Irina Orlova

Charlotte, NC m: 980-***-**** ad3u33@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

Dedicated and dynamic professional with extensive expertise and experience in software test engineering, test case development and planning, and QA engineering

Accomplished, detail-oriented professional highly regarded for leading the development of test plans and strategies, creating and executing manual and automated test cases, and overseeing and performing a wide range of key QA engineering activities. Dedicated leader with a proven history of closely collaborating and communicating with high-performing teams that surpass all expectations. Achieve success by searching for and identifying defects and bugs in software, conducting a wide range of technical tests, and carrying out the creation and maintenance of documentation on test plans, cases, and results. Organized and a keen eye for detail, with demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Leverage strong communication skills to foster long-lasting relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.

Core Competencies

Quality Assurance Engineering

Manual/Automated Testing

Defect Identification

Team Collaboration

Documentation

Software Test Engineering

Test Planning & Execution

Performance Testing

Regression Testing

Reporting

Test Case Development

Framework Automation

Root Cause Analysis

Problem-Solving

UA Testing

Professional Experience

Swell Energy, Inc., Charlotte, NC, July 2022 to February 2024

QA ENGINEER

Led the development, execution, and maintenance of test plans, test cases, and test scripts, as well as maintaining test data on an ongoing basis to support testing efforts.

Carried out the reporting, prioritization, and administration of defects in Jira with a focus on guaranteeing all issues were resolved in line with established expectations.

Closely collaborated with and provided support to the development team in identifying the root cause of various application defects.

Performed functional, smoke, and regression testing and administered manual front and back-end test execution, as well as conducting UI testing of Storyblok-based applications.

Undertook and completed manual back-end integration testing by whiting and executing queries in Compass MongoDB, performed accessibility testing with a focus on ADA compliance, and conducted manual cross-platform, cross-browser, and mobile testing with Browser Stack.

Handled the validation and reconciliation of data across a number of different applications, including CRM, Salesforce, and Google Analytics, as well as utilizing Google Analytics to execute the testing and analysis of customer traffic.

Operated in a pivotal capacity by creating and preparing documentation on test results for the Project Owner, implementing daily run jobs in GitHub Actions, and setting reporting with HTML reports and Allure Reporter.

Spearheaded the design and development of the UI automation framework through employment of WebDriverIO, Cucumber, TypeScript, and WebDriverIO.

Oversaw the setup and creation of automation through effective employment of the Appium Java Mobile automation framework and the Cucumber BDD framework, enabling the automation of mobile testing and the administration of scripts on emulator and real iOS and Android devices.

Bank of America, Charlotte, NC, August 2022 to July 2023

QA AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Furnished in-depth support in smoke, standalone, system integration, regression, user acceptance, back-end automation, and manual testing of the application.

Conducted the evaluation and analysis of business process, functional requirements, and specification documents as part of assigned duties.

Administered in-depth ETL testing to validate the data transformation through employment of WinSCP and Informatica B2B Data Exchange.

Contributed extensively to end-to-end and system integration testing by evaluating and verifying the mapping of the source and target system, such as placing a document in a particular system for processing and display in another system as a different document in a different format.

Served in an integral role by leading the creation and development of test cases, test scripts, and test reports to ensure success.

Achieved success by raising, tracking, and evaluating defects in Jira and qTest project management tools, as well as verifying fixes and updating bug report status.

Drove the automation of scripts by integrating a data-driven testing approach with Apache POI for reading data and administering large datasets from external Excel files.

Led automation suite test execution in TestNG Maven BDD framework by creating Cucumber features, scenario outlines, example tables, and Excel spreadsheets.

Carried out the triggering and scheduling of the automation test suite through effective utilization of the Litmus Test tool.

Dispensed assistance and support in test scenario inspections and the evaluation of test cases, as well as actively participating in functional mapping sessions.

Utilized Toad as a primary database management tool to craft and execute complex SQL queries, focusing on data validation and integrity checks across various stages of the software development lifecycle.

Hartford Insurance, Charlotte, NC, May 2020 to August 2022

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

Orchestrated the development and implementation of detailed automation test cases through employment of IntelliJ IDE, Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Cucumber, and Maven.

Led the creation and development of a page object model design pattern followed framework while guaranteeing that the framework was fully reusable and maintainable.

Played a key role by designing and developing scenarios and scripts to accurately test and examine new features and software updates according to customer requirements and company policies.

Navigated the coordination and execution of comprehensive data driven testing in Cucumber using Scenario Outline.

Oversaw all aspects of the design, production, and monitoring of smoke, regression, front-end, back-end, multi browser, positive, and negative testing.

Conducted the origination and execution of in-depth manual test cases through employment of a Jira project management tool.

Administered the ongoing tracking, analysis, and documentation of critical defects to enable swift and effective resolution.

Applied extensive knowledge and understanding of code management and code sharing using Git and GitHub across different activities.

Coordinated and facilitated manual API testing by using a Postman tool and automatically employing the REST Assured library.

Actively engaged and participated in regular Scrum ceremonies and communicated clearly and effectively with other team members.

Established and nurtured strong and sustaining relationships and rapport with diverse members of the project team to maximize productivity.

XPO Logistics: Charlotte, NC, May 2017 to May 2020

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

Achieved measurable success in designing and integrating a Selenium WebDriver automation framework for smoke and regression test suites.

Executed in-depth manual functional testing and automated this testing through employment of Selenium Web Driver with TestNG.

Obtained extensive expertise and experience with Selenium locators, such as XPath and CSS selector, to test and assess the web application.

Produced manual test cases in Jira and performed GUI, ad hoc, and browser compatibility tests as part of assigned duties.

Searched for, identified, tracked, and reported bugs through Jira tool and devised and implemented effective solutions for remediating bugs.

Performed the evaluation, assessment, and updating of business requirements documentation on an ongoing basis.

Attended and engaged in daily standups, sprint grooming, sprint planning, and sprint retrospective meetings to achieve success.

Pinpointed, conducted analysis into, and developed detailed records of issues that appeared during testing, including functionality issues and output errors.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Linguistics, 2007; State University of Humanities, Khabarovsk, Russia

Certifications & Training: Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I 1Z0-808 exam

Technical Expertise

Test Framework: Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, Data Driven Framework

Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Postman, MongoDB Compass, Toad, Appium, Browser stack, Allure reporter, WebdriverIo

Languages: Java, TypeScript

IDE: IntelliJ, Eclipse IDE, PyCharm

Build and Integration Tools: Maven, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Litmus Test, NodeJs

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, JavaScript, Storyblok

Web Service: Postman, REST Assured, Google Analytics

Database: Oracle, MongoDB

Data Transformation: Informatica B2B Data Exchange, WinSCP

Version Control Tools: GIT, GitHub, Bitbucket

Project Methodologies: SDLC, Agile-Scrum, Waterfall

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, qTest

Browsers: Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, Google Chrome

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 and 10

Additional Information

Interests: Cycling, hiking, crafting, baking

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