Adrian Salazar

Experience

1. Senior Software Development Engineer Test

   Symetra

   Dec 2024 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   Spearheading QA efforts as the sole SDET in a newly-formed team, responsible for establishing both automated and manual testing processes from scratch.Designed and implemented end-to-end (E2E) and component tests using Cypress in TypeScript, ensuring full coverage for critical workflows within the portal application.Built and maintained scalable, reusable test frameworks and libraries tailored to the project’s evolving architecture, covering 90% of the portal website.Developed manual regression testing processes for sprint completions and release cycles, including QA readiness checklists and step-by-step test plans.Lead and manage manual QA testers for feature testing and UAT/regression run for releasesLeveraged Azure DevOps to build, monitor, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth test automation integration and release delivery.Authored comprehensive documentation covering testing strategies, deployment processes, and QA checkpoints to support long-term team success.Utilized Postman to test for new API calls made by the backend portal team to verify invoice calls made to the siteVolunteer as Oncall to verify logs in AWS and DataDog, and check for any customer issues in PROD environment

Education

• California State University, Fullerton

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2012 — 2018