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I am Olena Sobolieva, a Senior/Lead Manual QA Engineer with over 10 years of testing experience, including 8 years in IT and proven leadership of remote QA teams. I specialize in manual testing, test planning, and driving process optimization to deliver high-quality results in Agile environments. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning testing with business, client, and regulatory requirements to meet deadlines. I am focused on continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and leveraging data-driven QA strategies to enhance product reliability and team efficiency.…I am Olena Sobolieva, a Senior/Lead Manual QA Engineer with over 10 years of testing experience, including 8 years in IT and proven leadership of remote QA teams. I specialize in manual testing, test planning, and driving process optimization to deliver high-quality results in Agile environments. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning testing with business, client, and regulatory requirements to meet deadlines. I am focused on continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and leveraging data-driven QA strategies to enhance product reliability and team efficiency.

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I am Olena Sobolieva, a Senior/Lead Manual QA Engineer with over 10 years of testing experience, including 8 years in IT and proven leadership of remote QA teams. I specialize in manual testing, test planning, and driving process optimization to deliver high-quality results in Agile environments. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning testing with business, client, and regulatory requirements to meet deadlines. I am focused on continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and leveraging data-driven QA strategies to enhance product reliability and team efficiency.…I am Olena Sobolieva, a Senior/Lead Manual QA Engineer with over 10 years of testing experience, including 8 years in IT and proven leadership of remote QA teams. I specialize in manual testing, test planning, and driving process optimization to deliver high-quality results in Agile environments. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning testing with business, client, and regulatory requirements to meet deadlines. I am focused on continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and leveraging data-driven QA strategies to enhance product reliability and team efficiency.

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I am Olena Sobolieva, a Senior/Lead Manual QA Engineer with over 10 years of testing experience, including 8 years in IT and proven leadership of remote QA teams. I specialize in manual testing, test planning, and driving process optimization to deliver high-quality results in Agile environments.

I excel at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, aligning testing with business, client, and regulatory requirements to meet deadlines. I am focused on continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and leveraging data-driven QA strategies to enhance product reliability and team efficiency.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Ukrainian

Fluent

Russian

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

QA Team Lead / Senior QA Engineer at GlobalLogic inc.

December 1, 2021 - Present

Leading remote QA team, selecting and implementing testing methodologies, defining scope, creating and maintaining test plans and checklists, and ensuring full coverage through functional, regression, and confirmation testing. Collaborated with clients, provided status updates, gathered feedback, conducted demos, and ensured release readiness and regulatory compliance. Managed estimates, resource allocation, and knowledge-sharing to support scalability and capability growth.

Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at EPAM Systems

October 1, 2020 - December 1, 2021

Stepped into a QA leadership role, providing strategic direction and daily support, implementing expert-based estimation techniques, building strong client relationships, and ensuring transparency. Contributed to test design, execution, and defect management with correct prioritization to ensure delivery quality.

Middle QA Engineer at GTM (Global Tech Makers)

October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020

Ensured GDPR compliance across multiple projects, translated regulatory requirements into actionable test cases and documentation; clarified business and technical specifications; updated bug tracking templates to improve process efficiency and reporting.

Middle QA Engineer at SEVEN Collab LLC

May 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018

Led QA process improvements, created structured QA workflows and algorithms, refined bug tracking templates, and enhanced cross-team collaboration; contributed to compliance and QA documentation for SaaS products.

Junior QA Engineer at Relevant Software

April 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018

Initiated improved collaboration between QA and business analysis teams, streamlined cross-department workflows, and contributed to comprehensive QA documentation and workflow templates from the QA perspective.

Manager / QA Specialist at Internet portals

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

Validated new versions, performed regression testing, and collaborated with developers to improve functionality and delivery within Ukrainian woodworking and furniture portals.