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Nura Kylychbek

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A detail-oriented Software Development Engineer in Test with 6 years of experience in QA automation and software testing across educational, e-commerce, and banking domains. Expertise in both automation and manual testing, adept at designing and implementing comprehensive test plans, test cases, and processes. Skilled in developing and modifying new and existing automation frameworks, ensuring rigorous testing across functional, regression, smoke, UI, API, backend, and ad-hoc phases. Experienced in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, actively participating in Agile Scrum ceremonies. Proficient in every stage of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), and Defect Management/Bug Life Cycle. Experienced in developing and designing automation Behavior Driven Development (BDD) frameworks from scratch using JavaScript, Cypress, and Mocha tools. Proficient in utilizing JIRA for defect reporting and tracking, thereby ensuring a streamlined resolution process that positively impacts product quality. Successfully conducted parallel executions using BrowserStack for browser compatibility testing. Experience in the Rest Assured library for RESTful API automation and manual testing using POSTMAN testing code. Proficient in utilizing version control tools such as Git, GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket. Highly motivated, collaborative, quick learner, and hard worker skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Development Engineer in Test

Citibank
Chicago
04.2022 - Current
  • Developed over 1,400 automated test cases, enhancing test organization and maintainability. Led the automation of CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, cutting release times by 36%.
  • Boosted application reliability by 30% through rigorous API testing using Postman and Swagger ensuring seamless backend processes and data exchanges.
  • Effectively communicated critical issues discovered through automation, resulting in a 15% reduction in post-release defects, and improved product stability.
  • Leveraged extensive experience in functional, integration, regression, and performance testing, proficiently utilizing various testing frameworks, tools, and techniques.
  • Utilized SQL proficiently for database testing, performing complex queries, and verifying data accuracy against expected results.
  • Implemented a data-driven automation framework using the Page Object Model (POM) approach in Cypress, enhancing test organization, readability, and maintainability.

Automation Engineer

The Home Depot
Chicago
03.2020 - 02.2022
  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts using JavaScript and Cypress with Mocha, resulting in a 30% increase in test coverage over the past year.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize test cases, leading to a 25% reduction in production defects.
  • Implemented continuous integration and delivery pipelines using Jenkins, resulting in a 40% improvement in deployment efficiency.
  • Actively participate in code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to team members, contributing to a 20% decrease in code defects.
  • Built a test suite for RESTful APIs and automated it using JavaScript and the Rest-Assured library within the framework.
  • Played a pivotal role in an Agile-based environment, actively participating in each sprint as a dedicated member of the Scrum team, while also contributing to QA documentation, such as Test Plans, Scenarios, and Test Case Design.
  • Connected to the database to query the database using SQL for data verification and validation.
  • Led the implementation of parallel test execution using Cypress and Webdriver IO, significantly reducing overall test suite execution time, and accelerating feedback cycles for developers by 60%.

QA Tester

University of Chicago
Chicago
03.2018 - 12.2019
  • Designed and implemented a modular automation framework utilizing Java, Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber, resulting in a 30% enhancement in test efficiency, and a 20% reduction in test script maintenance efforts.
  • Implemented comprehensive test reporting using TestNG and Cucumber reporting tools, facilitating in-depth insights into test results, and accelerating the identification and resolution of critical issues by 20%.
  • Executed parallel test execution with TestNG, slashing test suite execution time by 40%, and delivering prompt feedback to development teams within the continuous integration pipeline. Additionally, I leveraged the JUnit library for the effective implementation of Cucumber in Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices.
  • Successfully integrated test automation into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines through Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, ensuring seamless integration of testing processes into the software development lifecycle.
  • Contributed significantly to the automation of web API testing using the Rest-Assured framework, proficiently managing POST and PUT calls.
  • Participated in daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retro meetings.
  • Utilized SQL Server and functions to validate database integrity, and performed various manual testing activities, including negative testing, positive testing, smoke testing, and regression testing.
  • Involved in developing the BDD framework from scratch.
  • Experienced in reading the test data from an Excel spreadsheet using Apache POI and TestNG Data Provider.

Skills

  • Programming languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL
  • Testing frameworks: Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and Cypress
  • Database systems: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL
  • Version control platforms: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
  • DevOps tools: Jenkins and Azure DevOps
  • Project methodologies: Agile Scrum and Waterfall
  • API testing frameworks: Postman and Rest Assured
  • Automation tools:Cucumber BDD and Mocha BDD
  • Web development environment: Nodejs with NPM
  • Monitoring applications: Grafana and Splunk
  • Testing types: functional testing, smoke testing, regression testing, acceptance testing, end-to-end testing, performance testing, ad-hoc testing

Timeline

Software Development Engineer in Test

Citibank
04.2022 - Current

Automation Engineer

The Home Depot
03.2020 - 02.2022

QA Tester

University of Chicago
03.2018 - 12.2019

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