Erkan Taril

About Erkan Taril

With over six years of experience in quality assurance and testing, I am a Senior…

Experience

1. Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

   Allied World

   Mar 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Built and maintained automation frameworks with Java, Selenium, JUnit and Cucumber. Executed cross-browser and parallel testing utilizing Selenium Grid to validate functionalities across various browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Utilized Rest Assured and POJO for API testing to verify the functionality, security and data integrity. Implemented Page Object Model and BDD for enhanced test automation. Developed BDD features with Cucumber and Gherkin. Designed back-end tests utilizing with SQL, SQL Server and JDBC. Used Apache POI for MS Excel data management. Managed Jenkins jobs for Regression and Smoke tests, ensuring CI. Engaged in Agile Scrum activities: sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. Performed database testing with JDBC and SQL Server. Handled build processes with Maven, source control with GIT, and CI/CD with Jenkins. Conducted performance testing with Apache JMeter, focusing on load analysis and system optimization. Reported bugs and execution failures using JIRA. Optimized the test automation framework, achieving a 30% decrease in overall test execution time.

Education

• The Faculty of Security Science, Police Academy

  Bachelor's degree

  2003 — 2007