Test Engineer Senior Software

Grant Birkle, Software Test Engineer

Eden Prairie, MN, 55346, United States, 651-***-****, *********@*****.***, https://linkedin.com/in/grant-birkle

SUMMARY Detail-oriented Software Test Engineer with over 20 years of experience specializing in automated test frameworks for both Web-UI and API services. Proficient in testing tools and programming languages including Cypress, Java-JUnit, Cucumber, and Ruby, with a proven track record of enhancing test efficiency through CI/CD integration using Jenkins. Successfully developed an automated test framework at Scala Computing that improved testing accuracy which streamlined QA operations. Ready to leverage skills in dynamic environments to meet and exceed quality assurance goals. WORK EXPERIENCE

10/2022 – 02/2025 Senior Automation Engineer, Scala Computing, Inc. Remote Analyzed, designed, and developed automated tests utilizing Cypress to execute verification testing of Web-UI software and API services. Tested the software under review, including Network Emulation and Network Simulation cloud-based applications.

Automated verification processes encompassed web-UI and API validations, as well as front/back-end configurations using Cypress requests and intercepts.

Conducted comprehensive QA responsibilities, which included reviewing and validating requirements and technical specifications. Formulated and executed detailed test plans and cases based on specific requirements.

11/2017 – 10/2022 Senior Software Engineer/Test, SAP-Concur Inc Minneapolis, USA Engineered and developed automated-test frameworks (ATF) utilizing Java-JUnit, Cucumber, and Ruby Cucumber for Web-UI and API testing. Integrated testing protocols into Continuous Integration/Deployment

(CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins multi-branch workflow and Docker. Conceptualized the Canonical Dataset project for resetting and seeding test data in SQL via a Temporal workflow and Cloud Formation, alongside Kubernetes support.

12/2013 – 11/2017 Senior Software Engineer in Test, Peoplenet-Trimble Inc Minnetonka, USA Scrutinized, designed, and developed an automated-test framework (ATF) utilizing Ruby, Cucumber, Calabash, and C#.

Executed BDD-Gherkin feature files for verification testing of mobile software applications across various platforms including Windows7, WINCE, and Android.

02/2009 – 12/2013 Senior Software Tools Engineer/Lead, St. Jude Medical Inc

Little Canada, USA

Spearheaded the automation team in the development of an automated test framework (ATF).

Analyzed, designed, and built automated testing frameworks using Python, Perl, and Froglogic's Squish for advanced medical imaging software validation.

08/2006 – 12/2008 Lead Automation Engineer, Vital Images Inc Minnetonka, USA Directed the automation team in designing and developing an automated- test framework (ATF) for verifying advanced 3D medical imaging software. Developed an i18n C# Program to transform local-language DTD files into XML file translations, outsourcing the XML files for translation. 09/2001 – 08/2006 Senior Software Engineer, MEDTRONIC INC Fridley, USA Created C/C++, V. Basic, XML, Python, and PERL software verification tool tests and techniques aimed at automating Medtronic Vision Application testing.

Formulated an XML Verification Test System to automate the validation of the XML Translator Utility, utilizing MSXML 4.0, JScript, VBScript, and Windows Script Host.

05/1998 – 09/2001 Senior Test Engineer, ADC Telecommunications Inc Minneapolis, USA Led projects on hardware and software design for Automated Test Equipment (ATE).

Developed testing solutions using Visual C/C++, CVI, and TCL/TK for design verification and manufacturing tests.

Created embedded software for testing MC68302 and MC68360 circuit boards with the aid of ROM emulators.

01/1985 – 01/1992 Missile System Analyst, United States Air Force (USAF)

Ellsworth AFB, SD, United States

Performed testing, inspection, and troubleshooting of the Short-Range Attack Missile systems.

Maintained a Top-Secret Security Clearance throughout service. EDUCATION

1993 – 1998 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

(SDSM&T)

B.S., Computer Engineering (CENG)

Rapid City, SD, United States

GPA: 3.35

09/1987 – 12/1991 South Dakota State University (SDSU) B.S., Electronic Engineering Technology

(EET)

Ellsworth AFB, SD, United States

GPA: 3.49

SKILLS API Testing AWS

Behavior Driven Development

(BDD)

C#

CI/CD Pipelines Cucumber

Cypress Docker

Java JavaScript

Jenkins JUnit

Linux Shell/Bash Scripting Python

Ruby Selenium

Software Verification UI Testing

Windows Scripting XML

XSD XSLT

Test Automation Test Plans

Testing Methodologies Automated Testing

Web Applications SQL

Agile Cloud Platform Services

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