Automation Engineer Software Development

PARWIN SALLAYEE

CENTERVILLE, VA *****

Phone: 703-***-****

*********@*****.***

US Citizen. Authorize to work for any company

Summary of Qualifications

Highly skilled Automation Engineer with over 7 years of experience in creating comprehensive automation strategies for applications, supporting continuous delivery efforts, and participating in code review meetings. Proficient in Java, Selenium, BDD & TDD, Cucumber, Gherkin, CI/CD tools, API automation (REST Assured), and database management. Seeking to leverage expertise to drive efficiency and quality in software development processes.

Summary

Experience in analysis of Software Requirement Specifications, Use Cases and development of Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases.

Possess excellent skills in Manual Testing along with skills in Automation Testing using Selenium WebDriver, HP Quality Center ALM, and Http/HTML and Jira.

Expertise in Black Box, Smoke, Functional, Positive, Negative, Integration, System, Regression, UAT, and Performance Testing.

Experience in writing test plans, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts and documenting all phases of the QA process.

Expertise in identifying, assessing, and reporting defects using various defect tracking systems.

Possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, problem solving, decision-making skills.

Capability to adapt and learn new tools, techniques, and approaches.

Strong communicator and skillful in working closely with clients to identify and resolve issues.

Experience in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing.

Introduced to API testing using Automated testing using Selenium WebDriver.

Implement data driven web service test automation framework by using Selenium Web driver.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Project Management focus

Keller Graduate School of Management, Arlington, VA. - March 2016

Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree, Salahaddin University, Erbil

Professional Experience

Technical Skills

Software Testing Tools

Quality Center, ALM Rational Test Suite, Jira, GIT, Postman

Automation Testing Tools

Selenium WebDriver/ Cucumber, Maven/Frameworks: JAVA, TestNG, Jenkins, Apache JMeter.

Hexaware Company, Arlington, VA Nov 2022 – Oct 2023

Automation Engineer

Developed and executed an overall automation strategy for the application under test, resulting in a 30% reduction in manual testing efforts.

Supported the application team in continuous delivery efforts by implementing automation scripts and ensuring their integration into CI/CD pipelines.

Participated in code review meetings to ensure adherence to automation best practices and coding standards.

Collaborated with testers and automation engineers to design approaches, develop scripts, execute tests, and generate comprehensive reports.

Analyzed and communicated test results and defect resolution tasks to stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making.

Stayed up to date with industry trends and best practices, applying them to enhance existing projects and improve automation practices.

Influenced stakeholders to adopt automation practices, contributing to increased efficiency in software development processes.

Clout Consulting, Chantilly, VA February 2017 – Sep 2022

SDET

Led automation efforts for multiple projects, streamlining testing processes and improving overall product quality.

Developed robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, BDD & TDD, Cucumber, and Gherkin, ensuring scalability and maintainability.

Implemented API automation using REST Assured and conducted front-end and back-end automation testing.

Utilized strong database knowledge to write SQL queries and perform database testing on various platforms including DB2.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and drive adoption of best practices.

Actively participated in knowledge sharing sessions and mentored junior team members on automation techniques and tools.

Columbia College, Fairfax / VA Apr 2015 to Dec 2016

Counselor and an Interpreter – Full-Time

Working with students and interpret from Kurdish and Arabic to English.

Provides direct support service to individual students, small groups, and classrooms.

Completes written reports as needed or as requested by president.

Providing all the service required by this position.

United Nations WFP World Food Program, Iraq/ Erbil

Supervisor

Conducted inspection of incoming shipments with considered the quality and quantity.

Reported any damage, missing or underweight issues to warehouse manager.

Supervised the repair of damaged bags in the warehouse to ensure that all the reconstituted bags conformed to stand unit weight.

Prepared and provided data for the weekly, and monthly reports.

References

Vasantha Rani Atluri *************@********.*** 302-***-****

Venkat K ************@********.*** +91 978-***-****

Haresh Hiranandani *******@********.*** +91-965**-*****

Mike Dastan ****.******@***************.** 202-***-****

David Martin *****.******@***************.** 202-***-****

Dr. Yoon *****@****.*** 703-***-****

Ahmed Ali *****.*.***@***.*** 703-***-****

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