Mykola

МИКОЛА ЖУРАВЕЛЬ
HEAD OF QUALITY | TECHNICAL
QUALITY ARCHITECT | QA LEAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mriia — National Educational Kyiv, Ukraine
Ecosystem
CONTACTS QA Head 10/2024 - Present
• Oversaw mobile application quality systems, focusing on audits and
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») incident management for 'Mriia'.
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») • Led a 15-engineer QA team, setting priorities and coordinating to
maintain high-quality standards.
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
• Collaborated with product and engineering teams to align quality
Kyiv requirements and release plans with business goals.
• Standardized QA workflows using Jira and AIO Tests, enhancing
collaboration and process efficiency.

SUMMARY • Implemented a metrics-driven system to track stability and defects,
improving quality management.
Dynamic QA Manager with over 10 • Developed AI-driven QA onboarding frameworks, accelerating team
years of experience in quality ramp-up and performance outcomes.
assurance and team leadership and • Enhanced testing processes with automation, load testing, process
process optimization. My key standardization, and RACI matrices for clear ownership.
achievements include leading a 15- • Led a 15-engineer QA team to maintain consistent quality across 3
engineer team to increase defect mobile applications, increasing defect resolution speed by 40% at
resolution speed by 40% and Mriia.
implementing a metrics-driven • Developed AI-driven QA onboarding frameworks, reducing new hire
system that tracked over dozens of ramp-up time by several weeks and boosting team productivity.
defects monthly, significantly • Implemented a metrics-driven system tracking over dozens defects
enhancing issue detection and monthly, improving issue detection and stability for 'Mriia'.
stability.
Covent IT Kyiv, Ukraine
QA Team Lead & QA Manager 05/2023 - 10/2024
EDUCATION • Managed a QA team of 3 engineers: organized sprints and releases,
prioritized tasks, and ensured quality deliverables along with
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv management transparency.
Polytechnic Institute • Developed the testing strategy for mobile applications and games
Master's Degree in Electrical (iOS/Android), covering key scenarios with a risk-oriented approach
Supply while reusing checklists and test cases across projects.
• Conducted ongoing quality audits: reviewed test documentation,
2024 - 2016
analyzed gap coverage, performed defect analysis, and recommended
process improvements.
Military Institute of
• Involved in recruitment and technical interviews, overseeing
Telecommunications and
onboarding and regular evaluations of QA specialists, as well as
Informatization named after
developing individual development plans.
Heroes of Krut
• Collaborated with developers and product managers on release
Organization of Information planning, risk assessments, requirement definitions, and establishing
Security with Limited Access quality expectations.
and Automation
2014 - 2016

LANGUAGES
ENGLISH Intermediate

UKRAINIAN Native

SKILLS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Testing Expertise Fulcrum Kyiv, Ukraine
Web Testing, Mobile Testing, Mobile QA Head 01/2022 - 05/2023
Application Testing, API Testing,
• Led and managed a QA team of up to 13 members, overseeing hiring,
Mobile API Testing, Functional
Testing, Integration Testing, training, mentoring, and workload management while communicating
Regression Testing, Exploratory with product managers.
Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity • Provided leadership and technical guidance in test automation using
Testing, Load Testing, Stress Testing, JavaScript, Playwright, and Postman, optimizing QA efforts through
Performance Testing, Compatibility tools like TestRail, JMeter, and BlazeMeter.
Testing, API Automation Testing,
• Monitored QA activities, analyzed test results, and conducted root
Mobile UI Automation Testing,
Security Testing, Vulnerability cause analysis to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement,
Testing, Visual AI Testing, gathering testing metrics for stakeholders.
Accessibility Testing, Network • Collaborated with DevOps to create optimal solutions, managing QA
Profiling environments and ensuring the efficient use of testing tools for both
functional and performance evaluation.
Quality Assurance & • Utilized Jira, Confluence, GitLab CI/CD, and BrowserStack to enhance
Processes QA processes and maintain robust version control.
QA Leadership, Quality Assurance • Managed the performance evaluation process, providing feedback
Management, Vendor QA Oversight,
and enforcing company policies related to employee performance and
Test Process Design and
Implementation, Release Auditing, terminations.
Incident Management and Resolution, • Conducted regression, integration, and API testing, developing test
Continuous Integration/Continuous designs and documentation based on specified requirements and
Deployment (CI/CD), L1-L2 Quality acceptance criteria.
Assurance Processes, Identity and
Access Management, Testing
Strategy, Test Planning, Test Case Technomatix Ukraine
Management, Metrics-Driven QA Team Lead / QA Manager 08/2019 - 08/2021
Reporting, Risk Management, Post- • Guided a QA team of 3 engineers in planning sprints and releases,
Incident Analysis
prioritizing tasks, ensuring deliverable quality and managing status
visibility with management.
Tools and Technologies
• Developed a testing strategy for mobile applications and games
Java, JavaScript, TypeScript,
(iOS/Android), ensuring key scenarios were addressed through a risk-
Playwright, Postman, TestRail,
JMeter, Test Automation, Playwright, oriented approach and checklist reuse.
Newman (Postman CLI), JMeter, • Performed regular quality audits at the project level, examining test
BlazeMeter, BlazeMeter, Confluence, documentation and conducting gap and defect analyzes to
GitLab CI/CD, BrowserStack, SQL, recommend improvements.
TestRail, Xray, Grafana Stack, Elastic
• Participated in recruitment, technical interviews, onboarding, and
Stack, Okta, Atlassian Stack, Azure,
AWS, GitHub, Google Cloud, Google ongoing assessments of QA specialists, while formulating individual
Workspace, Microsoft 365, SAP, development strategies.
JumpCloud, Java, Appium, Firebase, • Collaborated with developers and product managers on release
Amplitude, Google Analytics, Xcode, planning, risk evaluation, establishing requirements, and setting
Android Studio, Cursor, Zed, Docker,
quality benchmarks.
Kibana, Gemini,

Soft Skills Technomatix Kyiv, Ukraine

Team Leadership, Effective QA Engineer 02/2016 - 07/2019
Communication, Collaborative • Conducted manual and functional testing, while also demonstrating an
Teamwork, Critical Thinking & understanding of automation processes.
Problem Solving, Risk Assessment, • Performed SQL programming and developed complex database
Mentorship, Talent Acquisition,
queries.
Employee Onboarding, Performance
Evaluation, Agile Sprint Planning, • Collaborated with senior analysts to assist in test planning and design
Release Coordination, Process initiatives.
Optimization, Adaptability, Time • Executed tests, documenting and analyzing results meticulously.
Management, Reporting, Training & • Prepared various forms of testing and departmental documentation in
Development
compliance with company and team standards.
• Provided User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support to internal clients as
needed, either as directed or supervised by the team leader.