Rafik Ismayilov

Strategically minded and detail-oriented QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience in crafting automation frameworks/tools. A passionate advocate for quality, excelling in driving successful development, rapid testing, and seamless implementation of enterprise solutions, consistently delivering high-quality results. Leverage technical acumen to design meticulous test cases that validate functional integrity and performance reliability of ongoing software deliverables. Proficient in Agile methodologies, adeptly optimizing software development and testing processes to deliver exceptional outcomes with minimal time and resources. Proven track record of elevating functional efficiency and quality across the development lifecycle. ✦Hands-on’ in writing test documentation: test plans & strategy, traceability matrix, test cases & test data. Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and QA methodologies (Agile and Waterfall). ✦Working experience in HR, Banking and communication. ✦Expertise in the development of test automation frameworks for Web applications using various open Source/ commercial testing tools like Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, and TestNG. ✦Capable of creating frameworks from scratch. ✦Proficient in testing client/server and web-based applications, with a strong command of JAVA and Object-Oriented Programming Concepts. ✦Skilled in implementing BDD and TDD frameworks using Cucumber, resulting in improved collaboration between stakeholders and effective test scenario documentation. ✦Created and executed test scripts for regression and functional testing, optimizing testing efficiency and reducing manual effort. ✦Contributed to the development of a robust automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Cucumber, and Rest Assured, significantly improve test execution time. ✦Recognized for streamlining test data management and reducing processing time through the effective configuration of application frameworks using Excel spreadsheets and Apache POI. ✦Conducted successful RESTful API testing, ensuring desired outcomes and validating requests and responses with JSON and RESTful web service calls. ✦Played a key role in implementing Jenkins for automated test runs, enabling continuous integration, and enhancing the testing process. ✦Proactively identified and reported defects using JIRA, contributing to a timely resolution and improved software quality. ✦Demonstrated strong database testing skills, executing SQL queries to verify data accuracy and integrity in Oracle and MySQL databases