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Hire MarkoMarko Pejic
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Quality Assurance Developer
Belgrade, Serbia
Toptal member since July 23, 2019
Bio
Marko is a detail-oriented QA engineer with over three years of experience testing finance and lottery software solutions. Along with being skilled in both manual and automated testing, he has a strong background in economics and statistics. Marko enjoys learning new technologies and sharing knowledge with other people.
Portfolio
Novomatic Lottery Solutions
Apache JMeter, Postman, Selenium, SQL, Java, Ruby
Efront
SoapUI
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel
Experience
- Oracle SQL - 3 years
- Postman - 3 years
- Apache JMeter - 2 years
- Ruby - 2 years
- Burp Suite - 2 years
- Selenium - 2 years
- REST Assured - 1 year
- Java 8 - 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
REST Assured, Selenium, Java, IntelliJ IDEA, Windows
The most amazing...
...project I’ve worked on was the manual and automated testing of all phases of a web app used by a well-known Canadian lottery provider.
Work Experience
QA Specialist
2016 - PRESENT
Novomatic Lottery Solutions
- Designed and executed tests for both the front end and back end of a responsive web app and third-party integrations.
- Designed and performed numerous REST and Soap api tests.
- Tested the back-end processes (data import and data generation processes) and database reports.
- Developed automated tests using an internal framework developed in Ruby then used Java Selenium and REST Assured.
- Participated in the performance testing of an API developed for a third-party provider.
- Carried out integration tests in cooperation with other vendors.
- Created and executed tests for an application developed for lottery terminals; also automated these tests using Node.js and Cucumber.
- Worked as part of a Scrum team, maintaining Jira and Wiki.
- Maintained test documentation using Xray app for Jira.
- Performed testing of a dynamic design of a web application on mobile devices.
Technologies: Apache JMeter, Postman, Selenium, SQL, Java, Ruby
QA Engineer
2015 - 2016
Efront
- Manually tested an investment funds application.
- Tested the integration of two applications that exchanged data using the SOAP API.
- Created and maintained test documentation; also generated the release notes.
- Managed the release by choosing which items should go in the release.
- Designed and executed test cases with complex business logic.
- Performed and tested hot fixes on productions.
- Participated in meetings and reported to management.
Technologies: SoapUI
Statistician
2010 - 2015
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
- Compiled government finance statistics tables assuring that required international standards are used.
- Used various IT tools to handle data like Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access, and SQL in the company's software.
- Manually tested an SDMX converter software which converted spreadsheets to SDMX and sent it to Eurostat.
- Manually tested various types of software used for statistical purposes in business surveys.
- Acted as a survey instructor on investments for the Census of Agriculture and Survey.
- Spearheaded the survey on investments in fixed assets.
- Compiled sector accounts statistics.
Technologies: SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel
Experience
New Keno Game Client
https://www.playnow.com/keno/I implemented the front-end testing of the new Keno game client for a Canadian lottery provider. I also performed tests on three different browsers and on mobile devices.
New Lotto Game on an Online Lottery Platform
I supported all of the testing phases of a new game on an online Canadian lottery application—both manual and automated.
FrontInvest Application
I handled the manual testing of a FrontInvest application used for handling of a complex business of private equity funds.
Synchronizing Data Between Two Applications
I tested the synchronization of data between FrontInvest and Investment Cafe applications using a SOAP web service.
New Responsive Lotto Client
https://www.playnow.com/lottery/buy-tickets/I tested all of the phases for a new lotto client which included both mobile and web. I also performed tests on three different browsers and on mobile devices.
The Development of REST APIs for a Mobile Native App
I performed manual and automated tests for APIs that would be used by the new native app while ensuring that it won't affect the web apps. This required constant communication with other vendors.
Monthly Releases for an Online Lottery Application
I ensured that new smaller features and fixes for current release were tested and ready for production.
Education
2011 - 2014
Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Economics (Quantitative Analysis, Informatics)
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics - Belgrade, Serbia
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Economics (Statistics, Informatics, and Quantitative Finance)
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics - Belgrade, Serbia
Skills
Tools
Postman, Microsoft Excel, Jira, SoapUI, IntelliJ IDEA, RubyMine, Microsoft Access, REST Assured, Apache JMeter, Jenkins, Git, Subversion (SVN), qTest Manager, Gradle
Frameworks
Selenium
Paradigms
Agile
Platforms
Linux, Windows, Burp Suite
Storage
Oracle SQL
Languages
Java, SQL, Java 8, Ruby
Other
Agile Software Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), SOAP
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