Quality Assurance Engineer

Iana Gandrabura

Quality Assurance Engineer

North Miami Beach, Florida 305-***-**** **************.**@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing across web and API platforms. Proven track record of building scalable test automation frameworks, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and driving process efficiency in Agile environments. Skilled in tools like Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, REST-Assured, and test strategy optimization. Former international badminton player and chess enthusiast, known for applying strategic thinking, precision, and pattern recognition to software testing. Fluent in five languages, facilitating seamless cross-functional communication in global teams. Passionate about quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Java

• Eclipse

• Python

• Anaconda

• HTML

• SQL

• MySQL

• JDBC

• Postman

• Swagger

• REST -Assured

• Selenium

• Appium

• Cucumber

• TestNg

• JUnit

• Maven

• Git, GitHub

• Jenkins

• Jira

• Agile, Scrum

• Waterfall

• Behavior - Driven

Development (BDD)

• Data Driven Development

(TDD)

• Page Object Model (POM)

• Rest API, Soap API

WORK EXPERIENCE

Test Automation Specialist – Centene Corp, St. Louis, MO June 2022 – Present

● Built reusable data-driven automation frameworks with Selenium, Java, and Maven, boosting testing efficiency by 40%.

● Automated a significant portion of regression test cases using Cucumber and TestNG, resulting in substantial time savings.

● Enhanced API performance testing using REST-Assured and MySQL while optimizing automation frameworks with POM.

● Streamlined Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, reducing build validation time by 50%, and maintained collaboration through Git and GitHub.

● Applied Gherkin and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) to define clear test scenarios and led Agile sprint planning for defect-free releases.

● Execute end-to-end testing ensuring automated HIPPA compliance tests.

● Established clear and concise communication with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and understanding of project requirements and testing goals.

Quality Assurance Engineer – Domino’s Pizza, Ann Arbor, MI November 2019 – June 2022

● Developed a Selenium-Java hybrid test framework with Maven, improving regression efficiency by 40% and automating workflows with Junit.

● Validated APIs using Postman and REST-Assured, and implemented automated database validation using JDBC for high- volume transactions.

● Conducted smoke, functional, and backend testing, achieving a 95% defect detection rate early in the SDLC.

● Managed test plans in Jira, designed account reconciliation and risk assessment test cases, and leveraged Agile methodologies to align testing with business objectives.

● Executed SQL queries to verify data integrity for order history and user preferences.

● Quickly adapted to dynamic work environments and evolving project needs, maintaining high-quality standards under tight deadlines.

● Conducted thorough root cause analyses of defects, leading to process improvements that reduced recurrence rates by 15%.

EDUCATION

Faculty of Food Technology Bachelor’s degree from Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau LANGUAGES

● English, Russian, and Romanian (to business level)

● Spanish and French (conversational level)

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