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NIKOLAI MOTSEVOY
Junior QA Automation Engineer | Java | API & Web Testing | Test Automation
Kharkiv, Ukraine | Open to remote work | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Junior QA Engineer with hands-on commercial experience in manual and automated testing of web applications, REST
API, and backend systems. Experienced in test case design, requirements analysis, defect reporting, database (SQL)
validation, and version control workflows using Git and GitHub. Worked both as part of a development team and as the
sole QA on a project, taking ownership of day-to-day quality assurance. Hands-on with Java, Rest Assured, Postman,
Jira, SourceTree, Selenium, SQL, and browser DevTools for debugging.

CORE SKILLS
Automation & Testing Frameworks: Java, Rest Assured, Cucumber/Gherkin (BDD), Test Automation, Selenium,
Cypress (in progress), Playwright (in progress)
API / Backend Testing: REST API Testing, API Testing, Request/Response Validation, Backend Testing, Postman
Databases: SQL, Database Testing, Data Validation
Web & Manual QA: Web Testing, Manual Testing, Test Case Design, Exploratory Testing, Regression Testing, Defect
Reporting, Bug Tracking, Debugging, Browser DevTools
Version Control & Tools: Git, GitHub, SourceTree, Jira, Postman
Ways of Working: Requirements Analysis, Test Documentation, Agile Collaboration, Cross-functional Communication,
Independent QA Ownership
Languages: English - B1

CERTIFICATIONS
QA Engineering Course - Certificate of Completion (Manual & API Testing, Java Fundamentals)

EDUCATION
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University - Faculty of Economics
In progress

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Engineer | IT Company - Web & API Platform for a Commercial Cleaning Services Client
May 2026 - August 2026
• Acted as the sole QA on the project, independently planning and executing the full testing cycle from requirements
review to release.
• Designed and executed manual test cases covering the application's core web and API workflows end to end.
• Tested REST API endpoints and backend behavior, validating request/response data and business logic.
• Wrote clear, reproducible defect reports in Jira, prioritized issues with the team, and verified fixes before release.
• Used browser DevTools and Postman to investigate and debug issues across the front end and API layer.
• Maintained test documentation and worked directly with developers to clarify requirements and expected behavior.
Backend QA Automation Engineer | IT Company
April 2025 - September 2025
• Performed manual and automated testing of backend services and REST APIs using Java and Rest Assured.
• Built and maintained API test scripts to validate request/response data, status codes, and business logic.
• Performed database checks and data validation using SQL as part of backend test coverage.
• Used Git and SourceTree for version control and Jira for defect and task tracking.
• Worked with project documentation and collaborated with developers during testing and issue investigation.