Zarshedkhon Saidov
New York
Summary
Results-driven and detail-oriented Senior Test Automation Engineer with 6+ years of comprehensive experience in software testing, automation, and QA frameworks. Adept at designing robust test strategies, implementing scalable automation frameworks, and using modern AI-augmented tools to enhance quality across mobile apps, web platforms, and APIs. Strong collaborator and communicator who thrives in agile environments and delivers high-quality software under tight deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
Scotts Miracle-Gro
04.2020 - Current
- Spearheaded end-to-end QA across multiple applications — MIP Mobile, My Lawn, QIN, Trillium Mobile, AeroGarden, and The Garden — ensuring high reliability and performance.
- Defined test strategies, plans, and acceptance criteria with stakeholders to meet regulatory and business goals.
- Executed functional, regression, smoke, and acceptance tests across browsers and mobile platforms.
- Developed and maintained robust automation frameworks in Tricentis Tosca with data-driven modules and dynamic parameterization.
- Automated 80%+ of critical regression tests, cutting manual testing time by 60% and boosting early defect detection.
- Integrated Applitools Visual AI for cross-browser UI consistency checks.
- Managed test assets with Jira and TestRail; delivered QA reports to leadership.
- Mentored junior QA engineers on Tosca, AI tools, and best practices.
- Developing and executing the test plan from the perspectives of the end user and the administrator, testing from both sides during the regression test, testing after the releases have been deployed to the live environment, and verifying that before the end user notices any issues
Test Automation Engineer / QA
U.S. Bank
03.2018 - 03.2020
- Built and maintained Selenium-Java automated suites using TestNG & Maven for multiple browser/platform combos.
- Implemented Page Object Model with BDD (Cucumber) for modular, maintainable tests.
- Collaborated with developers to triage defects; tracked issues in Jira.
- Integrated automation with GitHub & Jenkins CI for nightly runs.
- Performed system, regression, smoke, and acceptance testing for complex financial applications.
- Recognized for analytical problem solving and accelerating defect resolution cycles.
- Validate, verify, communicate, and resolve software issues through careful, thoroughly documented testing to maximize return on investment (ROI) for IT initiatives.
Education
High School Diploma -
International High School At Lafayette
Brooklyn06-2016
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn02-2018
Skills
- Automation & QA Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Java, Tricentis Tosca, Cucumber, Postman, TestNG, JUnit, Maven, Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Appium, Firebase (Mobile Testing), Salesforce Testing
- AI & Modern Testing Tools: Testimio, Applitools (Visual AI), Mabl, Katalon Studio (AI), ChatGPT / OpenAI API (test data & scripting), Copilot, GitHub Actions (AI CI/CD)
- Testing Types: Functional, Regression, Acceptance, Smoke, Performance, Web Services/API, Cross-Browser, Mobile (iOS & Android), Accessibility/WCAG Testing
- Frameworks: BDD (Cucumber), Data-Driven & Keyword-Driven Testing, Page Object Model (POM), Modular & Hybrid Frameworks, CI/CD Integration
- Project & Release Management: Jira, Azure DevOps, Scrum, Kanban, Confluence
Certification
- Tricentis Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1 & 2
- AI in Test Automation (Self-Learning, 2024)
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Tricentis Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1 & Level 2
- AI in Test Automation (Applitools, Testim, Mabl)
- Continuing development in AI/ML QA, TestOps, and DevOps practices
Languages
English
Professional Working
Uzbek
Full Professional
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Timeline
Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
Scotts Miracle-Gro
04.2020 - Current
Test Automation Engineer / QA
U.S. Bank
03.2018 - 03.2020
High School Diploma -
International High School At Lafayette
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Kingsborough Community College