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SERGII VOLKOV
Quality Assurance Engineer

📍 Kyiv, Ukraine | 📞 [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | 📨 [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | @space_researcher
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Summary
Detail-oriented QA Engineer with 5+ years of practical experience in the telecom industry.
Passionate about quality improvement, modern technologies and continuous learning.
Professional Experience
• Career Break 06/2024— 07/2025 (1 year)
Focused on recovery from professional burnout, personal well-being, and career transition;
Self-study: API testing (Postman, REST), Python scripting, Selenium, PyTest.
• Global Logic
- Manual QA engineer (Harmonic project) 05/2020 — 06/2024 (4 years)
Created and maintained test documentation;
Performed functional testing of DOCSIS CMTS, including ACL, tacacs+, snmp, CableLabs GCP protocol;
Diagnosed issues in infrastructure (servers, VMs, TFTP, DHCP);
Participated in automation test review and execution;
Regular communication with international clients.
- Manual QA engineer (Cambium project) 08/2019 — 05/2020 (9 month)
Assembled test setups for Wi-Fi 802.11n/ac/ax devices;
Conducted functional, regulatory, and performance testing;
Ran automation suites and reported defects.
• IT Integrator 02/2019 — 08/2019 (6 month)
Support Engineer (part-time employment)
• State Enterprise “Ukrkosmos”
- Head of department 02/2019 — 08/2019 (6 month)
Managed team operations and drafted commercial proposals.
- Lead engineer 02/2006 — 01/2019 (13 years)
Maintained documentation for Ukraine’s first telecom satellite;
Participated in testing of Satellite Ground Control Station and IT infrastructure;
Managed correspondence with contractors and led acceptance testing;
Created marketing presentations and technical reports.
Volunteer activities
✔ Space Industry Youth Council of Ukraine 09/2011 — 08/2019 (8 years)
Organized scientific and STEM events; Promoted space exploration among youth; Led sports and cultural initiatives.
Education
✔ State University of Telecommunications - Master's Degree 2001 — 2006
✔ National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI” 2007 — 2010
Research in mmWave wireless networks; Teaching Assistant and conference participant; Published 10+ scientific papers.
Technical skills
• OS: Ubuntu, Debian, OpenWRT, Windows.
• Automation: Python scripting, PyTest, Selenium.
• API Testing: Postman, REST, JSON.
• Networking: OSI model, Wi-Fi 802.11, DOCSIS, CCNA fundamentals, Wireshark.
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL (basic SELECT queries).
• Tools: TestRail, Confluence, Jira, Jenkins, Grafana, Prometheus, IXIA traffic generator.
• Hardware: latency/noise generators, soldering station.
• Web: DevTools, XAMPP, Joomla CMS.
• Version Control: GIT.
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, English (B2), Spanish (A1)
Hobbies
Reading, bicycle, music.