DOGUKAN KIZILDAG
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced SDET specializing in automated testing frameworks and continuous integration processes. Proficient in identifying and documenting software issues. Strong background in developing and maintaining test frameworks using TDD, BDD, and hybrid approaches. Skilled in JavaScript, TypeScript, Cypress, and Playwright. Adept at improving the performance and reliability of web applications through effective test scripts. Open to new technologies and committed to effective teamwork and communication to enhance project outcomes
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SDET
Northwestern Mutual
Chicago, IL
04.2022 - Current
- Created automation test scripts leveraging a Test-Driven Development framework and Page Object Model to rigorously test both the front-end and back-end components of web applications using TypeScript and Playwright.
- Introduced the practice of assigning unique IDs to each web element, which greatly simplified element identification and enhanced the stability and reliability of the testing process.
- Created a visual regression test suite with Playwright to ensure that application updates maintain visual consistency and functionality.
- Mentored 4 junior SQA engineers, improving team productivity by 17% and decreasing onboarding time by 45%.
- Provided feedback to development teams on visual and functional issues identified through testing.
- Executed SQL queries and seamlessly integrated database connections into the automation framework.
- Maintained automation builds using Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
QA
SOFTWARE AUTOMATION ENGINEER
CHICAGO, IL
09.2019 - 04.2022
- Be part of a team that upholds strong quality values while engaging in hands-on technical work.
- Involved in the migration process from a Java-Selenium framework to JavaScript-Cypress for automation testing.
- Developed and deployed approximately 400 test cases to ensure UI and backend validation.
- Design and write Test Cases and Test Plans for critical software features, maintain up-to-date documentation, and execute the defined strategy using both manual and automated testing methods.
- Performed root cause isolation, recorded steps to reproduce and problem summary, submitted appropriate logs and files.
- Showcased significant experience in testing APIs using Postman and automation tools.
- Contributed to UI validation using a BDD framework.
- Utilized JIRA for managing user stories and tracking defects.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY
09-2018
Skills
- JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Gherkin,
HTML, CSS, Nodejs - Cypress, Cucumber, Playwright, JMeter, Postman
- JIRA, Zephyr, Azure DevOPS
- Oracle SQL, MSSQL, MySQL
- GitHub,Jenkins
- AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, and VPC
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Agile Software Development
Timeline
SDET
Northwestern Mutual
04.2022 - Current
QA
SOFTWARE AUTOMATION ENGINEER
09.2019 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY