Malachi
Thurmond
Quality Assurance Engineer with over 5 years of experience, driven by real world challenges.
About me
Hello, my name is Malachi. I am a Quality Assurance Engineer that has worked with small start-ups and large scale corporations. I have a sincere hunger for learning which fuels my passion for innovative technology. I thrive in a fast paced environment which has aided me in building strong people skills, and serving my team as a high performer
My Skills
AUTOMATION TESTING
Experience with Selenium, Playwright and Robot Framework to fully leverage the testing process in order to enhance accuracy, lower time to deployment, and deliver high quality testing solutions
API TESTING
Throughout all of my professional roles I have relied heavily on using Postman to validate the functionality, performance, and security of our software.
MANUAL TESTING
The ability to create relevant and creative test cases has been crucial career as quality engineer. Understanding the core function of software and anticipate unexpected behavior has improved my testing methodology
AGILE WORKFLOW
Agile is a repetitive approach to project delivery. Your team delivers multiple smaller steps from the start, instead of delivering everything at the end.
Work Experience
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
Chik-Fil-A Corp. / Feb 2023 - Present
Designed, implemented, and executed comprehensive API test suites using Postman that become a company wide standard. Collaborated with business analysts to design mobile user journey
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
Across Healthcare / May 2021 - Jan 2023
Streamlined QA initiative on a major company project utilizing automated testing with Selenium and Robot Framework. Aided in the development of QA infrastructure using Azure DevOps
CYBERSECURITY STUDENT
Independent Part-Time Study / Jan 2023 - Present
Currently studying cybersecurity part time: For more information please click HERE
Certificates
GOOGLE CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATE
Google Corporation / 2024
SECURITY+ (PLUS)
CompTIA / 2024 (IN-PROGRESS)
CERTIFIED DEFENSIVE SECURITY ANALYST
Hack The Box Academy / 2024 (IN-PROGRESS)
Education
B.Sc - Management Information Systems
University of West Georgia / 2018 - 2021
B.Sc - Biology, Pre-Medicine
University of West Georgia / 2014 - 2018
Former USAPL Powerlifter
Wrestler turned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competitor
Breakdancer (I also dance bachata and salsa)
Electronic Dance Music DJ
Aspiring Ethical Hacker