Papuna Gagnidze
Verified Expert in Engineering
QA Automation and DevOps Engineer and Developer
Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Toptal member since November 21, 2019
Papuna is a QA automation and DevOps engineer passionate about solving tech challenges. He became a CCNA at 16 and created the Georgian programming language "Ena" to help others learn. He also developed Owloops, an open-source browser automation tool. As a co-founder of GeoSTQB, he works to improve software testing standards in Georgia. Papuna enjoys building high-quality tests and scalable systems and fostering a positive team environment.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Docker, Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Unix, Fedora, Amazon Web Services (AWS), JavaScript, Lua, Go, System Administration, Kubernetes, Firebase
The most amazing...
...project I've created is Ena, a Georgian programming language. Mentored by Lua creator Roberto Ierusalimschy, I learned to design programming languages.
Work Experience
DevOps Engineer
Cleardoc Inc.
- Achieved 25% overall cost savings and 75% S3 cost reduction by analyzing access patterns, implementing lifecycle policies, and auto-scaling for video transcoders.
- Enhanced database security and management using advanced measures through AWS CDK, improving data protection and simplifying migrations.
- Streamlined AWS resource management and improved disaster recovery by migrating the webinar application infrastructure to IaC.
Co-founder
GeoSTQB
- Participated in conferences, cooperating with the industry's financial sector and public institutions.
- Administered accreditation of training providers to supply courses that meet the syllabus of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).
- Provided certification of IT professionals in Georgia according to ISTQB standards.
- Assured large company managers about the effectiveness of ISTQB-certified staff.
- Implemented an internationally recognized scheme of certified testers.
AI Developer
OctoML, Inc.
- Developed and integrated a custom endpoint with the front-end project to verify and improve platform functionality.
- Conducted usability tests and provided feedback, significantly improving clarity around public access and health checks.
- Identified critical bugs and issues with endpoint management, leading to important system fixes.
QA Screener
Toptal
- Conducted over 170 interviews for manual and automation QA engineers.
- Contributed to developing interview techniques that enhanced the quality of candidate selection for QA roles.
- Helped design and implement technical assessments for QA candidates, including live coding tasks and technical projects.
QA Automation Engineer
Cleardoc Inc.
- Introduced Zephyr Scale plugin for test management and traceability and created and maintained test cases for a beta product with rapid development.
- Automated smoke testing test cases of a remote video creation real-time application with a hybrid Cypress, Puppeteer, and FFmpeg framework from scratch.
- Created load tests using k6 for critical web sockets and executed them from k6 cloud load generators.
- Reviewed customer support issues and created a bug-tracking system.
- Trained team members in testing methodologies and testing principles.
QA Engineer
Casting Networks (via TulaCo)
- Managed a team of five senior QA automation engineers.
- Implemented unit testing for performance using the k6 load testing tool.
- Maintained UI, API, and load-testing frameworks for a large-scale application with up to three million users.
- Implemented optimized tests that validated big data up to four million records in extreme cases.
Mobile Automation Engineer
Switch Four
- Analyzed business and functional requirements and developed test scripts for iOS and Android Native applications. Automated test coverage of the core functionality increased by 75%.
- Created data-driven tests by integrating a framework with Google Sheets API as a database and creating data tables as an external asset.
- Implemented a simplified flow for the application version management by integrating a framework with Bitrise API.
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline on a TeamCity server with parametrization to run tests using specific builds on Sauce Labs cloud devices. Built reporting with Allure reporter and integrated results with TeamCity.
- Managed the application state using API calls within UI tests.
- Trained the QA team on mobile automation processes.
QA Engineer
TBC Bank Group
- Managed a team of QA engineers (ten testers) as a chapter lead.
- Collaborated with automation consulting engineers to standardize end-to-end automation tools and processes.
- Created JMeter scenarios and scheduled the virtual users to generate a realistic load on the server using JMeter (load generator machine).
- Developed automation test scripts for web service (API) testing.
- Implemented page objects and test classes using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and JUnit.
QA Engineer
Product Savvy Consulting
- Served as a project team leader working on highly available software for event management.
- Migrated test plans into scripts for automated regression testing using frameworks such as Protractor and Calabash.
- Designed architecture and implemented a highly scalable system using dockerized microservices with AWS ECS, ALB, and VPC.
- Set up Jenkins as a continuous delivery pipeline which included automated build, E2E testing, and deployments in multiple environments.
- Developed and maintained test cases for testing the applications after analyzing system specification documents.
Network Operation Center Engineer
Delta Comm
- Collaborated with field technicians and vendors to resolve data circuits, voice, and data problems.
- Monitored network performance using tools such as Cacti and Nagios.
- Configured and maintained Cisco and Juniper routers and switches.
- Analyzed and determined technical problems within LAN and WAN infrastructure.
- Coordinated with other departments to resolve customer issues and determine appropriate escalation paths where necessary.
Experience
WorkTrip
Casting Networks
https://castingnetworks.com/T-Pay
https://tpay.ge/TBC Web
https://www.tbcbank.ge/web/en/personal-bankingTBC Mobile
https://www.tbcbank.ge/web/en/web/guest/mobile-banking-for-iphoneParkMyCloud
WolfPack
https://www.wolfpack.run/Speaker at EXTENT Talks
https://extent.exactpro.com/extent-talks/extent-talks-20-april-2019Speaker at DevOps Con Tbilisi 2019
http://devopsgeorgia.ge/doct19/en/Panel Discussions at TMPA Conference
https://tmpaconf.org/events/tmpa-2019/about-2019-enPanel Discussions at the A4Q World Congress
https://a4qtestingsummit.com/a4q-world-congress-2021-edition-1/Owloops
https://www.owloops.com• Extension: Enhance browser testing with AI-driven automation and recorder integration. Utilize AI (GPT-4) to instruct browser interactions and instantly convert Chrome DevTools recordings into ready-to-run tests.
• Updo: A CLI tool for real-time monitoring of website uptime and performance. Provides metrics on status, response time, and SSL expiry, with customizable intervals and alert notifications. Supports HTTP/HTTPS and flexible request settings.
• Flybird: Streamline browser testing with intuitive JSON syntax, powerful actions, and smart defaults. Effortlessly create and customize tests using user-friendly actions and adaptable workflows, optimizing efficiency.
Ena
https://ena-lang.org/AI Printed Art
https://youtube.com/shorts/dmbboR47-c4Education
Coursework Toward a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
Tbilisi State University - Tbilisi, Georgia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, WebDriverJS, Chai, React, Playwright, REST APIs, Paessler PRTG API, Puppeteer, Shopify API
Tools
Cucumber, Jenkins, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), GitHub, Jira, REST Assured, Mocha, Apache JMeter, Git, Gradle, Postman, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon CloudFront CDN, GitLab CI/CD, AWS IAM, AWS Deployment, TestRail, Nagios, Cacti, WebdriverIO, TeamCity, Grafana, Kibana, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Vagrant, SoapUI, Google Workspace, Terraform
Languages
SQL, JavaScript, Gherkin, TypeScript, Python, Bash, Java, Lua, Go
Frameworks
Appium, Selenium, Selenide, Jest, JUnit, Next.js, Cypress, Angular, NestJS
Paradigms
Manual Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Automated Testing, DevOps, Testing, Test Automation, E2E Testing, DevSecOps, Scrum, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Load Testing, Microservices Architecture, Test-driven Development (TDD), Stress Testing, REST, Software Testing, Serverless Architecture
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Linux, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Unix, AWS Lambda, Fedora, MacOS, Amazon EC2, Firebase, Kubernetes, iOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Storage
MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL, Database Testing, Amazon Aurora, Redis, MongoDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Elasticsearch, Amazon DynamoDB
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance
Other
Mobile App Testing, Web App Testing, SDET, Manual QA, QA Testing, AWS DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Architecture, QA Testing, Agile Software Testing, UI Testing, API Testing, Network Engineering, QA Automation, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Services, Automated UI Testing, SDKs, Quality Control (QC), Quality Auditing, Manual Software Testing, Test Planning, Smoke Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, Test Cases, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Monitoring, AWS Cloud Architecture, QA Leadership, IT Security, Test Design, Configuration Management, Business Services, Performance Testing, Linux Server Administration, Resource Management, Amazon RDS, API Gateways, Release Management, Disaster Recovery Consulting, Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), Rideshare Services, Event Management, Routing, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), IT Networking, System Administration, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Networking, Cisco, Cisco Networking, Troubleshooting, Prometheus, Filebeat, QA Test Plan Management, ECS, Security, Website Performance, Performance Tuning, K6, Interviewing, Documentation, Conference Speaking, Public Speaking, Project Leadership, Mobile Device QA Automation, Web App Automation, Mentorship & Coaching, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AIOps, APIs, Programming
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