Amela Dervishi
Lake Ridge,VA
Summary
As a driven and highly experienced Software Development Engineer in Test SDET with over seven years of expertise in quality management and automation, I consistently surpass expectations by ensuring product excellence and proactively identifying defects before they impact production. I have a track record of success in not only creating test automation projects from the ground up but also in enhancing existing ones to increase efficiency and test coverage.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior SDET
1upHealth
Remote
11.2023 - Current
- Developing and maintaining automated test suites using Python and pytest for a healthcare software platform, ensuring comprehensive test coverage for critical functionalities.
- Utilizing pytest fixtures and parameterization to streamline test execution and increase test coverage across multiple scenarios.
- Leveraging AWS services including RDS, Lambda, Secrets Manager and other services to implement scalable and reliable test scripts.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test strategies for complex authentication flows and access control mechanisms.
- Designing and implementing automated API tests for the Access Control team, verifying authentication mechanisms, authorization policies, and user access permissions.
- Identifying and reporting defects, working closely with developers to reproduce and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Participating in code reviews, contributing to the improvement of coding standards and testability of the codebase.
Senior SDET
Wheels UP
Remote
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Developed API automation from scratch using RestSharp and C#, automating more than 50% of the Web API and Mobile API
- Designed and implemented automated UI tests with C#, Selenium, and MSTest, optimizing UI testing procedures
- Integrated TestRail API into the UI automation framework to provide visualized test automation results to the leadership
- Created YAML pipelines from scratch in Azure DevOps for Application API, Mobile API, UI automation, and SQL scripts, supporting code migration efforts
- Scheduled automated UI test runs in Azure, enabling regular and comprehensive UI testing
- Developed complex SQL scripts to generate test data, facilitating comprehensive testing
- Contributed to manual and automation testing efforts for the Data Analytics team in Optimizer using Python and Selenium during new development while awaiting a new QA resource
- Screened and hired over 10 automation QA members
- Mentored and conducted Knowledge Transfer sessions for new QA members to expedite their on-boarding
- Reviewed pull requests and resolved test failures, ensuring code quality and preventing future defects, and promptly addressing smoke automation failures during production releases to maintain the release pipeline's stability
- Created and executed manual test cases and test scenarios for UI, API, and database testing, ensuring software functionality and reliability
- Actively participated in daily scrum meetings, leading the QA effort in planning, retrospectives, and refinement sessions.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon
Arlington, VA
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed comprehensive Test Plans, Test Strategies, and Test Cases for both Desktop and Mobile projects, ensuring thorough test coverage
- Developed Test Automation framework while using Diamond Tool Kit for Integration tests in Amazon EC2 environment improving testing efficiency
- Mentored and guided developers in writing automation scripts, fostering collaboration between QA and development teams
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams and external partners to rigorously test Holiday Offers, ensuring high-quality user experiences
- Leveraged AWS tools, including DynamoDB and others, for precise debugging of Holiday Offer testing failures, ensuring accurate documentation of bugs for developers' attention
- Conducted code reviews and proactively addressed test failures, maintaining code quality and reliability
- Documented test efforts and organized defect triage meetings with multiple stakeholders, streamlining issue resolution processes
- Actively participated in daily Scrum meetings and Sprint Ceremonies, contributing to agile development and team collaboration.
Senior QA Engineer Contractor
Wheels UP
Remote
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Created Test Plans and actively participated in manual Test Case and Test Scenario creation and execution for both UI and API testing
- Created API Test automation Framework using RestSharp and CSharp for API Testing
- Created Mobile API Test Automation Framework for Mobile API Testing
- Conducted SQL Queries and integrated automated SQL queries within the API test framework
- Created and executed UI automated tests to ensure the functionality of the user interface
- Reviewed pull requests (PRs) and proactively addressed test failures, maintaining code quality
- Regularly attended daily scrum meetings and Sprint Ceremonies, contributing to agile development and team collaboration.
Senior QA Engineer
PNC
Remote
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Prepared and executed Test Cases and Test Scenarios for both manual and automated testing
- Developed End-to-End E2E automation scripts using TestCafe, JavaScript enhancing test coverage and efficiency
- Assessed the application to determine automation feasibility and conducted manual testing where applicable
- Authored documentation outlining best coding practices, Dev environment setup, and Test Coverage strategies
- Actively participated in daily scrum meetings and Sprint Ceremonies, contributing to team collaboration and agile development processes.
Senior QA Engineer
Publicis Sapient
Arlington, VA
05.2019 - 12.2021
- Prepared and executed Test Cases and Scenarios for manual and automated testing
- Led Bug Reviews meetings for issue resolution
- Created and conducted performance testing on the application components using JMeter
- Tested Page Analytics with Omnibug and ensured accessibility using Wave and Axe tools as well as incorporated Axe in the Java, JUnit, Maven UI automation framework for accessibility automation
- Developed E2E automation scripts for Sitecore CMS and front-end
- Developed API automation scripts using Java and RestAssured
- Implemented the page object model in the Espresso Android Java Framework
- Refactored and Developed Mobile Android automation scripts, as well as executed manual testing on Android Devices and Emulators
- Interacted with clients to review business requirements
- Documented test data and scenarios on Confluence
- Coordinated with offshore QA Team and established Coding Standards
- Conducted peer reviews of pull requests
- Actively engaged in daily scrum meetings and Sprint Ceremonies
- Utilized JIRA for bug tracking and defect management.
QA Intern
Publer
Remote
01.2017 - 05.2019
- Wrote test cases based on user and system requirements
- Performed various testing types, including Black Box, GUI, Functionality Integration, Regression, Usability, System, and Back-End Testing
- Documented defects with detailed information in JIRA
- Created test cases and scenarios for Regression, Integration, Back-End, and System testing
- Conducted Defect Tracking and Management in JIRA
- Automated functionality testing using Java and Selenium WebDriver
- Developed and maintained Selenium-based Automation Test Scripts and Test Suites
- Utilized TestNG for Data-driven testing, reading data from property and XML files
- Actively participated in daily scrum meetings to discuss issues and testing activities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Binghamton University
05.2016
Skills
Tools and Frameworks
- Selenium WebDriver
- Maven
- Net
- TestCafe
- MSTest
- TestNG
- Espresso
- Sauce Labs
- Appium
- Rest Assured
- Postman
- Swagger
- YAML
- Azure Devops
- Jenkins
- TeamCity
- AWS
- Oracle
- DynamoDB
- Secrets Manager
- Lambda
- RDS
- Git
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- Confluence
- JIRA
- TestRail
- Zephyr
- JMeter
- UI Path
- HTML
- CSS
Programming Languages
- Java
- C#
- Python
- JavaScript
Testing Skills
- Back-End Testing
- Front-End Testing
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing
- Manual Testing
- Mobile Testing
- Android Testing
- Automation
- Test Plan
- Test Strategy
- Test Cases
- POM
- Data Driven
- Scripting
- SQL
- RESTful API
Domains and Platforms
- SaaS
- CRM
- CMS
- Sitecore
- Aviation
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Public Health
- Finance
Certification
UiPath Certified Professional Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD)
Timeline
Senior SDET
1upHealth
11.2023 - Current
Senior SDET
Wheels UP
01.2023 - 10.2023
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon
08.2022 - 01.2023
Senior QA Engineer Contractor
Wheels UP
03.2022 - 08.2022
Senior QA Engineer
PNC
01.2022 - 03.2022
Senior QA Engineer
Publicis Sapient
05.2019 - 12.2021
QA Intern
Publer
01.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Binghamton University
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