Software Developer In Test Resume Johnston, IA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Recognized as a creative and resourceful automation engineer with over twenty years experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks/harnesses tailored to meet and/or exceed the specific testing needs and requirements for each of my clients.
I am extremely passionate about agile development methodologies, Java and JVM scripting languages, web services, cloud services, and open source technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Johnston, IA

Software Developer In Test

Responsibilities:

Responsible for API testing a REST - based web application designed using microservices written in Java
Created functional automated tests for front and back end services using Selenium, Postman, and Runscope
Implemented continuous testing via Jenkins as part of the CI development build process
Worked closely with the project team to determine acceptance criteria and isolate root cause for identified defects
Created continuously updated test result metrics displayed in a dashboard fashion
Mentored less experienced test analysts
Worked within an agile methodology in two-week sprints

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Sr. Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Designed automated test scripts for validating end-points for a web based financial system designed in Java
Integrated automated smoke and regression test suites within the development continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins
Designed front-end functional automated tests using Selenium, Java, Cucumber, Groovy, and Gherkin following BDD practices
Mentored less experienced test analysts
Provided management with agile methodology coaching/training
Worked within an agile methodology in two-week sprints
Created continuously updated test result metrics displayed in a dashboard fashion

Confidential

Software Development Engineer in Test

Responsibilities:

Responsible for driving the performance testing operations for a new micro-services framework for monitoring sensors, alarms, and panic events
Utilized JMeter, AWS EC2, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS S3, groovy, beanshell, Graylog, Elasticsearch for performance testing
Configured a BDD framework using cucumber-jvm, Gherkin, and Jenkins for functional front-end test automation
Designed and display on-line, real-time reports, charts, and graphs on multiple wall-mounted monitors for company-wide visibility (The Wall of Truth)
Managed a team of manual testers

Confidential

Sr. Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for introducing and implementing a test automation framework using a BDD practice to a newly agile team to ensure the production of high quality software applications
Trained manual testers to create Gherkin test case features/scenarios to reduce duplication of test case definition therefore reducing time and expenses spent on software quality assurance
Participated in backlog assessments with all stakeholders to determine size (points) and prepare acceptance criteria for each story within a sprint
Developed additional test harnesses/frameworks to ensure accordance with business specifications
Participated in daily scrum stand-up meetings to communicate daily status, future planned activities, and report roadblocks
Created and maintained JIRA tickets accordingly
Version controlled all testing artifacts in a GIT repository in order to prevent code loss, maintain all versions of code, and interface with Jenkins for all code deployments