Elina Sabyrkulova

Results-driven SDET with 2+ years of experience delivering automation frameworks and quality strategies for enterprise software in agile environments. Specializes in full-stack testing (UI, API, database) using Selenium, C#, Java, Postman, and Azure DevOps. Proven track record of reducing regression cycles by 30% and mentoring junior engineers to achieve high-quality releases in fast-paced product organizations.

Software Development Engineer in Test - Insight

(2024-11)

• Designed and implemented a hybrid automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, C#, and NUnit, reducing regression test execution time by 35% across 5 core product modules.
• Built and integrated RESTful API test suites with Postman and REST Assured, validating JSON/XML payloads and increasing API coverage from 60% to 92% within two quarters.
• Collaborated with DevOps engineers to embed automated smoke tests into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, catching 15+ critical defects pre-deployment and reducing production rollbacks by 40%.
• Led migration of manual test cases to automated scripts in Azure DevOps Test Plans, achieving 80% automation of regression suite and enabling bi-weekly release cadence.
• Mentored two junior QA team members on code reviews, page object model best practices, and SQL-based test data validation, improving team velocity by 20%.

Software Development Engineer in Test - Netgear

(2023-11 - 2024-11)

• Architected end-to-end test strategy for firmware and cloud-connected device management platforms, combining UI (Selenium Java), API (Rest Assured), and database (JDBC/SQL) validation layers.
• Reduced defect leakage to production by 25% through implementation of risk-based testing and shift-left practices, including early requirement and design document reviews.
• Automated 150+ integration test cases for device provisioning workflows, cutting manual execution effort from 8 hours to 45 minutes per release cycle.
• Managed full defect lifecycle in Jira, performing root cause analysis and collaborating with developers to resolve 95% of critical bugs within sprint boundaries.
• Optimized test data management by creating reusable SQL scripts for generating realistic user and device profiles, reducing test data preparation time by 50%.

Bachelor of Business Administration - Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University (2010-09 - 2014-05)