Максим

Automation QA specialist (TypeScript, Java)

Employment type:
full-time, part-time
Age:
43 years
City of residence:
Mykolaiv
Ready to work:
Remote

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Work experience

Autoimation QA Engineer

from 12.2025 to now (10 months)
Pearson, Дистанційно (Освіта, наука)

Part of the Development Team implementing products for test management and knowledge scoring per the QTI v3.0 standard.

Implemented an automation testing framework using TypeScript and
Playwright for UI, REST API, and GraphQL testing with zero additional dependencies.

Designed a clean code architecture for the automation framework, reducing long-term maintenance effort.

Introduced Rovo AI for business requirements analysis in Jira, reducing requirement inconsistencies and increasing team capacity by 11%.

Introduced Rovo AI to generate Gherkin test scenarios for automation, cutting scenario creation time by 30%.

Applied Claude AI to accelerate framework development, reducing implementation time by 60% for GraphQL steps and 40% for REST API steps; used Playwright codegen to cut locator search time by 30% (no XPath/CSS locators).

Automation QA Engineer

from 04.2025 to 12.2025 (9 months)
Robert Walters Group (Zenith project), Дистанційно (IT)

Contract work.
Migrated legacy functional-style TypeScript test code to an OOP architecture with a BDD layer, improving readability and maintainability of test scenarios.

Implemented maximum test-step parameterization together with Claude AI to rapidly scale test case coverage while minimizing scenario count.

Improved automated test coverage from 12% to 89% within 8 months, delivering approximately 1,900 E2E test cases.

Automation QA Engineer

from 02.2022 to 04.2025 (3 years 3 months)
Robert Walters Group (DIP project), Дистанційно (IT)

Conducted requirements analysis and contributed to functional design for software systems.

Authored Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases, checklists, and supporting QA documentation.

Designed and maintained a suite of automated tests, including review and management of execution results.

Built an internal Java/Selenium/Rest Assured testing library (DataGenerator, DB/AWS/Gmail/SFTP adaptors, file handling, Excel handler, JSON converters/validators, Mock Server, TOTP generator, JWT support, Rest Assured wrapper) adopted company-wide as the standard Java test framework.

Automation QA Engineer

from 10.2020 to 01.2024 (3 years 4 months)
GeeksForLess Inc., Дистанційно (IT)

Delivered end-to-end automation testing across multiple domains: automotive parts (Java/Rest Assured), real estate (SoapUI/Groovy), and hospitality (Java/Spring SDET).

Configured applications to simulate targeted workflow scenarios for testing.

Analyzed requirements to design and refine test cases and test plans aligned with project specifications.

Produced daily and weekly test coverage reports and collaborated with development teams to resolve defects.

Engaged directly with clients to define testing strategy, timelines, and scope.

Authored formal QA documentation including System Test Plans and System Test Reports.

Head of QA Department

from 11.2018 to 10.2020 (2 years)
Niko Technologies OU, Миколаїв (IT)

Defined and led the company's Quality Engineering strategy, covering automation and performance testing standards.

Directed test data integration planning across QA environments using manual and automated methods.

Selected and implemented the QA toolset and testing methodologies used across teams.

Mentored junior QA engineers and partnered with developers to improve application quality.

Specialized in automation using Java, Maven, Selenium, TestNG, and Rest Assured.

Automation QA Engineer

from 10.2016 to 11.2018 (2 years 2 months)
Niko Technologies OU, Миколаїв (IT)

Organized and supported test management processes using JIRA and Confluence.

Authored test plans, test cases, checklists, and bug reports.

Delivered scalable QA coverage across QA, Stage, and UAT environments.

Built automation test scripts with Selenium WebDriver for Web UI and Android applications.

QA Engineer

from 08.2015 to 10.2016 (1 year 3 months)
SmartyAds, Миколаїв (IT)

Delivered quality reports and status updates following established standards.

Developed and executed test cases to verify product integrity.

Performed troubleshooting, log analysis, and stakeholder coordination to resolve issues.

Managed issue tracking and resolution follow-up in JIRA.

Education

Admiral Makarov National University

Information Management Systems and Technologies, Миколаїв
Higher, from 2000 to 2006 (6 years)

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Additional education and certificates

2010, 1 year

2020, 6 months

Knowledge and skills

  • Java Core
  • TypeScript
  • Selenium
  • REST Assured
  • Playwright
  • Cucumber
  • Behavior Driven Development
  • Automation testing
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Smoke testing
  • Manual testing
  • Gherkin
  • SQL
  • REST API
  • GraphQL
  • Postman
  • Swagger
  • JSON Validator
  • JSON path
  • WireMock
  • Web testing
  • API testing
  • Mobile application testing
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Apache Maven
  • AWS
  • Jira
  • Xray
  • Zephyr
  • Confluence
  • Compilation of the test plan
  • Knowledge of test strategy
  • Writing test cases
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Claude AI
  • Rovo AI
  • ChatGPT AI
  • Chrome DevTools

Language proficiencies

  • Ukrainian — fluent
  • English — above average
  • Spanish — beginner

Additional information

Automation QA Engineer / SDET with 10+ years of experience across Java and TypeScript test automation stacks (Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, Cucumber/BDD). Proven track record building automation frameworks and QA processes from scratch, improving test coverage from 12% to 89% (1,900+ E2E tests) in 8 months, and driving AI-assisted testing workflows that cut implementation time by 30-60%. Experienced leading and mentoring QA teams in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments.

CORE SKILLS
Test Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Rest Assured, Cucumber, Gherkin, BDD, TestNG, JUnit
Languages: Java (OOP, Design Patterns), TypeScript, SQL
API Testing: REST API, GraphQL, Postman, Swagger, JSON Schema Validation, JSONPath, WireMock
Testing Types: Web UI Testing, API Testing, Mobile Testing, Desktop App Testing, Regression Testing, Cross-Browser Testing, End-to-End (E2E) Testing
CI/CD & Tools: Jenkins, CircleCI, Docker, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Maven, AWS
Test Management: JIRA, Xray, Zephyr, Confluence, Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Case Design
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SDLC, QA Process Design
AI-Assisted Testing: Claude AI, Rovo AI (test scenario generation, code generation, requirement analysis)

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