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ANDRII IUKALO
Senior QA Engineer | DevOps-Focused Quality Engineer

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SUMMARY

Senior QA Engineer and QA Lead with 10+ years of experience in fintech,
ERP, banking, and high-load systems.
Strong expertise in API & database testing, QA strategy development,
release management, and CI/CD collaboration. Hands-on experience with
AWS infrastructure, Docker, Jenkins pipelines, Ansible automation, and
environment configuration.
Certified AWS Solutions Architect Associate with practical DevOps-oriented
background bridging QA, Development, and Infrastructure.

SKILLS

API Testing: Postman, Insomnia, Apidog, Swagger
Database Testing: MS SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Aurora, MySQL Workbench
Test Management & Defect Tracking: JIRA, Confluence, TestRail,
TestLink, Testuff, Bugzilla
CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins, Git
Containerization: Docker
Configuration Management: Ansible
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
Container Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS), ECS
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Load Balancers)
Performance Testing: JMeter
Operating Systems: Linux
Scripting & Programming: Python, Bash
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA LEAD | ERP / FINTECH PLATFORM
Genesis | Mar 2024 - Present
High-load ERP and fintech web platform
Responsibilities:
Leading QA strategy and mentoring team
Establishing release flow and QA processes
Functional, regression, and smoke testing
API testing and DB validation
CI/CD pipeline creation and infrastructure configuration
Key Achievements:
Established structured QA workflow reducing production defect leakage
Implemented Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines improving deployment
stability
Optimized Docker-based environments reducing manual configuration
effort
Improved AWS infrastructure configuration for scalable environments
Tools & Technologies: Postman, Insomnia, Apidog, Swagger, MySQL,
MongoDB, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, AWS (EC2, VPC, S3,
Load Balancing), Linux, Bash

SENIOR QA ENGINEER | PAYMENT SYSTEM
2C2P | Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
Enterprise-grade international payment processing platform
Responsibilities:
QA planning and estimation
Functional and integration testing
API and database validation
Stakeholder communication
CI/CD and environment support
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Key Achievements:
Improved regression coverage of critical payment flows
Standardized QA documentation and release validation process
Enhanced CI/CD reliability for high-load payment releases
Contributed to Dockerized environment setup
Tools & Technologies: Postman, Swagger, MS SQL, MySQL, JIRA, Confluence,
TestRail, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, AWS (EC2, VPC, Load Balancing)

QA LEAD | REAL ESTATE PLATFORM
ByteAnt | Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
Canadian real estate management system
Responsibilities:
QA team leadership
Process establishment
Test planning and sprint coordination
Stakeholder reporting
Key Achievements:
Built QA processes from scratch for distributed team
Reduced defect turnaround time through structured triage
Improved requirement clarity and reduced rework
Tools & Technologies: Postman, SQL, JIRA, Confluence, Fiddler

SENIOR QA ENGINEER | ONLINE BETTING PLATFORM
Symphony Solutions | Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
High-load sports and betting system
Responsibilities:
Functional & exploratory testing
API validation
Mobile wrapper testing (iOS / Android)
Key Achievements:
Strengthened API validation for high-volume betting flows
Reduced critical production incidents via enhanced regression cycles
Improved mobile wrapper stability
Tools & Technologies: Postman, SQL, JIRA, Fiddler
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SENIOR QA ENGINEER | CRM SYSTEM
EPAM Systems | Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
Enterprise CRM platform
Responsibilities:
Functional and API testing
Writing automated test scenarios (Python)
Defect lifecycle management
Key Achievements:
Introduced structured API coverage
Contributed to early automation practices
Improved regression reliability for enterprise releases
Tools & Technologies: Postman, MS SQL, JIRA, Python

QA LEAD | ONLINE BANKING SYSTEM
EPAM Systems | Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
Online banking platform
Responsibilities:
API functional & exploratory testing
Managing QA team (4 engineers)
Release validation and documentation
Key Achievements:
Led QA validation of banking API services
Reduced release risks through structured regression planning
Increased team productivity through mentoring
Tools & Technologies: Postman, SQL, JIRA, Linux
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QA ENGINEER | TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ELEKS | Jul 2015 - Feb 2018
Web-based training management platform for pilots and cabin crew
Responsibilities:
Designed and executed test cases for complex training workflows
Analyzed technical specifications and collaborated with Business
Analysts
Performed backend validation and server log analysis
Managed defect lifecycle and release documentation
Estimated testing efforts and supported release cycles
Key Achievements:
Improved defect root cause detection through structured log analysis
Increased regression coverage for certification and scheduling modules
Strengthened release validation process and documentation standards
Tools & Technologies: SQL, Linux, JIRA

SUPPORT ENGINEER | DATA MIGRATION SYSTEM
ELEKS | Feb 2015 - Jul 2015
Enterprise platform for database migration and data consolidation
Responsibilities:
Supported database migration tools and monitored migration processes
Consolidated alerts from multiple systems into centralized monitoring
Resolved data inconsistencies and migration failures
Consulted internal teams on migration-related issues
Key Achievements:
Reduced migration failures through proactive monitoring improvements
Improved troubleshooting efficiency for cross-system data transfers
Increased migration reliability by optimizing validation procedures
Tools & Technologies: SQL, Linux, Internal monitoring systems
EDUCATION
Ternopil National Technical University
PhD in Biochemistry

Ternopil National Technical University
Master’s Degree in Biochemistry

CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
ISTQB Foundation Level

LANGUAGES
English - B2
German - Elementary
Ukrainian - Native