SDET - Java Automation Engineer with AI Augmentation

HALINA BARTASEVICH – Authorized to Work in the U.S.

SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Herndon, VA (240) 879 – 0102 *************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/halina-bartasevich-83145238a

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

6+ years of experience in the IT industry as a Full Stack Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), specializing in automated testing of Web, API, Microservices, and Database layers using Java-based automation frameworks across multiple domains.

Strong expertise in Java, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, Maven, Postman, and REST Assured for functional, regression, API, and cross-browser automation.

Proficient in building scalable automation frameworks using TestNG, JUnit, Page Object Model (POM), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Data-Driven, and Hybrid designs — applying solid OOP principles and clean-code practices.

Innovated AI-powered automation solutions leveraging the ChatGPT API to auto-generate Page Objects, Gherkin feature files, and intelligent test scenarios, significantly reducing manual effort and increasing test coverage.

Developed and maintained Cucumber frameworks by implementing Gherkin feature files, step definitions, reusable Java methods, and integrated them with backend validations for complete end-to-end test automation.

Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Maven, automating build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments for faster feedback and reliability.

Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) for executing cloud-based automated tests within distributed CI/CD pipelines.

Performed end-to-end testing of SAP and Salesforce integrations, validating data synchronization, business workflows, and API transactions between ERP and CRM modules to ensure seamless order processing and reporting accuracy.

Extensive API and microservices testing experience, validating SOAP and REST endpoints, request/response payloads, and JSON/XML schema contracts.

Deep understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Defect Lifecycle, with practical experience in Jira and Xray for user story linkage, defect tracking, and dashboard reporting.

Strong database validation skills using SQL and JDBC across Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments.

Conducted various testing types — Smoke, Regression, Integration, System, and End-to-End — ensuring high- quality releases under tight deadlines.

Created custom HTML reports, reusable utilities, and libraries to enhance framework reusability, traceability, and reporting transparency.

Active Agile practitioner, participating in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives, collaborating closely with developers, BAs, and product owners.

Mentored junior SDETs, performed peer code reviews, and introduced best practices to improve automation stability and maintainability.

Analytical, detail-oriented, and self-driven, able to deliver high-quality automation independently or as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced Agile environment. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages Java, SQL, Gherkin, HTML, XML, JSON

Testing tools Selenium Web Driver, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, Junit, TestNG, REST Assured Bug tracking tools Jira, Jira Xray

IDE IntelliJ IDEA

Testing Frameworks Junit, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD)

Repository Systems Git – with GitHub

CI /CD Tools Jenkins

Build tools Maven

Databases Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Cloud & DevOps AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)

Methodologies Agile (Scrum)

EXPERIENCE

Client: Radial

SDET Remote December 2023 - present

Responsibilities:

Collaborated cross-functionally within an Agile Scrum team, partnering with the Product Owner, Developers, and Business Analysts to analyze Acceptance Criteria, clarify complex requirements, and refine user stories for testability and coverage.

Performed both manual and automated testing for a web-based internal enterprise application managing order creation, payment processing, shipment tracking, and return management modules.

Designed and implemented a scalable Hybrid Automation Framework (Behavior- and Data-Driven) using Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Cucumber, Maven, and Git, following the Page Object Model (POM) design pattern and OOP best practices.

Integrated the framework with Jenkins and GitHub Actions for Continuous Integration (CI) and automated nightly builds, triggering test suites and publishing results to shared dashboards.

Leveraged Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) principles with Cucumber, JUnit, and Gherkin, developing Feature Files, Step Definitions, Hooks, and custom reusable methods to support functional, integration, and regression automation.

Executed API automation using Postman and REST Assured, validating endpoints for order lifecycle, inventory synchronization, and third-party fulfillment microservices, including schema validation and response time verification.

Validated backend transactions using SQL and JDBC, ensuring data integrity across Order, Payment, Shipment, and Inventory tables in Oracle and MySQL environments.

Implemented custom Cucumber reporting plugins to generate HTML, JSON, and Extent reports with detailed execution logs, embedded screenshots, and execution timestamps.

Integrated Jira and Xray for full test lifecycle management — including test design, execution tracking, defect triage, and reporting, linking automation results directly to user stories.

Utilized AWS services such as EC2, S3, and Lambda to validate application scalability, data persistence, and API reliability in distributed cloud environments.

Configured Apache Log4j2 for unified logging and debugging of UI and API tests, enhancing traceability of automation failures.

Participated in Smoke, Functional, Regression, and End-to-End testing cycles, maintaining coverage traceability matrices to ensure all business flows were validated before release.

Supported cross-browser and parallel test execution using Selenium Grid and Docker containers, improving test execution speed and environment consistency.

Collaborated with DevOps engineers to optimize test execution in CI pipelines, including environment setup, parallel execution, and reporting integrations.

Tested SAP and Salesforce integrations within the current web application, automating validation of data flow between CRM and ERP systems using REST Assured, SQL, and Cucumber, ensuring accurate order, payment, and customer record synchronization across platforms.

Conducted peer code reviews, mentored junior QA team members, and contributed to framework enhancements such as data-driven utilities, API wrappers, and dynamic wait strategies.

Actively participated in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, ensuring clear QA progress visibility and early defect detection through collaborative feedback loops. Client: BCBS

QA Automation Engineer Reston, VA 2021 November – 2023 December Responsibilities:

Analyzed business and functional requirements, ensuring that all user stories met SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) and were clear, consistent, and testable.

Designed and developed an automated test framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD) with Page Object Model (POM) and Data-Driven architecture for maintainable, reusable test components.

Automated end-to-end UI test cases covering different functionalities and modules.

Implemented Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) workflows by creating feature files, step definitions, and reusable hooks in Cucumber, ensuring alignment between business logic and automated test scenarios.

Integrated automation suite with Jenkins, enabling scheduled CI builds, regression test execution, and automated reporting using Cucumber HTML and JSON reports.

Developed REST API automation using REST Assured and Postman, validating JSON/XML payloads, headers, response codes, and schema contracts for backend services like patient data sync and appointment updates.

Performed database validations through SQL queries using JDBC to verify data consistency across Oracle and MySQL databases for appointment, patient, and provider records.

Conducted Smoke, Regression, and Functional testing cycles, maintaining automation scripts in Git and dependencies via Maven within an Agile (Scrum) environment.

Collaborated proactively with developers and business analysts to troubleshoot integration defects, reproduce issues, and verify hotfixes and patches before production release.

Utilized Jira and Xray for test case management, defect tracking, and traceability, linking automated test results to user stories and sprint deliverables.

Created consolidated QA dashboards and reports to provide stakeholders with visibility into test coverage, pass/fail trends, and defect density metrics.

Participated in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, actively contributing to sprint goal alignment and quality discussions. Client: SWIFT

QA Engineer Manassas, VA 2019 October – 2021 November Responsibilities:

Reviewed and analyzed business and functional requirement documents, ensuring clarity, completeness, and testability before sprint planning and story grooming sessions.

Designed, executed, and maintained detailed test plans and test cases for functional, regression, and integration testing across multiple application modules.

Logged, tracked, and prioritized defects using Jira and Xray, ensuring end-to-end traceability between requirements, test cases, and defect resolution.

Performed backend data validation using SQL queries, verifying data integrity, referential consistency, and compliance with business rules and transformation logic.

Collaborated closely with developers and product owners to clarify ambiguous requirements, discuss edge cases, and verify bug fixes during development sprints.

Contributed to the enhancement of a Java-Selenium automation framework, maintaining and refactoring basic regression test scripts to support faster release validation.

Participated in smoke and regression test executions during release cycles, verifying core functionalities and ensuring build stability before production deployment.

Assisted in the transition from manual to automated testing, identifying high-value test cases suitable for automation and documenting reusable test data and preconditions.

Actively participated in Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, and Retrospectives, communicating QA progress and testing risks effectively. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Belarusian State University — bachelor’s degree

2002 – 2007

Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)

2019

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