Automation Test Engineer

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MARK ZELVINSKY

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strong experience in Automation and Manual Testing of Web, Desktop and mainframe Applications

Proficient in Agile and WaterFall methodologies, cloud technologies, and test automation for process streamlining and enhanced productivity. Expertise in automation tools like UFT, Selenium Web driver, TestNG and Rest Assured, coupled with proficiency in Java and JavaScript, enables the design and execution of robust, scalable tests. Solid experience is in backend database testing with databases like Oracle and SQL Server.

Adept in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices, leveraging tools like Jenkins and GitHub.. Hands on experience in test driven development and Behavior driven development approaches

Extensive experience with developing a POM (Page Object Model) framework

Exceptionally valuable experience in creating and maintaining Test Plans and Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts for Manual and Automation testing.

Proficient in identifying defects across Functional, Exploratory, and Compatibility, comprehensive 100% E2E testing for web, Smoke, Sanity, Regression, and API testing

Strong background is in Ecommerce, Finance, Insurance, and Industrial domains.

Highly proficient in the art of organization and adept at time management, multi-tasking and mentoring.

Commit to driving excellence in every phase of the software development lifecycle.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Java, C#, Python, SQL, HTML, XML

Framework: Selenium WebDriver/IDE, Unified Functional Testing (UFT/QTP), Rational Functional Tester

Source Control: Git, GitLab, BitBucket

Methodologies: Agile Scum, WaterFall

Tools: TestNG, JUnit, Jenkins, JIRA, TestRail, Postman, Load Runner, AWS Cloud, SOAP UI, Restful API

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mainframe

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, DB2

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER SR/LEADJun 2021 - Present

Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandCleveland, OH

Actively engage in Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, and Retrospectives to align team efforts with project goals.

Leading and guiding the automation team to ensure high-quality software delivery through structured testing processes and continuous improvement.

Developing and executing comprehensive automation testing strategies, ensuring robust coverage across functional, and API testing

Convert manual tests to automated scenarios, boosting efficiency and accuracy

Enhancing automation and process efficiency to optimize testing workflows, reduce manual efforts, and improve product reliability

Design and implementing a hybrid testing framework by integrating the Page Object Model (POM) with BDD methodologies

Monitoring QA metrics and performance data to assess efficiency, improve processes, and drive long-term testing strategy improvements.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by performing effective code reviews

Created and maintained Selenium automation test scripts for web and API applications, resulting in a 50% reduction in test execution time and a 25% increase in test coverage

Perform Log4j debugging framework for debugging the test cases and report the errors through JIRA

Supporting all testing efforts to AWS cloud Payment processing application.

SOFTWARE QA ANALYST SRFeb 2014 - Jun 2021

Federal Reserve Bank of ClevelandCleveland, OH

Implemented Agile testing methodology to adapt to quick changing requirements leading to 25% saving time and resources

Designed manual test cases and test plans, by analyzing Business Design Documents, Test Matrix, resulting in a 30% reduction in defects found during testing

Performed manual Functional, Regression, System testing of JAVA and Angular payment processing application

Extensively used SQL statements to query the Oracle database for Data Validation

Involved in testing web services manually and creation collections using Postman

Designed, developed and executed automated tests using OpenText UFT for JAVA payment processing application

Collaborated with developers to reduce bug recurrence, enhancing software quality.

Collaborate with end users to generate UAT scripts to successful completion of UAT testing

Reported testing outcomes using JIRA, facilitating informed decision-making

TEST ENGINEER/CONTRACT/Apr 2012 –Dec 2013

Adecco Technical /Rockwell Automation/Mayfield Heights, OH

Analyzed automation needs, enhancing system efficiency and reliability.

Developed detailed test plans, improving traceability and coverage for JAVA application by 35%

Engineered automated tests, significantly boosting QA effectiveness.

Executed comprehensive manual tests, identifying critical system issues.

Reported issues and concerns using Rational ClearQuest

LEAD AUTOMATION ENGINEERNov 2007 - March 2012

OE ConnectionRichfield, OH

Led and guided the automation offshore team to ensure high-quality software delivery through structured testing processes and continuous improvement leading overall team performance by 40%

Monitored QA metrics and performance data to assess efficiency, improve processes, and drive long-term testing strategy improvements.

Developed and executed HP QTP scripts, boosting system reliability in .NET/SQL Server environments.

Developed automation guidelines, improving testing accuracy and reliability

QA ANALYSTOct 2004 - Nov 2007

Everstream IncSolon, OH

Developed custom test scripts, enhancing system verification across platforms for web application

Automated tests with Rational Functional Tester, boosting efficiency.

Tracked and resolved issues via JIRA, improving release quality.

EDUCATION

B.SC. IN OPTICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

State University of ChernovtsyUkraine

COURSES

SELENIUM IMMERSION WITH JAVAJul 2021

RTTS

CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTERDec 2015

Scrum Alliance

UNIFIED FUNCTIONAL TESTING QTP FOUNDATIONSJun 2015

ALP International

CSTE SOFTWARE TESTING CERTIFICATIONMar 2009

QAI Global Institute

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