Said Gaforov
Torrance,CA
Summary
Results-driven Test Automation Engineer with expertise in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Adept at Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban. Demonstrated ability to develop scalable automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, TestNG, and REST-Assured, and seamlessly integrating them into CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record of identifying critical defects and enhancing software quality across diverse industries, including healthcare, fintech, insurance, and e-commerce.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Test Automation Engineer
Hannover Re
08.2022 - Current
- Built scalable automation frameworks from scratch (initially Selenium/TestNG, later migrating to Playwright), significantly reducing regression test duration (40%) and improving test stability
- Performed extensive ETL testing on large datasets (10M+ records), achieving high data accuracy and reliability
- Executed 300+ test cases in Xray for Jira, identifying and resolving 200+ defects, significantly improving stability
- Integrated automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release cycles (30% faster)
- Validated backend data integrity by writing SQL queries using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), ensuring accuracy and consistency across large volumes of life insurance claims data
- Actively contributed to the team and project by participating in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, ensuring alignment, progress tracking, and continuous improvement
Software QA Engineer
GNC
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Developed and maintained both Behavior-Driven (BDD) and Data-Driven Testing (DDT) automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber using Page Object Model (POM) with Maven
- Automated regression and API testing (REST-Assured, Postman), sharply cutting manual testing workload
- Integrated automated tests into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, reducing pre-release testing time by 20%
- Queried and validated 1M+ customer transactions, achieving near-perfect data accuracy across order histories
- Collaborated closely with Business Analysts to clarify user stories, documentation, and defects, reducing ambiguity through continuous feedback
QA Analyst
Zentist
01.2017 - 02.2020
- Designed and executed test plans for 60+ releases, achieving near-total test coverage (98%)
- Created 250+ test cases, automating a meaningful portion to expedite release cycles
- Conducted API testing (Postman, Swagger), covering diverse endpoints
- Tracked defects using JIRA and conducted SQL-based backend validation for data integrity
- Prioritized manual test cases based on business requirements and selected the test cases that needed to be automated in Selenium
Education
Bachelor’s Degree -
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT01.2011
Skills
- Playwright
- Selenium
- TestNG
- JUnit
- Cucumber
- REST-Assured
- Postman
- Java
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Python
- SQL
- Gherkin
- YAML
- JSON
- BDD
- TDD
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Azure DevOps
- AWS
- Jenkins
- MySQL
- SQL Server (SSMS)
- Data Validation
- ETL Testing
- JIRA
- Agile (Scrum/Kanban)
- Git
- GitHub
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) - Scrum.org
- Generative AI - Microsoft
- Certified Bot Developer (RPA) - Automation Anywhere
- Big Data Foundations - IBM
- Built Automation Framework (Selenium/TestNG) - Coursera
Timeline
Test Automation Engineer
Hannover Re
08.2022 - Current
Software QA Engineer
GNC
03.2020 - 08.2022
QA Analyst
Zentist
01.2017 - 02.2020
Bachelor’s Degree -
The University of Montana
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