NIJAT TAGHIZADE
Software Development Engineer In Test
With over 5 years as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), I excel as a team player in high-stress environments. My experience spans a wide range of testing practices, including UI, API, and database testing. Have experience in Manual and Automation Testing of Web-Based applications using Java, Selenium, Postman and BDD Framework. I have a proven track record in creating and maintaining automation frameworks with tools like Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Maven, and Jenkins.
Contact
Address
McKinney, TX, 75070
Phone
*****.*********@*****.***
Skills
JAVA, SQL, HTML, OOP, GHERKIN
Excellent
Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit
Excellent
MySQL Workbench, Oracle SQL, DBeaver, Microsoft SQL
Excellent
RESTful, SOAP, REST-Assured, Postman, SoapUI
Excellent
Maven
Excellent
Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
Excellent
IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Oracle SQL Developer, DBeaver, MySQL
Excellent
AWS EC2 instance, AWS S3
Excellent
BDD, Data-driven, Cucumber, Gherkin
Excellent
Jira, Jira X-Ray, Test Runner
Excellent
Jenkins
Excellent
Testing plans
Excellent
Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Excellent
Functional testing, Regression & Smoke testing, Positive/Negative, API, Database testing
Excellent
Languages
Turkish
Excellent
Ukrainian
Very Good
Azerbaijani
Excellent
Russian
Excellent
English
Excellent
Work History
2022-10 - 2023-03
Quality Assurance Analyst II
ARGO, Richardson, TX
At ARGO, I played a pivotal role as a Quality Assurance Analyst II, ensuring the quality and functionality of web applications. My responsibilities included creating test cases, utilizing Selenium for UI testing, and maintaining the existing BDD Cucumber Framework for enhanced test readability. Conducted data-driven testing, maintained the Requirement Traceability Matrix, and performed both manual and automated testing.
2020-02 - 2022-10
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Edward Jones, Dallas, TX
As Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Edward Jones, developed automation framework for Smoke and Regression testing using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber. I extensively used Selenium locators, maintained Maven build files, and participated in UI component validation. This role also involved generating comprehensive reports and mentoring new QA engineers.
2019-03 - 2020-02
Test Automation Engineer
Hitachi, Houston, TX
During my tenure at Hitachi, I worked as a Test Automation Engineer and actively participated in Agile/Scrum meetings, contributing to defect discussions. I developed and maintained test cases, ensured requirements traceability, conducted data integrity testing, and implemented agile QA processes. My work included both manual and automated testing, along with manual API testing using POSTMAN and Selenium Webdriver for UI/API testing.
2018-01 - 2019-03
Quality Assurance Analyst
WebMD, New York, NY
At WebMD, I served as a Quality Assurance Analyst, participating in Agile/Scrum meetings and focusing on test case development and execution. I conducted both manual testing and SQL-based data verification, played a role in UAT, regression, and functional testing, and actively managed defects.
Education
2011-01 - 2015-05
Bachelor's Degree: Tourism And Hotel Management
Azerbaijan Tourism And Management University - Azerbaijan
Accomplishments
Automated Smoke, Regression, and Functional tests, significantly reducing manual effort and improving overall test efficiency.
Maintained automated Functional & Regression test suites, ensuring continuous improvement.
Redesigned the existing framework to a more efficient structure using Page Object Model and Page Factory Design.