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Senior QA Automation Engineer & QA Manager with 10+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. Expert in defining end-to-end test strategies and establishing quality gates to bridge the gap between development and operations. Hands-on expert in TypeScript (Playwright, Cypress) for E2E and API testing, with additional proficiency in Python and Java. Extensive experience in managing the full QA lifecycle, stabilizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring QA’s and Dev’s to drive continuous quality improvements. Skilled in aligning technical quality metrics with business goals to accelerate release cycles.…Senior QA Automation Engineer & QA Manager with 10+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. Expert in defining end-to-end test strategies and establishing quality gates to bridge the gap between development and operations. Hands-on expert in TypeScript (Playwright, Cypress) for E2E and API testing, with additional proficiency in Python and Java. Extensive experience in managing the full QA lifecycle, stabilizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring QA’s and Dev’s to drive continuous quality improvements. Skilled in aligning technical quality metrics with business goals to accelerate release cycles.

Evgenii Bazhanov

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Senior QA Automation Engineer & QA Manager with 10+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. Expert in defining end-to-end test strategies and establishing quality gates to bridge the gap between development and operations. Hands-on expert in TypeScript (Playwright, Cypress) for E2E and API testing, with additional proficiency in Python and Java. Extensive experience in managing the full QA lifecycle, stabilizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring QA’s and Dev’s to drive continuous quality improvements. Skilled in aligning technical quality metrics with business goals to accelerate release cycles.…Senior QA Automation Engineer & QA Manager with 10+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. Expert in defining end-to-end test strategies and establishing quality gates to bridge the gap between development and operations. Hands-on expert in TypeScript (Playwright, Cypress) for E2E and API testing, with additional proficiency in Python and Java. Extensive experience in managing the full QA lifecycle, stabilizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring QA’s and Dev’s to drive continuous quality improvements. Skilled in aligning technical quality metrics with business goals to accelerate release cycles.

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Senior QA Automation Engineer & QA Manager with 10+ years of experience in building scalable automation frameworks and leading high-performing quality engineering teams. Expert in defining end-to-end test strategies and establishing quality gates to bridge the gap between development and operations. Hands-on expert in TypeScript (Playwright, Cypress) for E2E and API testing, with additional proficiency in Python and Java. Extensive experience in managing the full QA lifecycle, stabilizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring QA’s and Dev’s to drive continuous quality improvements. Skilled in aligning technical quality metrics with business goals to accelerate release cycles.

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Senior (Lead) QA Automation Engineer at Alten GmbH

February 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025

Architected and implemented a new UI test suite using Playwright/TypeScript, significantly increasing integration test coverage and ensuring high-quality releases. Defined testing strategies with product owners, aligned testing efforts with business goals. Developed comprehensive test plans covering UI, E2E, and API scenarios; authored and maintained QA processes in Confluence.

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Confio GmbH

September 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023

Built and introduced an E2E automation framework from scratch using Cypress (BDD), automating ~80% of critical frontend and backend test scenarios. Owned testing strategy across frontend E2E, API, and integration tests. Integrated automated tests into CircleCI, reducing manual regression effort and stabilizing tests. Maintained QA documentation and collaborated with product and engineering teams to improve feature testability.

Senior QA Automation Engineer at COMATCH GmbH

April 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021

Mentored manual QA engineers to develop and maintain automation tests; transitioned team toward automation-first approach; refactored existing integration tests; optimized CircleCI pipeline to improve test speed and reliability. Wrote UI tests for new features using Cypress and expanded Storybook unit test coverage; conducted code reviews.

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Smava GmbH

December 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019

Designed and implemented end-to-end automation tests using WebdriverIO/Java, achieving 95% smoke test coverage and faster pre-release validation. Introduced visual regression testing with full screenshot comparison, reducing UI-related bugs. Analyzed microservices logs to identify root causes of failures and improved Docker/Swarm deployment stability. Coordinated release management, including deployment validation.

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Seven Senders GmbH

March 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017

Built a scalable automation framework from scratch using Java, Selenide, and Rest Assured; delivered over 200 E2E tests. Reduced manual regression by 40% and accelerated release cycles with a hybrid testing approach. Added database testing via SQL for test preconditions. Optimized Jenkins CI/CD, achieving a faster feedback loop for developers.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Luxoft LLC

May 1, 2013 - May 1, 2016

Built over 50 E2E test scripts using Java/TestNG/Selenium; achieved ~60% automation coverage. Integrated automated tests with Jenkins for nightly regression. Executed end-to-end testing across functional, regression, and performance domains; managed test cycles using HP ALM to generate actionable reports.

QA Engineer at John Wiley & Sons Inc

July 1, 2011 - June 1, 2013

Manual and automated regression testing using Java/TestNG/Selenium; mobile testing on iOS and Android; authored detailed test cases and suites; participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies.