Quality Assurance Qa Engineer

RUSLAN FAYNSTEIN

SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Needham, MA **********@*****.*** 617-***-**** U.S. Citizen LinkedIn Profile SUMMARY

• Accomplished Software Quality Assurance Engineer with extensive experience leading and executing software testing strategies across complex Healthcare and Financial platforms.

• Extensive expertise in functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, GUI testing, system testing, API testing (Postman), user acceptance testing (UAT), database testing and browser/platform compatibility testing.

• Skilled in designing and executing comprehensive test plans and test cases across diverse technologies and projects.

• Proven ability to improve test coverage by 25%, reduce manual testing by 20+ hours weekly, accelerate test cycles three times through automation (Selenium/Python) and robust data validation.

• Effectively organized and optimized regression and performance testing prior to releases at customer test sites.

• Proficient in leveraging Generative AI tools to accelerate test development and enhance validation accuracy.

• Strong background in expanding test automation coverage, significantly reducing regression test cycles and improving detection efficiency across cloud-based environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Tools: Selenium WebDriver (Python), Selenium IDE, UFT/QTP, GitLab, Postman, JMeter, SQL Developer, Jenkins, TFS, Pentaho (ETL), BrowserStack, FileZilla, Kafka, Bitbucket, PyCharm, MS Visual Studio, BDD (Behave), CI/CD.

• Databases: MS SQL, MySQL, Snowflake, AWS DynamoDB, Oracle, MongoDB, IBM DB2/400.

• Programming: Python, SQL, HTML/CSS, VB, Informatica (ETL), LANSA, RPG, COBOL.

• Test Management: JIRA (Xray), Confluence, Zephyr, TestRail, Quality Center, MS Test Manager.

• Platforms: AWS, Azure, Android, iOS.

• Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS, Linux, IBM OS/400 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Caresyntax, Boston, MA June 2021 – May 2025

Senior QA Engineer

• Led QA processes for surgical resource allocation platform to optimize OR utilization and workflow efficiency, collaborating with a team of six developers.

• Designed and developed QA strategies and test artifacts for a healthcare analytics platform delivering 30+ KPI dashboards for enterprise clients (UHS, B. Braun), ensuring data accuracy, UI consistency, and system reliability.

• Built and implemented a Selenium (Python) regression suite, boosting test coverage by 25% and saving 20+ hours of manual testing effort weekly.

• Created and maintained a large-scale manual test repository in Jira (Xray), standardizing test execution for smoke and regression testing, and saving 2–3 days per release cycle.

• Developed comprehensive sets of SQL queries to support database testing in cloud-based environments (MySQL, Snowflake, MongoDB), which contributed to 3x faster test cycles and reduced data-related defects in production.

• Leveraged Gen AI tools to accelerate test script generation and enhance UI validation efficiency.

• Performed API integration and performance tests with Postman, ensuring system reliability and responsiveness.

• Managed offshore QA coordination across multiple projects, ensuring schedule alignment and on-time delivery.

• Designed and maintained QA documentation in Confluence and presented feature demos to stakeholders. Amwell, Boston, MA March 2020 – April 2021

Senior QA Engineer

• Designed and developed comprehensive tests for custom-built Telemedicine web and mobile applications; identified and documented 800+ defects in JIRA.

• Maintained and optimized a Selenium WebDriver automation suite; monitored nightly execution results in ReportPortal and contributed to continuous defect triage.

• Validated functionality, performance, and data integrity for multiple applications during AWS cloud migration, ensuring seamless deployment and system stability.

• Collaborated with DevOps team to streamline CI/CD workflows and ensure reliable test execution in staging and production environments.

Arrowstreet Capital LP, Boston, MA February 2008 – March 2020 Senior QA Engineer

• Led all QA efforts as the sole QA Engineer for the Research Group, establishing test processes and ensuring consistent product quality across applications.

• Identified test cases for Automation, maintained scripts used Selenium IDE and UFT/QTP, analyzed the results and defects reporting.

• Performed backend testing by working on multiple projects using various tools such as SQL Management Studio, SQL Data Compare and BeyondCompare.

• Defined and implemented test plans and strategies using TFS, guided team members and tracked testing activities for selected projects.

• Participated in the interview process, provided constructive feedback, and mentored new hires to ensure productivity. Monogram LLC, Boston, MA April 2006 –January 2008 Software Test Engineer

• Responsible for testing effort on major enterprise systems, such as company Web site and B2B interfaces with financial organizations; Capstone (instant credit decision system); Business Intelligence & Data Warehouse (Oracle); AS400 system upgrade and Enterprise job scheduler system (BMC Control-M).

• Developed and executed detailed test cases based upon business requirements, technical specifications and use cases. Modified test cases according to changes in Product Requirements and Use Case documents.

• Executed tests on new and enhanced software products to detect software defects and ensured that business requirements specifications and standards have been met

PartyLite Inc., Plymouth, MA February 2000 – April 2006 Application Developer

• Significant contributor to the company’s major projects such as Redesigned Order Entry system, New Consultant Application system, 1099 processing, Chase Manhattan and JP Morgan Bank support system, Gift Certificate Processing and Printing Profit Checks.

• Developed and maintained various applications (AS400) in New Market Development, Order Processing, Customer Service, Finance, Sales and Marketing used LANSA (RDML) and RPG programming languages.

• Designed comprehensive test plans and detailed test cases based on business and technical requirements to ensure full coverage and high-quality software delivery.

EDUCATION

Computer Science, B.S. – Odessa Tech University (Ukraine) ISTQB Certified Software Tester - International Institute for Software Testing (IIST)

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