Baurzhan Zhylkaidarov
** ******** ***, ****** ******, NY, 10306
Mobile Phone: 347-***-****
Email: ********.**@*****.***
QA Automation Engineer/ QA Team Lead
PROFILE:
7+ years in Software Quality Assurance/ Test Automation. Tested web, mobile, desktop applications and SQL databases
Strong leadership skills. Responsibility, Creativity, Positive Attitude, Confidence. Quick learner and team player
Created and maintained automation test frameworks.
Experienced in test automation of REST API Services using Rest-Assured library. XML, JSON
Experienced in test automation of Web Applications using Selenium WebDrive/Java with TestNG/JUnit, Maven.
Experienced in test automation of Mobile Applications using Appium, Selenium WebDrive/Java
Experienced in using testing tools: Soap UI/LoadUI, JMeter, POSTMAN
Wrote test scripts using Page Object Model, Page Factory, BDD (Cucumber)
Knowledge of DevOps technologies. Created and supported CI/CD environment using Jenkins/GitHub
10+ Windows Server Administrator
5+ C/C++/HTML Developer/SQL Query Language
Languages: English, Russian
No Visa sponsorship required
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Web AppTest Automation: Selenium WebDriver / Java, Groovy. TestNG/Junit. Maven. Page Object Model. BDD WebServices/API Testing: REST-Assured libs, SoapUI, Postman. XML, JSON Performance Testing: LoadUI, JMeter
Mobile Apps Testing: Appium
DevOps technologies: Jenkins/Github
Bug Tracking: JIRA, Bugzilla, Microsoft Test, Trello Programming: C/C++, HTML, HTML5, CSS, SQL query
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Postgre SQL, Oracle Testing Tools: Android Studio SDK, iTools, xCode
Server Platforms Windows Server NT4/2000/2003/2008/2012 Desktop Platforms: Windows 10/8/7, Mac OS X
Mobile Platforms: iOS, Android
Networking: TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, Microsoft System Engineer. Virtualization: VMware, VirtualBox
WORK EXPERIENCE:
05/2014 – current time
QA Team Lead/QA Automation Engineer
Clearcut Software, LLC, NY, NY
Lead and Managed both onshore and offshore QA teams team of 3 engineers, both manual and automation QA which worked in two offshore locations (Ukraine and Belarus)
Do both managerial and engineering tasks.
Developed and directed QA strategy and created Test Plans. Wrote test documentation.
Created and maintained the Automation Testing Framework, used Selenium WebDrive +Java, TestNG/Junit, Maven, Ant.
Wrote automation test cases/suits – used Selenium WebDrive +Java.
Wrote automation test cases/suits – used REST Assured +Java.
Created CI/CD Environment using Jenkins/Github
Reviewed the test cases and execution reports.
Tested Web Services (SOAP&REST) /API using SoapUI, Postman. XML, JSON
Tested Web Services/Web Servers Performance using JMeter, LoadUI
Hold retrospectives within local team and remote QA team either.
Conduct daily Standup Meeting to check the progress and Risks/Issues
Coordinate of work of offshore QA Engineers and Local Development Team.
Performed smoke/regression/adhoc testing with the team during major releases 05/2010 – 04/2014
QA Engineer/Senior QA Engineer
QA Development LTD, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Developed in UI automation (internal framework built on Java, Ruby + Selenium)
Tested application across multiple platforms and devices in Agile environment with 2 weeks sprint
API tested (REST and SOAP) using SOAP UI and Postman for manual testing and Spock framework / RestAssured for API test automation
Executed functional and non-functional testing (usability, compatibility), smoke, regression testing
Performed mobile testing through Android Studio/Xcode
Executed backend tests
Performed testing on real devices as well as on simulators and emulators
Created and updated test cases for regression testing, write test plans
Executed tests according the test cases, tasks, stories and test plans
Wrote detailed bug reports using Jira, analyzed the issues, tested and verified bug fixes on different environments and builds.
Collaborated with product and development team to prioritize testing for new changes or new features added to the application, participate in QA team meetings and discussions 02/2002 – 04/2010
Senior Network Administrator, Windows Server Administrator Bank TuranAlem, Almaty, Kazakhtan
• Maintained and administered computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
• Diagnosed, troubleshot, resolved hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replaced defective components when necessary.
• Planned, coordinated and implemented network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
• Designed, configured, and tested computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
• Monitored network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
• Performed routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintained control records.
• Maintained logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records. 01/1996 – 01/2002
Software Developer
Software Go LTD, Almaty Kazakhstan
• Wrote, update, and maintain computer programs or software packages to handle specific jobs such as tracking inventory, storing or retrieving data, or controlling other equipment.
• Performed or direct revision, repair, or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Consulted with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes.
• Communicated Software with SQL Databases.
• Wrote Client-Server software.
EDUCATION:
2002
Microsoft System Engineer on Windows 2000
CIT Moscow Computer School
1998
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics
Kazakh State University