Alexandria, VA *****
***********@*****.***
US CITIZEN
JULIA ARISTOVA
Software Development Engineer in TEST
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
●Over 8 years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in TEST- SDET, extensively worked on Automation Testing of Web & Mobile Applications testing of a UI, API, Database, Security, Accessibility.
●Experience in the following domains: Communication, Healthcare services and Education.
●Experience in Java, development framework and scripts by applying OOP concepts, Collections, String manipulation, Exception handling, understanding of Spring framework.
●Proven ability in designing and creating automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Junit, TestNG, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins.
●Experience in Creating, Modifying and Maintaining new and existing Automation Framework Models (BDD, Data Driven, Hybrid Frameworks).
●Experience in developing Behavior Driven development (BDD) by using Cucumber with Gherkin language.
●Experience in Back-End testing implementing JDBC libraries and SQL Developer.
●Proficient in API testing using Rest Assured and Postman.
●Experience in implementing Page Object Model (POM).
●Good knowledge in writing Selenium WebDriver locators: the absolute and relative XPATHS, CSS and other locators.
●Working knowledge of JavaScript, Protractor Jasmine framework with POM design pattern.
●Experience in automating Mobile applications using Appium.
●Working experience with distributed test automation execution in different environments as part of Continuous Integration Process using Selenium Grid and Jenkins.
●Experience in installation and administration of GIT, Bitbucket (version control systems).
●Working experience with AWS Services (EC2, S3), familiar with cloud services and fundamental principles of cloud computing (computing, storage, databases, security).
●Working experience with Project Management System, through JIRA, developing Test Cases and Test Scripts, Test Execution, Defect Tracking and Reporting. Working knowledge of Zephyr.
●Excellent knowledge and implementation skills in complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
●Expertise in understanding Business Requirement Specifications, Acceptance criteria and converting them into Test Scenarios using different testing techniques, including Boundary Value Analysis and Equivalence Partitioning.
●Experience in accessibility testing (WCAG 2.2)
●Expertise in Smoke, Functional, and Regression Testing.
●Expertise in different testing types and techniques, including Boundary Value Analysis and Equivalence Partitioning.
●Practical experience in Waterfall and Agile Projects; worked in Agile (Scrum) and attended different ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Grooming, Demo and Retrospective.
●Possess good analytical and communication skills, ability to work independently and perform as a cross functional Scrum team member.
●Quality-oriented mindset with Test-to-Break Approach and Tactful and Diplomatic Behaviour.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Framework
Data-Driven, Cucumber BDD, Hybrid, Jasmine, Cypress
Languages
Java, SQL, JavaScript, Gherkin
Testing Tools
Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Junit, Appium, Burp, NVDA
Web Technologies
HTML, CSS, JSON Path, XML, Rest Services. JDBC
Project management tool
Jira. Zephyr
Version Control System
Git, Bitbucket, Gitlab
Build management tool
Maven, Gradle
Accessibility
NVDA. different plugins for accessibility testing
IDE
IntelliJ IDE, Eclipse, SQL Developer, VSC
Browsers
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE)
API
Postman, Rest Assured
Databases
Oracle, Redis
CI/CD Tools
Jenkins
Project Methodology
Agile (Scrum), Waterfall
Cloud computing
AWS services (EC2, S3, GitLab, etc.)
EXPERIENCE
Amwell (remote position) - SDET
June 2020 - PRESENT
●Modified, maintained, and operated Selenium WebDrive, TestNG Automation Framework using Gradle, Report Portal.
●Created automated functional GUI-based Test Cases/Test Suites using Selenium WebDriver implementing Java OOP concepts.
●Developed Page Object Model (POM )by creating elements for each page object and reusing all the objects in various scripts for a project Implemenring PageFactory.
●Experienced in Selenium locators, including writing complex CSS for dynamic elements.
●Executed Cross-Browser Testing using Selenium WebDriver to test compatibility across multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer).
●Performed Back-End testing using SQL Developer.
●Performed Security testing using Burp and Chrome Dev tool (security bugs fixes reported by Security Testing Team)
●Performed Accessibility testing using NVDA (WCAG incompliance fixes reported by Accessibility auditors)
●Created API-based Test Suites using PostMan Collections.
●Created test cases in Cypress (Timeout widget)
●Assisted with Functional Testing as needed using different Test Scenarios (Positive, Negative) and different testing techniques.
●Work with the development team to create Test Strategies and customized solutions.
●Perform accessibility testing to verify fixes done to meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2)
●Support development team with integrating the Test Suites in a continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins for Smoke and Regression suites.
●Participated in HotFix testing. Pre-release testing
●Experienced in Intellij IDEA to develop Java codes to Automate Tests Scenarios.
●Tracked and analyzed defects and logs (MobaXTerm, Redis, Report Portal).
●Experienced in using Project Management System Jira.
●Followed company’s AGILE-Scrum based principles, participated in AGILE ceremonies.
●Followed the company's transition to cloud computing; trained to use AWS services (EC2, S3, ELB, CloudWatch, etc.).
●Daily Scrum meetings, Scrum Grooming, Planning, Demo and Retrospective meetings.
Environment: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, core Java,, Java 8 (lambda, streams, functional), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Cypress, Jenkins, Git, Bitbacket, Gradle, REST Web Services, Postman, Burp, NVDA, Oracle, Redis, SQL Developer, Intellij, Jira, MS Word, MS Excel, Agile, AWS services
Comcast (Arlington, VA) — SDET
February 2018 - June 2020
●Modified, maintained, and operated Cucumber BDD Selenium Automation Framework using Maven, JUnit, Cucumber HTML Report.
●Created automated functional GUI-based Test Cases/Test Suites using Selenium WebDriver implementing Java OOP concepts.
●Developed and used cenarios, Scenario Outlines, Features and Step Definitions to perform Functional, Smoke and Regression Testing.
●Developed Page Object Model (POM )by creating elements for each page object and reusing all the objects in various scripts for a project Implemenring PageFactory.
●Experienced in Selenium locators, including writing complex XPath and CSS for dynamic elements.
●Executed Cross-Browser Testing using Selenium WebDriver to test compatibility across multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer).
●Performed Back-End testing using implemented JDBC Connection in framework and manual testing Back-End using SQL Developer tool.
●Created automated API-based Test Suites using REST Assured libraries.
●Assisted with Functional Testing as needed using different Test Scenarios (Positive, Negative) and different testing techniques.
●Work with the development team to create Test Strategies and customized solutions.
●Support development team with integrating the Test Suites in a continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins for Smoke and Regression suites.
●Experienced in Intellij IDEA to develop Java codes to Automate Tests Scenarios.
●Tracked and analyzed defects and logged and reported them with HTML reports, and Cucumber JSON reports.
●Experienced in using Project Management System Jira.
●Followed company’s AGILE-Scrum based principles, participated in AGILE ceremonies;
●Daily Scrum meetings, Scrum Grooming, Planning, Demo and Retrospective meetings.
Environment: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, Gherkin, core Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jenkins, JUnit, Git, GitHub, Maven, REST Web Services, Postman, Rest Assured, DDT, Intellij, Jira, MS Word, MS Excel, Agile.
Rally Health (Washington D.C.) — Automation Engineer
April 2016 - January 2018
●Participated in development of Automation Framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Extent Report, Apache POI, and Maven.
●Implemented Java OOP concepts in practice.
●Developed POM for a project using Selenium WebDriver ( identifying locators by
Id, name, tag name, class name, link text, and partial link texts, CSS selector and XPath).
●Experienced in Eclipse to develop Java codes to Automate Tests.
●Executed cross-browser testing using Selenium WebDriver to test compatibility across multiple browsers.
●Developed and used Automated Scripts to perform Functional, Smoke and Regression Testing during the various phases of SDLC using Selenium WebDriver and Java.
●Performed DDT Using Apache POI to read-and-write test data in xml format.
●Performed Functional Test, applying different testing techniques and approaches (Positive and Negative Testing).
●Back-End testing using implemented JDBC Connection in framework and manual testing Back-End using SQL Developer tool.
●Created automated API-based Test Suites using REST Assured libraries.
●Participated in mobile testing using Appium.
●Tracked and analyzed defects, logged and reported them using Extent-Reports.
●Participated in Daily Scrum meetings, as well as Scrum Grooming, Planning, Demo and Retrospective meetings, based on AGILE principles.
Environment: Selenium WebDriver, Java, HTML, CSS, Java Script, SQL, TestNG, Git, GitHub, Maven, REST Web Services, Postman, Rest Assured, Extent Report, Apache POI, Appium, Agile, Oracle 10g, IntelliJ, MS Word, MS Excel.
The Seminar Network (Arlington, VA) — QA Engineer
January 2014 - March 2016
●Understood Requirements and Functional Specification of the application.
●Developed Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on the customer’s requirements.
●Contributed to the development and implementation of the Automated Test Scripts implementing JAVA OOP concepts.
●Performed Functional, Smoke, and Regression Testing using different scenarios (positive, negative), as well as testing techniques using Selenium WebDriver.
●Performed Data-base/Back-End testing by writing SQL queries for data validation.
●Helped in collecting and developing test data and technical information used for creating Test Suites.
●Tracked Defect Life Cycle, and logged and analyzed defects.
●Prepared Test Reports using HTML reports.
●Followed the company's transition from Waterfall to AGILE Methodology, and was introduced to AGILE principles, ceremonies and artifacts.
Environment: Selenium Web-Driver, Java, HTML, CSS, Git, GitHub, Maven, Waterfall/ Agile, SQL, Oracle DataBase, Eclipse, MS Word, MS Excel.
EDUCATION
●BSc (Biotechnology/Physiology), Kazan State University, Rusia
●AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
●Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer
●WebDesign Certificate, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University. Fairfax, Virginia