, JavaScript, Git, GitHub, Jira


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