Senior QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality for web, API, data, and cloud systems. Strong in test strategy, manual execution, and automation (Playwright, Cypress, API) integrated into CI/CD. Experience with GenAI-enabled systems, complex workflows, and user-centric quality practices in Agile environments.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with product and engineering teams to elevate quality and mentor colleagues to strengthen testing standards.

Gleb Plekhanov

Senior QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality for web, API, data, and cloud systems. Strong in test strategy, manual execution, and automation (Playwright, Cypress, API) integrated into CI/CD. Experience with GenAI-enabled systems, complex workflows, and user-centric quality practices in Agile environments.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with product and engineering teams to elevate quality and mentor colleagues to strengthen testing standards.

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Senior QA Automation Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering end-to-end quality for web, API, data, and cloud systems. Strong in test strategy, manual execution, and automation (Playwright, Cypress, API) integrated into CI/CD. Experience with GenAI-enabled systems, complex workflows, and user-centric quality practices in Agile environments.\n\nI enjoy collaborating with product and engineering teams to elevate quality and mentor colleagues to strengthen testing standards.

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Language

English
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Russian
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Work Experience

Sr. QA Automation Engineer at ABC Supply
November 1, 2023 - February 1, 2025
Led end-to-end test execution for UI + API integrations in a React-based product; built and maintained regression/smoke automation with JavaScript/Playwright; integrated with GitHub Actions CI/CD; conducted defect triage and validation; performed data validation for ETL processes (1M+ records) using SQL/Java tooling; supported UAT and release readiness; mentored junior team members to improve testing standards.
Sr. QA Engineer at Haven Technologies
October 1, 2020 - August 1, 2023
Designed and executed manual + automated validation for GraphQL/REST APIs (TypeScript/Mocha/Chai), including negative scenarios and data-driven coverage; clarified requirements with product/engineering; migrated high-value UAT scenarios to Cypress for faster CI feedback; strengthened QA documentation and cross-team alignment; validated calculation outputs and database values with SQL-based checks to support accuracy needs.
QA Automation Engineer at CNH
March 1, 2018 - October 1, 2020
Contributed to test strategy and sprint execution in Agile; delivered reliable QA signals for releases; implemented an automation ecosystem (Java/Selenium/Cucumber/RestAssured/JDBC) for repeatable regression coverage and defect prevention; performed cross-browser testing via BrowserStack/Sauce Labs and documented compatibility risks and outcomes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
September 1, 2013 - June 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services