Kateryna Yermilova
Valencia
Summary
Manual QA Engineer with over 3 years of experience in testing desktop and web applications in the medical and financial domains. Skilled in designing, executing, and managing test cases for front-end and back-end systems, with hands-on experience in functional, smoke, end-to-end, and regression testing. Also experienced in supporting Scrum teams by assisting with Scrum Master tasks, such as coordinating team activities and facilitating Agile ceremonies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Middle Manual QA Engineer
Softserve
03.2023 - Current
- Tested UI elements for the front-end application to ensure user experience, including input validations and error messaging
- Designed and executed API tests using Postman to validate response accuracy, data integrity, and error handling
- Worked closely with developers and business analysts to ensure testing covered all functional and non-functional requirements
- Log, prioritize, and track defects through JIRA, collaborating with developers to resolve issues quickly and efficiently
- Gathering and maintenance testing metrics
- Root cause analysis including support dev team with analyzing and testing application logs
- Provide guidance to newcomers, trainee and junior QA engineers
- Responsible for producing summary test reports and regression test reports
- Scrum Master Duties: Helped facilitate sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, and daily meetings
- Proactively identifying and mitigating risks sprint planning during daily stand-ups
Junior Manual QA Engineer
Softserve
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Created and maintained test cases in TestRail and documentation on Confluence
- Documented test results, tracked issues, and collaborated with developers to resolve bugs using Jira
- Communicated with development teams to reproduce defects, discuss test results, and clarify test requirements
- Execute functional, non-functional, smoke and regression testing, black and grey box testing, testing by documentations, exploratory and ad hoc testing
Accountant
SD Stroy
10.2017 - 05.2021
Education
Bachelor Degree - Economics of Enterprise
Odesa National Economic University
01-2017
Skills
- Manual Testing: Test case design, execution, and defect tracking
- Documentation: Test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports
- Test Management Tools: Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, Microsoft TFS
- Defect Tracking: Jira
- API Testing: Postman, Swagger, RESTful APIs
- Technical Skills: SQL, JSON, XML, experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, basic knowledge of Python
- Operating Systems: Windows
- Collaboration: Agile, Scrum methodologies, and cross-functional teamwork
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level v4.0, 2025, 00599179
- QA Manual, Hillel, 2021, https://certificate.ithillel.ua/view/42109082
Languages
Ukrainian (Fluent)
Russian (Fluent)
English (Upper intermediate)
Timeline
Middle Manual QA Engineer
Softserve
03.2023 - Current
Junior Manual QA Engineer
Softserve
07.2021 - 02.2023
Accountant
SD Stroy
10.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor Degree - Economics of Enterprise
Odesa National Economic University
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