SALMA AHMED
Lorton, VA 571-***-**** ************.*****@*****.***
Professional Summary
5+ years of experience as an SDET - QA Engineer. Extensively worked on Manual and Automation. Proficient in Oracle, MySQL, and ability to. Understand/write complex SQL queries. Experienced in various domains such as Testing on Web Client Server, API, and Web Service applications. Software Development Life Cycle ( SDLC ), Software Testing Life Cycle ( STLC ), and Bug life Cycle ( BLC ). Experience within Agile / Scrum / Kanban environments. Proficient in testing Front-End UI Web Applications, Back-End API Web Services, and Databases using various tools like Selenium, JDBC, SQL Developer, REST Assured, and Postman. Skilled in building and maintaining Test Automation Frameworks utilizing Java, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit t, and TestNG. I possess deep expertise in BDD (Behavior-driven development), DDT (Data-driven testing), and hybrid framework management. Experience in Java with implementing different concepts of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), Collections, String, and Exception handling· Used Gherkin language in feature files, developed Scenarios, Scenario Outlines, Step definitions, and configured plugins for generating Cucumber Reports. Work with Intelli J, Apache POI, JDBC, JUnit 4 and 5, TestNG, Hamcrest, Git, and GitHub.Proficient in parallel testing using Test Suites and integrating Jenkins for CI/CD. Additionally, I utilized Selenium Grid for cross-browser and cross-platform testing on multiple machines. Proficient in using Jira Xray for bug/defect tracking, reporting, and collaboration. Skills
Languages: Java, Python, Gherkin, SQL, HTML
Frameworks: TDD, BDD, Data-Driven, And
Page Object Model.
Project & Test Management Tools: Jira & Jira
Xray
Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, JUnit,
TestNG, Ham Crest-Matcher, JDBC (Java
Database Connectivity) for executing SQL
statements, Cucumber, Postman, HTML
reports / Cucumber JSON reports, REST
Assured with Java library, APACHE POI library.
Database Platform: Oracle, MySQL
CI/CD TOOLS: Jenkins, EC2, Docker
Work History: Git, GitHub
Agile-Scrum/kanban
Work History
SDET 04/2021 to Current
NSD – Chantilly, VA
Agile Environment Java, Selenium, Cucumber
Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable BDD, TDD, and Hybrid frameworks to ensure efficient and effective test execution
I used Java, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and JUnit test tools for front-end UI test automation.
Achieved impressive automated test coverage by meticulously automating test cases within the team regression suite.
Perform Smoke Testing and regression Test Suites regularly using Jenkins running on AWS EC2. Developed and executed Automation Test Cases using Java. Performed RESTful API testing using Get, Post, Put, and Delete methods Implemented POM (Page Object Model) in the test automation framework. Performing Automation Database Testing using the JDBC library and SQL Developer for Manual queries is adequate in DML.
Responsible for creating POJO classes for Serialization and Deserialization. I worked with Selenium Grid and Docker for parallel testing of different browsers and virtual machines.
QA Engineer 09/2018 to 03/2021
Capital One – Chantilly, VA
Analyzed requirements, developed and documented test cases, test plans, and test execution, and maintained defect reports using Jira Xray.
I used Java, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and test tools for front-end UI test automation.
Maintain BDD Test Automation framework using Java, Maven, Cucumber, Selenium, and TestNG. Perform Smoke Testing and regression Test Suites regularly using Jenkins running on AWS EC2. Automate Database testing with JDBC library and SQL queries. Collaborated with the assigned team to perform code and test plan reviews. I actively participated in all Scrum ceremonies.
Demonstrated exceptional self-initiative by independently mastering Rest Assured API testing within just one month, facilitating comprehensive API testing for critical software components. Responsible for maintaining regression and smoke suits. Education
Diploma: Medical Assisting
Everest College - Woodbridge, VA
Bachelor: Civil Engineering
Sennar University - Sennar, Sudan
Certifications
· Selenium WebDriver with Docker, Jenkins & AWS
· REST API Automation with REST Assured Library
· Fundamentals of Quality Assurance Engineer
· ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
· Project Management Fundamentals