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Duckernst Celestin

@duckernstcelestin

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Experienced QA Engineer dedicated to ensuring software quality and reliability.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative environment that values quality assurance and offers opportunities for professional growth.

I am a seasoned QA Engineer with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality software products. My extensive experience includes developing and executing comprehensive test plans, identifying and reporting defects, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. I thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with product owners and stakeholders to align on acceptance criteria and technical specifications.

Throughout my career, I have successfully contributed to various projects, enhancing operational efficiency and driving improvements in testing tools and frameworks. My expertise spans manual and automated testing, API testing, and utilizing cloud technologies like Kubernetes and AWS. I am passionate about continuous improvement and actively participate in the development of automation frameworks, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across web, mobile, and OTT platforms.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Quality Engineer

Current

NBCUniversal

Aug 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Liaised with product owners and stakeholders to review acceptance criteria and technical specifications, actively contributing to key design decisions and implementation strategies. Collaborated closely with engineers to develop effective test plans and strategies for backend, API, and video playback systems, writing and executing both manual and automated test cases.

API Testing Postman SoapUI Insomnia Cypress Selenium Playwright Kubernetes Docker AWS TestRail GitHub

Mid-Level QA Engineer

Smarter Sorting

Aug 2022 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Actively involved in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), monitoring and analyzing production bugs and errors logged into JIRA daily. Managed the entire QA process from bug detection to release by collaborating with other testers and developers.

SDLC Jira Manual Testing Automation Testing Cypress SQL Postman

QA Automation Engineer

Kairos Technologies Inc

May 2020 - Present (5 years 2 months)

Created a Selenium framework from scratch on a Java OOP platform, working closely with key participants to understand product/business requirements and use cases. Performed various types of testing including Smoke, Functional, GUI, Integration, System, Regression, User Acceptance, and Production support.

Selenium Java OOP TestNG BDD Azure DevOps SQL Functional Testing Regression Testing

QA Test Engineer

CGI Group

Aug 2017 - Present (7 years 11 months)

Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability, analyzing test results and preparing system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance. Developed test cases and performed integration testing of combined software modules, as well as End-to-End testing for frontend and backend systems.

SDLC Manual Testing Automation Testing Java VBScript TestNG Apache POI BDD

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SUNY Delhi: College of Technology

Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology Project Management

Studied Information Technology Project Management at SUNY Delhi: College of Technology. Focused on project management principles and practices within the IT field.