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Ruslan Ponomarov
QA Engineer | CV Website

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Professional Summary
QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience in manual and automated testing of web, mobile, and
backend applications across fintech, insurance, logistics, hospitality, e-commerce, and digital
platforms. Strong background in Java-based automation with Selenium and Selenide, REST
API validation, SQL-backed data checks, performance testing, and defect management in
Agile delivery environments. Experienced in designing scalable test scenarios, improving
regression efficiency, validating business-critical workflows, and collaborating with
developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to support stable releases and product
quality goals.

Technical Skills
Java, SQL, Selenium, Selenide, Playwright, REST API testing, Postman, Swagger, JMeter,
BlazeMeter, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, New Relic, AWS, Azure, Agile,
Scrum

Professional Experience

QA Engineer | WeAreBrain | 2018 – Present
Led QA across 8+ enterprise projects in fintech, insurance, logistics, hospitality, e-
commerce, and media products.
Designed and executed test strategies covering UI, API, backend, mobile, performance,
and regression testing for B2B and B2C platforms.
Collaborated with developers, product owners, and DevOps engineers in distributed
Agile teams.
Built and maintained automation coverage with Playwright, Selenium, and Selenide.
Standardized test documentation and mentored junior QA engineers.
Selected Projects

Tadaah | Freelancer Platform | 2024 – 2025
Designed and executed end-to-end test scenarios for registration, profile management,
and payment workflows.
Performed REST API testing for 50+ endpoints using Postman.
Supported backend validation for a Java and Spring Boot architecture.
Conducted performance testing with JMeter for 1000+ concurrent users.

EHL Talent Matching Platform | 2023 – 2024
Validated matching behavior across 200+ test scenarios.
Tested OneLogin authentication, SSO flows, and permission management.
Designed test cases for push notifications and real-time updates.
Executed regression testing across iOS and Android platforms.

Risk Desk Insurance Platform | 2022 – 2023
Automated 60% of regression coverage using Java and Selenide, reducing testing cycle
time by 3 days.
Validated pricing logic across 15+ professional categories.
Tested policy document generation and end-to-end insurance application flows.

TIP Group Logistics Platform | 2022 – 2026
Performed API endpoint testing for headless CMS integration with a Next.js frontend.
Validated localized content delivery across 5+ regional languages.
Conducted functional, regression, performance, and security validation.

International Council for Commercial Arbitration Platform | 2020 – 2022
Validated migration of 5000+ member records.
Designed test strategies for registration, renewal, expiration, and contract status
transitions.
Tested Stripe payment integration including subscriptions, invoices, and refunds.

Theoptimal.me Platform | 2018 – 2020
Tested web and mobile applications across iOS and Android.
Validated API integration between Drupal backend and mobile apps.
Tested Stripe payment flows for purchases and subscriptions.
Education
Beetroot Academy (2018) — PHP Backend Developer, Laravel Framework
Kharkiv National Agrarian University (2008) — Land Organisation Engineer