Luke Kale

QA Automation Engineer

564-***-**** adxi4v@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/luke-kale Chicago, IL 60656 Authorized to work in United States without any sponsorship. Professional Summary

With a solid background as QA Automation Engineer in Software Testing, worked over 6 years in Agile environment and participated in all scrum ceremonies like Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning, daily standups and etc. to discuss and complete user stories which are in the sprint and product backlog. Extensively worked on all the layers of application like Front-end, Back-End and Database. To achieve end to end testing, used Selenium WebDriver for UI, Rest Assured and Postman for API, SQL and JDBC library for DB testing. Performed Functional, Integration, Smoke and Regression testing. Built BDD automation framework with Maven and maintained using Git for version control and Jenkins for CI/CD. As a skilled at collaborating with Product owner, Scrum Master, Developers, and other team members in complex testing projects, achieved to improve our product for the end-users. Active in teams, problem solver, detail-oriented and passionate to learn new tools, techniques, and approaches to deliver software products. Technical Skills

o Java

o JavaScript

o Selenium

o TestNG

o Karate

o Jenkins

o AutoCAD

o Python

o JUnit

o Cucumber

o Rest Assured

o Postman

o Cypress

o ArchiCAD

o Linux

o JDBC

o Appium

o SQL

o Apache POI

o Maven

o Jira

o PostgreSQL

o Git, GitHub

o HTML

o Gradle

o Bamboo

o SOAP UI

o Revit

Professional Experience

U.S. Bank Chicago, IL 60644

QA Automation Engineer May 2020 – Present

• Automated tests can increase test coverage by up to 70%, ensuring that a larger portion of the system's functionality is tested compared to manual testing alone.

• Collaborated with fellow engineers and developers in bug remediation and solution development, contributing to a 75% improvement in overall bug resolution time. Additionally, implemented automated testing strategies resulting in an 80% reduction in regression issues.

• Developed reusable automation tests using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, Page Object Model

(POM), Maven built-in tools and worked on generating understandable reports to the stakeholders.

• As part of my role, I have executed diverse testing methodologies, encompassing Functional, Integration, Smoke, and Regression testing, to verify the performance and reliability of software systems.

• Worked on writing SQL queries for retrieving and requesting information from databases.

• Attended Agile Scrum environment ceremonies contributing to my scrum team facilitating smooth workflow.

• Facilitated project related status meetings and communications with IT team members and stakeholders to ensure projects are on target to meet their deadlines.

• Worked on refactoring code for existing framework to improve and support code quality in the context of a CI/CD environment.

• Selected the Test Cases to be automated and performed functional testing of the front-end using Selenium WebDriver, BDD Cucumber framework using JDBC and Maven.

• Used Jenkins as continuous integration server with Git and Maven for nightly build execution and sending status mail if build fails.

• Actively engaged in use-case reviews (peer review) and diligently reviewed test artifacts in Jira, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation and enhancement of test documentation.

• Found critical bugs in the application, weekly Reporting and Maintenance of automation test cases using Jira.

Environment: Selenium Web Driver, Java, Cucumber, Junit, Page Object Model (POM), Maven, Jenkins, JDBC, Git, RestAssured, Jira.

Brave Health Miami, FL 33136

SDET April 2017 – May 2020

• Skillfully managed project-related status meetings and communications with IT team members and stakeholders, ensuring 75% on-target delivery of projects within their designated timelines.

• By leveraging Selenium WebDriver, TestNG in Java, I have developed and executed automation scripts, resulting in robust and efficient test automation.

• By incorporating Apache POI into my workflow, I have effectively read and validated data from Excel files.

• Involved in creation of automation framework in Selenium WebDriver using behavior data driven approach.

• Appium has been instrumental in my testing efforts, allowing me to effectively test and validate mobile applications on the Android platform.

• Performed Functional, Integration, Smoke and Regression testing.

• Attended Sprint Grooming and Sprint Planning meetings to analyze the Sprint Backlog items and provide proper estimate.

• Worked with Agile Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.

• Executed Back-End API testing using Postman.

• Performed Back-End testing for data integrity validation in databases using SQL queries.

• Executed parallel testing on various machines using TestNG and performed cross browser testing. Environment: Selenium Web Driver, Java, TestNG, Page Object Model (POM), Maven, Appium, JDBC, Apache POI, Git, RestAssured, Postman, SQL, Jira, Swagger

Contact this candidate