Quality Assurance Development Engineer

Leila Safavi

Senior QA Engineer

Irvine. CA. 980-***-**** *****.*.******@*****.*** Leila Safavi LinkedIn Summary

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, specializing in automated and manual testing for web applications. Skilled in functional, system, and end-to-end testing with a strong track record of improving software quality and efficiency. Adept at mentoring teams, implementing best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Professional Experience

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Lowe’s, Charlotte, NC Jan 2023 - Present

• Designed and developed BDD automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, POM, and JUnit enhancing test coverage by 40%.

• Execute Smoke, Regression, cross-browser, and parallel testing with Selenium WebDriver and JUnit, significantly reducing testing cycle times.

• Conduct comprehensive manual and automated API testing using Postman and REST Assured to ensure reliability and performance.

• Lead database testing efforts utilizing JDBC and SQL, ensuring data integrity and reliability across different environments.

• Mentore junior QA engineers, providing guidance on best practices and automation tools, increasing team efficiency by 15%.

QA Automation Engineer

Allstate, Charlotte, NC Jue 2020 – Dec 2022

• Developed and executed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, improving the efficiency of regression and smoke testing by 35%.

• Built and maintained Java-based test automation frameworks, reducing manual testing efforts and accelerating delivery.

• Conducted extensive SQL database testing to ensure data accuracy and application reliability, improving overall system performance by 20%.

• Applied Postman and REST Assured for API testing, ensuring robust performance and integration of RESTful web services.

• Created a reusable automation framework, cutting manual testing efforts by 40% and improved overall quality assurance metrics across the board.

QA Analyst

XPO Logistics, Charlotte, NC Apr 2019 – Jun 2020

• Developed a UI Test automation framework (POM) using Selenium with Java, enhancing efficiency by 35% and ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

• Executed functional, end-to-end, and regression tests to ensure the application met business requirements.

• Optimized Maven for project management, reducing build time by 40%.

• Authored BDD scenarios using Gherkin in Cucumber to enhance communication between technical and non- technical teams.

Technical Skills

• Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, REST Assured, Postman, Selenium Grid, Appium, JIRA X-Ray, Jira.

• Java, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Gherkin, Python.

• BDD, POM, JUnit, Maven, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse IDE.

• Manual Testing, Automation Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, API Testing, Database Testing, Cross-browser, Parallel Testing.

• Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC, STLC, Bug Life Cycle, Test Plan Development, Test Case Design.

• Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, JDBC.

• Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), AWS, EC2. Key Achievement

• Optimized test suites, reducing execution time by 30%.

• Improved the automation framework to enhance cross-browser testing and increase test coverage and reliability.

• Automated 75% of regression test cases, significantly cutting testing time and resource usage.

• Reduced production defects by 20% through early-stage testing and collaboration with development teams.

Education& Certification

• Master’s Degree, West Coast University, 2022

• Bachelor’s Degree, University of Tehran, 2006

• ISTQB Foundation Certification, Learning Java 11, Advanced SQL, Advanced Java Programming, Scrum Master Certification

Languages

Persian, German, Turkish

web-based application, API using Get, post, put, delete, Rest Assured with Java, API testing, API web Service testing, Page Object Model (POM), Behavioral Driven Development, Rest Assured library, Rest Assured API, Cucumber, JUnit, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Gherkin, SQL, java, communication, teamwork, collaboration, JAVA, teamwork, time management, detail oriented, SQL, Oracle, Automation, QA engineer, Git, Jira, JavaScript, DevOps, Playwright, manual tester, QA engineer, QA automation engineer, QA tester, validation, verification, Jenkins, CI/CD, Regression testing, smoke testing, SDLC, test planning, Jira

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