SQA Automation Testing with Selenium & Playwright

Hridoy Das is a highly accomplished SQA Automation Engineer and mentor, known for his deep expertise in building robust test automation frameworks and solving complex quality assurance challenges across high-profile organizations. With impactful roles at Foxtel, Grameenphone, Wunderman Thompson, Cisscom, BornonIT, and now as Lead Software Engineer (Automation) at Mir Info Systems Limited, Hridoy brings world-class automation knowledge, hands-on experience, and a passion for mentoring—making him the ideal instructor for the “SQA: Manual & Automated Testing” course.

Professional Experience

Lead Software Engineer (Automation) – Mir Info Systems Limited
Currently leading automation strategy, framework development, and quality assurance for enterprise-grade solutions, driving best practices and mentoring QA teams to deliver top-tier results.

Sr. Automation Analyst – MVI Solutions | Foxtel
At Foxtel, Australia’s premier media company, Hridoy led automation for major platforms like Kayo, Binge, and Hubbl. He developed advanced automation frameworks using WebdriverIO and Cucumber, and implemented CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, reliable, and scalable test execution across projects—significantly improving release quality and engineering velocity.

Sr. QA Automation Engineer – Mir Info Systems | Grameenphone
Architected and led automation testing for the MyGP mobile app on Android and iOS platforms. Leveraging Appium and WebdriverIO, he built scalable test systems, implemented Jenkins pipelines, and solved mission-critical bugs impacting millions of users.

Automation QA Engineer – Wunderman Thompson
Built the complete automation infrastructure for the Marcombox project—an advanced marketing and task management platform. Introduced robust CI/CD practices, agile workflows, and production deployment pipelines, using Selenium, Cypress, and WebdriverIO.

Lead QA Automation Engineer – Cisscom
Created a codeless automation platform (Testjet) and managed cloud-scheduled automation via Docker and Selenium. Worked on real-time car simulation testing for Hyundai and KIA, and automation for MyMazda and RideALike. Explored tools like testRigor, Testim, Appium, and TestComplete.

QA Engineer – BornonIT
Started with hands-on client communication, test planning, and automation framework development using Selenium in Java and JavaScript. Demonstrated strong collaboration and quality strategy skills early in his career.

Expertise & Skills

• Test Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Appium, WebdriverIO, Cypress

• CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Docker, GitLab CI/CD

• Tools: Cucumber, Jira, TestNG, TestComplete, testRigor, Testim

• Platforms: Web, Mobile (iOS/Android), Enterprise Solutions

• Practices: Agile/Scrum, Continuous Testing, Cross-Browser & Cross-Platform Testing

As an educator, Hridoy combines production-grade insight with a collaborative, problem-solving approach. His classes are built around real scenarios—not just theory—so students graduate ready to solve real-world problems. From Selenium, Appium, Jenkins, and Docker, to WebdriverIO, Cucumber, Jira, and beyond—he has mastered it all and teaches with clarity, patience, and depth