Артем

ARTEM KAZAKOV
Automation QA Engineer
“Testing depends on context”
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Hard Skills
Computer skills: Java, TypeScript, Python
Selenium/Selenide, Playwright
Maven, Gradle
Junit, TestNG
Gatling,
Appium,
Postman, Charles, Fiddler, Swagger
Kafka, RabbitMQ
SQL(dBeaver, MySQL)
Docker Desktop
VCS: Git, Perforce
Test management tools: TestLink, TestRail, XRay
CI/CD: TeamCity, Jenkins(Github Actions, Gitlab Runner)
IDE: Intellij Idea+PyCharm , VSCode, Jupyter
Project management tools: Agile/Scrum/Kanban,
Atlassian Jira & Confluence
Other: NLP, Computer Vision, ML techniques

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* Quick to adapt to new technologies, actively seeking the most efficient problem-solving methods, and developing

proofs of concept (POCs).

* Demonstrates strong teamwork abilities and quickly establishes effective communication within the team.

* Diligently monitors test execution and stability, ensuring high-quality outcomes in the testing process.

* Experience in ERP systems testing, including complex business workflows and integrations.

* Solid understanding of ISTQB-aligned testing practices and quality assurance principles.

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 Work Experience
Senior Automation QA Engineer | Dec 2024 - Dec 2025
Delphi, (NICE), UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Chatbot Builder'

Tools and Technologies:

• Languages & Testing: TypeScript, Java, Playwright (UI E2E, API test), Gatling, PowerShell, Swagger.
• AI & ML: AI (NLU, NLP), RASA, RAG, LLM, Copilot, MCP (Playwright MCP, Kibana MCP).
• CI/CD & Infrastructure: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Docker, AWS (EC2, IAM).
• Monitoring & Security: ELK (Grafana, Kibana), Prometheus, xMatters, OWASP, BlackDuck, Shai-Hulud
scanner.
• Tools & Management: VSCode, Git, Atlassian (Confluence, Jira, XRay).

Responsibilities:

• Contribute and maintain E2E UI and API automation tests (TypeScript, Playwright)
• Manage CI-driven test execution and stability using GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Perform local and Enterprise performance testing with Gatling (Java).
• Configure and support test environments for NLU and Rasa services.
• Validate AI agents and conversational workflows through high-level integration testing.
• L2 support of incidents (Swarm environment).

Achievements:

• Created and integrated Playwright-MCP solution into tests for BDD approach.
• Created Kibana-MCP solution for automated log analysis and connection.
• Refactored test codebase with fixtures, decreasing code by 30% and removing boilerplate.
• Implemented REST API tests for backend.
• Created Grafana dashboard for LLM healthcheck using Prometheus.
• Implemented MS Teams notifications via Webhooks to monitor failed tests in a dedicated channel.
• Made prod smoke tests for product on available AWS regions.
• Developed test flows for 3rd-party LLM with RAG using SSH tunneling for secure environment connectivity.
• Created quality-gate on scan vulerabilities with Shai-Hulud scanner

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Machine Learning Trainee | Nov 2023 - Dec 2024
Delphi, UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Vervoe'

Tools and Technologies:

• AI & Machine Learning: AI (NLP, CV), Python, pandas, scikit-learn, BERT, TensorFlow.
• Infrastructure & Data: SQL (dbeaver), AWS s3.
• IDE & Collaboration: Jupyter Notebook, PyCharm, Trello, Slack.

Responsibilities:

• Manual data preparation.
• Machine learning models.
• Deep learning (computer vision, audio, time series).

Achievements:

• Applied ML experiments and model evaluation tasks.
• Added Speech-to-text solution Whisper to project for evaluation of audio.
• Added AI detection into pipeline.
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Senior Automation QA Engineer | Sep 2022 – Oct 2023
Delphi, (NICE), UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Nexidia'

Tools and Technologies:

• Languages & Testing: C#, Java, Selenide, Selenium, NUnit, RestAssured, Appium.
• Infrastructure & DB: Perforce, SQL (MySQL).
• IDE & Management: Visual Studio, Atlassian (Confluence, Jira).

Responsibilities:

• Contribute and maintain E2E UI automation tests (Selenide, C#, NUnit).

Achievements:

• Implemented ‘latency simulation’ feature to highlight flaky tests and increase tests stability by 40%.
• Reworked SQL data generator for performance tests.
• Created appium framework from scratch for test desktop app.

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Automation QA Engineer (+ QA ownership) | Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
Delphi, (NICE), UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Interact'

Tools and Technologies:

• Languages & Testing: Java, JTApi, RestAssured, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, TestNG, Maven, Postman.
• Infrastructure & DB: Docker, RabbitMQ, SQL (MySQL), Git.
• Monitoring & ELK: ELK (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
• IDE & Management: Intellij Idea, Atlassian (Confluence, Jira).

Responsibilities:

• Development E2E automation tests (Selenium, Java, TestNG).
• Support E2E CI tests, Jenkins.
• Support performance tests, configure environment.
• Implementing API tests (REST Assured, manual in Postman).
• Scrum activity - Presenting demo, SM replacement, updating stories.
• Code review.

Achievements:

• Integrated Java Telephonic API solution to test Cisco phones connection.

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Automation QA Engineer | May 2018 - Aug 2021
Playtika, UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Slotomania'

Tools and Technologies:

• Languages & Testing: Java, SpringBoot, JUnit, Selenium, Appium, Gauge, Swagger, Selenium Grid, Postman,
Charles.
• Infrastructure & CI/CD: Teamcity, Maven, Git, Apache Kafka, SonarQube.
• IDE & Management: Intellij Idea, TestRail, Atlassian (Confluence, Jira).

Responsibilities:

• Create test plans and integrate it in code with Java.
 • Provide SQL scripts.
• Support deployments and production verification.
• API testing in Postman, proxying in Charles, Fiddler. Validate API contracts in Swagger.
• Creation functional tests for Regression testing.
• Creation functional and unit tests on server side.
• Provide automation test results.

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Manual QA Engineer | Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
Playtika, UA, Vinnytsia, project 'Slotomania'

Tools and Technologies:

• Testing & Proxy: TestLink, TestRail, Postman, Charles.
• Infrastructure & CI: Apache Kafka, Jenkins, Mantis.
• Management: Atlassian (Confluence, Jira).

Responsibilities:

• Work in Agile in team as QA Engineer.
• Mentoring new employee.
• Provide test plan and test execution.
• Creation SQL scripts.
• Support deployments.
• Production verification after deployment.

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QA team leader | Jul 2015 – Jul 2016
Playtika UA Ltd., Vinnytsia

Responsibilities:

• Maintain test plan and documentation (creating and reviewing).
• Mentoring new employees.
• Work with the team and contribute to it.
• Represent the QA team in any status meetings.

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Manual QA Engineer | Oct 2011 - Jun 2016
Orneon Ltd. / Playtika UA Ltd., Vinnytsia

Responsibilities:

• Creation test cases and documentation.
• Analyzing and executing Test Cases.
• Defect Tracking.
• Carrying bugs full lifecycle.
• Provide tests results.

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Supply sector manager | May 2009 – Sep 2011
Konditer-S, Vinnytsia

Responsibilities:
 • Database support.
• Server maintenance.
• Licenses verification.
• Provide data for trading agents.
• Support dial operators.
• Remote support of goods warehouse.

Personal Projects

• Teleteller: Python app for YouTube data fetching, summarization (AI), and Telegram posting. [GitHub Link]
• Binance Trade Bot: Algorithmic trading bot using WebSockets for high-speed API interaction.
• Remora: Mobile application for ADHD support (AI voice input/reminders) — In Progress.

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Education and Qualifications
Master degree Sep 2007 - Jun 2012
Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia

Faculty of Radio Engineering, Telecommunication and Electronic Instrument Engineering

Automation QA Dec 2017 - May 2018

Java courses
Playtika, Vinnytsia

Udemy courses:
Playwright https://www.udemy.com/course/playwright-from-zero-to-hero/
Gatling https://www.udemy.com/course/performance-testing-with-gatling-from-basic-to-advanced/
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