I'm a Tech Lead, Test Automation Specialist, and Test Platform Architect with over 20 years of experience dedicated to driving quality engineering and delivering high-impact solutions for leading organizations.
I specialize in architecting robust test automation frameworks, building test infrastructure, leading high-performing QA teams, and tackling complex engineering challenges to ensure efficient and effective testing.
With a background as Vice President, QA Engineering at Goldman Sachs, I have extensive experience leading the development and maintenance of large-scale Quality Engineering platforms, such as the Marquee Quality Assurance Engineering Platform. My focus has always been on contributing to core architectural design and empowering teams to excel. Earlier in my career, I held key roles at companies like InRhythm and EPAM Systems, leading test automation initiatives and managing SDET practices.
I'm passionate about building scalable test solutions and fostering a culture of quality.
I am currently seeking a challenging Principal SDET / Test Architect opportunity where I can leverage my expertise to contribute to world-class software quality.
Here's a snapshot of what I bring to the table:
- Test Strategy & Architecture:
- Designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies for complex enterprise systems.
- Architecting resilient and scalable test automation frameworks from the ground up.
- QA Leadership & Management:
- Building, mentoring, and managing high-performing QA and SDET teams.
- Driving process improvements and fostering a proactive culture of quality.
- Client and stakeholder management.
- Test Automation Expertise:
- End-to-end test automation: UI, API, Performance, Data Validation.
- Proficient with tools & languages such as: Java, Python, Selenium, Playwright, REST Assured, JMeter
- Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) & Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
- CI/CD & DevOps:
- Integrating automated testing seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, BuildKite).
- Promoting "Shift Left" testing principles and enabling faster feedback loops.
- Platforms & Technologies:
- Experience with Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Microservices architecture testing.
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Methodologies:
- Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and SAFe environments.
- jpwise: Java test data generator for pairwise/combinatorial strategies, featuring dynamic value selection from user-defined equivalence partitions and an advanced rules engine for complex constraints.
- stryker-demo: Demo project for InRhythm's Lightning Talk on 30 Sep 2021: Intro into Test Design and Test Coverage
- My InRhythm's Lightning Talks: Playlist of my 3 talks on advanced QA topics
- Contributor to WebdriverIO
Let's connect and discuss how I can help drive your quality engineering initiatives!
- LinkedIn: Mikhail (Mike) Davydov
- Email: mike.d.davydov@gmail.com