Oksana Kshanovska, Developer in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Oksana Kshanovska

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Bio

Oksana is a software QA engineer and an ISTQB-certified tester with over a decade of experience in the IT industry. In every project she embraces, she combines her extensive experience and detailed-oriented approach with strong analytical skills. Oksana is looking for new exciting projects where she can create products that will make the customers' life easy and more pleasant.

Portfolio

Freelance Clients
TypeScript, Cypress, Cucumber, Bitbucket, QA Test Plan Management...
Block Born LLC
Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Load Testing, BrowserStack, Manual Testing...
WE ARE SKY, INC
Quality Assurance (QA), QA Testing, Manual QA, Manual Testing...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Visual Studio, Postman, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Azure DevOps, C#, Selenium, Microservices, Cypress, JavaScript

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is the Digital Postbox, which was developed from scratch and is used by millions of users for communication.

Work Experience

General QA (Manual and Automation)

2022 - 2023
Freelance Clients
  • Developed a test strategy, manual, and automation testing.
  • Worked on verifying user stories, identifying bugs and possible improvements, defining end-to-end scenarios, and covering them with automation tests.
  • Delivered stable automation tests and applications with great UI/UX and functionality without bugs.
  • Managed the creation of a test framework from scratch, delivered stable tests, and satisfied customers.
Technologies: TypeScript, Cypress, Cucumber, Bitbucket, QA Test Plan Management, Functional Testing, Gherkin, Web Services, Test Automation, TradingView, Automated UI Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end, QA Automation, Test Management, JavaScript Testing, Requirement Traceability Matrices, Quality Assurance Management

Manual QA Tester

2022 - 2022
Block Born LLC
  • Found lots of bugs and suggested UI/UX improvements.
  • Managed all bugs in Jira. Wrote documentation of what was tested and which approaches were implemented.
  • Provided great communication in the team. Recognized by developers as "the best QA."
Technologies: Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Load Testing, BrowserStack, Manual Testing, Manual Software Testing, Smoke Testing, Test Planning, Scrum, Quality Control (QC), UI Testing, UX Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Integration Testing, Website Testing, Testing, Agile, QA Test Plan Management, Functional Testing, Web Services, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Requirement Traceability Matrices

Manual QA Engineer

2022 - 2022
WE ARE SKY, INC
  • Found bugs and suggested UI/UX improvements. Introduced Agile communications to the team at a rapid pace.
  • Managed all bug items in Jira. Provided documentation of what was tested and which approaches were implemented.
  • Launched the application without any hitches, which led to a satisfied customer.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), QA Testing, Manual QA, Manual Testing, Manual Software Testing, Mobile App Testing, Smoke Testing, Scrum, Quality Control (QC), UI Testing, UX Testing, Website Testing, Testing, Agile, QA Test Plan Management, Functional Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end

Manual QA Engineer

2022 - 2022
We Are Sky
  • Overhauled an existing website launching the product with great 3D animation.
  • Discovered a lot of bugs and suggested UX/UI improvements.
  • Established excellent communication and good relationships in the team.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), QA Testing, Manual QA, Manual Testing, Manual Software Testing, Web Applications, Cross-browser Testing, Agile, Functional Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end

Manual QA Tester

2022 - 2022
Block Born
  • Took part in the successful launch of a blockchain kick-starter project, delivering a great UI with UX.
  • Discovered a lot of functional and UX bugs and recommended UI improvements.
  • Tracked bugs using Jira, categorized bugs' by severity and priority, and handled regression testing.
Technologies: Agile Software Testing, UI Testing, Website QA, Functional Testing, UX Testing, Manual Software Testing, Web Applications, Test Planning, Quality Control (QC), Agile, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Requirement Traceability Matrices

Expert Manual QA Engineer

2019 - 2022
Ciklum
  • Performed QA audits and developed QA process improvement plans for several projects. Led pre-sales and set up estimates and composition of the QA team for clients.
  • Drove the re-design phase, specifically UI/UX testing, for the Digital Postbox's new UI. Tested API manually and wrote automation tests for them with C#. Developed E2E scenarios for UI automation coverage.
  • Found the most significant amount of bugs and suggested improvements in the QA team.
  • Took part from the very beginning on a project that could easily be scaled and globalized, bringing value to every citizen in Nordic countries. Worked with high-level requirements in close collaboration with PO and the development team.
  • Collaborated with the development of the manual QA test framework on an organizational level.
Technologies: APIs, C#, RESTful Microservices, GraphQL, Jira Xray, Jira, E2E Testing, QA Testing, Usability Testing, Localization Testing, Audits, Presales, Test Cases, Requirements, Testing Strategy, QA Test Plan Management, Risk, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement, xUnit, Git, Azure DevOps, Networking, Quality Assurance (QA), eCommerce, Automated Testing, REST Assured, TestRail, Relational Databases, Datadog, Manual Software Testing, QA Automation, Web Applications, Mobile App Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, NUnit, REST API Automation, Selenium PageFactory, Smoke Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, Test Planning, REST APIs, Scrum, Quality Control (QC), UI Testing, UX Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Selenium, Test Automation, JavaScript, Integration Testing, API Testing, Unit Testing, Website Testing, Testing, Agile, Gherkin, Web Services, Analytical Thinking, Email Marketing, Email Marketing Automation, Automated UI Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Test Management, Requirement Traceability Matrices, Quality Assurance Management

Lead Manual QA

2021 - 2021
Leobit
  • Created the testing strategy and set up the QA process for the startup project.
  • Ran tests on different mobile devices, led and mentored other QA testers, and worked on the QA testing estimations.
  • Analyzed and tested requirement readiness, completeness, and consistency for development.
Technologies: AWS IoT, QA Testing, Estimations, Risk, Testing Strategy, Mobile, GDPR, Requirements, Quality Assurance (QA), Android, Manual Software Testing, Mobile App Testing, Smoke Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, Test Planning, Scrum, Quality Control (QC), UI Testing, UX Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Cross-browser Testing, Integration Testing, Website Testing, Agile, QA Test Plan Management, Functional Testing, Web Services, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Test Management, Requirement Traceability Matrices, Quality Assurance Management

Senior Manual QA and QMO Coordinator

2012 - 2018
SoftServe
  • Verified technically difficult applications and found a lot of bugs. Served as QMO coordinator on 20 projects, improving and monitoring their quality. Participated in approximately 300 technical interviews.
  • Created the testing strategy, test cases, and test design. Provided demos for clients. Developed and monitored the QA process improvement plan.
  • Performed functional and non-functional testing types. Found a high-severity bug that saved thousands of dollars for the company.
Technologies: Networking, Integration Testing, UI Testing, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, Test Cases, E2E Testing, Testing Strategy, Interviewing, Coordination, Mentorship, QA Leadership, Education, Quality Assurance (QA), iOS, A/B Testing, ISTQB, Relational Databases, Firmware, Manual Software Testing, Web Applications, Mobile App Testing, Smoke Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, Test Planning, REST APIs, Scrum, Quality Control (QC), UX Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Cross-browser Testing, API Testing, Website Testing, Testing, Agile, QA Test Plan Management, Web Services, Automated UI Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Test Management, Quality Assurance Management

Middle Manual QA

2012 - 2012
ISD
  • Found a bug that caused the database to fail for several days by entering and saving invalid characters.
  • Developed use cases. Created test cases to cover requirements. Ran testing and performed regression testing.
  • Performed testing for features and change requests.
Technologies: Test Cases, Regression Testing, Retesting, Use Cases, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Software Testing, Smoke Testing, Quality Control (QC), UI Testing, UX Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Cross-browser Testing, Integration Testing, API Testing, Testing, QA Test Plan Management, Functional Testing, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Requirement Traceability Matrices

e-Boks

An online digital mailbox that files all-important mail in one secure place using encryption techniques.

Private individuals and companies can use the application. Its primary function includes a selection of preferred senders from which users wish to receive mail, the creation of custom folders and subfolders, mobile notifications about newly received items, and storage of personal documents.

Network Management Platform

Managed a web-based platform for a US company that monitors changes in the network and manages nodes (routers, switches).

Developed dashboard, alerts, charts, and email admins and set up the firewalls policy rules management.

Medical Project

A sizeable medical project intended to optimize the business activities of medical hospitals and laboratories.

The project consists of seven main parts. One of those is the cytogenetic part, which includes investigations of cells, laboratory, and organs transplantation. Another essential part is the genetic one, which refers to investigating inheritance and deviations.

Development and testing were performed accordingly to medical standards.

Trading Platform

A large project for traders that help them to see the current situation and trends in the stock market with the help of different diagrams and charts to buy or sell stocks easily.

The program also had wise an auto-trader part to replace human activity.

Home Security

A Norwegian-based startup company that develops the IoT project focused on the security of homes from water leaks, door locks, smart lightbulbs, and other alerts to protect homes and configure home devices.
2004 - 2009

Master's Degree in Mechanics and Mathematics

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv - Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

MARCH 2023 - PRESENT

Cypress End-to-end Testing – Getting Started

Udemy

MARCH 2023 - PRESENT

Cypress: Web Automation Testing from Zero to Hero

Udemy

FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT

Understanding TypeScript

Udemy

APRIL 2015 - PRESENT

ISTQB Foundation

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs

Tools

Jira, Postman, BrowserStack, Figma, REST Assured, JavaScript Testing, Jira Xray, xUnit, Git, Visual Studio, Slack, Microsoft Teams, TeamCity, PuTTY, TestRail, Mocha, Cucumber, Bitbucket

Paradigms

E2E Testing, Usability Testing, Functional Testing, Manual Testing, Best Practices, Scrum, Agile, Non-functional Testing, Automated Testing, Test Automation, Azure DevOps, Testing, Software Testing, Microservices, Load Testing, Unit Testing

Storage

Relational Databases, JSON, Datadog, Azure Active Directory

Languages

C#, C#.NET, JavaScript, Gherkin, GraphQL, SQL, HTML, TypeScript

Frameworks

Selenium, Cypress, NUnit

Platforms

iOS, Android, ReadyAPI, AWS IoT, Mobile, Mastic Trading Platform

Other

APIs, QA Testing, Test Cases, Requirements, Testing Strategy, QA Test Plan Management, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement, Integration Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual QA, Web Applications, Regression Testing, UI Testing, Manual Software Testing, Website QA, Agile Software Testing, Test Planning, User Flows, Client-side, Smoke Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, Quality Control (QC), Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Cross-browser Testing, Website Testing, Web Services, Analytical Thinking, Email Marketing, Black Box Testing, Front-end, Test Management, Requirement Traceability Matrices, Quality Assurance Management, Networking, Mobile App Testing, QA Automation, API Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, A/B Testing, Quality Auditing, ISTQB, Firmware, Automated UI Testing, Mathematics, RESTful Microservices, Localization Testing, Audits, Presales, Risk, Jaeger PoC, Service, High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR), Telnet Protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS), SSH, Product Risks, Use Cases, Web App Testing, Checklists, Test Estimation, Interviewing, Coordination, Mentorship, QA Leadership, Education, Retesting, Estimations, GDPR, UX Testing, Selenium PageFactory, REST API Automation, Business Analysis, eCommerce, UI Automation, Web App Automation, Frameworks, Email Marketing Automation, TradingView

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