Alexander L.

Peytchev
WORK HISTORY
February 2022 – current Sproutly
Senior Test Engineer
 Set up new automation framework for web and mobile
 Android and iOS automation using Appium
 Web based automation using Selenium
 Automated pipelines using BitBucket
 Utilized sprint based agile methodology
May 2018 – February Department of Homeland Security Arlington, VA
2022
Senior Test Engineer
 Set up and maintained automation framework for API and front-end testing using Selenium and
Cucumber in GitLab
 Lead tester on 2 scrum teams – orchestrated test plans and test runs for every sprint
 Performed Node/Java front end manual and automation testing
 Utilized container-based environments hosted on AWS
 Implemented and executed automated test cases using REST API calls
 Integrated/tested/validated multiple national and international agencies/stakeholders using
variety of messaging protocols and formats
 Documented and reported bugs to stakeholder/developers
October 2017 - May Library of Congress Washington, DC
2018
QA Automation/DevOps Tech Lead
 Set up and configured new environment using Django/MySQL/Ngnix/Gunicorn by means of
Ansible Automation and Docker containerization
 Stood up and configured Jenkins continuous integration automation
 Implemented headless Selenium grid test suite based on Python
 Spun up RHEL v7 virtual machine instances for all server needs
 Performed performance, regression, security, functional, interface, compatibility, 508, and testing
 Orchestrated code deployments using Docker containers from GitLab CI
 Built on premise infrastructure cloud with cloud migration to Azure Cloud
February 2017 – DARPA – Plan-X Arlington, VA
October 2017
QA Test Automation Engineer
 Utilized continuous integration tools such as GoCD and Jenkins to support on-demand
deployment, scalability across builds, and environment stability in an isolated network
 Leveraged Java based Selenium/TestNG framework to build automation scripts testing the
DARPA Plan X defensive platform
 Implemented and validated manual test cases in Gurock® TestRail
 Wrote and maintained bash scripts to build UI automation test suites
 Facilitated build management control across all environments
 Triaged build failures across all teams
 Used Atlassian® Jira and Confluence to track, report and document issues and documentation
November 2013 – Department of Education McLean, VA
February 2017
Senior Test Engineer
 Created and executed automation tests for the Department of Education Federal Student Aid
website and their content management system
 Supported Java based environment with WebSphere Application Server and Oracle 11g
databases. Utilized Selenium testing framework developed from existing Rational Functional
Tester test cases
 Supported numerous system upgrades of a multi-server grid and developed and executed test
plans as well as all supporting documentation
 Performed 508 compliance testing
January 2012 – August Intelligrated Mason, OH
2013
Software Project Engineer
 Developed, configured, implemented, and tested applications using Visual Studio 2010 C#
 Implemented and managed SQL Server databases
 Developed, configured, implemented, and tested real time controls software with C++
 Completed plant start-up on a $5 million system
 Followed strict schedule guidelines and forecasted effort for successful project completion
 Established and maintained communication with senior management on site by providing reports
on project status and issues on a daily basis
 Trained end users in related application and system issues
January 2009 – January General Electric Cincinnati, OH
2012
Controls Engineer
 Defined Maintenance Database for the CFM International Leap aircraft engine for the Boeing
737 MAX
 Tested over 10 GEnx (General Electric next generation aircraft engine) controls logic test cases
for the Boeing 747-8i aircraft
Software Test Engineer
 Provided test support for F-136 engine development program at GE Aircraft Engines
 Defined, implemented, and tested 4 FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) software
functions in MATLAB (Simulink)
 Created and executed over 160 test vectors based on software and hardware simulations
 Wrote more than 170 test reports for all completed tests
March 2006 – Gulfstream Aerospace Savannah, GA
September 2007
Software Engineering Coop
 Provided support for the Advanced Design Research Labs – supported the fly-by-wire (electronic
flight control) test bed and equipped mock-ups with equipment for future aircraft models
 Programmed digital engine control system interfaces and analyzed circuit diagrams
 Wrote scripts to automate flight test interfaces for Flight Test Engineering
 Assisted engineers design a video wall used for remote cockpit data display
EDUCATION
2003 - 2008 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Java, J2EE, C++, C#, Python, .NET, IIS, Selenium, TestNG, Junit, Jmeter, BlazeMeter, Ansible,
SQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, MS SQL, Linux/Unix/MacOS, Jenkins, GoCD, Docker, MATLAB, Simulink,
SCADE, CATIA, XML, HTML, CSS, Assembly, VHDL, Microsoft Office Suite, Atlassian products, IBM
DOORS, IBM Synergy, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Grafana, Splunk, Graphite, AWS
(OpenSearch, S3, CloudFront, CloudFormation, Elastic, Lambda, SNS, VPC, DynamoDB, IAM,
EC2), Azure