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ILLIA SIMONENKO
QA Manual Engineer
Odesa, Ukraine | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | Telegram: @saymonsv | LinkedIn: illia-simonenko-517a43420

SUMMARY
Junior QA Engineer with hands-on training from a 4-month manual testing course (2026). Skilled in test case and checklist
design, static and dynamic testing of web and mobile applications, and bug tracking in Jira. Practical experience with API testing
(Postman, GraphQL) and SQL queries for backend data validation. A fast learner and attentive to details seeking a position as a
QA Manual engineer.

KEY SKILLS
Testing Tools & Technologies
 STLC, SDLC, development methodologies (Scrum,  Test management: TestCaseLab, Jira (Zephyr) —
Kanban) management, test run execution
 Static and dynamic testing; test design techniques  Bug tracking: Jira
 Practical experience with multiple testing types  Confluence: collaborating with the team on
 Practical experience in mobile testing (BrowserStack) requirements and specifications
 Software testing metrics (test coverage, defect density,  BrowserStack: cross-browser and cross-device testing
test execution status) on real browsers and mobile devices
 Practical experience with test documentation  API testing: Postman — REST API requests, variables,
 Practical experience using AI tools in the testing scripts, environments, collection runs; GraphQL queries
workflow(ChatGPT, NoteBookLM, Gemini, Claude) & mutations
 Practical experience in testing of Backend: REST API  Proxy tools: Charles Web Debugging Proxy
 Experience working with GraphQL: writing queries and  Database: SQL — CRUD operations, JOIN, WHERE,
mutations GROUP BY, ORDER BY, aggregate functions (COUNT,
 Worked with SQL databases: writing queries (SELECT, JOIN, SUM, AVG)
WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, subqueries)  Version control: Git, GitHub (branching, basic
 Practical experience with Front-end basic: (HTML/CSS) — commands)
built a personal webpage  Networking: Networking basics, OSI model, client-
server, HTTP/HTTPS
 VS Code: code editing (basic level)
 Virtualization: VMware Workstation Pro — basic
experience configuring virtual environments
 Design review: Figma — reading design specs/mockups
for UI testing
 AI tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, NotebookLM

PROJECTS

Application for Tracking Vehicle Fuel Consumption (Web, Mobile)
 Tested requirements in Confluence, wrote test cases, found and logged bugs in Jira.
 Wrote test cases and checklists; performed dynamic testing of the web and mobile versions.
 Tested an assigned feature as part of a team; cross-reviewed teammates' test cases.
 Retested fixed bugs and performed regression testing; logged new bugs.
 Tested API endpoints using Postman: sent GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests to verify backend logic and data integrity.
 Worked with variables and collections in Postman; set up automated collection runs and wrote post-response scripts to
validate response status codes and specific field values (name, last name, country) in the JSON body.
 Wrote SQL queries to verify data integrity in the database: performed CRUD operations, used JOIN, WHERE, GROUP BY,
and ORDER BY clauses, and applied aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG).
 Gained practical experience writing a Test Plan.
Ukrainian Cities Guide App (Web)
 Tested a GraphQL API using Postman: wrote and executed queries and mutations to verify backend logic and data
integrity.
 Worked with variables to parameterize queries and mutations, checking correct handling of different input values.
 Used aliases, fragments, and directives (@include, @skip) to test field reuse, multiple field instances, and conditional field
inclusion within queries.
 Verified response structure, status codes, and returned data against expected results.
App for Donating to Homeless Animals (Web)
 Analyzed requirements and wrote test cases.
 Created a traceability matrix to check requirement coverage by test cases.
 Found and logged bugs in Jira.
Dice Game App (Web, Mobile)
 Performed static testing of requirements and created a checklist.
 Created a state-transition diagram to model game states and transitions.
 Performed dynamic testing of the application.
 Found and logged bugs in Jira; retested fixed bugs.
Apartment Rental Website (Web)
 Applied the pairwise testing technique to design an optimized set of test cases covering parameter combinations
 Performed dynamic testing and logged bugs in Jira.
OLX Mobile App
 Created a checklist and test cases
 Performed dynamic testing of the app.
Calculator App (Web, Mobile)
 Analyzed requirements
 Created test cases
 Performed dynamic testing; found, logged and retested bugs in Jira.

EDUCATION
Hillel IT School | March 2026 – July 2026
Course “QA Manual with AI” | 70 hours / 17 weeks
SketchUp 3D Modeling | May 2024 – July 2024
Course “Modeling of Metal Constructions” | 50 hours / 11 weeks
Degree: Odesa Polytechnic National University | 2014 – 2017
Applied Mechanics (Dynamics and Strength of Machines)

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian: Native | English: B1 (Intermediate)