Ariet Taalai
Gilbert
Summary
Seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges and allows utilization of strong interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise. Committed to delivering exceptional results and exceeding expectations, eager to contribute diverse skill set and drive for success in a dynamic work environment. Proven track record of achieving goals and collaborating with cross-functional teams, confident in ability to make a meaningful impact and thrive in a role that values innovation and growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior SDET Engineer
Ahold Delhaize
01.2025 - Current
- Environment: Playwright, TypeScript, JIRA, GitHub, Postman, Jenkins, Karate
- Developed automated smoke and regression tests using the Playwright automation framework with TypeScript, reducing manual testing efforts by 60%.
- Designed and implemented scalable test frameworks with TypeScript, following best practices like the Page Object Model (POM) for maintainability.
- Conducted comprehensive API testing with Postman to validate web services and ensure functionality.
- Created unit test case scenarios for developers using the Karate framework, ensuring high-quality and efficient test coverage.
- Executed complex SQL queries for backend data validation and integrity checks.
- Leveraged Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate test execution and seamlessly integrate test results into the deployment pipeline.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and ensure full test coverage, maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) in JIRA.
- Led manual, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) efforts to ensure high-quality product delivery.
- Streamlined communication across QA, development, and project management teams by implementing a centralized issue tracking system in JIRA.
- Utilized performance monitoring tools to gather critical metrics on application stability and responsiveness, offering valuable insights for optimization.
Software Development Engineer in Test
Peapod Digitallabs
05.2020 - 12.2024
- Developed and maintained reusable test scripts with Selenium WebDriver and Java, leveraging POM and TestNG frameworks
- Automated mobile app testing on Android platforms using Appium and emulators
- Conducted RESTful API testing with Postman and REST-Assured, ensuring compliance with specifications
- Prepared Gherkin-based BDD scenarios for Cucumber, enabling clear communication with stakeholders
- Executed test automation in parallel environments, achieving faster feedback loops using TestNG
- Managed source control and versioning for test automation codebases in GitHub
- Facilitated regular team meetings and status updates, ensuring smooth defect management and resolution
- Improved software quality by designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
- Enhanced application performance with thorough code reviews and debugging.
- Developed custom scripts to automate manual test cases, reducing time spent on routine tasks significantly.
Software Development Engineer in Test
Motorola Solutions
06.2018 - 04.2020
- Built a robust BDD automation framework using Cucumber, Java, and Gherkin
- Conducted database testing by writing SQL queries to validate backend data integrity
- Automated UI testing for complex web applications with Selenium, focusing on cross-browser compatibility
- Integrated automated testing pipelines into Jenkins for continuous delivery
- Authored automation scripts for API testing using Rest-Assured libraries and generated HTML test reports
- Actively participated in requirement reviews and user feedback sessions to improve test coverage
- Improved software quality by designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
- Enhanced application performance with thorough code reviews and debugging.
Quality Assurance Engineer
C.H Robinson
07.2014 - 05.2018
- Analyzed user requirements for application enhancements and preparing testing specifications
- Prepared Test cases and Test plans for new functional modules
- Performed API testing using Postmen, Rest-Assured Library, experienced in HTML Status Codes, Http methods and request types (CRUD method)
- Performed Data Base testing with JDBC and SQL developer to verify data on UI are matching with Database
- Extensively used MySQL proficiency during data migrations
- Designed and developed automated scripts
- Performed Data Driven and Keyword Driven Tests
- Designed and maintained Hybrid Framework
- Developed automation scripts using Selenium to make them flexible and useful for Regression testing
Education
Bachelor of Science -
National Louis University
01.2019
Skills
- Selenium WebDriver, Accelq, Playwright, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Appium
- Postman, REST-Assured
- Java, TypeScript, SQL, XPath
- AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS DynamoDB, AWS API Gateway
- AWS CloudWatch (Monitoring & Logs), AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodePipeline
- AWS Device Farm (for Mobile App Testing)
- Functional Testing, Acceptance Testing, Database Testing, API Testing
- Defect Tracking, Test Management
- Jenkins, GitHub, Apache POI, MySQL, Android OS
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Test Case Design
Timeline
Senior SDET Engineer
Ahold Delhaize
01.2025 - Current
Software Development Engineer in Test
Peapod Digitallabs
05.2020 - 12.2024
Software Development Engineer in Test
Motorola Solutions
06.2018 - 04.2020
Quality Assurance Engineer
C.H Robinson
07.2014 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science -
National Louis University
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