Navin Dawson

• Lead end-to-end QA for enterprise applications covering mobile, web, and API platforms.
• Designed and implemented automation frameworks for iOS, Android, and web using Appium, Selenium, and
Playwright.
• Developed and executed test suites on BrowserStack, integrated with CI/CD pipelines for daily execution.
• Conducted manual and API testing using Postman and coordinated defect management through Azure Boards.
• Participated in Agile ceremonies to refine user stories, plan sprints, and improve testing coverage.
• Mentored Associate QA Engineers performed code reviews, and enhanced team productivity.

• Supported the QA lifecycle for a web-based HRM & Payroll Software System, ensuring accurate salary calculations,
statutory deductions, and payslip generation.
• Automated critical APIs as part of smoke tests using Playwright, integrated with CI/CD pipelines for early defect
detection.
• Utilized Selenium with TestNG and data-driven testing approaches to validate complex income-tax and provident
fund scenarios, reducing manual efforts by 70%.
• Executed functional, GUI, integration, and performance testing (JMeter) for sprint-wise releases, ensuring product
stability and timely delivery.
• Participated in Scrum ceremonies, backlog grooming, and sprint retrospectives to improve testing coverage and
release predictability.

• Executed manual and automated testing for Common Digital Platform projects, including calculators and templates
for ️UK ️Post ️Offices ️online ️services.
• Automated complex calculation-based financial scenarios using Selenium with TestNG, improving test coverage and
reducing manual efforts by 40%.
• Conducted regression, integration, and end-to-end testing for Magnolia CMS-based applications, enabling faster
rollout of public-facing pages.
• Managed defect tracking through JIRA, prepared test cases and data, and collaborated with developers to resolve
technical issues quickly. Executed 500+ manual cases web, API, and mobile
• Automated 150+ APIs and critical web/mobile scenarios Playwright, Selenium, and Appium.
• Reduced regression testing from days to hours major releases, ensuring compliance and safety.
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• Automated critical regression scenarios for the enabling faster release cycles.
• Reduced regression time from days to hours for (Ecolab)
• Automated customer and Azure Logic App APIs.
• Automated API smoke Azure Logic Apps, identifying failures lower environments.
• Prevented production failures and improved delivery timelines.