Cindy Huffman

About Cindy Huffman

Quality Engineering & Automation Leader | Advocate for Customer Experience…

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer in Test

   SAS

   Apr 2020 — Present

   As a team member of the Customer Lifecycle Testing team, I design and implement automated acceptance tests using Playwright with Python, ensuring the reliability and functionality of enterprise software products against specified acceptance criteria.\\\\n\\\\nKey Responsibilities:\\\\n Utilize Playwright’s Python API to interact with web elements, navigate through web pages, and perform complex interactions to replicate real-world user scenarios in enterprise software.\\\\n Translate business requirements and user stories into clear and comprehensive acceptance test scenarios.\\\\n Build maintainable, reusable, and organized test code using Playwright\'s APIs and Page Object Model (POM) design patterns.\\\\n Strong understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Python, and the ability to effectively interact with web elements.\\\\n Troubleshoot and debug test failures, identify root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.\\\\n Knowledge of version control systems (e.g, Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.\\\\n Experience with test automation frameworks and tools like Selenium, Robot Framework, and Playwright.\\\\n Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.\\\\n Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.\\\\n \\\\nKey Achievements:\\\\n Successfully automated acceptance tests for complex enterprise software using Playwright with Python, resulting in a significant reduction in manual testing efforts and faster feedback on cadence releases.\\\\n Collaborated with product management, development, and test teams to establish a shared understanding of acceptance criteria, promoting a culture of quality and continuous improvement.\\\\n Converted an existing suite of acceptance tests from a Selenium-based framework in Robot Framework to Playwright using Python, which optimized overall runtime by nearly 50%.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Skills

• Wire Framing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Interaction Design
• Usability Testing
• User Scenarios
• Agile Methodologies
• User Experience
• Card Sorting
• Data Visualization
• Accessibility
• Usability Engineering
• Standards Compliance
• Testing
• Web Standards
• User Interface
• User-Centered Design
• Wireframes
• Mentoring
• Human Computer Interaction
• Xml
• Usability Design
• Presentations
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Iconography
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (Wcag)
• User Interface Design
• Persona
• Html
• User Experience Design
• Task Analysis
• User Research
• Visual Design
• Contextual Inquiry
• Information Architecture
• Usability
• I18n
• Agile