Andrew Walser

Andrew Walser

Senior Automation Engineer

Loveland CO, US


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Experienced automation engineer with 14 years of expertise in Agile (Scrum) environments, specializing in OOP, the SDLC, and CI/CD processes. Based out of Loveland, Colorado, open to fully remote work or hybrid opportunities within 30 miles of Loveland.

Technical Skills

Containers, IaC & CI/CD

Docker Kubernetes Terraform Jenkins Fastlane Bitbucket Github Actions

Programming & Scripting

Java Python Swift C# Bash Batch Groovy

Cloud, DBs & Servers

AWS WildFly MySQL Postgres Cassandra dynamoDB

Testing

Postman ReadyAPI Selenium Jmeter Cucumber

Project Management

Agile (Scrum) JIRA Rally VersionOne NewRelic ServiceNow

Work Experience

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Remote)

October 2024 to Present

  • Pioneered a BDD UI framework for a Web, iOS and Android app using Java with Selenium/Appium and Cucumber.
  • Performed load testing with Jmeter to help the infrastructure team locate response time bottlenecks.
  • Created an API testing framework in Playwright with TypeScript to quickly & extensively test endpoints.
  • Guided a team of 5 automation developers and 2 manual QA in creation of test plans, user stories, and tasks.
  • Created test cases in Jira (Xray) and a custom dashboard to track current mobile and web test case coverage.
  • Managed scrum duties & performed code reviews for the automation team.

    • Xpanxion L.L.C.

    Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Elavon/US Bank (Remote)

    June 2018 to October 2024

  • Streamlined Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for deployments, testing, and release report generation.
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime in 24/7 support rotation for WildFly/Cassandra production environments.
  • Led the migration of data center services from on-prem to AWS, reducing server and manpower costs by 30%.
  • Resolved critical production issues by responding to incidents in ServiceNow, analyzing logs in Kibana and Splunk, and facilitating communication across multiple teams and product owners.
  • Developed API tests in Java/Cucumber and ReadyAPI frameworks for Elavon's payment gateway solution.
  • Enhanced UI Selenium test automation for Elavon's gift card processor, Fanfare.

    • Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - The Weather Company (Hybrid)

    October 2016 to June 2018

  • Consulted TWC's manual and automation QA teams regarding their mobile aviation application, PilotBrief (iOS).
  • Orchestrated and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Xcode Server and Jenkins, and Fastlane to improve app deployments.
  • Collected analytics using Crashlytics(Firebase), providing actionable insights into application crashes.

    • Pearson Education

    Full Stack Software Developer (On-site)

    April 2015 to October 2016

  • Developed new features for Pearson's ePEN2 scoring platform in a Java/JavaScript framework
  • Wrote and executed stored procedures in SQL Server, resolving DB issues or implementing improvements.
  • Audited server logs to diagnose error root causes using Splunk to assist the team in fixing application issues.

    • Software Quality Assurance Analyst (On-site)

    June 2012 to April 2015

  • Designed automation tools to simulate student test taking using Selenium, Sikuli, UFT(QTP) and TestPlant.
  • Performed automated UAT validation against Pearson's PearsonAccess site before releases.
  • Optimized publishing and authoring tools for Pearson’s TestHear and TestNav technologies which reduced daily runtimes from ~10 minutes to ~30 seconds.
  • Maintained lab equipment and configurations for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS systems.

    • Software Tester Intern (On-site)

    Jan 2012 to June 2012

  • Automated online test taking to improve efficiency with human software testing.
  • Set up a version control system for multiple Linux hosts utilizing Perforce and bash scripting.
  • Tested Pearson's online testing software to find bugs and vulnerabilities.

    • Infrastructure Management Intern (On-site)

    May 2011 to Jul 2011

  • Configured and audited linux servers.
  • Created backups and managed storage.
  • Worked with penetration testing and vulnerability scanners.

    • Certifications

    ISTQB Foundation Level

    Completed August 2017

    Education

    The University of Iowa

    Completed May 2012

    B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
    Major in Management Information Systems

    Kirkwood Community College

    Completed December 2010

    A.A., Associate of the Arts Degree
    Emphasis in Business Administration

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