QA Engineer Portfolio

Kyaw Zaw Hein

QA Engineer

FinTech-focused QA Engineer blending rigorous manual testing with scalable TypeScript + Playwright automation across high-volume trading and payment platforms.

FinTech QATrading SystemsPlaywright Automation

kyawzaw.hein.qa@gmail.com

(929) 677-9606

Fort Myers , Fl

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Quality Snapshot

Years in QA

Trading, Payments

FinTech domains

100+

Defects tracked

5000+

Test cases executed

Trading Platform QA

Order workflows, trade lifecycle, FIX logs, equities, ETFs, and backend validation.

Automation Engineering

Playwright, TypeScript, Page Object Model, regression coverage, and CI execution.

Data and API Confidence

SQL validation, Postman API testing, RTM coverage, and defect lifecycle discipline.

QA Capability Map

Where manual testing, automation, backend validation, and delivery process meet.

Release quality focus

Manual QA

Smoke, sanity, GUI, E2E, exploratory, boundary, regression

Automation

Playwright, TypeScript, POM, cross-browser execution

Backend

SQL, API validation, FIX protocol log analysis

Workflow

Agile ceremonies, JIRA, Zephyr, GitHub, CI/CD

Professional Summary

Experienced QA Engineer with over five years of expertise in manual and automation testing across e-commerce, FinTech, and trading platforms. Strong in SDLC/STLC, Agile execution, API and backend validation, and CI-integrated quality engineering.

Skills

Database

DBeaverMS SQLMySQLSQL

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Language

HTML/CSSJavaScriptPythonTypeScript

Project

JIRAZephyr

Automation

Playwright

API Testing

Postman

Projects & Playwright Demos

FinTech Trading Platform Test Automation

Playwright DemoFeatured

End-to-end test automation framework for a high-frequency trading platform using Playwright and TypeScript.

Problem: Manual regression for order workflows was slow and brittle across releases.
Approach: Built a POM Playwright suite covering order lifecycle and CI execution.
Outcome: Reduced regression testing time by ~70% in the demo narrative.

TypeScriptPlaywrightGitHub ActionsSQLDocker

GitHub

Ecommerce

Playwright demoFeatured

This is a sample playwright test suite for an Enterprise Level Ecommerce Website.

Approach: End to End

PlaywrightTypescriptPostmanMSSQLREST API

GitHub

Portfolio Smoke Suite

Playwright DemoFeatured

Playwright smoke tests for this portfolio: homepage sections, resume link, and admin auth gates.

Problem: Need fast confidence that the public portfolio and protected admin routes stay healthy after deploys.
Approach: Smoke checks for critical sections, resume CTA, and unauthenticated admin redirect.
Outcome: Runnable local/CI suite that doubles as a showcase project.

PlaywrightTypeScriptGitHub Actions

GitHub

Work Experience

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3 roles

QA EngineerSoFi Invest05/2024 - presentTesting modern stock trading, ETF, and automated investment workflows with a strong focus on reliability and order lifecycle accuracy.View detailsKey impactSoFi InvestFlip backValidated market, limit, and stop order flows plus trade lifecycle from placement to settlement.Scaled Playwright + TypeScript framework (POM) and integrated automation into CI pipelines.Used SQL and FIX log analysis on Linux/UNIX to verify backend data and protocol-level accuracy.Executed smoke, sanity, GUI, E2E, and regression suites in Agile sprint cycles.

QA AnalystCredit Karma05/2022 - 04/2024Quality assurance for financial reporting and recommendation systems with strong functional, API, and regression coverage.View detailsKey impactCredit KarmaFlip backDocumented and tracked 50+ defects with clear reproduction details to improve fix turnaround.Performed API/backend validation to ensure data synchronization across fintech services.Contributed to RTM and test strategy to improve business requirement traceability.

QA JuniorABC Content Solutions Co.Ltd02/2020 - 02/2022Executed high-volume test coverage for payment gateway flows and helped drive the transition toward Agile QA practices.View detailsKey impactABC Content Solutions Co.LtdFlip backExecuted 300+ manual and automated test cases for critical payment gateway modules.Assisted in converting manual regression scope to TypeScript automation, improving efficiency by 10%.Partnered with developers and product owners to improve release quality and predictability.

Education

Associate Degree in Software Engineering

Yangon University

2018 - 2020

Testimonials

Sarah Chen

Engineering Manager at SoFi Invest

“Kyaw Zaw Hein has been instrumental in improving our release quality and reducing production incidents through his meticulous approach to test automation and risk-based testing.”

Michael Rodriguez

Senior QA Lead at Credit Karma

“His expertise in API testing and backend validation significantly improved our test coverage and helped us catch critical issues before they reached production.”

Certifications

Python for Everybody

Issued by University of Michigan

Issued Jan 2021

Credential ID: Coursera

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