Position: QA Lead / Manager / Scrum Master
Category: QA
Experience: 11 years | English: fluent

With over 13 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (Test Management) and Project Management, I bring a proven track record of successfully leading teams and delivering high-quality software products. 
I have a permanent residence permit in Poland and spoken English, Polish and Russian languages

Highlights of my experience include:

People Management: Led teams of up to 12 QA Engineers, Business Analysts, and Project Managers, fostering collaboration and driving successful outcomes. Demonstrated expertise in hiring, and mentoring QA Engineers, fostering their growth and contributing to a high-performing team culture.

QA Process Control: Controlled the end-to-end QA process from requirements to release, ensuring efficient testing in groups of up to 6 QA Engineers. Hands-on work with cross-platform testing, ad-hoc and exploratory testing, cross-browser testing, compatibility testing, boundary testing, installation testing, integration testing, and other essential testing methodologies.

Test Strategy and Planning: Defined comprehensive test strategies, incorporating the selection of appropriate tools, allocation of resources, risk assessment, and scheduling to achieve project goals.

Automation Testing Management: Oversaw automation testing initiatives and successfully implemented several test frameworks, enhancing test efficiency and accelerating time-to-market.

Diverse Domain and Platform Experience: Successfully tested web and mobile applications (iOS, Android) across domains such as online casino, healthcare, marketing data analytics, and HR systems on various platforms.

Agile Methodologies: Experience working with Scrum and Kanban methodologies, enabling seamless collaboration, prioritization, and iterative development.
QA Manager (Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Project Management)
Vention · Full-time
Jul 2021 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo
Łódź, Łódzkie, Poland · Hybrid
Vention is a leading software development company with offices in New York, San Francisco, Eastern Europe and London. We help VC-backed mature startups and fast-growing tech companies build successful, scalable products that users love. Our forte is agile dedicated teams of brilliant minds who are experts in Web, Mobile, Big Data, QA & Testing, and DevOps.

Responsibilities:
- managing the pool of 12 Engineers (mainly QA, BA, PM) on multiple projects
- all QA activities from A to Z: from project kick-off, defining test strategy, conducting interviews and hiring employees to employee dismissals and project post-mortem
- hands-on work with web and mobile QA on different applications in multiple domains
- implementing best practices
- setting goals for the teams and for employees
- performance management
- risk management

Achievements: 
- Established QA process from scratch on several projects 
- Raised the team from 1 to 12 Engineers
- Rebuilt QA process on several projects to improve quality, save budgets and improve time-to-market
- Kept the low employee turnover

QA Manager
Skywind Group · Full-time
Aug 2017 - Jul 2021 · 4 yrs
Minsk, Belarus · Hybrid
Skywind Group is a leading B2B iGaming software provider, which was founded in 2012 by a group of industry veterans. Skywind allows partners to thrive and grow, creating full iGaming solutions that include premium content, engagement features, real-time Business Intelligence, and more, all fitted to each partner’s specific needs and desired direction.

Supervising and managing team in QA processes on multiple B2B and B2C projects.
- Supervising manual & auto QA process
- Choosing and implementing test strategy, tools and resources
- Hiring, onboarding, assessment of QA engineers
- Ensuring QA process meets deadlines with appropriate quality with given resources

Achievements: ensured the quality of one of the first in the world real-time cross-game jackpot feature in iGaming

For the rest of experience please see a CV