Lev Tochilnikov
Lead Software QA Engineer
SF, Bay Area
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PROFESSION SUMMARY
● Over 15 years hands-on experience in software system engineering and quality assurance field
● Practical knowledge of testing methodologies: Functional, Regression, Acceptance, Configuration, System, Stress, Compatibility, Performance, Installation, and Usability
● Testing Walmart Data Points Setups, Kroger NGPOS( Next Generation Point of Sales ) In-Store Accounting, Testing Power and Thermal Google IoT consumer devices, Testing major components of Echelon IoT products, Apple today marketing-communication Web pages suite, Networks Management Applications, HPE ESP(Enterprise Security Product), and OIM (Oracle Identity Manager)
● Developing automated test suites utilizing Selenium Webdriver, Python, Perl, Shell, and Expect scripting
● Certification ORACLE AS (Application Server)11g/10g releases on different Linux, windows platforms, and db versions
● Hands-on experience in manual and automated testing of Element Network Management System (ENMS) Java software application, which provide management and service provisioning of Gigabit IP over Fiber optics
● Utilizing SmartBits, IXIA family products to simulate traffic on the wire model, static routing, and dynamic routing configuration setups
● Testing network devices by using Command Line Interface (CLI) and Web Management Interfaces
● Extensive experience in software development methodologies including both Agile and Waterfall models
CORE COMPETENCES
Tools: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Postman, mqtt-spy, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG/JUnit, Perforce, GIT, Maven, Keysight, Jenkins, VMware vSphere, Wireshark/Ethereal, Sniffer 4.50/Pro, Mqtt-Spy, WildPackets, MIB Browser (Adventnet/MG-SOFT 6.10), SmartBits, SmartFlow, SunSet T10 (t1 tester), SunSet E20 (e1 tester), Cisco Router 2500, 3600, IXIA, Win CVS 1.3, Visual C++ 6.0, MS Office Suite, MS Exchange, Symantec Ghost 7.5, Exceed 6.2, Labview, Sec CRT, WinRunner 7.5, LoadRunner 7.51, Silk Test 5.3, Spectrum Analyzer Agilent 8591C
Data Base: Oracle 12/11/10g, 11g, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL, Mongo, NoSQL, Oracle SQL Developer, My SQL, Postgres, Redis, Cassandra, TOAD VI Network: RPR IEEE 802.11/16/17/3, TCP/IP, IoT, MQTT, WLAN, DOCSIS, RPT, FDDI, ADM, PON, FTTH, SONET, SNMP, Ethernet, VLAN, T1, E1, DWDM, ATM, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, NTP, Firewall, VPN, Radius server, QOS, COS, ISDN, OSPF, BGP, and RIP
EDUCATION
M. S. in Physics and CS;
Lugansk State University,
Ukraine
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
TRAPEZE NETWORKS INC.,
Pleasanton, CA, Sr. SQA
Engineer;
04/2005 – 06/2006
WARPERA CORPORATION.,
Fremont, CA, Sr. System Test
Engineer;
11/2004 – 04/2005
Kodak Polychrome Graphics,
Oakdale, CA, Sr. SQA/Test
Engineer;
11/2003-11/2004
ALLOPTIC, Livermore, CA,
SQA/Test Engineer
03/2003-10/2003
Luminous Networks, Inc.,
Cupertino, CA, SQA Engineer
05/2000-12/2002
Contact Networks, Inc., Redwood
City, CA, SQA Engineer
04/1999-5/2000
BAYLOOK.COM, Campbell, CA,
SQA Engineer;
11/1997 –04/1999
TRAINING
De Anza College, Cupertino,
CA (09/97 – Present), Various
OS: Windows 10/8/7/Vista, UNIX/LINUX, Mac OS10/9, Android/iOS, Sun Solaris, Cisco Routers IOS
Languages: Python, Shell Script, Perl, Java Script, Java, Verilog, C/C++, HTML, XML
Bug Tracking: JIRA, QMetry, Quality Center, ClearQuest, Test Director, File Maker Pro, Bug Tracker, Bugzilla, Clarify
EXPERIENCE
Walmart
Sunnyvale, CA - Lead QA Test Engineer
04/2024 – Present
● Responsible for manual and automation data setup tasks using API and UI based in-house applications to streamline operational processes for e2e (end-to-end) testing of Walmart eCommerce web page
● Diagnosed and resolved issues across microservices using API, application logs, and performance reports, ensuring system reliability and efficiency.
● Develop Python utility scripts and automated test cases within in-house frameworks, validating data points and improving overall testing efficiency.
● Executed and optimized database queries, primarily with MongoDB, Cassandra, and other database technologies, to support data management tasks
● Developed and maintained automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver to ensure the quality of Walmart’s e-commerce platform and retail systems
● Worked closely with cross-functional teams to optimize data workflows and ensure the integrity and accuracy of data across multiple platforms.
Kroger
Remote - Lead SQE Engineer
07/2023 – 04/2024
● Responsible for NGPOS( Next Generation Point of Sales ) In-Store Accounting testing
● Setup, Configure, and Testing microservices by following developers Jira stories in the developers environment
● Develop automated test cases on Karate framework for In-Store Account testing
● Testing the interactions between different microservices using Kafka and simulating real-world scenarios by sending messages through topics and verifying the expected behavior of all involved services.
● Testing interaction by sending messages through Kafka and verifying their processing and ensuring messages are correctly serialized and sent to appropriate topics over Azure cloud environment.
● Unit test REST API endpoints to ensure they respond correctly to requests, validate input data, and generate expected outputs in the local and cloud environments
Computer Science classes:
Cisco Router, Networking,
TCP/IP, Unix, Advanced
Unix/Shell Scripting,
Intermediate C, and Data
Structures;
Oracle University Classes: Oracle
Database
10g-Administration I/II, Oracle
Application Server
10g-Administration I/II, Oracle
Identity Manager 11g I
Santa Clara Education Center,
Santa Clara, CA (09/97 - 02/98) -
Certificate in Software QA.
Mountain View, CA - Lead SQA Engineer
12/2021 – 07/2023
● Responsible for Power and Thermal testing Google Consumer IoT devices : Venus (doorbell camera) and Bismuth(Nest Thermostat)
● Setup, Configure, and Testing Google consumer devices for Power and Thermal testing in the GCP (Google Cloud Platform) environment
● Develop automated test cases on Jenkins and G3 frameworks
● Develop automated test cases on Python/Shell Scripting for Power and Thermal testing
● Develop and maintain automated test cases on Selenium Webdriver for the Nest Dashboard
● Testing Nest devices in embedded systems and analyzing minicoms logs
● Testing GHA(Google Home Application) functionality on Android/IoS while Thermal
● Venus Thermal testing using Thermal Chamber and mock commands
● Testing, troubleshooting, and debugging test beds and analyzing log files, plots, and results of testing
Renesas Electronics/Dialog Semiconductor/Adesto
Technologies/Echelon
Santa Clara, CA - Lead SQA Engineer
10/2017 – 12/2021
● Responsible for testing IoT Apollo LumInsight project to develop a modernized platform for gateways, controllers, and routers to support existing Building Automation Control outdoor/indoor lighting
● Responsible for testing, upgrade, and mountain Echelon Lighting System instances in AWS cloud customers environment
● Develop automated test cases on Selenium Webdriver for CMS(Control Management System)
● Responsible for Smart Server IoT performance testing with different system load
● Develop automated test cases on Python/Shell Scripting for REST API testing and customers needs
● Testing and troubleshooting CMS(Control Management System) which provide management of IoT Apollo System
APPLE, Sunnyvale, CA - SDET/Sr. SQA Engineer
01/2017 – 10/2017
● Responsible for testing Hogarth-Apple Today marketing communication web pages which provide marketing-advertising apple products
● Develop automated test cases on Selenium Webdriver for Apple today web pages suite
● Develop and utilize python scripting for Selenium TestNG framework automation
● Responsible for product testing in different browsers, fonts, mobile devices, and internalization i18n testing to support 26 languages Hewlett Packard Enterprise., Sunnyvale, CA - Sr. SQA / System Test Engineer
12/2014 –12/2016
● Responsible for testing GEO-Vulnerability updates for all releases and patches of Arcsight ESM(Enterprise Security Manager) product
● Develop automated test cases on Selenium Webdriver for ACC(Arcsight Command Center) web console
● Develop and utilize python scripting for Selenium framework automation
● Responsible for testing Arcsight SmartConnectors with setup to Hadoop, AD (Active Directory), and ldap
Oracle USA., Redwood City, CA - Sr. MTS / System Test Engineer
06/2006 –12/2014
● Responsible for OIM (Oracle Identity Manager) Data seed Upgrade testing
● Developed automated test cases on Selenium for
Organization Management, Scheduler, and Role Admin SOD projects;
● Responsible for LibOVD (Oracle Virtual Directory) testing with integration of OID (Oracle Identity Directory), IPlanet, and AD(Active Directory), develop automated test cases using DTE Distributed Topology Environment) and scripting languages