Oleksandr

Oleksandr Panchenko
Senior SDET | AI Quality Engineering & Compliance Kyiv, Ukraine
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Languages: English – Upper-Intermediate, Ukrainian – Native

Professional Summary
Senior QA Engineer / SDET with 10+ years of experience in manual and automated testing of
backend services, APIs, distributed systems, and data-intensive platforms.

Expertise includes test analysis, automation, regression testing, business workflow validation,
and root cause analysis across fintech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software.

Currently focused on AI systems testing, validation of AI-driven products, data quality, model
behavior verification, and AI governance/compliance.

Core Skills
QA & Test Management: • Contract Testing
• Test Analysis • Business Logic Validation
• Regression Testing • Data Validation
• Risk-Based Testing • Integration Testing
• Test Strategy & Planning
• Requirements Validation Automation
• Root Cause Analysis • Python
• pytest
API & Backend Testing: • Playwright
• REST API Testing • Selenium
• Postman/Newman • Robot Framework
• Swagger/OpenAPI • Locust
• Schema Validation

CI/CD, DevOps, Linux: Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Linux, bash, SSH
Databases: MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL
OS & Environments: Linux, Windows, Unix-like systems
Networking: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP/IMAP/POP, nginx
Other: Virtualization (VMware, Xen, Proxmox, Qemu), cloud storage (AWS S3, GCS), log
analysis.

AI / ML Testing & Governance
● LLM evaluation ● RAG validation
● Dataset validation ● Мodel output verification
● Prompt testing ● AI governance & compliance
● Hallucination detection (ISO/IEC 42001)
Employment History
Senior SDET (Contract)
UPC / RAIFFEISEN
2026 – (3-month consulting contract)
Key Achievements:
● Participated in Open Banking API validation and fintech integration testing.
● Validated business workflows involving financial transactions and banking services.
● Automated regression testing for API-based financial systems.
● Collaborated with stakeholders to verify integration requirements and expected business
outcomes.

Senior SDET
Ciklum (Akamai)
2024 – 2025 – 1 yr
A cybersecurity company building AI-driven detection for network misconfigurations and
access‑ right anomalies.
Key Achievements:
● Expanded backend/API test coverage for two major Akamai Hunt security features.
● Expanded Playwright UI test coverage for Akamai Guardicore Portal
● Performed large-scale data testing, improving accuracy of misconfiguration and access-
right detection.
● Strengthened Windows/Linux agent reliability in process tracking, network flow, and
privilege monitoring.
Responsibilities:
● Designed and executed manual and automated test cases for AI-driven cybersecurity
workflows.
● Performed test analysis and risk assessment for new features and releases.
● Created and maintained regression test suites covering backend services, APIs, and
agent functionality.
● Reported, documented, and tracked defects using Jira while collaborating with
developers to validate fixes.
● Validated complex business rules related to anomaly detection and access-right
monitoring.
● Performed OTA (Over-the-Air) update validation for Windows and Linux agents, including
installation, upgrade, rollback, and compatibility verification scenarios.
● Verified agent behavior and data collection integrity after remote software updates across
distributed environments.
Tech Stack: Python, pytest, Linux CLI, SSH, vSphere, Akamai Guardicore, Akamai Hunt,
network protocols

SDET
Applause (Bloomberg LP)
2021 – 2024 – 3 yrs
Leading financial data provider using multi‑ platform low‑ level microservices.
Key Achievements:
● Reduced false negatives from 16% to 5%, greatly improving test stability.
 ● Fully automated regression cycles and integrated them into internal CI/CD. Maintained
150+ automated tests.
● Created improved test documentation, including developer video guides.
Responsibilities:
● Built and maintained automated tests for microservices on Linux, AIX, and Solaris.
● Converted manual test cases into automated suites.
● Performed functional, integration, and regression testing of financial data processing
services.
● Validated business logic and data integrity across distributed microservices.
● Created test cases based on requirements and acceptance criteria.
● Investigated production defects and collaborated with developers to perform root cause
analysis.
● Verified correctness and consistency of financial data processing workflows.
Tech Stack: Python, RobotFramework, Linux CLI, low-level system testing, networking, cloud
storage

Automation QA Engineer
Mission-EC (Audi)
2020 – 2021 – 2 yrs
Responsibilities:
● Performed manual and automated testing of enterprise web applications and backend
services.
● Designed test scenarios, test cases, and regression suites based on business requirements.
● Executed functional, integration, and regression testing activities.
● Investigated, documented, and tracked defects using Jira.
● Collaborated closely with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements and
validate fixes.
● Monitored Jenkins CI jobs and analyzed execution results.
● Collected application and infrastructure metrics to support troubleshooting activities.
Tech Stack: Python, unittest, Playwright, Selenium Grid, reporting

Automation QA Engineer
hvr.world
2019 – 2020 – 1 yr
Responsibilities:
● Created REST API testing framework from scratch based on OpenAPI.
● Implemented schema validation using external tools and custom validators.
● Built automated regression coverage for backend services.
● Collaborated with backend developers during API design and validation activities.
● Analyzed API responses and investigated integration issues.
● Designed test scenarios and test cases based on API specifications and business
requirements.
● Performed detailed validation of API business logic and data consistency.
● Managed defects and collaborated with developers to resolve integration issues.
● Executed regression testing before releases and validated production fixes.
Tech Stack: Python, pytest, Swagger/OAS, REST API, schema validation
Automation QA Engineer
Geniusto
2017 – 2019 – 2 yrs
Responsibilities:
● Tested banking and financial software solutions.
● Validated financial data processing and business workflows.
● Performed API and database testing.
● Executed regression and integration testing.
● Worked with business analysts and developers to clarify requirements and validate
functionality.
Tech Stack: Python, pytest, SOAP API

Earlier Roles (2012 – 2017)
QA Engineer — Timedox (Israel)
QA Engineer — EasyMarMenor (Spain)
System Administrator — ITEK (Ukraine)

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming
European University
Kyiv, Ukraine
Graduated: 2010

Certificates
Certification Year Issuing
Organization

IBM Generative AI Engineering 2026 IBM

Google AI Essentials 2025 Google

AIQI ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management 2026 AIQI / UKAS
System Academy

AIQI ISO/IEC 42006:2025 Artificial Intelligence Audit 2026 AIQI / UKAS
Requirements Academy

LITS Certified Software Tester 2017 LITS