Available to hire
Hi, I’m Gulmira Atlan. I’m a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 8+ years of experience driving automation and quality engineering across fintech, banking, and healthcare domains. I build scalable UI and API automation frameworks, perform risk-based manual testing, and integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines to improve release reliability. In my roles, I partner with developers, product, and DevOps to deliver high-quality software and faster release cycles.
I thrive on turning complex testing challenges into robust solutions, leveraging Selenium, Cypress, SQL validation, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). I enjoy mentoring teams, defining test strategies, and ensuring data integrity and security across systems.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Software Development Test Engineer at Cognitive Medical Systems
March 1, 2024 - PresentLead automation efforts for enterprise healthcare applications by designing scalable UI and API automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and Katalon Studio. Develop reusable automation components and framework enhancements that reduced manual regression testing by 40%. Drive test strategy and quality initiatives across multiple applications, including functional, integration, regression, API, and end-to-end testing. Perform cloud-based testing on Microsoft Azure, validating functionality, data flow, and APIs to ensure performance and reliability in healthcare software. Analyze business and technical requirements to identify testing gaps, edge cases, and release risks early in the SDLC. Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps YAML to support automated regression and rapid release cycles. Partner with developers, DevOps, BAs, and product stakeholders to improve release quality, testing coverage, and deployment reliability. Perform backend and API validation using
QA Automation Engineer at Umpqua Bank
March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024Developed UI and API automated regression test suites for the Home Landing banking application, achieving 100% test coverage and improved release confidence. Implemented UI and API automated tests using C#/.NET, Selenium, MSTest and HttpClient. Performed mobile testing using Sauce Labs, validating across iOS and Android platforms. Developed and executed SQL queries to retrieve test data. Managed QA regression pipelines in Azure DevOps, integrated SonarQube for code quality checks. Validated serverless applications, storage, and APIs on Microsoft Azure, collaborating with DevOps to maintain stable QA environments and consistent test data. Tracked defects and streamlined testing workflows using Azure Boards, improving traceability and accelerating release cycles.
QA Engineer at Aspiration Partner, Inc
July 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022Performed functional testing, system integration testing, end-to-end testing and regression testing on complex banking application and microservices. Executed positive tests, negative tests and boundary tests validated against good and bad input data. Developed and executed automated UI and API tests using JavaScript, Cypress, and Node.js, enhanced validation efficiency and expanded test reliability across critical workflows. Managed source code with GitHub and implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows using CircleCI. Performed backend and frontend testing of cloud-based financial banking applications using AWS services (S3, SNS, Lambda) and managed containerized applications through Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher to ensure system reliability and scalability. Supported production stability through bug analysis and troubleshooting and monitored application performance and issues using Datadog.
Technical Test Lead at Infosys, Inc
August 1, 2018 - July 1, 2021Responsible for backend testing for platform applications and tools including data migration validations and metadata validation tools. Developed automation API tests using JMeter to automate workflows and conduct performance testing. Performed manual API testing using Postman and Swagger UI; backend testing by querying MySQL and PostgreSQL. Collaborated with development team members and product owners to create thorough test cases, detailed defect reports, and perform retesting. Used Rally as a project tracking tool for defect tracking and test case management.
Technical Test Lead at Infosys, Inc – Client: American Express
October 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021Backend testing for platform applications; data migration validations and metadata tools validation. Developed automation API tests using JMeter to automate workflows and conduct performance testing. Performed manual API testing with Postman and Swagger UI; backend testing by querying MySQL and PostgreSQL. Collaborated with development and product owners to create test cases, defects, retests. Used Rally for defect tracking and test management.
Technical Test Lead at Infosys, Inc – Client: Capital Group Irvine, CA
May 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019UI and API testing for large-scale financial investment application; identified critical bugs and collaborated in defect triage; designed automated test suites using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber; executed with Maven and TestNG in parallel.
Technical Test Lead at Infosys, Inc – Client: Capital Group Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020Wrote automated test suites using C#/.Net and Selenium to ensure high-quality software releases. Visual Studio-based development; implemented and managed CI pipelines using TeamCity; Bitbucket for version control; improved test coverage and reduced manual testing by 50%.
Technical Test Lead at Infosys, Inc – Client: Ayco Technology Saratoga Springs, NY
August 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019Collaborated on test plans; Salesforce functional testing; implemented automated tests in JavaScript for Angular apps; used Jasmine with Protractor; wrote SQL queries for data validation.
Network Operating Center Engineer at China Telecom
August 1, 1998 - August 1, 2013Managed network operations center activities, monitoring telecom infrastructure, incident response, fault management, and performance monitoring.
Education
B.S. degree in Telecom Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1998B.S. in Telecom Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1998Qualifications
ISTQB CTAL-TAE-Certificate (Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer)
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026ISTQB CTFL-Certificate
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026ISTQB CTAL-TAE-Certificate (Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer)
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026ISTQB CTFL-Certificate
January 11, 2030 - May 18, 2026Industry Experience
Healthcare, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services
Skills
Hire a QA Engineer
We have the best qa engineer experts on Twine. Hire a qa engineer in Long Beach today.