Alex Perov
West Melbourne,VIC
Summary
As a seasoned QA professional with 8+ years of experience, I excel in orchestrating the full spectrum of quality assurance activities—from test design and multi-level automation (including backend, UI, and PL/SQL) to manual testing and dynamic team leadership. My passion for QA and emerging technologies drives my hands-on approach in crafting robust test automation frameworks and steering project management to ensure excellence in software development. My commitment extends beyond QA; as a Software Engineer, I actively develop and refine web services, an endeavour that sharpens my technical acumen and enriches my QA insights.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QA Engineer
Truv Inc.
05.2023 - Current
- Engineered a Python-based test automation infrastructure utilizing Pytest, enhancing the fintech startup's capacity for rapid and reliable testing of income and employment verification features.
- Directed the testing of new releases, ensuring the accuracy and security of income and employment verification processes, pivotal for maintaining user trust in the fintech platform.
- Spearheaded integration testing efforts, validating the seamless interaction between the startup’s API and various third-party banking systems, thus ensuring robust functionality and user satisfaction.
- Built and maintained a scalable automated testing suite, significantly improving test coverage and reducing manual testing efforts by 60%, which accelerated the product release cycle.
- Implemented continuous integration practices, which led to a more streamlined deployment process, with a focus on high availability and reliability of the fintech income and employment verifications service.
Senior Software Engineer In Test
Perforce Software
07.2022 - 02.2023
- As a Senior Software Engineer in Test at Perforce, I was responsible for ensuring the quality of the Perforce control version system through the use of Python and Pytest for command-line interface testing, as well as Java and TestNG for testing REST APIs
- My technical expertise allowed me to develop and maintain high-quality software solutions while providing leadership and guidance to junior team members.
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
Software Engineer
Swedbank
06.2020 - 06.2022
- As a Software Engineer at Swedbank, I worked on a backoffice-related web service used for internal purposes by a major Swedish bank
- My responsibilities included test automation using Java, TestNG, and Selenium, as well as backend development using Kotlin
- Additionally, I worked on the frontend using Vue.js and TypeScript
- Through my work, I was able to contribute to the development of a high-quality web service that met the bank's internal needs.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
Senior Software Engineer in Test
Neotech Development
09.2018 - 06.2020
- I had the opportunity to create tools for QA engineers and improve the automation framework for a statistics and fraud analysis project in a betting company
- I utilized Java, Selenium, and RestAssured for automation testing, and Chrome extensions with JavaScript to enhance the automation framework
- By collaborating closely with QA engineers and addressing their pain points, I was able to increase efficiency and accuracy in the testing process.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Test Automation and working to improve overall team performance.
Quality Assurance Lead
Kinoplan
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Developed a cutting-edge test-automation infrastructure, resulting in a 50% reduction in regression testing time and integrating automated testing into the CI/CD pipeline, greatly enhancing deployment frequency and product quality.
- Led technical recruiting efforts, successfully hiring over 20 key technical positions in under a year and improving hiring efficiency by implementing technical assessments and structured interviews.
- Mentored and coached a team of software testers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and enabling a 40% reduction in post-release defects through knowledge sharing and professional development initiatives.
- Managed a comprehensive test strategy for high-stakes software projects, introducing a risk-based testing approach that optimized testing efforts and effectively aligned them with strategic business objectives.
- Oversaw test management operations, leveraging performance metrics and testing tools to maintain high testing standards, which significantly influenced product decisions and testing resource investments.
Test Lead
Maxilect
10.2016 - 02.2018
- Trained new test employees on equipment and company guidelines to promote productive and high-quality work.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Provided reports on milestones, issues and test concerns to project managers for assistance.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- Executed test cases and documented defects, confirming resolution and mitigation of defects.
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
Automation Test Engineer
DonRiver
09.2015 - 10.2016
- Rest Api, Integration testing, Selenium Web Driver, Java, Cucumber, Xpath, Css, Jira, Jenkins.
- Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
- Researched new developments in testing methods and equipment and made recommendations to improve testing procedures.
- Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.
Software Test Engineer
Tochka K
02.2014 - 09.2015
- Manual testing, test documentation, automation testing (selenium wd), unit-testing (perl), bug tracking, test planning.
- Identified and tracked software defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
- Designed testing scenarios for usability testing.
- Participated in available trainings to improve software knowledge.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
Education
Certificate - Algorithms And Data Structures
Otus
Remote04.2020
Specialist - Information Technology And Automatisation
Volgograd Institute Of Business
Volgograd, Russia07.2011
Skills
- Java
- Test Automation
- ChromeExtensions
- Python (Programming Language)
- Vuejs
- Selenium WebDriver
- Back-End Web Development
- Front-End Development
- Nodejs
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Team Collaboration
- Project Scheduling
- Quality Improvement Plans
- Test Plan Development
Certification
Kotlin Development Course - Udemy
Specialities
- Automation: Java, Kotlin, Cucumber, JUnit, Mockito, JDBC, Maven, Gradle, Selenium, Unirest, RestAssured, Selenide, TestNG
- Tools/Services: Gitlab, JMeter, TestRail, Jenkins, Jira, Postman, Soapui, Docker
- Source Control: Git, SVN
- Methodology: Scrum, Kanban, Lean, TDD
- Databases: Postgresql, MySQL, MongoDB
- OS: OS X, Ubuntu
- IDE: Intellij IDEA, Sublime
Languages
English
Full Professional
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Estonian
Elementary
Ukrainian
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior QA Engineer
Truv Inc.
05.2023 - Current
Senior Software Engineer In Test
Perforce Software
07.2022 - 02.2023
Software Engineer
Swedbank
06.2020 - 06.2022
Senior Software Engineer in Test
Neotech Development
09.2018 - 06.2020
Quality Assurance Lead
Kinoplan
03.2018 - 08.2018
Test Lead
Maxilect
10.2016 - 02.2018
Automation Test Engineer
DonRiver
09.2015 - 10.2016
Software Test Engineer
Tochka K
02.2014 - 09.2015
Certificate - Algorithms And Data Structures
Otus
Specialist - Information Technology And Automatisation
Volgograd Institute Of Business
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