Professional Summary
A seasoned QA & DevOps Professional with over 10 years of experience in test automation, cloud environments, and DevOps practices. Proven expertise in designing and implementing automation frameworks, API test automation, performance/load testing, and maintaining high standards of software quality within Agile environments. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure software resilience, scalability, and observability in fast-paced production settings.
Key Skills
Software Development in Test | Test Automation Frameworks | API Testing | Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD) | Exploratory Testing | Performance/Load Testing | Microservices | ReSTful Services | Asynchronous Messaging | NoSQL | DevOps | Agile & Scrum | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
Technical Skills
Java | Python | JavaScript | TypeScript | Selenium | Cucumber | JMeter | Playwright | Jenkins | GitHub | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform | Azure | AWS | SQL | NoSQL | Kafka | Datadog | New Relic | Jira | Zephyr | Visual Studio | CI/CD Pipelines
Experience
Senior Software Quality Engineer, Red Hat
Sep 2024 – Present
- Developing and maintaining automated test suites for enterprise open-source solutions, focusing on cloud-native and containerized environments.
- Collaborating with global engineering teams to ensure quality and reliability of Red Hat products using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
- Contributing to open-source projects and leveraging tools such as Ansible, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
- Driving improvements in test automation coverage and performance for large-scale distributed systems.
Principal QA Lead, Avaya
Jan 2020 - August 2024
- Designed and implemented comprehensive test automation frameworks using Java, Python, and TypeScript.
- Developed and maintained API test suites integrated into Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborated on the Avaya Experience Platform, focusing on microservices' scalability, availability, and observability.
- Led exploratory and performance testing using JMeter and Taurus.
- Participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies, enhancing the overall development workflow.
- Awarded Outstanding Performer Award for three consecutive years (2020-2022).
Senior QA Engineer, Alvaria (formerly Aspect Software)
Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
- Designed and implemented automated tests in C# using SpecFlow and Selenium.
- Built comprehensive API tests for event-based scenarios involving Kafka.
- Enhanced Linux shell scripts for testbed configuration and Docker deployment.
- Contributed to test automation efforts in a DevOps environment.
- Executed load tests with JMeter and monitored with custom Datadog dashboards.
QA Engineer, United Language Group
Dec 2016 - Jul 2018
QA Engineer, Esscert (formerly Tradecert.com)
Apr 2013 - Nov 2018
Education & Certifications
English and Sociology and Political Science, National University of Ireland, Galway
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
- ISTQB® Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
- Certified Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
Hobbies & Interests
Dad to 2 amazing boys. In my spare time, I enjoy running, soccer, surfing, and playing guitar.