I am a Senior QA Engineer / SDET with 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise-level Quality Engineering solutions across cloud, AI, data, and full-stack environments. I specialize in automation strategy, API testing, AI-augmented testing, test architecture, and end-to-end SDLC leadership. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, design scalable automation frameworks, and drive quality through proactive testing and metric-driven reporting.

Sergey Khvalev

I am a Senior QA Engineer / SDET with 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise-level Quality Engineering solutions across cloud, AI, data, and full-stack environments. I specialize in automation strategy, API testing, AI-augmented testing, test architecture, and end-to-end SDLC leadership. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, design scalable automation frameworks, and drive quality through proactive testing and metric-driven reporting.

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I am a Senior QA Engineer / SDET with 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise-level Quality Engineering solutions across cloud, AI, data, and full-stack environments. I specialize in automation strategy, API testing, AI-augmented testing, test architecture, and end-to-end SDLC leadership. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, design scalable automation frameworks, and drive quality through proactive testing and metric-driven reporting.

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Language

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Work Experience

Automation Engineer at SurfMed
March 1, 2023 - Present
Led end-to-end automation for healthcare services platforms, architected and maintained an enterprise Selenium/Playwright automation framework (JavaScript/Java). Improved testing efficiency by 35% using a BDD/DDT framework designed with Singleton and Page Object Models. Performed API and integration testing with Playwright, Rest Assured, Postman, and Swagger. Configured Azure Pipelines to execute 150+ automated smoke tests as part of the CI/CD process. Implemented AI-augmented testing using Claude AI and OpenAI API. Automated critical business processes in Python, increasing operational efficiency by 45%.
Test Automation Engineer at Carefirst BCBS
September 1, 2020 - March 1, 2023
Led QA efforts for modernization of a patient portal reporting and analytics platform. Enhanced test coverage by 45% through development of 300+ automated test cases and maintained a regression suite of 500+ tests. Integrated automated tests into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, executing daily smoke tests. Designed and executed ETL test automation using Python, SQL, and Pandas. Performed API testing with Swagger and Postman. Collaborated with development teams to analyze requirements and provide actionable feedback. Managed requirements traceability and testing strategy across stakeholders.

Education

at Irkutsk State University
January 11, 2030 - May 14, 2026

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester (CTFL)
January 11, 2030 - May 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Life Sciences, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics