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SERAP KILIC

Porter,TX

Summary

  • Professional and experienced software development engineer in test with strong focus on automated testing, quality assurance, and continuous integration. Known for fostering team collaboration and consistently achieving results, adapting flexibly to changing project needs. Skilled in test automation frameworks, scripting languages, and performance testing, valued for reliability and effective problem-solving.
  • Knowledgeable SDET with solid background in developing and executing automated test scripts. Delivered strong testing frameworks that ensured software quality and reliability. Demonstrated expertise in both manual and automated testing environments, showcasing proficiency in collaboration and problem-solving.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. SDET

Jack Henry & Associates
10.2021 - Current


  • Provided process training to technical staff in consultant capacity.
  • Wrote test case parameters, test scripts and automation guidelines.
  • Collected data for use in software process evaluation and improvements.
  • Defined and tracked test results, defect counts and performance discrepancies.
  • Boosted product efficiency with meticulous performance testing, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Mentored junior SDETs, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends, incorporating best practices into daily work routines for continuous improvement efforts within the team.
  • Maintained QA expertise in several programming languages.
  • Operated API testing tools such as Rest Assured and Java programming Language.
  • Identified critical defects by performing thorough manual testing on new features and functionalities.
  • Enhanced software quality by designing and executing comprehensive test plans and cases.
  • Participated in Agile development processes to support continual improvements in overall delivery efforts.
  • Validated Java-based architectures and related frameworks.
  • Maintained and executed Maven POM file using Jenkins for scheduled Smoke and Regression Testing.
  • Worked on distributed Test Automation execution using Selenium Grid and Jenkins.
  • Configured and Automated Functional Test Cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven tool.
  • Worked on project management tools such as Azure DevOps , Jira.

SDET

Weatherford Energy LLC.
05.2019 - 10.2021
  • Designed and developed a Hybrid Automation Framework by integrating Data Driven Testing and Page Object Model principles with a combination of Java programming language and Selenium WebDriver Automation Framework.
  • Involved in the design and development of Cucumber BDD Test Automation Framework using Page Object Model Design Pattern and using Java libraries such as Log4j.
  • Created Automated Test Scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, and Cucumber.
  • Implemented Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD) framework using Cucumber, created Step Definitions and Feature Files using Gherkin (Cucumber) keywords.
  • Maintained and executed Maven POM file to simplify compilation and running Test classes.
  • Involved in Jenkins jobs design and oversight in order to support Continuous Integration / Continuous Development for continuous test integration and deployment.
  • Generated automated emails through Jenkins that contained build output reports being sent to team members.
  • Generated JSON and HTML based Extent Reports, Cucumber reports that included screenshots of failed tests and were integrated into Jira Xray.
  • Implemented Xray plugin for Jira to plan, execute and integrate tests into Cucumber Automation Framework through developing scripts based on the RESTful API, as well as to get live reports from Jenkins for regression and smoke builds.
  • Used Jira Xray to analyze User Stories, Test management, bug tracking, and reporting, and followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
  • Created Automation scripts for API web services testing using REST Assured libraries with java and Postman tools to perform API Testing.
  • Employed Java and Apache POI libraries to read data from Excel, as well as JDBC, API and SQL queries to fetch data from Oracle databases in order to perform Data Driven Testing and Backend Testing.
  • Prepared Test Strategy and Test Procedures to best test the application in a given timeframe.
  • Achieved compatibility and performed Cross-Browser/Cross-Platform Testing on multiple browsers to simulate production environment by utilizing Selenium Grid and WebDriver.
  • Performed Verification, Validation, including Functional, Regression, GUI, UAT, Parallel, and Smoke Testing.
  • Prepared Automation Feasibility Study, Test Metrics, Test Coverage Reports, Defect Ageing Reportsfor client to provide clear understanding of quality process as well as to set up proper goals for the teams.
  • Participated in implementing DevOps solutions using GitHub, Jenkins, Jira Xray and took an active participation in migration from Trunk Based Development to Git Flow Development.
  • As a code owner, participated in code review meetings to ensure that quality code is merged to the framework, and provided guidance to automation test engineers.
  • Led the development process of industry leading harness design patterns, utilizing a combination of Gherkin and Java languages together with Selenium WebDriver libraries and Cucumber plugins.
  • Developed Test Cases out of Business Requirements Document and User Stories

QA Automation Engineer

CITIBANK
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Implemented data-driven testing approaches for more efficient and accurate validation of application functionality.
  • Applied Page Object Model pattern on top of Selenium Automation Framework to design and write Test Scripts.
  • Tested RESTful API and used HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE data using Postman.
  • Maintained and executed Maven POM file using Jenkins for scheduled Smoke and Regression Testing.
  • Worked on distributed Test Automation execution using Selenium Grid and Jenkins.
  • Tested REST API using Postman and REST Assured Framework using Java.
  • Applied TestNG for executing Test Cases by incorporating annotations and performing Parallel execution on various platforms and browsers.
  • Involved in Back-end Testing by writing and executing SQL Queries.
  • Used Jira Xray for project management, issue tracking, and writing Test Cases.
  • Reviewed User Requirement Specifications and Functional Specifications of the application.
  • Designed and developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
  • In Agile-Scrum, I participated in Daily Scrum, Business Demo, Sprint Planning.
  • Created and maintained an Automated Acceptance Test Suite using Java, Selenium, and TestNG.


QA Analyst

Signify Health
02.2015 - 05.2017
  • Configured and Automated Functional Test Cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven tool.
  • Designed, developed and implemented POM based Data Driven Testing Methodology utilizing Java, TestNG and Selenium WebDriver.
  • Extensively used Selenium locators like XPath, CSS Selectors, Tag Name locators and WebDriver to test the Web Applications.
  • Performed Parallel, Cross - Browser, multiple platforms testing using TestNG.
  • Responsible for maintaining daily Smoke Test on Jenkins and debug failure build on Jenkins and reporting the issue.
  • Merged branches via Git and pull requests via GitHub per release management process to minimize risk to releases
  • Reported software defects in Jira and interacted with the developers to resolve technical issues.


Education

BBA -

Canakkale 18 Mart University
Turkey
06-2008

Skills

    Database:Oracle SQL, MySQL

    Testing Tool:Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, JDBC, REST Assured, Docker, Postman

    Languages:Java, SQL, HTML, JSON, XML, Gherkin, Python

    Test Management: Jira Xray , Azure

    IDE & Configuration Management:: IntelliJ

    Development Methodologies:Agile-Scrum, Waterfall

    Project Building Tools: Maven

    Version Control :Git, GitHub

    Browsers: Chrome Firefox

    CI/CD Tools: Jenkins

    Operating System:Windows, Mac OS

    Framework: Cucumber BDD, TestNG

Timeline

Sr. SDET

Jack Henry & Associates
10.2021 - Current

SDET

Weatherford Energy LLC.
05.2019 - 10.2021

QA Automation Engineer

CITIBANK
05.2017 - 05.2019

QA Analyst

Signify Health
02.2015 - 05.2017

BBA -

Canakkale 18 Mart University

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