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Valerii Bulakh

Woodbridge,VA

Summary

Productive Test Automation Engineer with 8 years helping companies expedite and improve diagnostic tasks through automation. Creates novel testing methods, exceeding generally accepted techniques in both speed and accuracy. Eager to advance test automation technology and business goals through careful iteration and progressive developmental improvements. Proven skills in completing black, white and grey box tests. Background writing and implementing test cases, developing testing plans and identifying use cases. Fully versed in complete SDLC. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Rackroom Shoes
08.2021 - 08.2023
  • Improved stability of the product and achieved better customers experience with more than 40k users every day
  • Involved in of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
  • Executed and maintained load performance test scripts using Python and google cloud & GKE
  • Responsible for writing and executing scripts in Postman which verified every day promotions for various product on the website for better customer experience
  • Improved Testing documentation and provided clear view on the bug tracking process
  • Expertise in Selenium automation using Selenium WebDriverIO, Selenium Grid, JAVA, JUnit, Git Hub, and Gradle
  • Expertise in writing Selenium WebDriver automation scripts in Java for highly transactional E-commerce Website
  • Performed Smoke, Functionality, Integration, System, and Regression tests based on Analysis, and understanding of the requirements, non-functional specifications, and end-user needs.

Software Test Engineer

UTECH Inc
01.2019 - 08.2021
  • Provided testing support for the Electronic Logbook Device System that is used by the trucking businesses on day-to-day operations
  • Tested Windows and web-based applications developed in C#, ASP.NET, and JavaScript
  • Tested the login and Logout functionality that was developed in ASP.NET authorization and authentication
  • Responsible in other teams for Back-End testing, writing SQL queries using MySQL Workbench and JDBC to improve Database integrity
  • Performed and supported ELD's application Web Services Testing using Postman and REST Assured Java Library
  • Monitoring Smoke and Regression Tests executed via Jenkins CI/CD Tool to ensure the stability of the ELD application
  • Responsible for keeping Testing Documentation up to date.
  • Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.

QA Engineer

Geico
06.2017 - 01.2019
  • Provided testing support for the Geico application, which was used by its users on daily basis
  • Maintained TestNG Test Driven Development Framework to ensure Test Automation process
  • Wrote and built 100+ scripts to automate the compilation and execution of TestNG test suites
  • Provided Manual Testing support and kept Manual tests documented
  • Performed parallel testing Selenium WebDriver and TestNG tools
  • Executed Smoke and Regression Suites using TestNG.xml file
  • Collaborated with other team where performed Automation Testing using Java scripting language and Manual Testing to ensure high-quality software.
  • Enhanced team collaboration by actively participating in Agile/Scrum meetings, providing valuable insights on quality assurance aspects.
  • Advanced departmental knowledge-sharing by training new QA Engineers on company-specific testing methodologies and tools.

QA Manual Tester

Discord Inc
03.2016 - 05.2017
  • Provided testing for Discord Web application that was a free Web application for all platform users
  • Performed smoke, regression and functional testing (100%) manually
  • Generated reports, documented and reported Testing Results on daily basis
  • Analyzed business requirements, software requirement specifications to create test plans and test cases for manual testing
  • Promoted collaboration between QA and development teams by actively participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, and retrospectives.
  • Kept up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging trends in manual testing methodologies to ensure the delivery of top-notch software products.
  • Validated functional requirements with comprehensive test plans, resulting in improved application performance and stability.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

The Kyiv Medical College
Kyiv, Ukraine
06.2012

Graduated JavaScript Certificate, Glo Academy -

JavaScript Certificate
Online
12.2019

Skills

  • Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, SQL, HTM/CSS, XML, BASH, Powershell, YAML
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes & Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Eclipse, VScode, IntelliJ IDEA, MySQL Workbench, Visual Studio
  • Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, GKE
  • Testing Framework: WebDriverIO, TestNG, Cucumber, Junit, ASPNET
  • Project Management Tools: JIRA
  • Testing Tools: Selenium IDE, Selenium WebDriver, Postman
  • Operation System: Linux, Windows
  • Expert Test Automation
  • Manual Testing
  • Performance Testing Expertise
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Software Testing Techniques
  • Test case development
  • Agile methodology knowledge
  • Defect Tracking Tools
  • Test script writing
  • Continuous integration tools
  • Database Testing Knowledge
  • Manual Testing Familiarity
  • Web Services Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Test Planning

Timeline

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Rackroom Shoes
08.2021 - 08.2023

Software Test Engineer

UTECH Inc
01.2019 - 08.2021

QA Engineer

Geico
06.2017 - 01.2019

QA Manual Tester

Discord Inc
03.2016 - 05.2017

Associate of Science - Nursing

The Kyiv Medical College

Graduated JavaScript Certificate, Glo Academy -

JavaScript Certificate

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