Daniel Gallagher
@danielgallagher1
Senior QA and test automation leader specializing in Agile delivery and accessibility-focused quality engineering.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Senior QA/test automation professional with 10+ years in Agile environments, delivering high-quality software through efficient, robust testing strategies. I’ve led accessibility validation using Selenium automation for keyboard-only users and certified UI compliance with the JAWS screen reader (WCAG), while ensuring defects are triaged and resolved before client release.
Most recently, I served as a Technical Program Manager, acting as the primary point of contact for high-priority defects, maintaining JIRA backlogs, facilitating cross-team alignment, and ensuring risk assessments and release inputs/outputs were complete. Previously, I built and monitored Selenium and Eggplant automation on Jenkins, maintained test plans in Rational RQM, and led features across multiple teams while coordinating stakeholders to keep projects on track.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Served as primary point of contact for high-priority defects during each release and maintained JIRA backlogs across multiple development teams. Facilitated cross-team alignment, coordinated milestone readiness before code cut-off, and ensured release risk assessments, design input/output completeness, and dependency follow-ups.
Identified functional and cosmetic defects prior to client release and used JIRA to document, prioritize, and track defects. Developed Selenium automation for keyboard-only accessibility testing, certified UI accessibility using JAWS, and triaged and validated client hotfixes across software versions with clear client testing instructions.
Led PI and sprint planning by breaking down stories and estimating capacity, and facilitated daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog management across teams. Identified risks, blockers, and dependencies to maintain delivery execution and tracked hotfixes to support smooth Agile release integration.
Test Automation Engineer
Cerner Corporation
Feb 2015 - Oct 2022 (7 years 8 months)
Created Selenium and Eggplant automation tests and monitored Selenium results on Jenkins automation servers. Took a team-lead role across multiple teams, created and tracked JIRA defect tickets, maintained automated and manual test plans in Rational RQM, and participated in defect root cause analysis.
Recreated client-reported defects and collaborated with development to validate hotfix solutions. Created test plans for new features, executed regression tests, participated in feature inception, and maintained test suites in HP Quality Center.
Conducted manual testing on multiple smartphone models to verify content and application functionality. Reported defects found during regression testing to support software quality improvements.
IT Help Desk Internship
Solomon Edwards Group
Jan 2013 - Present (13 years 4 months)
Imaged laptops for financial engagements/contracts and supported IT device setup and QA aligned to corporate IT standards. Helped ensure devices were configured and ready for internal use and support needs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (Information Technology)
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Information Technology) with a History minor.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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