Test Automation Engineer

ALEX SOMBATY

614-***-**** ***********@*****.*** LinkedIn.com/in/AlexSombaty Westerville, OH 43081

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TEST AUTOMATION SPECIALIST

Contagiously optimistic and gifted with the ideal blend of technology savviness, analytical and strategic insights, and broad business acumen.

Innovative, adaptable, and engaging with a natural affinity and passion for delivering change that influences the organization.

The ability to simplify complex concepts for non-technical audiences combined with a deep curiosity to broaden an already diverse skillset.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Petscreening Inc. Mooresville, NC 2024 - Current

Playwright Test Automation Engineer

SNAPSHOT: I began working with this startup company in March of 2024 as an independent software testing consultant. Petscreenings primary focus is providing Service, and Emotional Support Animal verifications to hotels and rental properties, as well as lost animal reuniting services to clients.

SELECTED RESULTS:

Created a ground-up Automation Testing infrastructure from scratch using Playwright with Typescript.

Developed all new end to end and regression tests.

Built an automated suite of API tests for Key Cloak integration.

Lead team members on how to develop automation tests.

Documented all Automation Test standards and practices, (Confluence).

Served as the lead SME for Test Automation with the company’s new multi-industry product.

Establish the GitHub repository as the main code repository for automation code and maintained branching practices.

Developed the GitHub actions workflow.

Defined all automation testing processes and workflows for testing teams that were implemented as best practices companywide.

Developed an automated testing process for validating ADA Accessibility tests through the Web UI frontend.

Mark43 Inc. New York, NY 2022 – 2023

Cypress Test Automation Engineer

SNAPSHOT: Joined this software development company, which serves the public safety sector, to work in newly created position as Cypress Lead Test Automation Engineer. Primary functions included all QA efforts for newly developed Jail Management System SaaS, developing and enhancing automated tests using Cypress and Java Script, working with Docker container images, testing REST APIs, and conducting daily Jira case reviews.

SELECTED RESULTS:

Spearheaded QA efforts for newly developed software application; completed testing for 12 months of development within only 3 months to launch product on schedule.

Served as primary point-of-contact and SME for all QA issues and led technology roadmap development for process improvement initiatives.

Earned formal recognition for conceptualizing and leading 3-day team-building educational events which helped reveal previously undetected application issues.

Created foundational infrastructure to define processes and workflows for testing teams that were implemented as best practices companywide.

Heuristic Solutions, Inc. Arlington, VA 2019 – 2022

C# Lead Test Automation Engineer

SNAPSHOT: After 13-month stint as JavaScript Test Automation Developer with Leading EDJE, joined this software development company as primary C# Lead Test Automation Engineer to lead development and maintenance of over 1200 functional UI automation tests utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio 2019. Additional functions included manual test validation for UI-specific application development, REST testing, daily QA review, maintaining QA environment, and applying required Visual Studio and Selenium updates.

SELECTED RESULTS:

Researched, selected, and incorporated low-cost load and stress performance tools to reveal inefficient queries and resolve bottlenecks using SQL query tuning.

Implemented first-of-its-kind REST API testing utilizing Postman to pinpoint and resolved issues with payment processing.

Slashed execution time 57% by running over 1200 functional UI automation tests using C# Selenium in parallel on different network nodes.

Improved reliability and proactively resolved potential problems by co-developing a process to capture baseline snapshots of the database and have each test return to baseline before test executed.

Nationwide Insurance Columbus, OH 2016 – 2019

Ruby Test Automation Developer

SNAPSHOT: Began as SQA On-site Practitioner with Dedicated Technologies consulting firm. Outsourced to Nationwide Insurance with primary focus on talent acquisition, skills assessment, coaching, and onboarding for newly hired consultants. Offered full-time position with Nationwide after 7 months to maintain test automation regression scripts in Java/Selenium framework. Additional functions included creating test automation scripts in Ruby/Cucumber, utilizing RubyMine IDE 7.1.5, testing front-end web UI applications, rest service tests, Angular/JS web front-end testing using page objects, and CSS Selection testing methodologies.

SELECTED RESULTS:

Exhibited exceptional agility as primary QA tester to pivot between teams as needed to resolve backlogs, earning reputation for aptitude to “hit the ground running” and quickly acclimate to different environments.

Leveraged experience with Dedicated Technologies to lead talent acquisition, skills assessment, and onboarding process for new hires.

Served as peer mentor and trainer for new hires, focusing on professional development on essential job functions, including Ruby environment and framework.

Facilitated knowledge-sharing classes for Requirement Analysts on process of Gherkin scenario creation from requirements documentation.

EARLY CAREER:

SQA On-Site Practitioner, Dedicated Technologies, 2015 – 2016

Lead Software Test Analyst, BMW Group Financial Services, 2015 (Contract)

Quality Assurance Administrator, The Ohio State University, 2007 – 2015

EDUCATION

Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

3 Years Completed Toward a Bachelor of Science

DeVry Institute of Technology, Downers Grove, IL

Computer Science and Digital Electronic Technology Certificate

EXECUTIVE STRENGTHS

Strategic Planning and Execution

Structured Query Language

Unified Functional Testing

Roadmap Development

Human Capital Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Backend Analysis

Application Lifecycle Management

Software Testing Methodologies

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Problem Resolution

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS

Languages: C#, JavaScript, HTML, Ruby, Cucumber, Gherkin, Cypress.io, Playwright, Selenium, VB.Net, REST.

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MySQL

Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform Technologies

Technologies: Docker, AngularJS, RabbitMQ, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Microsoft Visual Studio, JMeter, Sentry, Test Rail, Jira, Team City

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