Igor Dlugosh - Senior QA Engineer | Playwright & Cypress Expert

👨‍💻 About Me

I design and lead scalable test automation platforms that reduce release risk and improve developer feedback loops. My work blends software engineering (TypeScript, JavaScript, Java) with pragmatic QA governance and CI/CD orchestration to embed quality across the delivery lifecycle.

I focus on reliability, maintainability and fast feedback: robust selectors & wait strategies, flaky-test mitigation, and pipeline-driven ephemeral environments for repeatable test runs.

🎯 Core Competencies & Technical Expertise

🎯 Strategic Leadership

📊 Quality Engineering Strategy 🎓 Quality Engineering Career Pathing 🤖 Agentic AI & Autonomous Testing ⚠️ Risk-Based Testing (RBT) 🔄 Agile/Scrum Governance

💻 Software Engineering

TypeScript |

JavaScript (Type-Safe Automation) ☕ Java (Spring/TestNG) 🐍 Python 🗄️ Advanced SQL & Schema Validation

🔧 Automation Frameworks

🎭 Playwright & Cypress (Web/Component) 🌐 Selenium WebDriver 🔌 REST Assured | Postman (API Lifecycle)

☁️ DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure

🌩️ Multi-Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) 🐳 Kubernetes & Docker (Ephemeral Environments) ⚙️ CI/CD Pipeline Optimization (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) 🏗️ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

✨ Quality Specializations

🔒 DevSecOps (Security Gate Integration) ⚡ Performance & Load Testing (K6/Gatling) 💾 Database Testing (PostgreSQL, MSSQL)

🏆 Certifications & Professional Growth

🤖 Google AI Leader ☁️ Cloud DevOps Engineer (Expected 2026) 🔐 DevSecOps Practitioner (Targeted)

💼 Professional Experience

Xebia Poland (formerly PGS Software)

April 2019 – Present

Senior QA Automation Engineer | Test Lead | Team Lead | Mentor

📊 Strategic QA Governance & Strategy: Architecting enterprise-level testing roadmaps and master test plans; driving release excellence through data-driven sprint analytics, executive-level stakeholder reporting, and cross-functional quality governance.

🏗️ Full-Stack Automation Architecture: Designing scalable, type-safe E2E (FE, BE, Integration) and component testing frameworks using TypeScript/JavaScript; orchestrating unified quality coverage across Front-End and Back-End ecosystems using Playwright and Cypress.

⚙️ DevOps & Continuous Delivery: Optimizing CI/CD integration via GitHub Actions and Jenkins to enable seamless automated release gates, reducing deployment lead times and enhancing pipeline reliability.

👥 Human Capital & Talent Development: Spearheading technical recruitment and Quality Engineering hiring workflows; establishing department-wide upskilling programs and career-pathing initiatives to build high-performance engineering teams.

🎓 Technical Mentorship & Advocacy: Cultivating a culture of engineering excellence by designing Playwright/Cypress certification pathways and leading QA Communities of Practice to standardize best practices across the organization.

🎤 Public Speaking & Conferences

Speaker at the TestWarez2022 conference

Speaker at the Warszawskie Dni Informatyki 2023 conference

Speaker at the TestWarez2023 conference

🚀 Open Source Contributions & Projects

Cypress OSS

Cypress Docker Images

Added Node 18.12.0 + Chrome 107 Docker image generation for Cypress CI/CD.

Contribution: Docker, Node.js, Cypress

PR #794

Cypress OSS

Cypress GitHub Action

Fixed missing `spec` input in action.yml + resolved console warnings (Issue #141).

Contribution: GitHub Actions, Cypress

PR #146 Issue #141

NPM Package

cypress-plugin-designTokens

Cypress plugin for automated design token testing and validation.

Contribution: Cypress, Design Tokens, NPM

NPM

NPM Package

playwright_is_located

Playwright utility for robust element location strategies and waiting.

Contribution: Playwright, NPM, Testing Utils

NPM

Carbon Design System

Open source contributor to Carbon (React component library developed by Sage) - enhanced testing & accessibility.

Contribution: React • TypeScript • Playwright

Repo

📬 Get In Touch

Ready to discuss automation, DevOps, or mentoring opportunities? 💬