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ROMAN TOPKA – SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN TEST

SUMMARY
• Qualified IT professional with 10+ years of production experience as a Senior Software Engineer in Test with good
background in testing methodologies, test types and techniques, deep understanding of bug lifecycle and SDLC
principles
• Experience in Web testing, Functional testing, GUI testing, Smoke testing, Cross-Browser testing, Regression
testing, Mobile testing, Accessibility testing
• Experience in Technical Support, Back-End (API/SQL) testing, UI tests automation (Cypress)
• Well-versed in creating and executing test-cases and bug-reports, updating and executing a complete regression
checklist
• Experience in management of a testing process, time estimation of a testing period, writing of test-plans, testing
strategies and testing reports, communications with customers
• Experience with Generative AI for testing
• Experience in mentoring and onboarding team members
Technical Skills:
• Languages: JavaScript Core as a minimum for creating scripts for autotests with Cypress
• Technologies and Frameworks: HTML, JSON, XML
• Tools and Programs: Chrome/Firefox DevTools, YouTrack, Jira, TestLink, TestRail, MS Test Manager, TFS (QA
module), Visual Studio Code, dbForge Studio for MySQL, TeamCity, Confluence, MS SQL Management Studio,
SharePoint, Postman, Soap UI, Jenkins, Kibana
• Operating Systems: Windows, Android, Linux (Ubuntu), Mac OS
• Databases: MySQL DML, joins
• Methodologies: Agile (Kanban, Scrum), Waterfall

WORK EXPERIENCE
Jul-2021 – Dec-2025 – Senior QA Engineer, EPAM
Customer: BCD Travel is a global corporate travel management company (www.bcdtravel.com).
Project: Messaging Platform which consolidates traveler messages (Push, SMS, Email, Message Center) into a single,
unified platform, enabling a full view of traveler communication, particularly crucial during emergencies (based on IaC
AWS serverless architecture)
Tasks performed:
• Performed Functional testing (both UI and API testing), Cross-browser and Cross-Platform testing (with different
versions and resolutions including Mobile testing), GUI testing
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 • Prepared and performed the scope of manual Regression testing on UAT (before deployment) and performed
manual Smoke testing on PROD (after deployment)
• Used for testing purposes the following AWS Services at practitioner level: CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3,
Redshift, SQS, AppSync, SSM Parameter Store
• Tested API features in Postman to verify functionality, reliability, and data integrity between system components
• Created test cases, prepared test cycles for regression testing and maintained test library in Zephyr
• Used Visual Studio for test data creating and modifying
• Contributed to Confluence Knowledge Base by creating pages with test documentation
• Used Epam AI Dial for writing test-cases and generating test data
• Worked in Jira by Scrum methodologies (2-week sprints)
• Communicated with the BA and devs
Environment: AWS / Postman / Visual Studio Code / Jira / Chrome DevTools / Litmus / Confluence / Sharepoint / Win 10
/ iOS / Android

Feb-2019 – Jun-2021 – Senior QA Engineer, Enreach
Customer: European telephony service with over 2 million people across Europe as daily users (www.enreach.com).
Project: HeroBase (Danish branch of Enreach)
Tasks performed:
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing, Smoke testing
• Investigated customer cases as technical support
• Maintaining and launching auto tests on Cypress (before each release)
• Tested API features in Postman
• Created test cases and completed a regression checklist in TestLink
• Worked with dbForge Studio for MySQL, Chrome DevTools
• Tracked bugs in YouTrack
• Work with Kanban methodologies
• Communicated with the dev and support teams
Environment: dbForge Studio for MySQL / Postman / Cypress / Visual Studio Code / TeamCity / YouTrack / Chrome
DevTools / TestLink / Win 10

Aug-2018 – Jan-2019 – Back-End Middle QA Engineer, PDFiller
Customer: PDFiller (now - airSlate) is SaaS company B2C/B2B. Its main product is a service for automation of workflow
documentation (www.airslate.com).
Project: SignNow – service of digital signing of PDF documents
Tasks performed:
• Tested API (Manual and Automated) via Postman/Newman. Performed Functional testing, Regression testing
• Performed web and mobile testing as technical support
• Created test cases using TestRail
• Worked with PHP Storm, Chrome DevTools and Git
• Tracked bugs in Jira
• Work with Scrum and Kanban methodologies
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 • Communicated with the dev and BA, support team
Environment: Postman / Newman / PHP Storm / TestRail / Jira / Chrome DevTools / Git / Linux Ubuntu

Feb-2018 – Jul-2018 - Middle QA Engineer, Playtech
Customer: Playtech is the world's largest online gaming software supplier, working with the such online gambling games:
casinos, poker rooms, bingo games, sports betting, scratch games, mobile gaming, live dealer games and fixed-odds
arcade games (www.playtech.com).
Project: Playtech Open Platform (POP) as an integrated part between online casino and player.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing, Smoke and Sanity testing
• Created and maintained test cases in TestRail
• Created and updated information pages in Confluence
• Read JSON and XML logs in Kibana and Chrome DevTools
• Performed API testing via Postman
• Tracked bugs in Jira
• Work with Scrum methodology
• Communicated with dev and DevOps team
Environment: Postman /Kibana /Jira / Confluence / TestRail / Chrome DevTools / Win 10

May-2017 – Feb-2018 - Middle QA Engineer, Edsson Software
Customer: Edsson company provides a complex solution for all parties in the cash supply chain, working with such clients
as banks, cash centers, cash in transit companies, retailers who need cash and ATM services (www.edsson.com).
Project: Cash Web Community financial outsource project with cash flow management (ordering, delivery, cash-centers
etc.)
Tasks performed:
• Performed Functional testing, UI testing, Regression testing
• Created a requirement traceability matrix, test cases and bug reports. Investigated customer requests in a multi -
branched system. Investigated client incidents as technical support
• Communicated with the dev team, BA and clients as well
• Constantly working with SQL database
• Performed XML-transactions within integration between .NET and C/S
Environment: dbForge Studio for MySQL / Chrome DevTools / Inner bug tracking system / TeamCity / MS Test Manager,
TFS (QA module) / Sharepoint / Yammer / Win 10

Sep-2016 – May-2017 - Uplay PC QC Tester, Ubisoft Kyiv
Customer: French video game company with several development studios across the world (www.ubisoft.com).
Project: Uplay (now - Ubisoft Connect) is a digital multiplayer and communications service developed to provide an
experience similar to the achievements/trophies offered by various other game companies.
Tasks performed:
• Performed Functional testing, UI testing, Regression testing
• Tested interactions between Uplay, games and users
• Edited and updated Smoke / Main / Branch test-cases
• Closely communicated with the Uplay dev team and European Ubisoft QC studios
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Environment: Inner admin part (db) / TestRail / Jira / Win Vista-7-8-10

Dec-2015 – Aug-2016 - QA Tester, Quality Lab
Projects: EMIAS (automation of medical service), GetSiteControl (widgets implementation on mobile gudgets), Invest
Galaxy, (online-auction/aggregator)
Tasks performed:
• Acted as a QA Tester
o Performed UI testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, testing as customer support, Mobile testing
o Tested widgets integration into social networks
o Created checklists and test-cases according to the use cases documentation
o Tracked bugs in Jira / Redmine
o Performed cross-browser testing
• Acted as a Junior Test Manager
o Managed a testing process
o Wrote an inner testing strategy and testing reports
o Communicated with the customer
Environment: MS SQL / SoapUI / WordPress / Bitrix / Chrome DevTools / Jira / Redmine / VMware / VirtualBox / Win
10 / MacOS / Android / iOS

EDUCATION
Courses / Trainings:
• Manual & Automation Software Testing with the Help of Gen AI, Udemy, 2026 (in progress)
• Introduction to Web Accessibility WCAG 2.2, Udemy, 2026
• Web Accessibility Testing, EPAM, 2025
• Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02, Udemy, 2025 ENGLISH LEVEL – B2
• Email Correspondence: Advanced, EPAM, 2024 improved and approved by
• Exploring Generative AI, EPAM, 2023 EPAM inner assessment, 2023

• Automated Software Testing with Cypress, Udemy, 2020
• REST API Testing, Software-Testing, 2018
• Testing of Web Applications, Software-Testing, 2018
• Microsoft SQL Server, Cursor, Kyiv, 2017
• Test Management Courses, Quality Lab, 2016
• School of Successful Tester, v. 2.0, Quality Lab, 2016
• Fundamentals of Software Testing, Prometheus.org.ua, 2016

SOFT SKILLS
• Responsibility, time management, attention to detail, independence in work
• Communication and teamwork
• Mentoring and onboarding
• Ability to long-term self-training and learning

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