Vladimir Sh. — Lead QA Engineer

Expertise in QA Automation / Testing, Service Manager.

Last verified on August, 2023

Core Skills

Bio Summary

- 10+ years in QA with experience in leading various QA teams and projects and strong experience in staffing and resource management.
- Experience in creating test automation frameworks for Web UI/API/Mobile
- Great knowledge of CI environment configuration
- Working knowledge of different OS (Windows, Linux)
- Proven ability to learn fast new technologies and approaches to use them as soon as possible
- Skilled in developing test documentation such as test plans, test cases, incident reports and using defect tracking systems
- Good understanding of systems development life cycle methodology
- Strong knowledge about software development life cycle, QA methodology and tools

Technical Skills

Programming Languages	Groovy, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript
Azure Cloud Services	Azure DevOps
QA, Test Automation, Security	Allure, Apache Maven, Appium, Cucumber, Cypress, JMeter, JUnit, Playwright, Protractor, QA, Selenide, Selenium Grid, Selenium Webdriver, Selenoid, TestNG
Platforms	Android
Collaboration, Task & Issue Tracking	Asana, Jira
Version Control	Git, Mercurial, SVN
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration	GitLab CI, Gradle, Jenkins, TeamCity
Third Party Tools / IDEs / SDK / Services	IntelliJ IDEA
Operating Systems	iOS, Linux, Windows
Other Technical Skills	Report Portal, Rider

Work Experience

Lead QA Engineer, Under NDA (E-Commerce)

Duration: Jul 2021 - Present
Summary: Lead QA Engineer in an E-Commerce project under NDA
Responsibilities: QA Audit, Creating RoadMap, Creating Test Plan, Review QA Process, Set up Automation QA process, Review and update CI/CD pipelines, Set up Quality gates
Technologies: Selenium Webdriver, Protractor, Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, TestNG, JUnit5, Cucumber, Selenide, Allure, Selenium Grid, Selenoid, Appium, Maven, Gradle, Report Portal, Git, SVN, Mercurial, Intellij IDEA, Rider, Jmeter, Windows, Linux, Jenkins, Gitlab CI, TeamCity, Azure Devops

Test Manager/Lead QA Engineer, Under NDA (E-Commerce)

Duration: Nov 2019 - Jul 2021
Summary: Test Manager/Lead QA Engineer in an E-Commerce project under NDA
Responsibilities: Attend various projects as an auditor, Test manager with up to 70 persons team, Started two new projects as lead QA, Work as a Resource manager
Technologies: Selenium Webdriver, Protractor, Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, TestNG, JUnit5, Cucumber, Selenide, Allure, Selenium Grid, Selenoid, Appium, Maven, Gradle, Report Portal, Git, SVN, Mercurial, Intellij IDEA, Rider, Jmeter, Windows, Linux, Jenkins, Gitlab CI, TeamCity, Azure Devops

Lead QA Engineer, Lucky Day

Duration: May 2019 - Oct 2019
Summary: Lead QA Engineer in a mobile project in Game Dev team
Responsibilities: Design and execution integration tests, Design and execution UI tests (Android/iOS), Performance testing, Creating Test Plan, Support Sprint releases, Configure CI Jenkins jobs
Technologies: Jira, Rider, Fiddler, Confluence, Slack, GitHub, ELK, Appium, Firebase

Lead QA Automation Engineer, EIS Group

Duration: March 2016 - May 2019
Summary: Lead QA Automation Engineer in an insurance software solutions project
Responsibilities: Creating Test Plan, Design and execution of automated test cases, Design and developing Automation Framework for other teams, Code review, Support Sprint releases, Participation as Scrum Master on meetings, Interviewing and mentoring new QA Automation, Configure Sonar violation rules, Configure CI Jenkins jobs, Backend and UI testing
Technologies: Jira, Intellij Idea, Postman, Confluence, Slack, Mercurial, Maven, TestNG, Selenoid, ELK, Sonar, Windows, Linux, Jenkins, Git, SVN

QA Automation Engineer, WorkFusion's AI-powered platform

Duration: September 2015 - March 2016
Summary: QA Automation Engineer in an AI-powered automation platform project
Responsibilities: Design and execution of automated test cases, Backend and UI testing, Configure CI Jenkins jobs
Technologies: Jira, Intellij Idea, Postman, Slack, SVN, TestNG, Serenity, Docker Compose, Selenium Grid, Zabbix

QA Automation Engineer, Chemwatch: The Complete (M)SDS and Chemicals Management Solution

Duration: December 2014 - September 2015
Summary: QA Automation Engineer in a chemicals management solution project
Responsibilities: Design and execution of automated test cases, Developing, maintaining, Reporting autotests, Configure CI Teamcity jobs
Technologies: Jira, Intellij Idea, SVN, TestNG, TeamCity, Selenium WebDriver

QA Engineer, Klika-Tech

Duration: July 2013 - December 2014
Summary: QA Engineer in a software development company
Responsibilities: Design and execution of manual test cases, Manual functional/regression testing, writing requirements
Technologies: Asana/Jira, VirtualBox, Mobile Devices (iPhone and Android platform), Selenium WebDriver

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester

Foundation Level

Education

BSUIR (Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics)

Information Technologies and Management

IT Engineer

How to hire with Upstaff

Talk to Our Talent Expert

Our journey starts with a 30-min discovery call to explore your project challenges, technical needs and team diversity.

Meet Carefully Matched Talents

Within 1-3 days, we’ll share profiles and connect you with the right talents for your project. Schedule a call to meet engineers in person.

Validate Your Choice

Bring new talent on board with a trial period to confirm you hire the right one. There are no termination fees or hidden costs.

Why Upstaff

Upstaff is a technology partner with expertise in AI, Web3, Software, and Data. We help businesses gain competitive edge by optimizing existing systems and utilizing modern technology to fuel business growth.

Real-time project team launch

<24h

Interview First Engineers

Upstaff's network enables clients to access specialists within hours & days, streamlining the hiring process to 24-48 hours, start ASAP.

x10

Faster Talent Acquisition

Upstaff's network & platform enables clients to scale up and down blazing fast. Every hire typically is 10x faster comparing to regular recruitement workflow.

Vetted and Trusted Engineers

100%

Security And Vetting-First

AI tools and expert human reviewers in the vetting process is combined with track record & historically collected feedbacks from clients and teammates.

~50h

Save Time For Deep Vetting

In average, we save over 50 hours of client team to interview candidates for each job position. We are fueled by a passion for tech expertise, drawn from our deep understanding of the industry.

Flexible Engagement Models

Custom Engagement Models

Flexible staffing solutions, accommodating both short-term projects and longer-term engagements, full-time & part-time

Unique Talent Ecosystem

Candidate Staffing Platform stores data about past and present candidates, enables fast work and scalability, providing clients with valuable insights into their talent pipeline.

Transparent

No Hidden Costs

Price quoted is the total price to you. No hidden or unexpected cost for for candidate placement.

One Consolidated Invoice

No matter how many engineers you employ, there is only one monthly consolidated invoice.

Ready to hire Vladimir Sh.
or someone with similar Skills?

Book a call with Vladimir Sh.

Start Hiring