Taras

Taras Sokil
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OBJECTIVE: QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience across mobile (iOS/Android), web, Smart TV,
and embedded IoT platforms.
• Proven ability to build QA processes from scratch, lead teams of 5+ engineers, and own release sign-off
decisions.
• Hands-on with automation (Playwright, Maestro), defining strategies and balancing manual vs automated
coverage across cross-functional teams.
• Extensive experience working with US and UK remote clients across the full product lifecycle.
• Comfortable working across the full QA cycle, from requirements analysis and test planning to execution,
reporting, and release sign-off.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Browsers:Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
• Platforms:Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Smart TV, Embedded / IoT devices
• Bug Tracking:Jira, Orangescrum, Redmine
• Test Management:PractiTest, TestRail, Zephyr, X-ray
• Software:IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Tizen Studio, WebOS, Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Xcode,
Charles, Fiddler, TestFlight, AppCenter, Firebase, LambdaTest, Vysor
• Automation:Playwright, Maestro (iOS/Android), Selenium, Appium, Maven, TestNG, REST Assured
• Programming:Java, HTML, CSS, XPath, SQL
• API Tools:Postman, Swagger
• Database:DataGrip, DBeaver (SQL)
• Version Control:Git, GitHub
• eCommerce:Salesforce, Magento

AI TOOLING
• AI Coding Assistants: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Google Antigravity (Gemini), GitHub Copilot, OpenAI
Codex: test generation, automation scripting, PR code review
• Mobile Automation: Maestro: iOS/Android UI test automation
• IDE Setup: VS Code with Claude Code + Playwright extensions for E2E test development

EXPERIENCE
08/2024 – present NDA (UK, Remote) QA Lead
• Leading the mobile QA direction across multiple iOS and Android applications, including setting up QA
processes from scratch for projects previously outsourced.
• Established test management workflows (migrated teams from Excel to TestRail/Xray) and introduced best
practices for test case creation, execution, and reporting.
• Designed and maintained onboarding programs for new QA engineers, ensuring smooth integration into
projects and alignment with company standards.
• Acted as QA Knowledge Holder, supporting the team with complex troubleshooting related to permissions,
environment configurations, build setup, and cross-team blockers.
• Proposed and implemented QA toolset improvements (Charles, Firebase, AppCenter), including license
management, permission configuration, and environment setup.
• Actively managed support tickets and incident investigations for live products, analyzing logs and identifying
root causes to provide fast resolutions.
• Defined automation strategy for cross-functional teams: prioritized what to automate, in which order, and
how to balance manual vs. automated coverage to maximize ROI.
• Developed and maintained automated test suites for both mobile (iOS/Android) and web platforms using
Playwright and Maestro, including writing new tests and supporting existing ones.
• Collaborated closely with multiple internal and third-party teams to synchronize testing efforts and resolve
cross-team dependencies.
• Participated in Agile ceremonies (primarily Kanban), driving requirement analysis, prioritization, and cross-
team communication.
 • Oversaw QA documentation including test plans, release notes, regression strategy, and quality metrics to
provide management with a clear picture of release readiness.
• Represented QA at product demos, presenting new features to Product Owners and stakeholders,
highlighting quality focus and potential risks.
02/2022 – 08/2024 Rachio (Denver, Colorado — Remote) QA Engineer
• Set up and improved QA processes for mobile (iOS/Android) and embedded IoT devices, including test
planning, regression scope optimization, and release readiness criteria.
• Introduced and configured Firebase for Android build distribution and crash/error monitoring, improving
release transparency and stability tracking.
• Performed end-to-end testing of Rachio smart irrigation controllers, validating firmware upgrades,
connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), mobile app integration, and cloud API synchronization.
• Owned the release sign-off process, making go/no-go decisions for production deployments and
coordinating with developers and product managers.
• Authored and maintained detailed test cases, regression suites, and QA documentation to ensure
consistent coverage across releases.
• Actively participated in Agile ceremonies (planning, grooming, daily standups, retrospectives), contributing
to requirement clarification and risk analysis.
09/2019 – 02/2022 EPAM Systems Senior Software Testing Engineer
• Acted as QA Team Lead on the company's key project, coordinating the QA team and collaborating directly
with the most important client.
• Created structured and detailed daily, weekly reports about team activity.
• Communicated with other teams to highlight and solve available problems.
• Performed test automation support by executing existing automated test cases, analyzing failed runs,
applying minor fixes to maintain test suite stability, and creating new automated test cases based on the
existing framework.
08/2018 – 08/2019 GlobalLogic Middle QA Engineer
• Performed cross-platform testing (Web, Android, iOS, SmartTV, STB).
• Performed API testing with Postman: creating and executing REST API requests, validating responses and
status codes.
• Performed different types of testing (black box, gray box, sanity, smoke, exploratory, ad-hoc, regression,
etc).
11/2017 – 08/2018 Intent Solutions Group QA Engineer
• Fixed and maintained automated test scripts.
• Communicated with foreign customers and presented demos.
• Logged and triaged defects in Atlassian Jira.
03/2017 – 11/2017 SECL Group (Lviv, Ukraine) QA Engineer
• Performed cross-browser testing (IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome).
• Analyzed functional requirements and created test documentation based on requirements.
• Created high quality bug reports in case of any difference between requirements and actual
implementation.
07/2016 – 02/2017 CyberChisel (Lviv, Ukraine) QA Engineer
• Performed cross-browser and cross-platform testing (Android, iOS, Web).
• Analyzed application interaction with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).
• Performed different types of testing (black box, gray box, sanity, smoke, exploratory, ad-hoc, regression,
etc).

EDUCATION
• 2016 — Software QA Engineer, Software Testing Course, Lviv, Ukraine
• 2015 — Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

ENGLISH LEVEL
• C1 — Advanced