I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 9 years of experience in developing and maintaining automated testing solutions across various enterprise applications. My expertise lies in leveraging tools and frameworks to ensure the quality and performance of software systems, especially those powered by AI. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and continuously improve testing methodologies. In my spare time, I like to learn about emerging technologies in AI and automation, and I love to contribute to open-source projects.

Emin Gurbanov

I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 9 years of experience in developing and maintaining automated testing solutions across various enterprise applications. My expertise lies in leveraging tools and frameworks to ensure the quality and performance of software systems, especially those powered by AI. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and continuously improve testing methodologies. In my spare time, I like to learn about emerging technologies in AI and automation, and I love to contribute to open-source projects.

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I am a Senior QA Automation Engineer with over 9 years of experience in developing and maintaining automated testing solutions across various enterprise applications. My expertise lies in leveraging tools and frameworks to ensure the quality and performance of software systems, especially those powered by AI. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and continuously improve testing methodologies. In my spare time, I like to learn about emerging technologies in AI and automation, and I love to contribute to open-source projects.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Morningstar Inc.
February 1, 2023 - Present
Analyzed business requirements, designed test plans, and authored detailed test cases for applications under test. Led automated and manual testing across frontend and backend, implemented TestNG with Java and Nightwatch.js, and built a reusable API automation framework using Rest-Assured. Created data-driven validations with Apache POI and SQL queries, and collaborated on CI/CD using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline. Monitored critical workflows with CloudWatch and AWS Canary for availability.
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Belden Inc.
August 1, 2020 - February 1, 2023
Collaborated with developers and QA team to deliver high-quality software solutions through effective test automation practices. Developed UI automation scripts and maintained API suites while ensuring functional and regression testing efficiency.
SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) at Belden Inc.
August 1, 2020 - February 1, 2023
Partnered with software developers and testers to deliver strategic product quality solutions. Executed tests, logged and tracked defects in JIRA; performed UI validation with Selenium WebDriver and cross-browser testing. Created and executed both manual and automated tests for functional and backend validation; developed Java test code in IntelliJ; performed data-driven testing with Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, and JDBC connections; implemented Page Object Model and Maven-based project structure; converted manual regression tests to automation; maintained RTM linking requirements to test cases; leveraged Apache libraries for data import/export; executed major regression cycles and carried out extensive API testing with POSTMAN and Rest-Assured; maintained reusable API automation components and conducted daily API interactions, including JSON data validation and DB cleanup.
SDET at Belden Inc.
August 1, 2020 - February 28, 2023
Partnered with developers and testers to deliver quality solutions. Performed UI automation with Selenium WebDriver and implemented cross-browser testing. Created SQL validation queries, developed data-driven tests with Java/JUnit and JDBC, and implemented Page Object Model while maintaining API automation with Rest-Assured. Contributed to RTM and regression test coverage.
Automation Quality Assurance Engineer at Intact
May 1, 2018 - August 31, 2020
Maintained and executed Maven builds; automated smoke and regression tests with Cucumber and Selenium WebDriver; mentored new QA engineers; created SQL data validation with DBeaver; automated API tests using Rest-Assured; integrated with CI via Jenkins for nightly test runs; maintained RTM between requirements and test cases.
QA Tester at DO & CO AG
January 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies; developed and maintained manual test cases, procedures, and scripts; performed data verification with SQL; contributed to UI/API automation using Selenium WebDriver and REST Assured; supported UAT and defect management.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014
Bachelor's in Accounting and Auditing at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014
Bachelor’s Degree at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment