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Senior
Registration: 31.01.2024

Aleksei Grebennikov

Specialization: Project Manager / Team Leader
— Experienced QA manager with a formal background in automation testing, paired with deep understanding of quality assurance and an expertise in teams leading. — Almost 14 years I have been working in IT (telecommunications and software development). — Last 9 years were in Quality Assurance: I tested documentation and UI, built processes, created prototypes of AT frameworks, prepared and released new types of testing, worked with business requirements and built communications between teams or with customers. — Last 4 years, I am growing my experience in teams leading. — I can lead, teach, test (functional and non-functional, regression and smoke, integration, black box, etc.), write test documentation, to self-study. — I am not afraid of hard working and the responsibility. — Advantages: self-study, ability to work in a team, soft skills and love my work. — Disadvantages: the perfectionism.
— Experienced QA manager with a formal background in automation testing, paired with deep understanding of quality assurance and an expertise in teams leading. — Almost 14 years I have been working in IT (telecommunications and software development). — Last 9 years were in Quality Assurance: I tested documentation and UI, built processes, created prototypes of AT frameworks, prepared and released new types of testing, worked with business requirements and built communications between teams or with customers. — Last 4 years, I am growing my experience in teams leading. — I can lead, teach, test (functional and non-functional, regression and smoke, integration, black box, etc.), write test documentation, to self-study. — I am not afraid of hard working and the responsibility. — Advantages: self-study, ability to work in a team, soft skills and love my work. — Disadvantages: the perfectionism.

Skills

Project Management
Product Management
Scrum
Scrum Master
QA Management

Work experience

Project Manager
since 05.2023 - Till the present day |Slotegrator
iGaming, SAFe, QA, A/B testing, ISO 31010, Scrum, CDT, ISO 29119
A major developer of solutions for iGaming and B2B platforms with a focus on mobile and web products. ● Managed iGaming and internal projects for web and mobile (Android, iOS) platforms based on SAFe and Lean. ● Managed cross-functional teams (dev, QA, analysts, designers) using agile methodologies: 30 people in 3 teams. ● Managed the teams backlog within my area of responsibility, through participation in quarterly planning, prioritization of tasks (MoSCoW, RICE), analysis and focus on product value. ● Identified and controlled risks by implementing ISO 31010 practices at all stages of development. ● Analyzed competitors and organized A/B testing to identify potential product growth areas. ● Optimized the development process by controlling SCRUM metrics: cycle time, capacity, burndown chart, throughput. ● Helped the teams to standardize the approach to quality through the use of CDT, ISO 29119 and TMMi practices. ● Implemented DEA analysis and set up work with the support team, which improved the transparency of processes and reduced the reaction time to bugs from production by 25%, as well as reduced the number of repeating bugs in production is 13%. ● Implemented the collection of QA metrics such as Code Coverage, Defect Count, Pass Rate, which made it easier to find problem areas and bottlenecks in processes and increased the predictability of releases. ● Collected and clarified requirements by creating epic and user stories. ● Prepared and updated the roadmap using google docs and gantt. ● Organized all Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily, Review, Retrospective), acting as Scrum masters, ensuring transparency of processes and continuous improvement.
QA Manager / Team Lead
12.2019 - 07.2023 |RingCentral
Java 14, Selenium, Appium, SikuliX, CI/CD, Grafana, ELK, Scrum
A leading provider of cloud solutions for business communications, contact centers, and video conferencing. ● Led a QA department of 20 engineers (manual and automation): hiring and firing, 1-1s, PRs, IDPs with SMART goals, implemented career tracks and grades, reduced the time for adapting new employees by 45%. ● Prototyped a framework for test automation using java 14, selenium, appium and SikuliX. ● Managed the creation and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for launching AT during regression and nightly runs, speeding up TTR by 35%. ● Automated regression and smoke tests, increasing coverage to 90%, which allowed reduce the regression testing time from 2 days to 6 hours. ● Initiated load testing (JMeter) and monitoring (Grafana, ELK), which helped identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks, increasing fault tolerance by 25%. ● Provided stable pre-release smoke and full regression cycles, which made it possible to achieve defect SLA (Critical < 0.5%) in 98% of releases. ● Interacted with global, distributed teams, conducted QA reporting, participated in product planning and release committees. ● Analyzed and optimized QA processes based on CDT, ISO, TMMi in order to increase overall efficiency. ● Formulated a testing strategy using OKR and SWOT analysis to ensure the delivery of a high-quality product on time and within budget. ● Led the creation of test laboratories (developed specifications, created a roadmap, controlled the budget and purchases, managed risks and launch). ● Organized all Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily, Review, Retrospective), acting as Scrum masters, ensuring transparency of processes and continuous improvement.
Senior QA Engineer
09.2018 - 11.2019 |Lineate
Linux CLI, SQL, Git, Jenkins
A company developing software solutions for customers in the field of web and mobile applications. ● Tested smoke, regression, API, UI using the Linux CLI, SQL, git, Jenkins. ● Formed an approach to regression testing. ● Wrote e2e autotests on WebdriverIO for web and mobile. ● Configured CI/CD (Jenkins) — reduced manual regression time by 30%. ● Optimized the processes of interaction with BA and development, reducing the number of bugs at the UAT stage by 23%. ● Developed and implemented comprehensive test documentation (test cases, test kits, receipt sheets, test plans, test reports) for maximum and complete coverage of all product features. ● Interviewed and mentored less experienced engineers. ● Conducted a demo for external customers.
QA Engineer
12.2015 - 08.2018 |Wargaming
Testing, Jenkins, Allure
A major game studio, the creator of the flagship online action game World of Warships with millions of users worldwide. ● Conducted functional manual testing of the World of Warships online project on the desktop platform. ● Tested UI/UX, E2E, regression, smoke, black box, game logic and mathematics. ● Organized internal (closed) beta tests. ● Wrote checklists, test cases, test reports, test plans (using the IEEE template). ● Applied test analysis and test design. ● Analyzed the application logs. ● Ran autotests in Jenkins and analyzed run reports in Allure. ● Communicated with the players on the official forum, moderated the feedback section to find bugs. ● Mentored by junior QA.
QA Engineer
02.2015 - 10.2015 |NetCracker
Postman, SQL
A leading technology company with global scale. An international leader in the development of 5G, IoT, SDN/NFV, OSS/BSS solutions for the world's largest telecom operators (part of NEC Corporation, Japan). ● Conducted functional, manual testing (API, UI/UX) using Postman and SQL during smoke, regression, black box and other test approaches. ● Wrote a variety of test documentation (checklists, test cases, test plans) based on test design techniques and industry standards.
Telecommunications Engineer
07.2010 - 02.2015 |Beeline
GSM, LTE, UMTS, FTTB, Wi-Fi, IP-TV
One of the “big three” providers providing cellular (GSM, UMTS and LTE) and fixed-line, wired (FTTB) and wireless (Wi-Fi) high-speed Internet access Internet, IP-TV. ● Configured the network equipment of D-Link, Huawei, Alcatel in the ring, star, and complex star topologies; ● Worked with dynamic routing network protocols OSPF, RIP, xBGP; ● Analyzed network load metrics; ● Initiated network expansion; ● Used GSM/LTE standards; ● Worked with 3GPP specifications ● Issued the accompanying documentation for network equipment (write-off, purchase, balance sheet).

Educational background

Information Security of Automated Systems (Bachelor’s Degree)
2014 - 2018
Saratov State Technical University

Languages

EnglishUpper IntermediateRussianNative