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ARTYOM MAKSIMENKO
QA Team Lead | Senior Manual QA Engineer | Quality Assurance Lead

📍 Ukraine​
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
QA Team Lead and Senior QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in software
quality assurance across web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications.

Experienced in leading QA teams, building testing processes, mentoring engineers,
improving release quality, and collaborating closely with product, development, and
business stakeholders. Strong expertise in manual testing methodologies, test strategy
creation, quality control, requirements analysis, risk assessment, and release
management.

Successfully led QA activities for B2B and product environments, combining
hands-on testing with people leadership and process improvement initiatives. Known
for driving quality culture, improving team effectiveness, and ensuring reliable
software delivery in Agile environments.

Seeking opportunities as QA Team Lead, QA Lead, Senior Manual QA Engineer, or
Quality Assurance Manager.

CORE EXPERTISE
QA Team Leadership, People Management & Mentoring, Manual Testing, Functional
Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Exploratory Testing, User
Acceptance Testing (UAT), Test Planning & Test Strategy, Test Case Design, Defect
Management, Release Validation, SDLC & STLC, Agile (Scrum/Kanban), Risk
Assessment, Requirements Analysis, Cross-functional Collaboration, Process
Improvement, Quality Metrics & Reporting, API Testing, Mobile Testing, and Web
Application Testing. Experienced in building quality assurance processes, leading QA
teams, improving software delivery quality, coordinating testing activities across
releases, and ensuring reliable product performance in fast-paced Agile environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AQA / DevOps Engineer (Automation & CI/CD)
Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine​
Feb 2024 – Apr 2026

Focused on supporting engineering environments, CI/CD processes, and QA-related
infrastructure improvements within an R&D setup.

Key Contributions

●​ Supported testing environments and release workflows
●​ Improved CI/CD pipelines and QA delivery processes
●​ Enhanced reliability and stability of test execution environments
●​ Collaborated with QA teams to improve quality and automation adoption
●​ Introduced AI-assisted approaches for test creation, data generation, and
workflow optimization
●​ Worked closely with engineering teams to optimize build and release processes

Team Lead / QA Automation Engineer

B2B Product Company​
May 2021 – Jan 2024

Led a QA team of 4 engineers while actively contributing to testing strategy,
execution, and release quality.

Key Responsibilities

●​ Managed daily work of QA team members
●​ Mentored and coached QA engineers (junior & middle level)
●​ Participated in hiring and technical interviews
●​ Defined QA strategy, processes, and quality standards
●​ Coordinated testing across multiple releases and environments
●​ Worked closely with Product Managers, Developers, and Stakeholders
●​ Planned regression, release, and sprint testing activities
●​ Monitored quality metrics and defect trends
●​ Performed functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing
●​ Supported automation initiatives and QA process improvements

Key Achievements

●​ Led QA team successfully through multiple production releases
●​ Improved collaboration between QA and Development teams
●​ Reduced production defects through earlier defect detection
●​ Standardized QA documentation and processes
●​ Increased test coverage and overall testing efficiency
●​ Mentored QA engineers and supported their career growth
 QA Engineer

Performance Enablement Platform​
Aug 2019 – May 2021

Key Responsibilities

●​ Performed end-to-end testing of web and mobile applications
●​ Executed functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing
●​ Created and maintained test cases, checklists, and documentation
●​ Participated in requirements analysis and acceptance criteria review
●​ Investigated defects and collaborated with developers on fixes
●​ Conducted release validation and post-release testing
●​ Worked closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts

Key Achievements

●​ Improved test coverage for key business workflows
●​ Identified critical defects before production releases
●​ Contributed to better requirement quality through early QA involvement
●​ Supported stable product releases and reduced customer issues

QA Engineer

Various Commercial Projects​
Apr 2017 – Aug 2019

Key Responsibilities

●​ Performed manual testing of web and mobile applications
●​ Designed and executed test cases and scenarios
●​ Created bug reports and QA documentation
●​ Participated in release testing activities
●​ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product quality

Key Achievements

●​ Delivered consistent high-quality testing across multiple projects
●​ Improved defect reporting quality and communication with dev teams
●​ Gained strong domain experience across different products and industries
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Strong experience in Functional, Regression, Integration, Exploratory, Smoke, Sanity,
User Acceptance (UAT), API, Mobile, and Web Testing. Proficient in test
management and collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and TestRail, with
practical experience working in Agile Scrum and Kanban environments. Skilled in
API validation and testing using Postman, Swagger, REST APIs, and Chrome
DevTools. Familiar with databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB for data
verification and testing activities. Knowledge of test automation tools and frameworks
including Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Python, Java, and TypeScript.
Additional technical expertise includes Linux, Docker, CI/CD fundamentals, GitHub
Actions, and Jenkins, enabling effective collaboration with development and DevOps
teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
●​ Managed QA team of 4 engineers
●​ Mentored Junior and Middle QA Specialists
●​ Conducted onboarding activities
●​ Coordinated release testing activities
●​ Participated in hiring and candidate evaluation
●​ Improved QA processes and testing standards
●​ Facilitated communication between QA, Development, and Product teams

LANGUAGES
●​ Ukrainian — Native
●​ Russian — Native
●​ English — Intermediate (B1–B2)

EDUCATION
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Specialist Degree in Radiophysics and Electronics

Kharkiv Technical School of Radio Engineering

Associate Specialist in Microelectronic Technologies