Nathan Martin

763-370-5275 | nate.martinb@gmail.com | nathanbmartin.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-martin-9a1365b8/

Professional Summary

Staff-level SDET with ten years of experience architecting scalable test automation frameworks, with a passion for learning about ways to incorporate AI tools in QA workflows. Experience with multiple automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, WebDriverIO), with a proven track record of improving engineering velocity in complex financial environments. Specializing in CI/CD orchestration, API security/integrity testing, and building 'developer-first' quality tooling.

Technical Skills


Languages	TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, SQL
Testing/Automation	Playwright, Selenium, WebDriver IO, JUnit, TestNG
API/Data Testing	Postman
DevOps/CI/CD	GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Git
Frameworks	React, Next.js, TanStack
Tools	GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, VS Code, Linux

Professional Experience

Slalom — Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | 2022 – Present

Financial Industry Client — On-Premises to Cloud Migration

Architected a shift-left testing strategy for a major cloud migration, significantly reducing defect escape rates through earlier integration testing.
Developed and maintained a TypeScript-based Playwright framework for E2E and UI testing, replacing legacy manual processes with scalable automation.
Orchestrated CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions to automate regression suites, providing developers with immediate feedback on build stability.
Led API and performance testing to ensure data integrity and system reliability throughout the migration process.

Government Sector Client

Lead manual tester for childcare program digitization project; facilitated stakeholder communication and requirement translation.
Validated Salesforce/SaaS workflow implementations to ensure compliance with state-level childcare facility regulations.
Worked hand and hand with product owner, verifying acceptance criteria, test planning, demoing new features and testing efforts and metrics.

Kaplan Professional — QA Engineer | 2016 – 2022

Designed and implemented UI automation scripts for certification testing products using Java and Selenium, and later transitioned key suites to TypeScript/Playwright.
Built and maintained robust automated test suites that reduced manual testing time by 50%.
Conducted performance and load testing using JMeter to ensure system stability during high-traffic certification periods.
Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to refine user stories and define acceptance criteria for complex purchasing systems.

Education

B.S. Computer Science — Winona State University | 2016