Resume

🦸‍♂️ A look at my professional journey

Summary

Curious developer with experience in Test and Quality Assurance Automation using Java, Spring, Cucumber, Selenium, JavaScript, and much more. Enthusiastic about sharing my knowledge with others.

Work experiences

EPAM Systems | January 2020 - Present

Test Automation Architect

Worked with a large healthcare company on test automation for a new medical device firmware version

  • Joined the team after project was already underway for 1 year and quickly made contributions to the existing framework
  • Analyzed existing solutions and made tactical enhancements to achieve quick wins and stabilize testing
  • Interacted with stakeholders to come up with mid-term goals for automation and tweak current way of working
  • Got involved deeply with hardware testing, simulation, and CI/CD execution on Azure DevOps platform
  • Tech stack: Java, Guice, Cucumber, Rest Assured, Azure, JSON, XML, TestNG

Worked with a fintech startup on test automation for a Banking as a Service platform, leading a team of 4 engineers.

  • Analyzed existing automation efforts at the client
  • Experimented with existing microservices and cloud infrastructure to determine effort needed from EPAM side
  • Created automation strategy with different possible tools and frameworks so that customer can make the best decision
  • Implemented the proposed automation solution with new team members
  • Worked with client QA Head to constantly adjust the strategy and keep engagement strong
  • Took over QA Manager role, interacting directly with COO, CTO, and development leads
  • Delivered value across multiple teams and systems with framework and standalone tools
  • Tech stack: Java, Go, Kotlin, Protobuf, Rest APIs, JSON, gRPC, Google Cloud, PubSub, Spanner

Worked with a large bank on a comprehensive automation solution for a financial transaction processing platform

  • Developed from scratch new Java-based automation frameworks for different systems used throughout the bank, leading to more efficient testing with higher coverage
  • Acted as Automation Evangelist, delivered training session about the newly developed tools and acted as single point of contact for any queries
  • Refactored legacy tools and developed new applications to bring end-to-end testing even earlier in the development cycle
  • Maintained CI/CD pipelines across platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins
  • Acted as Scrum Master and managed the local team as well as remote colleagues, while interacting with stakeholders and delivering success stories
  • Tech stack: Java, Spring, Cucumber, Selenium, Junit, Maven, SQL, IBM MQ, XML, Jenkins, Git

FIS | October 2017 - January 2020

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

I was an Automation Engineer that handled both back-end and front-end tests for the financial systems of a global payment provider.

  • Developed new and transitioned old test frameworks for large enterprise applications
  • Created new features and updated existing functionality for the testing frameworks
  • Engineered automated test frameworks for web tools using Cucumber, Selenium and Spring
  • Automated interactions with back-end systems, such as SQL databases or IBM MQ brokers and queues, ensuring data integrity and persistence
  • Delivered proof of concepts for REST API and JavaScript testing as well as CI/CD overhauls
  • Acted as Scrum Master for a team of developers and QA automation engineers, while having constant interaction with all the stakeholders across regions
  • Organized testing efforts for improved visibility and refined existing documentation
  • Took the lead on onboarding new joiners and getting them up to speed with procedures, requirements, and tools
  • Tech stack: Java, Spring, Cucumber, Selenium, Junit, TestNG, Maven, SQL, IBM MQ, Git

HSBC | September 2016 - October 2017

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

I was a quality assurance engineer responsible for multiple internal tools

  • Performed manual and automated testing for internal web application as well as financial analysis of different internal and third-party systems for the large bank
  • Took ownership of the quality assurance process and translated requirements into test cases that were executed manually, at first, and then automatically through Selenium and Java
  • Collaborated with build and release managers to create CI/CD pipelines for automated tests
  • Acted as the Scrum Master for the team of developers, organizing the efforts using Agile principles and Scrum methodology
  • Conveyed test results and statistics into easy to comprehend information for stakeholders to increase confidence in the tool
  • Tech stack: Java, Selenium, Junit, TestNG, Jenkins, Python, JavaScript, SQL

Finastra | November 2015 - September 2016

Technical Writer

I acted as a technical writer responsible for many different financial software products developed by Misys.

  • Developed, wrote and maintained end-user, system administration, and developer documentation using tools like Adobe FrameMaker or MS Word
  • Maintained Online Help portals, while creating new tutorials and release notes using tools like Adobe RoboHelp
  • Interacted with different teams across Misys to ensure user needs are met and surpassed with all releases
  • Improved the internal strategy of documentation development and came up with new strategic objectives for the department's development
  • Ensured client satisfaction through continuous professional development by understanding the product functionality using interviews with matter experts and personal experience
  • Tech stack: Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe FrameMaker, MS Word, JavaScript, HTML, JIRA

Education & Certifications

Scaled Agile, Inc. | November 2021

  • SAFe Agilist Certification
  • SAFe Scrum Master Certification "Scaled Scrum Master Certified (SSMC)"

ISTQB | April 2017

  • ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Spiru Haret University - Faculty of Psychology and Sociology | 2008 - 2011

  • Bachelor's (License) Degree in Sociology