Dunja Beric

Arlington,VA

Summary

Results-driven Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET).

With 6 years of experience designing and implementing automated testing solutions across Healthcare, Retail, and Insurance domains.

Highly skilled in building test automation frameworks.

Using Java, JavaScript, Selenium WebDriver and REST Assured.

Experienced in implementing Page Object Model (POM), BDD, with Cucumber and TestNG for modular test management. Proficient in End-to-End API testing with Postman and REST Assured as well as Back-end validation using complex SQL queries via JDBC. Skilled in UI automation with Playwright.

Hands-on experience integrating test automation with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven and GitHub.

Professional with a strong ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, highly focused on quality and attention to detail, meeting project deadlines.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

SDET

Evolent Health

Arlington, VA

08.2023 - Current

Designed, developed, and maintained robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Maven, JUnit, and Cucumber (BDD).
Built scalable test scripts using Page Object Model (POM) and various Selenium locators for cross-browser testing (Chrome, Firefox, IE).
Created BDD test scenarios using Cucumber and Gherkin; participated in Agile sprints to validate user stories.
Performed API testing with REST Assured and Postman, validated JSON responses through serialization and deserialization.
Conducted backend data verification using SQL, Oracle, and JDBC in healthcare domain.
Managed test data with Apache POI for Excel integration.
Integrated automation with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline and maintained version control using GitHub.
Collaborated with my DevOps team, tracked progress and defects using JIRA.
Executed Smoke, Regression, and Database testing across various phases.

QA Automation Engineer

Total Wines&More

Bethesda, MD

06.2021 - 07.2023

Maintained automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, JUnit, and Cucumber (BDD).
Automated end-to-end, Smoke, and Regression tests for retail web applications across multiple browsers.
Developed and executed BDD test scenarios using Cucumber and Gherkin, applied OOP principles for scalable test design.
Performed REST API testing using REST Assured and Postman; validated backend data using complex SQL queries via JDBC.
Implemented Continuous Integration pipelines with Jenkins, automated test execution, reporting, and email notifications.
Maintained version control using Git/GitHub, managed dependencies and test lifecycle with Maven.
Participated in all Agile ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Reviews, Retrospectives).
Collaborated with cross-functional teams tracked test progress, defects, and QA metrics using JIRA.
Contributed to smooth production releases by managing overall QA processes and identifying areas for improvement.

Automation Test Engineer

Geico

Chevy Chase, MD

04.2019 - 05.2021

Collaborated in requirement analysis, sprint grooming, and planning to ensure test coverage and accurate effort estimation.
Created detailed Test Plans, Scenarios, and Cases from user stories and functional requirements.
Executed manual and automated tests (Smoke, Regression, Integration, GUI, Positive/Negative) for end-to-end validation.
Developed and maintained a Data-Driven Automation Framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven, and POM design.
Automated test scenarios for retail web applications and cross-browser testing (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari).
Conducted backend testing with complex SQL queries via Oracle and JDBC to verify data consistency.
Integrated Jenkins for continuous test execution and reporting; used Git/GitHub for version control
Used JIRA for tracking bug and activities to collaborate with team.

Education

Bachelor's Degree -

Faculty of Business and Management

Belgrade, Serbia

10.2013

Skills

Languages: Java, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, JSON, XML, CSS, Gherkin
Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, REST Assured, Postman
Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), Page Object Model, Data-Driven Framework
Build/CI Tools: Maven, Jenkins, GitHub

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, JDBC
IDE: IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code
Project Management: Jira
OS: Mac OS, Windows

Professional Experience

Designed and built Test Automation Framework using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber.
Implemented Page Object Model (POM) architecture to enhance maintainability, scalability and reusability.
Created and executed test scripts using diverse locator strategies (ID, XPath, CSS, etc.).
Participated in Agile ceremonies: Standup, Planning, Grooming, Retrospective meetings.
Managed defect lifecycle and test tracking in Jira, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Built BDD and Data-Driven frameworks using Cucumber and Java.
Integrated CI pipelines with Jenkins and Maven to optimize automation workflows.
Conducted backend testing with complex SQL queries via JDBC to ensure Database integrity.
Authored Cucumber feature files and step definitions to link business needs to automated scripts.
Developed and executed test plans based on user stories for full test coverage.
Performed Smoke, Regression, Integration, and Functional Testing to maintain application stability.
Automated End-to-End test scenarios including environment setup and installations.

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