Andre Aj Jackson

About Andre Aj Jackson

As a Sr. Software Verification and Validation Engineer at SkyGrid, I oversee the front-end and back-end development and testing of our Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) software features. I ensure that the development and testing processes are carried out effectively and efficiently, leading a team of software verification and validation engineers and SDETs.I have over 25 years of experience in software verification and validation, focusing on test automation, defect management, and QA coding standards. I have also worked as a Sr. Software QA Engineer at RapidDeploy and a Sr. Software QA Analyst at Texas Department of Health and Human Services. I developed business cases, created test plans, and managed project time allocated to testing. I hold a Bachelor\'s in Software Analysis and Development from American InterContinental University. My skills include system testing, test automation frameworks, and test automation.

Experience

1. Sr Software Verification and Validation Engineer

   SkyGrid

   Jan 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Leads and conducts front-end and back-end software verification and validation for web application, utilizing Jira, Confluence, Jira Xray, Postman, SoapUI, Rest-Assured, and Appium (mobile application testing) to ensure effective and efficient development and testing processes. Develops and supervises the creation of test strategies, test plans, test cases, test automation scripts, and test suites for comprehensive manual and automated test execution, including defect management and establishing QA coding standards. Manages the authoring, maintenance, and performance of test automation frameworks created from scratch on web application platforms, including scenario, user acceptance, and API testing. Built a collection of automation frameworks from scratch using Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Behave, and Cucumber; used as evaluation prototypes for future implementation. Provides meaningful reports that show improvements to the product in terms of faster development with minimum defects, quicker testing cycle results, increased performance and security, and overall customer satisfaction and user experience (UX).

Education

• American InterContinental University

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

Skills

• Penetration Testing
• Sql
• Quality Center
• Quality Assurance
• Visual Studio Team System
• Testng
• Performance Testing
• Testing
• Sdlc
• Visual Basic
• Selenium Testing
• Manual Testing
• Java
• Agile Testing
• Test Automation
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• Business Analysis
• Test Cases
• Functional Testing
• Usability Testing
• Windows
• Eclipse
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Tfs
• User Acceptance Testing
• Tier-3 Support
• Html
• .net
• System Testing
• Ranorex
• QA Test Lead
• Subversion
• Qtp
• Pl/Sql
• Junit
• Sql Server
• Process Improvement