Yevheniia

Yevheniia Liakhovets
Trainee / Junior QA Engineer

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Ukraine, remote

SUMMARY

Technical graduate with a Bachelor's & Specialist's degree in Computer Engineering. Has
a strong background in IT support, Linux/Unix system administration, and corporate
banking software. Transitioning into Software Testing with foundational knowledge in Java
Core and manual testing methodology. Completed internal training at EPAM Systems

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Testing Basics: Manual Testing, Test Cases, Bug Reports, Checklists
• API Testing Tools: Postman, basic knowledge of RestAssured
• Programming Languages & Core: Java Core (OOP basics, Collections, Exceptions),
HTML/CSS, basic SQL
• Operating Systems & Virtualization: UNIX/Linux CLI (FreeBSD, Linux), VMWare
Workstation, VirtualBox
• Tools: Jira, Git, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, 1C

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trainee QA Automation Engineer
EPAM Systems | Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 | Remote
• Participated in the company's internal training program focusing on Software Testing
and Java Core
• Assisted in an educational project under mentor guidance, gaining hands-on practice in
modifying basic API tests with RestAssured
• Used Git and Maven/Gradle for project setup and running existing tests.
• Attended Agile team meetings (syncs, retrospectives) to understand modern software
delivery processes

Career Break & Technical Self-Education
• Jul 2020 – Jun 2024
• Dedicated time to continuous learning and upgrading technical skills to transition into
the QA domain
• Completed specialized training tracks at EPAM Systems, NIX Solutions, and QATestLab
Training Center
• Studied Java syntax, fundamental concepts of automated testing, and manual testing
design techniques

Engineer of Depository Department
Policombank JSC | Jul 2018 – Jun 2020
• Generated and sent statistical data les in XML format to the National Bank of Ukraine
• Worked with specialized banking software platforms ("B2", "Oberon", "Triton").
• Performed manual functional veri cation of new modules and invoicing features within
the 1C system
• Created and updated internal user documentation

Career Break / Personal Projects
Jul 2011 – Jun 2018
• Personal career break, focused on family and local technical consulting
• Completed Linux and Networking Administration course at PortaOne in 2018

IT Helpdesk Dispatcher
Alfa-Bank JSC | May 2011 – Jun 2011 (Contract/Temp role)
• Received and registered user technical requests via phone and email in Jira

Installation Tester
Infopulse Ukraine Ltd | Oct 2007 – Jul 2009
• Validated MSI packages and performed functional installation testing across various
Windows platforms using VMWare
• Created simple test cases, checklists, and reported issues in JIRA

Engineer of Software Implementation & Maintenance
Policombank JSC | Oct 2004 – Jul 2007
• Tested, installed, and supported the "Client-Bank" software ecosystem
• Trained corporate clients on how to use the banking application

IT Support Engineer
Chernihiv State Technological University | Aug 2001 – Oct 2004
• Maintained computer equipment, software installation, and supported the university
library's catalog database system

EDUCATION
• Specialist’s Degree in Computer Engineering | Chernihiv State Technological
University | 2000 – 2001
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering | Chernihiv State Technological
University | 1996 – 2000

COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS
• QA Automation (Java) Course, EPAM Systems (2022)
• The Fundamentals of Software Testing, QATestLab Training Center (2021)
• Java Training, NIX Solutions (2021)
• Linux and Networking Administration, PortaOne (2018)
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