Andrii Rasskazov — QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer

Expertise in Manual QA / Tester (12.0 yr.), Project Manager (3.5 yr.).

Last verified on September, 2026

Core Skills

Manual Testing

12 yr.

Functional Testing

12 yr.

regression testing

12 yr.

exploratory testing

12 yr.

Bio Summary

12+ years leading QA in Automotive (HMI/Infotainment), Enterprise Desktop, and Web domains.
Expert in test strategy, manual and API testing, HMI, regression, and exploratory testing.
Proven leadership managing distributed teams, mentoring, sprint planning, and QA process improvements.
Skilled with Jira, Confluence, Postman, SQL, Jenkins, Git, AWS, MQTT, and JMeter.
Certified ISTQB CTFL with strong stakeholder collaboration and risk management expertise.

Technical Skills

Data Analysis and Visualization Technologies	KPI Dashboards & Scorecards
Databases & Management Systems / ORM	SQL
Cloud Platforms, Services & Computing	AWS
Azure Cloud Services	Azure Cloud Functions
Collaboration, Task & Issue Tracking	Atlassian Confluence, Jira
Platforms	ERP, RPA
QA, Test Automation, Security	exploratory testing, Fiddler, Functional Testing, JMeter, Manual Testing, Postman, regression testing
Version Control	Git
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration	Jenkins
Soft Skills	Mentor Aptitude
Message/Queue/Task Brokers	MQQT
Other Technical Skills	Enterprise Resource Planning, Executive Coaching, Team Leadership

Work Experience

Senior QA Engineer - Luxoft (Halliburton Project)

Duration: Sep 2022 – Present

Summary: A complex enterprise desktop application project aimed at ensuring high software stability and performance for Halliburton, a leading energy services company.

Responsibilities:

Executed and coordinated QA activities to maintain software quality and stability.
Mentored and coached QA engineers to enhance team skills and testing standards.
Collaborated with Product Owners, Developers, Automation, and Design teams to refine functional requirements and align test coverage.
Streamlined QA processes and managed risks proactively to avoid blockers and maintain release schedules.

Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Fiddler, SQL, Jenkins, Git, AWS

Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead - Luxoft (Ford SYNC4 Infotainment System)

Duration: Apr 2019 – Sep 2022

Summary: Managed QA delivery for the Automotive AppLink domain of the Ford SYNC4 Infotainment system, a next-generation in-car infotainment platform integrating HMI and connectivity features.

Responsibilities:

Designed and executed end-to-end test strategies including HMI, functional, and integration testing on physical hardware and emulators.
Coordinated cross-functional and geographically distributed QA teams, optimizing resource allocation and sprint execution.
Mentored QA engineers and developed onboarding documentation to accelerate new team member ramp-up.
Collaborated with technical stakeholders and Product Owners to define acceptance criteria and ensure release readiness.

Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Fiddler, SQL, Jenkins, Git, MQTT

QA Engineer - SDL (Web Projects)

Duration: Sep 2013 – Mar 2019

Summary: Delivered QA services for various web projects at SDL, a global leader in content management and language translation technology.

Responsibilities:

Translated complex business goals and stakeholder expectations into QA functional requirements and comprehensive test cases.
Defined end-to-end QA strategies, test plans, and resource allocation models.
Mentored junior and mid-level QA engineers to improve team efficiency and technical skills.
Prepared and conducted product demos for internal stakeholders and clients to validate delivery milestones.

Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Postman, SQL, JMeter

Education

Master of Computer Science
Kharkiv National Aerospace University

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Certified Expert

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