Zehra Dede

Cherry Hill, NJ adywsm@r.postjobfree.com +1-862-***-**** linkedin.com/in/zehra-dd/

SUMMARY

Dynamic and results-driven Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 4 years of experience in both Manual and Automated testing. Proficient in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle

(STLC). Expertise in Functional, Black Box, End-to-end (E2E), Regression, and Smoke Testing using Java. Skilled in crafting comprehensive Test Scenarios and Test Cases, ensuring accurate execution and evaluation. Proficient in Selenium WebDriver, Maven, Cucumber, JUnit, and TestNG for web-based applications testing. Experienced in Jira, Jira X-ray, TestRail, and Zephyr Scale for bug tracking. Strong database testing skills with Oracle and Postgres using SQL Queries. Proficient in Postman and SoapUI for manual API Testing, and REST Assured and Restful libraries for Automated API Testing. Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Java for Test Case automation. Demonstrated ability in writing robust and maintainable Cypress tests, and performing thorough validations of UI elements and API responses. Proficient in JavaScript, MySQL, JDBC, and Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins. Followed Agile testing methodology and actively participated in Scrum Ceremonies.

SKILLS and CERTIFICATION

● Automation Test Engineering using Selenium WebDriver with Java on TestNG and JUnit

● Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Gherkin

● Maven, Jenkins, Cucumber BDD Framework, Cypress, MySQL, JDBC

● REST API, JSON, XML, Git, GitHub

● JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr Scale, Agile SCRUM, Agile Kanban, Waterfall

● IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, Node.js, SQL Developer, Postman, SoapUI

● MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

● OCA (Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer) EXPERIENCE

T-Cetra, LLC - OH Automation QA Engineer 10/2021 - Current

● Analyzed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications based on SMART criteria and prepared Test Scenarios and Test Cases.

● Developed and implemented Page Object Model (POM) based automation testing framework using Java, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber.

● Automated Cucumber BDD Scenarios to expedite Software Development processes and generated test automation results using Cucumber HTML Report.

● Conducted back-end testing with SQL Queries and JDBC, utilizing Jenkins for Smoke and Regression testing.

● Created data-driven tests using SQL queries, Excel files, and JSON files libraries.

● Utilized Postman and SoapUI for API tests and assert results.

● Actively used JIRA, TestRail, and Zephyr Scale for test management and bug tracking.

● Collaborated with the team on Git-GitHub for version control.

● Followed Agile testing methodology and participated in Scrum ceremonies. Intabella - VA SDET /QA Automation Tester 04/2019 - 10/2021

● Designed and created Test Cases to improve test coverage and efficiency.

● Created Cucumber BDD testing framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Maven, based on Page Object Model.

● Automated Cucumber BDD scenarios to speed up software development processes.

● Executed daily Smoke Tests with Jenkins.

● Utilized Cypress and JavaScript expertise for comprehensive test suites and QA automation for web applications.

● Performed Database Testing using JDBC library and wrote SQL queries.

● Developed Test Cases and performed Manual Testing to understand user perspectives.

● Utilized REST Assured library with Postman for Manual API Testing.

● Worked with Git and GitHub for version control.

Insight Educational Foundation - NJ Director of Youth Programs and Math-Computer Tutoring 09/2018 - 06/2020

● Led youth activities and afterschool programs, managing volunteers and staff.

● Provided tutoring for over 30 elementary, middle, and high school students. NTIC-Nigeria Middle/High School Math Teacher 09/2012 - 08/2018

● Taught math curriculum from 6th grade through 12th grade. NTIC - Nigeria International Math Competition Team Coach 09/2014 - 08/2018

● Led teams to win 2 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze medals. EDUCATION

Ahi Evran University Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics TURKEY 2007 - 2011 Ahi Evran University Math Teaching Certificate TURKEY 2010 - 2012

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