Roles: Java Automation QA, AQA Team Lead, Senior Java Automation QA

Projects:

TVH (Retail & Distribution) - Sep-Nov 2023

• Developed component API tests in Spring frameworks using WireMock;
• Conducted code reviews;
• Tools: PostgreSQL, Spring, WireMock, JUnit 5, Jenkins, Allure, Java 17.

Mindigital UA (EV - Government/Non-profit) - Jan-Sep 2023

• Led AQA team of 5, building UI and API test frameworks from scratch using Serenity BDD, Cucumber, Gherkin;
• Conducted Code Reviews and scripts refactoring;
• Organized knowledge transfer sessions, documentation;
• Conducted interviews for AQA candidates and mentored team members to foster their professional growth;
• Utilized Docker and Swagger for API local testing pre-development environment setup;
• Tools: DynamoDB, Jira, Postman, AWS, Java 11, Maven, GitHub, RestAssured (SerenityRest).

Screwfix Direct Ltd (Retail & Distribution) - Nov 2020-Nov 2022

• Conducted Functional, Regression, UI, Integration, E2E, Sanity, and Acceptance testing for e-commerce platforms;
• Created accessible documentation for applications, product types, and fulfillment routes, simplifying onboarding for new team members;
• Mentored a Manual QA in transitioning to Automation, and guided 2 junior AQAs, fostering their growth;
• Led code review sessions, script refactoring, and scripts migration, integrating Rest Assured into higher-tier environments;
• Initiated and implemented improvements in QA processes and tools during team retrospectives;
• Oversaw daily maintenance of Jenkins Radiators, pipelines, and led QA refinement sessions;
• Led a support team project for optimizing automated and manual Jenkins down merge jobs, addressing repository management for 11 repositories across different teams;
• Handled task delegation and project presentations;
• Tools: Oracle, Dyn Admin, SAP, Jenkins, GitLab, Postman, IntelliJ IDEA, YAML, Jira, Putty, Java 8 and 11, Selenium, Selenide, TestNG, Xpath, Page Object, Maven, Rest Assured.

• Automation framework construction and maintenance for 2 web projects;
• Manual web and mobile testing;
• Organization and preparation of text and video documentation and requirements for a quicker employee training;
• Search and recruit new employees with further setting up tasks and work coordination;
• Project development cycle planning and setting up deadlines;
• Technical specifications development for product photos, videos and printing polygraphy;
• Work organization for preparation center, call center and forwarders to solve specific project tasks;
• Drawing up a Trade Assurance contracts and setting up inspections for manufactured products;
• Support and communication with customers;
• Financial records maintenance for each project.

Guided 5 projects in such fields:

• Machine learning integration with currency exchanges;
• Work simplifying with a large number of cryptocurrency exchanges simultaneously;
• Advertising traffic from Facebook, Google and custom traffic sources;
• Product manufacturing, customization and preparation for further distribution for the US market;
• Product manufacturing and preparation for further distribution for the CIS market.

• Automation tests maintenance for web and mobile pre-production and live back-end environments of video-streamed Live Casino;

• Coverage of tests: HTML 5, Flash, Mobile, Tablet;
• Jenkins builds maintenance and adjustment;
• Manual Front-end/Back-end testing;
• Bugs tracking and creation via Jira;
• Confluence documentation clarification and update for tested product functionality;
• Daily meetings with team in Riga;
• Business trip to main office in Riga for gaining first-hand experience.

• Writing framework for smoke auto-test on Java (PageObject, X-Path, Git);
• Development of auto-tests;
• REST API testing via Postman;
• Manual Front-End/Back-End functionality web testing;
• Mobile testing: iOS, Android;
• Bug tracking systems: Redmine, Jira;
• Creation and maintenance for test documentation via Jira Confluence;
• Creation of Bug reports and tasks in Redmine/Jira;
• Creation and use of checklists, decision-making matrices and pairwaise testing technique for ease of tests and further documentation;
• Engaged in testing functionality, user interface and usability of the site on PC and mobile devices;
• Participation in Sprint Plannings, Retrospectives and daily Stand-ups.

• Functional and UI testing for websites;
• Test-cases and bug-reports composing;
• Learn how to work with Java and JavaScript;
• Pages creation in HTML and CSS with further testing;
• Worked with Denwer: PhpMyAdmin/MySQL;
• Worked with XML and SQL;
• Analyzed changes in the algorithms of search engines;
• Performing quality analysis/audit for websites with various subjects/themes in terms of internal search engine optimization;
• Get links for projects;
• Worked with Google Analytics and Yandex.Metrics.

• Conducted work on testing hardware and software;
• Providing technical consultation/mending for PC and printers for all employees;
• Worked with Kerio WinRoute Firewall;
• PC configuration and assembly from hardware components;
• Local network maintenance;
• Participation in servers maintenance;
• Studied under the guidance of the system administrator.