Олександр

Oleksandr Zubkov
Automation QA Engineer
Kyiv, Ukraine | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») |
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PROFILE
A results-driven Automation QA Engineer with 13+ years in software testing and quality assurance.
Specializing in API, UI, and performance test automation, with hands-on expertise in TypeScript and
JavaScript, and a proven track record of building frameworks from the ground up, integrating them into
CI/CD pipelines, and turning unreliable test suites into trusted quality gates. Backed by extensive manual
testing experience across web, mobile, and API applications. Strong leadership and communication skills,
with experience in telecom and healthcare domains.

SKILLS
Testing: Test Automation, API Testing (REST, SOAP, GraphQL), E2E Testing, Functional & Manual
Testing, Smoke & Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing,
Test Strategy
Languages & Databases: TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, MongoDB
Frameworks & Tools: Playwright, Mocha, Chai, Robot Framework, JMeter, k6, Postman, Swagger,
SoapUI, Android Studio, Xcode
CI/CD & Infrastructure: Jenkins, Docker, Git, Kafka
AI-Assisted Development: Claude Code, AI-based Test Generation, Prompt Engineering

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Helsi, Kyiv
Automation QA Engineer | March 2024 — Present
Senior QA Engineer | March 2023 — March 2024
Domain: Healthcare
• Designed and built API and UI test automation from scratch with Playwright (TypeScript), establishing a
maintainable framework with reusable components and test data generation
• Cut regression testing time by 60% through automation, halving the release cycle from two days to one

• Executed load and performance testing with JMeter and k6

• Designed the test automation strategy, covering smoke, regression, and E2E suites with cross-browser
execution
• Integrated Playwright and k6 suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Docker

• Integrated AI-assisted development into the QA workflow, using Claude Code to generate and refactor
automated test scripts and applying AI-assisted code review to test automation pull requests, reducing
boilerplate effort and improving consistency across the test codebase
• Improved QA processes and mentored colleagues through knowledge-sharing sessions

Qvantel, Kyiv
Automation QA Engineer | November 2019 — January 2023
Senior Test Engineer | April 2018 — November 2019
Domain: Telecom (CRM, order management, provisioning, billing)
• Designed and built an API test automation framework from scratch in TypeScript / Node.js (Mocha + Chai
+ Axios), automating REST and GraphQL APIs
• Refactored a legacy Python/Robot Framework E2E suite, cutting flaky test failures from 35% to 5% and
reducing test execution time 3x
• Expanded the Robot Framework E2E suite with new automated test cases across additional business
scenarios
• Owned end-to-end release activities each sprint: merged release branches, ran release pipelines,
managed versioning and labeling in release tooling, prepared Docker images, authored release notes,
and led release readiness testing
• Performed mobile testing on Android and iOS using Android Studio and Xcode

• Conducted manual and exploratory testing of SOAP, REST, and GraphQL APIs and web applications
using Postman, ensuring products met functional and non-functional requirements
Netcracker Technology, Sumy
Senior QA Engineer | May 2016 — March 2018
QA Engineer | February 2014 — May 2016
Junior QA Engineer | March 2013 — February 2014
Domain: Telecom
• Led a team of 8 QA engineers — assigned tasks, provided guidance, and conducted regular performance
evaluations
• Analyzed and processed product requirements; estimated, prioritized, and planned quality testing
activities
• Performed manual testing of web UI applications and APIs

• Executed functional, regression, exploratory, and system integration testing against requirements, user
stories, and acceptance criteria
• Developed test documentation (test plans, test cases, checklists) and reported defects in JIRA, producing
bug reports and test summary reports
• Handled production support, collaborating with development teams to find root causes of incidents and
ensure timely resolution with minimal impact on end users

EDUCATION Specialist, Computerized Control Systems and Automatics — Sumy State University
2008 — 2012
LANGUAGES English — Upper Intermediate (B2) • Ukrainian — Native