Serge C.
Sr Qa Python Automation and Lead @Cisco
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WORK HISTORY
Sr Qa Python Automation and Lead @Cisco
Ottawa, ON, CA
Cisco acquired Accedian in September 2023:QA Lead role (40%)- Leading QA Automation team (hiring, on-boarding and mentoring)- Established QA standards, documentation, and automation best practices- Managing QA resource allocation- Providing release quality sign-off and retrospective- Identifying features / test cases / bug coverage as potential for automation framework- Providing a clear visibility to the managers and keep a team on the same page- Collaborating with global teams across Canada, US, France, Ukraine and PolandSkills: Hiring, QA Lead, Planning, Reports, Documentation, and Meeting agendaTools: Asana, Notion, GitHubQA Automation role (up to 40%)- Leading, designing, creating from scratch and performing API regression automation by using: Python with PyTest, Requests, PyYaml, Pandas libraries and others- Integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI, GitHub, Docker, Google Cloud- Participating in the product design meetings and making notes for the future referencesSkills: Python, PyTest, Pull Request approval, testing planning and coverage, AI prompting Tools: Python Automation development, Docker, Github, CircleCI, Linux, AI AgentsQA Manual role (up to 10%)- Performing manual API tests by Postman- Performing manual testing of new features if needed, UAT, integration related test methodologies- Documentation and review official docs as the 1-st customerSkills: Meeting agenda, QA planning and performance, test coverageTools: Linux, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, Github, CircleCI#Remote #QA #Automation #Python #QALead
EDUCATION
Lynda.com , Udemy, On-line Resources
Python, Linux, Docker, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT - Online courses on Lynda.com
The College of Management
College Degree in Computer Science and Electronics
RRC Polytech
Structure Query Language (SQL) – Database Administration Fundamentals
RRC Polytech
Business Analyst - Introduction
Peres Academic Center
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General
SKILLS
ABOUT SERGE C.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY- Over 15 years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance (QA) Lead and Automation Specialist- Successfully designed and implemented entire Automated QA framework and pipeline from scratch with Python (PyTest), CircleCI, GitHub, Docker for API Automation testing- Experience in establishing a baseline for a brand-new QA department that included creating automation suite from scratch, implementing software testing policies and procedures, working in the Agile development environment, design, performance automation and manual testing, developing test docs- Expert level in formal Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology and standards: Agile (Scrum / Kanban), CI / CD, BDD (Gherkins)- Successfully taught and mentored others how to become QA Specialist (from zero to hero)- Experience in testing of Cyber Security system, AI / ML based products, Web, E-commerce, mobile apps on iOS and Android, video conference platforms, data verification on database, RESTful API, client-server cloud systems- Valid ISTQB Certificate in Software Testing- Valid (until 2030) Canadian Reliability Security Clearance since 2020CORE COMPENTENCIES- QA Automation Strategy and Framework Design- Python Automation development (PyTest)- CI/CD and DevOps activities- Agile (Scrum / Kanban)- Test Coverage and QA visibility- QA Leadership and MentorshipTECHNICAL SKILLSProgramming language and Automation- Python, PyTest, Pandas, Requests, Matplotlib, PyYaml and other- CodeceptJS - UI framework based on JavaScript- Selenium, WebDriverIOTesting and Tools- REST APIs (Postman, Swagger, Browser Dev Tools)- Performance, Load and Stress cloud tool: Loader.io (AWS)- SQL, PostgreSQL and others- Splunk, KibanaCI/CD and Infrastructure- GitHub, CircleCI- Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes (usage)- Google Cloud Platform- Bash, LinuxAgile and Collaboration- Git, Asana, Notion, Jira, Confluence- Slack - building BOTs for testing reportPlatforms - Linux and Ubuntu – WSL, macOS, Windows- Android, iOSOpen only for #qa #remotework #GetHired,#opportunities #careers #jobs #python located in #Ottawa #Canada
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