About the Author

Jonathan McAllister has been creating software and automation since he was a child. However professionally he leverages 10 years of experience in software development, test, and delivery practices. During his career, he has architected and implemented software build, test, and delivery solutions for cutting-edge technology organizations across diverse technology stacks. Jonathon has most recently been focusing on build pipelines, continuous integration, continuous delivery, microservice architecture, process, and the implementation of highly scalable automation solutions for some of the industry's most notable companies, including Microsoft, Merck, and Logitech.

His focus is entirely on designing scalable software build, delivery, and test pipelines in an effort to streamline releases through standardization and help develop strategies that can elevate revenue through modern continuous practices.

As a successful entrepreneur, writer, and business consultant, Jonathan has had the unique opportunity to oversee and implement efficient delivery pipelines at organizations of varying technologies, stacks, and cultures.

Riddhi contributed to the technical content in Chapter 5, Advanced Automated Testing, specifically in relation to the integration of MSTest with Jenkins. We would like to thank him for his efforts in this area.