Ryszard Tomaszewski — Senior SDET & QA Automation Lead

Senior SDET · QA Automation Lead · Hanover, MD

Ryszard
Tomaszewski

Senior SDET and QA Automation Lead with 14+ years of experience engineering quality for high-stakes enterprise applications in fintech, healthcare, and regulated industries. I build automation frameworks that scale, lead QA teams, and integrate testing deep into CI/CD pipelines — helping organizations ship faster with confidence.

14+
Years Experience
$4M
Annual Cost Savings
30%
Regression Reduction
3+
Industries Served
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Ryszard Tomaszewski — Senior SDET & QA Automation Lead
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01. About

Who I Am

Senior SDET and QA Automation Lead with 14+ years of experience engineering quality for high-stakes enterprise applications in fintech, healthcare, and regulated industries. I build automation frameworks that scale, lead QA teams, and integrate testing deep into CI/CD pipelines — helping organizations ship faster with confidence.

Currently consulting independently, I bring the same rigor I applied at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade to clients across web and API testing. I'm passionate about the intersection of AI and test automation — and I write about it regularly.

My background spans three continents — I started in Poland, worked with global teams at Roche across Europe and the US, and have been based in the Washington DC / Maryland area since 2013. I speak English, Polish, and basic Russian.

Location
Hanover, MD
Experience
14+ years · Fintech, Healthcare, Pharma
Education
M.Sc. Computer Science · Warsaw, Poland
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
Master of Science in Computer Science and Econometrics
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Econometrics

02. Experience

Career Timeline

Jan 2025 – PresentCurrent

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Independent Consultant · Remote

  • ▸Provide SDET and QA automation consulting for web applications and REST APIs
  • ▸Design and maintain Selenium WebDriver frameworks using C# and Java for UI and API testing
  • ▸Define automation strategy and improve test coverage for microservices architectures
  • ▸Leverage AI tools to optimize test automation efficiency
SeleniumC#JavaPostmanAWSCI/CDAI Tools
Feb 2021 – Dec 2024

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Charles Schwab · Columbia, MD

Nov 2017 – Feb 2021

Senior Test Automation Engineer

TD Ameritrade · Columbia, MD

Oct 2016 – Nov 2017

SDET

TD Ameritrade · Columbia, MD

Sep 2013 – Oct 2016

Automation Test Engineer / Business Analyst

Roche · Poland & USA

03. Skills & Tools

Technical Expertise

Spanning test automation, programming, API testing, cloud platforms, and DevOps.

⚡Test Automation
Selenium WebDriverWebdriverIOSpecFlowBDD / GherkinTest Automation Frameworks
💻Programming
C#JavaTypeScriptPythonSQL
🔌API Testing
REST APIPostmanSwaggerSoapUI
🔄CI/CD & DevOps
JenkinsBambooGitHub ActionsGitBitbucket
☁️Cloud & Platforms
AWSSauceLabsBrowserStackPerfecto
🛠️Tools
JiraSplunkHP ALMTelerik Fiddler
📐Methodologies
Agile / ScrumRisk-Based TestingTDDTest StrategyDevOps
🤖
AI-Enhanced TestingActively leveraging AI tools (Claude, Copilot, LLM-based test generation) to optimize automation efficiency and coverage — and writing about it on this blog.

04. Projects

Featured Case Studies

A selection of high-impact initiatives across fintech, international expansion, and regulated healthcare systems.

Fintech
~$4M annual savings

Deny & Self Remedy Automation

Charles Schwab · 2021–2024

Led QA automation for a high-stakes operational initiative reducing manual intervention in account management workflows. Built end-to-end UI and API automation suites verifying complex business rules across microservices.

Key Outcomes
  • ~$4M in annual operational cost savings
  • Full UI and API automation coverage across all workflows
  • Zero production regressions for 3 consecutive quarters
WebdriverIOSpecFlowC#REST APIJenkinsSQL
International
2 international markets

International Account Opening (BDD)

Charles Schwab · 2022–2023

Implemented BDD-driven automation for international brokerage account-opening flows targeting Hong Kong and India markets. Ensured compliance with local regulatory requirements through structured test coverage.

Key Outcomes
  • Full BDD test coverage for HK and IN market flows
  • Regulatory compliance validation fully automated
  • Seamless integration into existing CI/CD pipeline
SpecFlowBDDC#GherkinREST API
Fintech
30% regression reduction

NCE Automation Framework

TD Ameritrade · 2017–2021

Developed and maintained a comprehensive Selenium framework in Java for the NCE team. Replaced fragile legacy tests with a robust, maintainable solution integrated with Jenkins CI/CD and cross-browser cloud execution.

Key Outcomes
  • 30% reduction in manual regression testing time
  • CI/CD integration with cross-browser cloud support
  • Part of the TDA-Scottrade acquisition testing effort
SeleniumJavaJenkinsBrowserStackPerfectoTestNG
Healthcare
5-country delivery

Clinical Research Systems QA

Roche · 2013–2016

Led QA for enterprise Salesforce-based clinical cancer research platforms across international teams. Ensured regulatory compliance (FDA / clinical standards) for systems used in drug trial sample management.

Key Outcomes
  • 100% SIT/UAT sign-off for STAR, RANGE, and 2FA-Genentech
  • Cross-functional coordination across 5 countries
  • Performance and regulatory compliance validated
SalesforceHP ALMPerformance TestingUATSIT

05. Certifications

Credentials

ISTQB
ISTQB Foundation Level
International Software Testing Qualifications Board
ICP-ATA
ICAgile Certified Professional — Agile Test Automation
ICAgile
ICP-FDO
ICAgile Certified Professional — Foundations of DevOps
ICAgile

07. Contact

Let's Build Something Reliable.

Open to consulting engagements, QA strategy work, and interesting automation challenges. If you're looking for a senior SDET who takes quality seriously — let's talk.

tomaszewski.ryszard@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/ryszardtomaszewskigithub.com/Rych84Download Resume

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