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Hi, I’m Ryhor Kolb. I’m an ISTQB-certified Senior QA with 15 years in the IT industry. I specialize in analyzing complex business logic, building robust test strategies, and delivering reliable software under tight deadlines. I’ve consistently managed QA for teams of up to 14 developers and have hands-on experience with manual and automation testing, API automation (Rest Assured), and accessibility testing. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments, mentoring QA staff, and shaping test plans, estimations, and documentation. I’m passionate about crafting maintainable automation using Java, Playwright, and REST API testing to improve release quality.…Hi, I’m Ryhor Kolb. I’m an ISTQB-certified Senior QA with 15 years in the IT industry. I specialize in analyzing complex business logic, building robust test strategies, and delivering reliable software under tight deadlines. I’ve consistently managed QA for teams of up to 14 developers and have hands-on experience with manual and automation testing, API automation (Rest Assured), and accessibility testing. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments, mentoring QA staff, and shaping test plans, estimations, and documentation. I’m passionate about crafting maintainable automation using Java, Playwright, and REST API testing to improve release quality.

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Hi, I’m Ryhor Kolb. I’m an ISTQB-certified Senior QA with 15 years in the IT industry. I specialize in analyzing complex business logic, building robust test strategies, and delivering reliable software under tight deadlines. I’ve consistently managed QA for teams of up to 14 developers and have hands-on experience with manual and automation testing, API automation (Rest Assured), and accessibility testing. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments, mentoring QA staff, and shaping test plans, estimations, and documentation. I’m passionate about crafting maintainable automation using Java, Playwright, and REST API testing to improve release quality.…Hi, I’m Ryhor Kolb. I’m an ISTQB-certified Senior QA with 15 years in the IT industry. I specialize in analyzing complex business logic, building robust test strategies, and delivering reliable software under tight deadlines. I’ve consistently managed QA for teams of up to 14 developers and have hands-on experience with manual and automation testing, API automation (Rest Assured), and accessibility testing. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments, mentoring QA staff, and shaping test plans, estimations, and documentation. I’m passionate about crafting maintainable automation using Java, Playwright, and REST API testing to improve release quality.

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Hi, I’m Ryhor Kolb. I’m an ISTQB-certified Senior QA with 15 years in the IT industry. I specialize in analyzing complex business logic, building robust test strategies, and delivering reliable software under tight deadlines. I’ve consistently managed QA for teams of up to 14 developers and have hands-on experience with manual and automation testing, API automation (Rest Assured), and accessibility testing.

I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams in Agile and Waterfall environments, mentoring QA staff, and shaping test plans, estimations, and documentation. I’m passionate about crafting maintainable automation using Java, Playwright, and REST API testing to improve release quality.

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Senior QA Engineer at Celonis Labs GmbH, Germany (Munich)

June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2026

Full-cycle testing of desktop and browser-based applications; analyzed requirements, wrote test plans, and executed test cases. Implemented API automation using Rest Assured and supported end-to-end automation with Playwright. Performed accessibility testing (a11y). Served as the sole QA in a team of 14 developers; closely collaborated with multiple development teams and managed defect reporting and lifecycle.

Senior Test Automation Engineer at CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH, Germany (Munich)

October 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021

Developed automated test suites using Java frameworks (Rest Assured, REST API); performed code reviews; created test plans for existing and new features; tracked defects and analyzed root causes; closely cooperated with various development teams.

Senior Test Automation Engineer at Wirecard AG, Germany (Munich)

May 1, 2014 - October 1, 2020

Began QA involvement during feature planning phase; created test plans for new features; developed automated test suites using Java (Java, TestNG, REST API); performed code reviews; participated in the release process from QA perspective and volunteered as Build Manager; mentored QA candidates; collaborated with multiple development teams.