ANDREW BALINT

San Diego, CA

619-***-**** ad3gig@r.postjobfree.com

Senior SDET

A savvy and results-driven Senior SDET with a proven track record in driving quality excellence through innovative test automation and infrastructure optimization. Demonstrated expertise in designing and delivering advanced tools and automation frameworks for backend systems, coupled with a keen ability to lead and contribute to complex projects. Highly collaborative, fostering strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, designers, and product managers, to champion testability and improve overall system design. Adept at analyzing and decomposing intricate software systems, while also spearheading the development of secure engineering infrastructure architecture.

Selected Highlights:

● Directed the conversion of automated tests to a new framework and new language for an entire microservice in less than 2 months for Roche Diagnostics.

● Achieved an impressive 85% automated test coverage for SAP Concur by meticulously automating test cases within the team regression suite, enhancing software quality and reducing manual testing efforts.

● Pioneered the development of an end-to-end Automated Test framework at MINDBODY, significantly improving testing efficiency, reducing human errors, and enabling rapid release cycles. Core Competencies

Test Automation Quality Assurance Automation Framework Development Framework Architecture Backend System Testing Test Design Test Tools Development Collaboration Software Test Engineering Testability Behavior Driven Development Data Driven Testing Front End UI Testing CI/CD Pipeline Agile Object Oriented Programming Complex Problem Solving Application Release Automation Technical Vision Performance Testing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Roche Diagnostics - San Diego, CA November 2023 - Present Senior SDET

● Directed the conversion of automated tests to a new framework and language for an entire microservice in less than 2 months.

● Developed coding standards, tagging strategies, and framework structure for a new backend testing framework.

● Learned Karate Framework from scratch in one month, eventually acting as team authority on the subject, responsible for all PR reviews.

● Orchestrated meetings and knowledge transfers, empowering a team of six to successfully complete year end 2023 test conversion goals.

● Designed and delivered a Test Data Management Solutions Playbook, enabling the organization to more efficiently manage and clean test data during test executions.

● Facilitated the investigation and stabilization of parallel testing runs, enabling faster and more reliable test execution.

SAP - Tempe, AZ December 2021 - November 2023

SDET

● Orchestrated the maintenance of an automated regression test suite for the SAP Concur T&E application, achieving an impressive automated test coverage of >85%.

● Demonstrated proficiency in Database Testing by utilizing JDBC for database connectivity and designing and executing SQL queries to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

● Spearheaded the implementation of Behavior Driven Development principles with Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and JUnit to enhance testing efficiency and clarity.

● Pioneered the use of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) principles, seamlessly embedding Gherkin syntax into the test framework to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation.

● Actively contributed to Agile Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, and Sprint Demos, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.

● Leveraged REST Assured to effectively validate REST APIs and collaborated closely with development teams to integrate API testing into the CI/CD pipeline using Postman and REST Assured.

● Automated Smoke and Regression test suite execution using Jenkins and Maven, guaranteeing the reliability of each build and accelerating the testing process.

● Optimized an existing Selenium-Cucumber-JUnit framework to improve test efficiency and maintainability while reducing testing cycle times.

Andrew Balint 636-***-**** ad3gig@r.postjobfree.com Page 2 MINDBODY, Inc - Scottsdale, AZ July 2019 - November 2021 Software Test Automation Engineer

● Streamlined the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins to drive an increase in deployment frequency and a reduction in deployment failures.

● Orchestrated automation initiatives utilizing Java, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber, achieving an increase in automated test coverage for the flagship MINDBODY application.

● Engineered an efficient Java-based Data Driven Testing framework by integrating Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and JUnit, reducing test execution time.

● Conducted thorough Database Testing utilizing JDBC and meticulously crafted SQL queries to maintain an optimum accuracy rate in data validation processes.

● Created comprehensive HTML reports for test execution results, facilitating clear and efficient communication among cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

● Automated Smoke and Regression testing through Jenkins and Maven, ensuring reliable and consistent test execution that reduced post-release defects.

Varsity Tutors - St Louis, MO January 2018 - June 2019 QA Engineer

● Implemented Jira to streamline test case management, defect tracking, and enhance cross-team communication between development, testing, and product management.

● Orchestrated rigorous manual testing procedures on Varsity Tutors' pioneering Live Learning Platform, maintaining a close collaboration with the development team.

● Collaborated with automation testers to analyze and enrich test scenarios and user workflows, pivotal in the development of automated test scripts.

● Employed intuitive and exploratory testing methodologies to uncover hidden defects, augmenting software quality beyond the scope of formal test cases.

● Applied expertise in Java programming to collaborate with automation testers, effectively enhancing proficiency in automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, and JUnit. PROJECTS

Roche Diagnostics Navify November 2023 - January 2024

● Directed the conversion of automated tests from a Java/Junit Framework to a new Karate Automation Framework, designed Test Data Management solutions, and orchestrated knowledge transfers and developmental meetings between cross-functional teams. SAP Concur January 2022 - November 2023

● Managed the automated regression test suite for monthly releases, ensuring rigorous testing protocols were followed to generate bug-free software releases every month, and enhance overall product reliability and customer satisfaction.

EDUCATION

Lindenwood University: August 2011 - December 2015 Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems (GPA: 3.7) ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

Technical Skills: Programming Languages (Java, Python, SQL, C#, Javascript) / Frameworks (Angular, Spring, Spring Boot) / Test Automation Frameworks(Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Cypress, Katalon, Playwright, Robot, .NET) / Database Testing (Oracle Database, MySQL Database, JDBC) / API Testing (Postman, REST Assured, Karate) / Build Tools (Maven, Gradle) / Version Control (Git/GitHub) / IDE(IntelliJ, Eclipse) / Testing Methodologies

(Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Parallel Testing) / Development Techniques (Page Object Model, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Data Driven Testing, Test Driven Development, Object Oriented Programming) / Bug and Issue Tracking (Jira, Xray) / CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker, Groovy, Kubernetes) / Cloud (AWS, Azure, AWS S3) / Test Data Management / Performance Testing (JMeter, Locust) / Code Quality (SonarQube) Interests: Scuba Diving, Backpacking, Fitness, Star Trek

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