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I am a Quality Assurance Engineer / Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with over 5 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test solutions across Finance, Healthcare, and Transportation industries. I have a strong background in Java automation, Selenium WebDriver, BDD with Cucumber, and API testing with RESTAssured and Postman. I have reduced manual testing effort, improved test coverage, and supported smooth, on-time releases. I thrive in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and QA teams.
I am fluent in English, Romanian, and Russian, with conversational Spanish, enabling effective communication with international teams. I excel at designing scalable test frameworks, integrating with Jenkins, Maven, and version control, and driving quality from development through release.
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Language
English
Fluent
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Charles Schwab
January 1, 2025 - PresentDesign and maintain scalable automated test frameworks using Java and Selenium WebDriver for financial web applications. Develop and execute automated test suites using TestNG for smoke, regression, and sanity testing. Perform REST API automation using RESTAssured, validating request/response data in JSON and XML formats. Write and maintain BDD feature files in Gherkin and implement step definitions using Cucumber. Manage project builds and dependencies using Maven across multiple environments. Validate application data by writing SQL queries against Oracle and MySQL databases. Integrate automated tests with Jenkins to support scheduled and nightly test executions with reporting. Use Git and GitHub for source control, code reviews, and collaboration within the QA team.
QA Automation Engineer at Teladoc Health
March 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024Developed and maintained an end-to-end test automation framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and JUnit. Created and executed API test cases using RESTAssured and Postman to validate backend services. Designed data-driven automated tests and performed database validations using JDBC, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Implemented BDD testing using Cucumber and Gherkin to align test scenarios with business requirements. Integrated automation scripts with Maven and Jenkins to enable continuous integration testing. Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA, working closely with development teams on resolutions. Participated in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
QA Engineer at Coyote Logistics
January 1, 2021 - February 1, 2023Automated functional and regression test cases using Java and Selenium WebDriver for logistics applications. Applied the Page Object Model (POM) to improve test code structure and maintainability. Wrote and executed test scripts using JUnit and TestNG for UI and integration testing. Performed REST API testing using RESTAssured, including validation of CRUD operations. Conducted backend data validation by writing SQL queries and connecting through JDBC. Managed test builds with Maven and executed automation jobs through Jenkins pipelines. Collaborated with developers and business analysts to increase automation coverage and reduce manual testing.
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) / Quality Assurance Engineer at Charles Schwab
January 1, 2025 - PresentDesign and maintain scalable automated test frameworks using Java and Selenium WebDriver for financial web applications. Develop and execute automated test suites using TestNG for smoke, regression, and sanity testing. Perform REST API automation using RESTAssured, validating request/response data in JSON and XML formats. Write and maintain BDD feature files in Gherkin and implement step definitions using Cucumber. Manage project builds and dependencies using Maven across multiple environments. Validate application data by writing SQL queries against Oracle and MySQL databases. Integrate automated tests with Jenkins to support scheduled and nightly test executions with reporting. Use Git and GitHub for source control, code reviews, and collaboration within the QA team.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Languages at State University of Tiraspol (UST)
September 1, 2004 - June 1, 2008JIRA Management Program at Hamburger University (Chicago)
January 1, 2012 - April 21, 2026Bachelor’s Degree in Languages at State University of Tiraspol, Chisinau, Moldova (UST)
September 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008Certificate at Hamburger University, Chicago
January 1, 2012 - April 21, 2026Qualifications
JIRA Management Program
January 1, 2012 - April 21, 2026Industry Experience
Financial Services, Healthcare, Transportation & Logistics
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