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QA Manager | QA Team Lead | SDET | API/UI Automation | 7+ years in QA | 🔎 15+ years in IT field

Professional QA lead with 7+ years of experience in software testing and 15+ years in IT field. Possess strong analytical and decision-making skills. Successful in both independent and team-based work environments. I am an easy collaborator with developers and project managers, known for being flexible, deadline-oriented and focused on particulars.

✅ Skilled leader of QA automation teams, driving productivity and efficiency through strategic planning and mentorship.
✅ Accomplished implementation of operational processes and BDD frameworks, leading to cost savings and enhanced automation coverage.
✅ Experienced Scrum Master adept at leading Agile ceremonies and driving team cohesion and project success during periods of turnover.
✅ Implemented feedback mechanisms to foster trust, cooperation, and open dialogue, promoting transparent risk communication for a collaborative environment.
✅ Proactively managed risks, ensuring seamless functionality, error elimination, and successful integration of new testing tactics for optimal results.
✅ Showcased exceptional team building and mentorship skills, strategically hiring entry-level automation engineers and involving functional testers in automation development, yielding cost savings and broader automation coverage.

Experiences

QA Manager

May 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos
Sberbank
  • Effectively managed 15 QA automation engineers, improving testing department productivity by 30% through implementation of operational processes.
  • Automated regression testing reporting in Jira, saving 1 workday per sprint for 10 QA Team Leaders.
  • Implemented BDD, achieving 50% payroll savings via strategic hiring of entry-level automation engineers.
  • Served as Scrum Master, leading Agile ceremonies and implementing retention initiatives, aiming for a 90% retention rate during a period of significant turnover.
  • Implemented feedback mechanisms, fostering trust, cooperation, and 100% team loyalty through transparent communication of potential risks across teams and departments.
    ✰ Technology stack ✰
    Leadership, Test Management and Planning, Risk Management, Team Building and Mentorship
  • Lead QA Automation Engineer

    Mar 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos
    Sberbank
  • Built framework with JUnit libraries for heavily loaded service (41M users), achieving 95% autotest coverage and reducing regression testing from 2 days to 1 hour.
  • Implemented automated testing and deployment in CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins, resulting in a 15% reduction in bugs.
  • Managed a team of 4 QA automation engineers, implemented BDD approach with Cucumber to involve functional testers in autotest development, achieving 95% coverage with 10,000+ tests.
  • Improved bank's integration with mobile operators by implementing new testing tactics, including REST managed stubs, resulting in a 100% error elimination and seamless functionality.
  • Reduced the number of customer complaints by 30% by providing timely feedback while working in Agile.
    ✰ Technology stack ✰
    Java, Junit, Cucumber, Swagger, PostgresSql, IBM Mq, Kafka, Jenkins, HP ALM, Jira
  • Senior QA Automation Engineer

    Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos
    Insurance Company
  • Reduced regression testing from 3 days to 4 hours by creating a framework using JUnit and Selenium libraries for test automation.
  • Achieved a 90% reduction in release rollovers through the implementation of early API testing using tools like MOCK, Postman, and RestAssured.
  • Attained 100% automation of release installation by integrating automatic test runs into the CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins and implementing Docker containerization.
  • Boosted team productivity by 25% through automation engineers' active participation in Agile/Scrum sprints with well-defined Definition of Done goals.
    ✰ Technology stack ✰
    Java, MySQL, Oracle, Spring, Junit 5/TestNG, JSON, SELENIUM WebDriver, Jenkins, REST / SOAP API
  • QA Engineer

    Jun 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos
    Sberbank - Technologies
  • Maintained 95% regression test scenario coverage through updates and maintenance.
  • Reduced regression testing time by 15% through efficient database queries and test data preparation.
  • Achieved a 70% reduction in critical defects through web services testing (using tools like SoapUI, Postman) during API testing.
  • Boosted testing team efficiency by 50% through defect tracking and artifact management using JIRA/Zephyr and HP ALM tools.
  • Licenses & certifications

    Deploying Java-Maven Application With Jenkins CI/CD Tool

    Coursera

    Issued May 2023
    API Testing a real web application via Postman

    Coursera

    Issued May 2023
    Master XPath, Css Selector, and Other Locators in Selenium

    Coursera

    Issued Apr 2023
    Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG

    Coursera

    Issued Dec 2020
    Selenium Test Execution On Docker Containers

    Coursera

    Issued Dec 2020
    Java Automation TestingJava Automation Testing

    Interface Ltd

    Issued Jan 2019
    Professional scrum foundationsProfessional scrum foundations

    Unusual Concepts

    Issued Dec 2018
    Fundamentals of software requirements management

    Interface Ltd

    Issued Jan 2017
    Author's course - Mironchik Igor, Oracle 11g, SQL/PL-SQL
    Issued Jan 2014

    Skills & Proficiency

    QA Leadership

    Software Testing

    Team Management

    Automation Testing

    Regression Testing

    Agile/Scrum

    Operational Processes

    CI/CD Pipeline

    Risk Management

    Stakeholder Communication