QA Engineer

Mark Kazachkov

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SUMMARY

Self-motivated professional with years of experience in software testing, development lifecycle management and technical support, complemented with strong analytical skills and extensive knowledge of financial systems and databases. Expertise in software testing, implementation and set up environments.

Valued for diverse knowledge, multitasking and aptitude in learning. Excellent interpersonal skills and broad experience with working in cross-functional teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software / Technologies: Temenos(T24), JIRA, Git, TeamCity, Perforce, Team Foundation Server, Cypress, Postman, Selenium, Appium, AWS, Informatics, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, MS VS, ZenDesk, LogRhythm, ForgeRock, EFS, eSpear, Monolith, CircleCI, VMware, CITRIX, MS Office, Silk Test

Databases / DB Tools: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, DataGrip, SQL Developer, SQL Tools, SQL Plus, DB2 Control Center, Toad, SSRS Languages: Python, VBA, SQL, PL/SQL, PowerShell

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac and Linux

Additional skills: Knowledge in Banking, Derivatives, QFC reporting, CMBS, SWIFT and Markit services, FIX, SSL and TLS protocols Professional Training: Advanced training in Software Testing and Quality Assurance EXPERIENCE

QA Analyst

Doran Jones, New York, NY 2018 – 2020

• Designed and executed manual test cases for functional testing of Mobile and Web applications using iPhone, Pixel, Chrome, Safari

• Created or modified automated Python/Cypress based test scripts for regressing testing

• Coordinated bugs’ prioritization and rectification with developers and business analysts on Scrum meetings

• Configured test environments and crontab’s settings to run automated test scripts

• Analyzed logs, investigated issues up to endpoints/DB records to pin-point problems and speed up fixes

• Executed ETL workflows for various large-scale data conversion inputs in the system testing environment and verified the output files are produced in accordance with specification

• Added or modified test data mapping based on requirements to produce anticipated results

• Developed new or modify existing python scripts or VBA code for Excel-based test automation tool to generate expected results and compare them with the actual DB records or ETL output data

• Prepared complex SQL queries to validate data mapping, linkage and value lookups

• Analyzed and documented test results, reported test issues in JIRA Senior QA Engineer

QA Mentor, New York, NY 2017

• Created and executed test cases for SaaS application, managed issues resolution

• Conducted requirements and issues analyses, collaborating with developers on addressing the findings

• Composed datasets based on a requirements analysis and utilized them in functional and regression testing

• Tested customized imports of data samples provided by clients, queried produced database records and logs for comparison analysis and addressed discovered issues Senior Technical Analyst, Client Support

Wall Street Systems, Inc., New York, NY 2009 – 2016

• Provided technical support for enterprise-scale derivatives trading, pricing and risk management module including integration with Back Office, FX and MM modules covering ongoing client operations, implementations and updates

• Designed automated test scripts and executed test plans for regression, performance and stress testing

• Owned reported application incidents and efficiently resolved all cases employing technical and business data analysis, application and system logs

• Created and utilized SQL queries to retrieve and analyze data for issues’ investigation, replication, testing and resolution

• Set up and maintained distributed testing and production computing environments (software and hardware) performing application deployment, administration and troubleshooting, Windows configuration, third party software installation and configuration as well as database creation and update

• Closely liaised with clients and developers to identify and address requirement gaps and defects as well as to enhance application features and performance

Testing and Release Management, R&D Interest Rate Derivatives Wall Street Systems, Inc., New York, NY 2000 – 2009

• Managed manual and automated builds for multithreaded client-server financial application using TeamCity, Python, PowerShell scripts, MS Visual Studio, and MS VB6

• Created, executed manual and automated test cases covering functional and technical specifications

• Utilized test result’s and metric’s analysis to improve the software testing process

• Documented detailed bug reports and coordinated with developers to track and close the issues

• Achieved 50% reduction in application implementation time by developing InstallShield-based setup with embedded customized steps

• Prepared and administered software packages for client release; traveled on-site to provide training and to implement, configure and troubleshoot application in UAT and production environments Research and System Testing Engineer

PRC Laser Corporation, Landing, NJ 1995 – 2000

EDUCATION

Master’s degree, Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Samara State Aerospace University, Russian Federation

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