SEREN KARADAG

· Develop and maintain robust automated testing frameworks using Selenium Webdriver and Java, decreasing manual testing time by 30%.

· Involved in creation and development of Behavioral Driven Framework by using Page Object Model (POM) with Maven, JUnit, Cucumber and Gherkin language.

· Used TestNG for creating Test Suites and running parallel tests.

· Performed Defect Tracking and Management in JIRA.

· Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and stability of multiple banking software applications including online banking and internal transaction systems.

· Design and executed comprehensive test case and scenarios, identifying and documenting many software bugs and defects to enhance software bugs and performance.

· Contributed to the Agile development process by participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings, ensuring timely and quality software delivery.

· Utilized Jira for bug tracking and project management, improving team coordination and productivity.

· Participated in code reviews using Git, providing constructive feedback to developers to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.

· Conducted exploratory testing on new features and updates, ensuring seamless user experience for many clients.

· Implemented an automated testing framework for regression testing and smoke testing.

· Design and execute automated test scenarios.

· Created and customized comprehensive Cucumber HTML reports to effectively communicate test results and provide actionable insights for stakeholders.

· Performed various tests such as Smoke, Functional, Positive, Negative and Regression Testing.

· Performed Manuel and Automation Testing of Web-based and Client-server enterprise applications.

· Participated in developing Automation Testing Framework and Automating Regression Suite using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and JUnit.

· Verified and validated the failed Test Cases, logged the defects and used JIRA for project management.

· Followed User Story and Acceptance Criteria with Test Plan.

· Performed Integration testing to check the flow of application.

· Performed Back-End Testing, worked directly with databases to verify data using SQL Queries.

· Interacted with QA team members and developers to clarify the issues related to Test Data, features, and functionalities of the application.

· Worked in Agile Scrum Environment, attended Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Grooming, Retrospective and Demo meetings.

· Participated in Scrum ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Demo and Retro meetings.

· Designed and created test cases and automated test cases.

· Achieved BDD implementation with using Cucumber.

· Advanced experience with Cucumber Test Automation Framework with using Java/Selenium Web Driver/JUnit, Cucumber Feature File, Test Runner Class, Step Definitions and Gherkin Language.

· Participated in Daily Scrum, Iteration Planning and Release Planning meetings. Reviewed the user stories/acceptance criteria and make sure that they are testable and deliverable in planned iteration.

· Automated the user stories and added them to our Smoke or Regression Suite.

· Expertise in using Java and OOP Concepts with Selenium Webdriver.

· Experience in writing complex XPATH to locate dynamic Webelements.

· Developed Complex SQL queries to retrieve data from the tables in database to perform Backend Testing.

· Experienced in writing many Test Cases and Test Scripts for Negative Testing, Positive Testing and Functional Testing.