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Quality Assurance Engineer

Murietta,CA 619-***-**** adynqx@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

● 5 + years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test(SDET) and Quality Assurance Automation Engineer emphasizing Manual Testing and Automation on Web-based applications.

● Experience Software Testing both Agile methodologies and Waterfall, working in Scrum culture and attending Scrum ceremonies.

● Developed and executed test cases, test plans, and test scripts using Jira platform, tracking defects and issues throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

● Deep knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect/Bug Life Cycle.

● Develop and maintain test scripts to implement test cases, test scenarios Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Data-Driven Development frameworks, implementing Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, and API methods with Rest Assured.

● Experience organizing dependencies using project building tool Maven.

● Able to create, design and development Test Automation Framework from scratch.

● Using Java, Selenium WebDriver and Page Object Model (POM).

● Considerable knowledge of Object-Oriented Program in Java language, using Page Factory.

● Creating test cases using Gherkin language and developing test scripts using Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) with Cucumber.

● Hands on executing Smoke test, Regression Test and Functional Testing.

● Developed and designed in Cucumber framework, writing feature files using Gherkin language and implementing step definitions.

● Perform in RESTful API and use HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data using POSTMAN.

● Experience in automating API using Java, REST Assured libraries using JUnit & Hamcrest Assertions.

● Proficient in using Git as a distributed version control system and GitHub as a remote repository.

● Experience used Jenkins CI/CD tool for creating jobs to run Regression Tests.

● Experience Backend Database Testing, writing queries, and proficiency using Java JDBC library for automating MySQL workbench.

● Use Jira as a project management tool.

● Strong teamwork and partnership skills through effective communication,fostering creativity, and collaborative problem-solving,while adapting to changing attention to detail and analytical skills.Efficiently managed time to ensure timely completion of tasks. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PayChex - New York, NY Date: ( August 2020 - Present ) Software Development in Test (SDET)

● Review and analyze requirement documents, developed and executed test plans, test cases,and test scripts for multiple web based applications using Selenium WebDriver,TestNG and Cucumber frameworks, ensuring quality assurance of software applications.

● Participated in Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Spring Grooming, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective meetings.

● Creating bug tickets and following defect/bug cycle using Jira platform.

● Contributed to test automation using Maven, Git/GitHub, Jira and Jenkins CI/CD, which reduced testing time, resulting in more efficient and effective testing processes.

● Designed and implemented Behavior Driven Development (BDD) framework utilizing Java, Selenium WebDriver with Maven, JUnit and implementing Page Object Model (POM) design, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) model.

● Able to create a framework from scratch using Cucumber tool and design Feature files with Gherkin syntax and implement Step Definitions.

● Conducted API testing using Rest-Assured and Postman for RESTful web services, verifying functionality, performance, and security of API endpoints, as well as handling authentication and authorization.

● Conducted API testing verifying HTTP requests, responses, and status codes, as well as validating JSON and XML data.

● Utilize Jenkins CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) tool to run smoke and regression tests.

● Ensuring that assigned applications are accurately tested and meet zero defects levels.

● Collaborated with developers, product managers, and other cross-functional teams in Agile Scrum environments to ensure that software products were delivered on time, met functional requirements, and adhered to quality standards. City National Bank - Los Angeles, CA Date: ( March 2017- May 2020 ) QA Engineer

● Conducted manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, system, integration and acceptance testing, to ensure software products met quality standards and business requirements.

● Participated in Agile and Waterfall Scrum methodologies, including sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, and retrospective meetings, ensuring high-quality software products were delivered on time and on budget.

● Developed and executed test cases, test plan, and test scripts using Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Jira, tracking defects and issues throughout the Software Development Life Cycle ( SDLC ).

● Performed Functional testing, Smoke, Regression, Positive and Negative testing.

● Created and maintained an automation framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Maven, reducing test time %80.

● Gained experience in Database, writing queries, and proficiency using Java, JDBC Library for automating MySQL.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Planning and Design Test Case Development and Execution Defect Management Test Management Tools(Jira, Git, GitHub) Jenkins CI/CD Agile Methodologies Page Object Model(POM) Selenium WebDriver JUnit TestNG Java Gherking language HTML Maven HTTP Methods Data-Driven Testing Behavior Driven Development(BDD) Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC) JSON XML RESTful API Postman MySQL Rest-Assured Git/GitHub Bug Life Cycle Jira JDBC EDUCATION: Southern State University - San Diego,CA Master of Business Administration / 2019

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