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Sergii Glado, PhD
Senior Manual QA Engineer
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Manual QA Engineer with 8+ years delivering enterprise-grade quality in US FinTech and HealthTech
(HIPAA) domains. Consistently maintained zero critical production defects across 3+ major releases while
covering 500+ test cases per release cycle within a 20-person cross-functional team. Expert in API testing
(Postman, Swagger), SQL backend verification, RBAC/security validation, and full-cycle test documentation.
ISTQB Certified. Available for fully remote roles worldwide with overlap to US/EU time zones.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
✓ Zero critical production defects across 3+ major releases over 8 years at ELEKS
✓ 500+ test cases per release cycle covering Functional, Regression, API, Mobile, and UI/UX testing
✓ Identified 10–30 defects per release, including high-severity issues caught before production
✓ Led testing coordination across sub-projects for 1 year, aligning a 20-person cross-functional team
and multiple stakeholder groups
✓ Delivered full-cycle test documentation (Test Plans, Strategies, Case Studies) for a large-scale US
FinTech platform (Commonwealth Financial Network)
✓ Specialised in RBAC and security matrix validation for HIPAA-sensitive medical software under tight
deadlines
✓ Participated in live demo and UAT sessions directly with US-based customers and stakeholders

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Types: Manual Web & Mobile Testing, API Testing, Regression, Functional, UI/UX, Integration,
Smoke, UAT, RBAC / Security
Tools: Postman, Swagger, Jira, TestRail, Confluence, TFS, Jenkins, Chrome DevTools
Technologies: REST API, SQL, HTML/CSS, Selenium WebDriver (Basic), RestSharp, Git
Domains: FinTech (US), HealthTech / MedTech (US, HIPAA-compliant)
Methodologies: SDLC, STLC, Agile / Scrum, Test Planning, Test Strategy, Root Cause Analysis, Defect
Lifecycle Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ELEKS | Senior Manual QA Engineer Feb 2016 – Apr 2024 (8 yrs 3 mos)
Outsourcing product development company. Worked within a 20-person cross-functional team on US-based
enterprise clients.
Project: Commonwealth Financial Network — FinTech, US | Feb 2016 – Apr 2024
▸ Executed comprehensive API testing (Postman, Swagger) ensuring seamless integration across
financial modules, identifying integration issues before production
▸ Performed manual Web and Mobile testing (Functional, Regression, UAT, UI/UX), covering 500+ test
cases per release cycle with 10–30 defects identified per release
▸ Created and maintained full-cycle test documentation: Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases, Bug
Reports, and Case Studies
▸ Performed SQL-based backend verification and complex query execution across large financial
datasets to validate data integrity
▸ Coordinated testing activities across sub-projects for 1 year, managing workflows and aligning a 20-
person team with multiple US-based stakeholder groups
▸ Collaborated directly with US-based customers in live demo sessions, UAT, and release planning
meetings across time zones
▸ Conducted defect lifecycle management end-to-end: logging, tracking, retesting, and closure in Jira /
TFS

Project: Sxope — HealthTech (HIPAA), US | Jun 2025 – Dec 2025 [Contract engagement]
▸ Engaged as QA specialist for a HIPAA-compliant medical SaaS platform under tight release deadlines
▸ Specialised in Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and security matrix validation across 5+ user roles
▸ Performed API validation and regression testing to ensure data integrity between medical modules
▸ Contributed to compliance-related test coverage ensuring no HIPAA-sensitive data exposure across
user roles

Ternopil National Technical University | Associate Professor / PhD Researcher Sep 2012 –
Present [Part-time, parallel to QA career]
▸ Teaching and mentoring in engineering disciplines — directly applicable to structured QA thinking and
knowledge transfer within QA teams
▸ Applies PhD-level analytical methodology for systematic root-cause analysis and quality problem-
solving in testing workflows

EDUCATION
PhD in Mechanics of Deformable Solids — Ternopil National Technical University
Master's Degree in Engineering — Ternopil National Technical University

CERTIFICATIONS
ISTQB® Certified Tester — Foundation Level (18-CTFL-129152-03) · iSQI, 2018

LANGUAGES
English: B2 Upper-Intermediate — Professional working proficiency Ukrainian: Native