Hello, I’m Igor Yakub, ISTQB-certified Senior Quality Engineer with 12+ years of experience in web, API, and mobile testing. I specialize in Java and TypeScript and work with modern automation frameworks like Selenium, Jest, and Playwright. I am a fast learner, clear communicator, and collaborative team player focused on delivering robust automation that raises test coverage and accelerates releases. I have a proven track record in Agile teams, driving quality across diverse industries and implementing scalable end-to-end automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and continually improving testing approaches to support reliable software delivery.

Igor Yakub

Hello, I’m Igor Yakub, ISTQB-certified Senior Quality Engineer with 12+ years of experience in web, API, and mobile testing. I specialize in Java and TypeScript and work with modern automation frameworks like Selenium, Jest, and Playwright. I am a fast learner, clear communicator, and collaborative team player focused on delivering robust automation that raises test coverage and accelerates releases. I have a proven track record in Agile teams, driving quality across diverse industries and implementing scalable end-to-end automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and continually improving testing approaches to support reliable software delivery.

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Hello, I’m Igor Yakub, ISTQB-certified Senior Quality Engineer with 12+ years of experience in web, API, and mobile testing. I specialize in Java and TypeScript and work with modern automation frameworks like Selenium, Jest, and Playwright. I am a fast learner, clear communicator, and collaborative team player focused on delivering robust automation that raises test coverage and accelerates releases.

I have a proven track record in Agile teams, driving quality across diverse industries and implementing scalable end-to-end automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and continually improving testing approaches to support reliable software delivery.

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Ukrainian
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Work Experience

Senior Quality Engineer at OneDigital (Wesfarmers)
August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Developed and maintained end-to-end UI and API tests using Playwright (TypeScript) and Jest, reducing regression cycle time by 30%. Built and maintained API E2E tests between the OnePass membership system and platforms such as Braze, Tealium, and Salesforce. Tested event-driven services with Kafka, validating real-time event consumption and data routing to marketing and analytics platforms. Configured PagerDuty for incident management and alerting. Tested subscription workflows with Braintree, PayPal, and Stripe with automated UI and API tests. Used Mailosaur for email testing automation. Assisted with mobile testing (manual and automated) using Appium. Validated GraphQL queries/mutations.
QA Automation Engineer at SoftServe
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2022
Led automation for Keller Williams' multi-site property management system by developing a Java/Selenium framework, boosting test coverage from 35% to 80%. Engineered API test suites with RestAssured, integrated Allure reporting and CircleCI pipelines. Mentored junior and senior team members and supported onboarding. Worked on MOVEit (2015–2019) and WhatsUp Gold (2013–2015) projects with Azure, GCP, MongoDB, and Jira.
QA Automation Engineer at SoftServe
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Keller Williams (Real Estate) project: Led automation for a multi-site property management system by developing a Java/Selenium framework that boosted test coverage from 35% to 80%. Engineered API test suites using RestAssured, integrating with Allure reporting and CircleCI pipelines. Mentored junior and senior team members and supported onboarding.
QA Automation Engineer at SoftServe
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
MOVEit Managed File Transfer project: Established end-to-end automation framework for file transfer protocols (SFTP, HTTP, SMTP). Launched an API testing program using Postman and Swagger that expanded test coverage by 50%. Performed manual testing for security validation, protocol compliance, and installation/upgrade scenarios on Windows Server.
QA Engineer at SoftServe
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring project: Executed comprehensive manual testing for SNMP-based network monitoring, including functional, comparative, and protocol analysis using Wireshark. Built VMware test labs to simulate complex network environments and authored over 300 test cases for diverse scenarios.
QA Automation Engineer (Keller Williams Project) at SoftServe
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Project Keller Williams Realty USA – Global real estate platform. Led automation for a multi-site property management system; developed a Java/Selenium framework, improved coverage; Mentored teammates; Provided testing for API with RestAssured.
QA Automation Engineer (MOVEit Project) at SoftServe
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
MOVEit Managed File Transfer project. Established end-to-end automation framework for SFTP, HTTP, SMTP. Launched API testing program via Postman and Swagger expanding test coverage by 50%. Performed manual testing for security validation, protocol compliance, and installation/upgrade on Windows Server.
Manual & Automated Testing (WhatsUp Gold Project) at SoftServe
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring project. Executed comprehensive manual testing for SNMP-based network monitoring; built VMware test labs; authored over 300 test cases for diverse scenarios.

Education

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Qualifications

ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
SAFe Agile Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
SAFe Agile Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
SAFe Agile Certification
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - December 12, 2025
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
SAFe Agile Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Architecting on AWS
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Real Estate & Construction, Media & Entertainment