Ecaterina Solomon

About Ecaterina Solomon

QA engineer with 5 years of experience with a passion for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Experienced in analyzing software requirements, designing test plans and cases, executing tests, and reporting and tracking issues with a thorough understanding of various testing methodologies, tools, and technologies. My goal is to contribute my skills and expertise to a dynamic organization. I am committed to continuous improvement and innovation, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

Experience

1. Qa Automation Engineer

   UPMC

   Mar 2021 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Developing an Automation framework by following a hybrid model approach of implementing the Page Object Model and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) style.• Collecting and compiling essential documents such as business requirements and design specifications for a thorough understanding of project objectives and scope.• Creating test scripts using Java programming language, Selenium WebDriver, and Cucumber framework to perform functional, regression, and smoke testing.• Performing BDD (Behavior Driven Development) using Cucumber Features, Scenarios, and Step Definitions in Gherkin format.• Conduct cross-browser compatibility and regression testing using Selenium WebDriver to ensure UI functionality across multiple web browsers for every new build release.• Performing RESTful API testing using Rest Assured Framework for regression and smoke testing.• Validating API responses by querying the database via POSTMAN.• Utilizing diverse Selenium methods to handle UI components like Alerts, dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes, calendars, and web tables.• Utilizing Jira to identify, report, and track defects throughout the software development lifecycle.• Using Git as a version control system and GitHub as a remote repository for collaborative software development.• Participating and attending Daily Scrum, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning and Sprint Retrospective.• Conducting database testing using a combination of manual and automated techniques, utilizing MySQL and JDBC to verify data integrity, consistency, and accuracy.Environment: Selenium WebDriver, Java, Rest API, MySQL, Rest Assured, JDBC, Cucumber, XPath, IntelliJ IDEA, Git, GitHub, Maven, Jira, Apache POI, Postman, JUnit, Agile.

Education

• University of International Relations

  Translator, Foreign Languages

  2009 — 2013