Quality Engineer Senior

JAMES RAY ADAMS

Atlanta Metro Area (*****) ***************@*****.***

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I'm a Sr. QA Engineering professional with over 15+ Software Testing experience both manual and automated. Have 5+ years of test automation experience where I focused on designing, creating, and executing automated tests using Java, Selenium, Web Driver, Web Driver Manager, and Python w/ Robot Framework.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Quality Engineer - Payments 10/2022 – 9/2023

DELUXE CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA

Responsible for Testing the Deluxe Receivables product line.

Designed, Created and Executed manual/automated Smoke, Functional, E2E and Regression Tests to ensure that issues are resolved and that new code changes do not introduce new problems.

Proficient in SQL Server, driving QA best practices.

Oversaw QA teams, aligning with company goals and managing resources.

Orchestrated day-to-day QA assignments, offering SME guidance.

Mentored teams, fostering a "best in class" quality mindset.

Developed automated UII test with Java/Selenium/WebDriver with DAF Framework.

Designed, created, and executed automated API (JSON/XML) test with Java/Selenium with DAF Framework.

Performed Automated code review for PRs across functional teams.

Tracked Defects and Test Case executions in JIRA/Zephyr/Confluence.

Senior Quality Engineer - Payroll 5/2021 – 10/2022

DELUXE CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA

Responsible for testing the MPC API that allowed users to setup, update and retrieve data used in the payroll system.

Designed, Created and Executed manual/automated Smoke, Functional, E2E and Regression Tests to ensure that issues are resolved and that new code changes do not introduce new problems.

Recognized for unwavering dependability.

Consistently exceeded expectations by delivering ahead of schedule.

Showcased a work ethic that stood out as one of my most notable strengths.

Developed automated UII test with Java/Selenium/WebDriver with DAF Framework.

Designed, created, and executed automated API (JSON/XML) test with Java/Selenium with DAF Framework.

Performed Automated code review for PRs across functional teams.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

QA Automation Engineer 5/2018 – 5/2021

DELUXE CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA

Responsible for the coordination and completion of software and system testing activities for all sizes of projects. Works closely with the project teams to analyze requirements, provide estimates, build, and execute test cases, reporting results, and create/maintain automated test cases.

Fostered good communication with external and internal teams.

Designed, Created and Executed automated UI test with Java/Selenium with DAF Framework.

Designed, Created and Executed automated API (JSON/XML) test with Java/Selenium with DAF Framework.

Designed, developed, and executed tests for Mobil devices (Android and iOS apps).

Created and executed manual and automated Smoke, Functional and Regression Tests.

Developed automated UII test with Java/Selenium/WebDriver with DAF Framework.

Designed, created, and executed manual and automated API test using Python/Robot Framework.

Designed and executed Load test using JMETER/Grafana.

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Senior QA Test Engineer at (Verizon Wireless) 10/2015 – 3/2018

THE JUDGE GROUP, Alpharetta, GA

Dedicated QA test resource for the Secure Access to Network Elements (SANE) application, focused on designing, developing, and executing Automated test cases and reporting defects for the SANE Team.

Developed End-to-End Test Cases for CORE functionality of the Web Page Applications of SANE.

Participated in Daily Stand-up meetings with local and remote team members.

Gained exposure to the Robot Framework along with Python Keyword resources and created test cases to drive the Terminal Emulated application of SANE utilizing the SSH Libraries.

Documented environment setups in Confluence along with training documentation for Jenkins Jobs created to run the automated test.

Tracked Defects and Test Case executions in JIRA via Sprints and KANBAN.

Senior Software Test Engineer (Equifax) 2014 – 2015

3CI INFORMATION TECHNOLGY & SERVICES, Atlanta, GA

Contributed as an embedded QA team member in an Agile Scrum setting, aiding in the creation of a web-based tool for Equifax to manage resources, access rights, and workflow for their consumer products and services.

Senior QA Engineer 2013 – 2014

Verint Systems Inc., Alpharetta, Ga

Prepared and maintained QA artifacts including, but not limited to test plans, test cases, scripts, and metrics/reports. Contributed to all story grooming design reviews, test plans, test case reviews, usability, integration, documentation, and functional testing.

Senior Principal QA Engineer 2002 - 2013

Aspect Software, Duluth, Ga

Lead telephony software testing in the Aspect Unified IP Product offering. Designed, Developed and software test plans and executed test cases for new and existing products.

Manager Global Support 1994 - 2002

Melita International, Norcross, Ga

Managed IT Support group of 10-15 direct reports for eight years until function outsourced. Provided world class support for CRM automatic dialing systems.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electronic Engineering Technology

Associate of Science (AS) in Electronic Engineering Technology

DeVry Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Quality Assurance Quality Engineering Requirements Analysis Agile/SCRUM Methodology Test Planning

Test Cases Design and Development Test Execution Automated Testing Continuous Improvement Test Metrics

POSTMAN Cucumber Gherkin Web Driver Manager TestNG APPIUM UI Testing DB Testing API Testing JSON XML Java Python PowerShell Issue Management Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) TOSCA REST services, Microservices JMETER/Grafana Understanding of front-end technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript

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