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Oleksii Derun
Ukraine / Remote
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Junior Business Analyst | QA & product background
SUMMARY
QA professional transitioning into Business Analysis, with 5+ years of IT experience and a strong foundation in
requirements analysis, product quality, stakeholder communication, and software delivery. Skilled in
identifying gaps, clarifying business needs, preparing documentation, and collaborating with cross-functional
teams in Agile and Waterfall environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Junior Business Analyst / Technical Testing Specialist | LLC Complex | February 2026 – May 2026
• Gathered and clarified business requirements from stakeholders and management for manufacturing
and operational workflows.
• Performed AS IS / TO BE analysis to assess current processes, define target-state workflows, and
identify process gaps.
• Analyzed production workflows across multiple operational stages to identify inefficiencies, risks, and
improvement opportunities.
• Supported management in defining process improvements and workflow optimization initiatives.
• Prepared process documentation, analytical reports, and quality-related materials to support decision-
making and process control.

Manual QA Engineer / Product & Requirements Contributor| Motorsport Network |

January 2021 – April 2026
https://www.motorsport.com/
International media platform with 14 language versions and multiple web/mobile products.

• Managed product delivery from requirements clarification to release support
• Worked closely with Product, Development and UX/UI teams during feature implementation
• Analyzed functional & non-functional requirements and participated in sprint scope discussions
• Collaborated with international cross-functional teams across 14 localized platforms
• Validated implemented features against business and functional requirements, acceptance criteria for
web and mobile applications
• Worked with 5 web applications and 2 mobile applications including F1 and INDYCAR GLOBAL FUN
surveys
• Maintained the project quality on 2 different CMS projects after implemented changes and performed
UAT to End Users
• Analyzed API behavior and integration flows to support requirements validation
• Coordinated QA activities for major product releases and maintained release quality
• Developed onboarding materials and presentations for 5 new QA engineers
 • Worked extensively with Jira/Confluence for documentation, task and defect management
• Was involved in backlog refinement discussions from QA and product quality perspective

QA Engineer / Freelance Projects

Mentor QA / Kungfu QA / Canny Store / WIBBITZ Editor | May 2020 – April 2021
• Managed specification analysis and requirements clarification
• Described requirements as User Stories
• Created test documentation including checklists, test cases and test plans
• Worked with UI/UX layouts in Zeplin
• Performed REST API testing using Postman
• Performed regression, smoke and exploratory testing
• Worked with feature validation and user behavior analysis

SKILLS

Business Analysis: Requirements Gathering and Analysis, Stakeholder Communication, Business Process
Analysis, Functional & Non-Functional Requirements, User Stories, Use Cases, Acceptance Criteria, BRD / PRD
documentation, AS IS / TO BE Analysis, BPMN 2.0, Agile / Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC.
Technical Skills & Tools: REST API understanding, HTTP, Postman, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Jira / Confluence,
TestRail, Zeplin, Figma, Miro, Power BI.
Soft Skills: Analytical thinking, communication, problem-solving, collaboration, presentation skills, adaptability

EDUCATION
Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University
Master’s Degree in Economics | 2019 – 2021
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
Master’s Degree in Physics | 2009 – 2014

COURSES
• Business Analyst in IT — Genius Space (2025–2026)
• English Studies B1+ → C1 — Slovesnica (2022 – Present)
• Public Speaking Courses — The School of Elocution (2023)

LANGUAGES Ukrainian — Native, English — Advanced

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Supported more than 80 successful product releases
• Experience working in international product environments
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle and release processes
• Experience collaborating with distributed teams
• Able to bridge communication between business and technical stakeholders