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Viktor Chmel
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DevOps Engineer
Summary
I`m very good at complex, non-standard tasks due to my broad IT experience during more than 20 career
years. Like learning new, programming, scripting, and combining tools from different fields. The best
motivation for me is to help other people and companies to become successful.

Skills
Certifications: OCA Java, ISTQB Foundation. QA Automation: Test cases, selenide, Selenium
Development: Java, OOP, Web Services, SQL, git, WebDriver, XPath, PageObject, TestNG, jUnit,
gerrit, maven, Jenkins/Bamboo, GCP. JMeter, SoapUI
Technics: peer review, CI/CD, BDD. Enterprise OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
Shells: cmd, bash, sed/awk. Windows Servers, Docker
Clouds: Aws, Azure Networking/Security: TCP/IP stack, firewalls/VPN,
antiviruses/antispam,

Work Experience
Datagazer. Senior QA Automation Engineer. 11/2023 - 08/2024.
Created API test framework from scratch (rest-assured, Junit5, custom matchers, allure, MongoDB, Redis) .
Azure DevOps CI/CD configuration. Moved Web UI test framework to new technologies, integrated into
pipeline (selenide, selenoid + docker, allure, MongoDB, Redis, AWS API).

28software (AlgoSec), CloudFlow Automation Developer, 06/2021 - 11/2023
Tested solutions to manage cloud firewalls in AWS, Azure, GCP. Tech stack: Java, TestNG. Web UI, API
testing. Terraform, GCP.

DXC (AIB Bank), Lead QA Automation Engineer, 11/2020 - 05/2021
Helped DXC to win the contract by creating a test framework from scratch. Framework tests the Web/API
part of the Temenos integration project for the bank. Tech stack: java, JUnit5, maven, rest-assured, selenide.

DXC (LCH (London Stock Exchange Group)), Senior QA Engineer, 09/2019 - 11/2020
Backend testing: Java, JBehave, Allure, API/File/DB levels. Beyond regular tasks integrated Allure with
JBehave. REST service development: Java, Spring boot.

HERE Maps, Senior QA Engineer, 08/2016 - 08/2019
Main task: 1) Regular Web REST API feature testing. Automated feature testing of map`s Geocoding REST
based microservices. Functional testing, Performance testing, Service KPI testing, A/B testing.
Tools: REST Assured, Ready API (SoapUI NG), Groovy/Java/Python, Bamboo/Jenkins, Jira, git/svn, Splunk,
AWS.
Personal projects:
1) Data Science web-portal UI testing. Selenide, TestNG, docker, jenkins, maven.
2) Migration of old custom testing system to SoapUI project (MySQL, XML, ReadyAPI`s Event listeners,
Start/TearDown scripts).
3) Development front-end for REST/protobuf APIs family (Backbone.js, jQuery, Underscore, Require,
Handlebars).
4) Microservices API performance testing. JMeter, custom tool.

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EPAM Systems, Software Engineer in Test, 04/2014 - 07/2016.
Main task: supporting QA process for several eCommerce sites based on Hybris eCommerce platform,
Java, AWS cloud.
Manual testing: Web GUI (public and internal site), mobile testing on 3 platforms (Android, Apple,
Windows).
Automation activities: UI autotests creation (Java, Selenium, Selenide, ant, git, gitlab, code review, Jenkins
CI), BDD feature file creation and review (gherkin, Cucumber-JVM) which decreased manual regression
testing scope, speed-up testing cycles.
QA activities: test plans/ test cases creation and review (Rally software, pair-review), regular regression
testing support (planning, time estimation, performing, reporting, optimization), junior QAs mentoring.
Personal initiatives:
1) Increased visibility of QA process by Integration Google Spreadsheet checklists with Rally Test Plan
(Google Apps Script, jsdoc, Rally Web Service API, JSON).
2) Created custom defect submission form for Rally to speed up defect report creation and well structured it
(Google Apps Script, jsdoc, Rally Web Service API, JSON)
3) Integrate test framework with Gmail API + OAuth v2.0 to test email features.

UkrSibbank, BNP Paribas Group, Information Security Engineer, 07/2008 - 04/2014
Designed, tested, implemented and supported a large VPN management solution. Managed team.
● Tested ATM integrity check solutions
● Interviewed, hired and supervised engineers in a team.
Key achievements:
● Deployed 1000+ ATMs. Supported ATMs connection via GPRS channel which decreased ATM
installation time and removed ATM location constraints.
● Organized full-functional test environment and change management procedures.
● Automated device configuration and reports generation

Trainer/Mentor experience
Provided Java Basic, QA Automation, Unix basics and bash scripting courses offline and online as trainer
and mentor in FoxmindEd, Main Academy, EPAM.

Volunteering
Plast - National Scout Organization of Ukraine, Senior Scout Master, 02/2020 - Present
Mentor assistant for Cub Scouts.

Education
2002 Cisco CCNA course, 4 semesters, academy - http://www.netacad.kiev.ua
2002 MS in Radiophysics and Electronics, National State University, Kyiv, Ukraine

Languages: English - upper intermediate. Ukrainian - native.

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