Julia K. Email & Phone Number

Us Remote

In my role as a Quality Engineering Manager, I have demonstrated the following key achievements and skills:• Established and standardized a comprehensive testing lifecycle for the product, including test strategies, plans, automation processes, workflows, and onboarding procedures for new team members• Led the hiring and growth of a QA team of 12+ people, cultivating future leaders within the team• Managed manual and automated testing activities, including performance testing, while planning resources and infrastructure availability• Actively coordinated incident response efforts during a security incident in 2021, collaborating with executive management and team members across different time zones• Reduced regression testing time from 3 weeks to 1 week by implementing a process to adjust the testing scope• Increased sprint task closure rate by approximately 20% through improved definition of done and work-in-process limitations• Reduced rework by implementing a shift-left approach in QA practices, identifying issues and dependencies early in the cycle• Participated in product management activities, including clarifying requirements, planning release timelines, and facilitating product managers collaboration• Designed common policies for release planning, feature freezes, and code freezes, unifying rules and timelines for multiple Scrum teams• Improved accuracy of promised delivery dates by implementing global release schedules, release scope planning, and a release checklist in Confluence• Successfully executed biweekly releases impacting a user base of over 100,000, negotiating release scope and making go/no-go decisions in collaboration with product managers• Facilitated release planning activities, enabling continuous integration and deployment by engaging with development and cross-functional teams

As the Head of QA I was responsible for streamlining and standardization of QA department processes, resource management, and career development.Key achievements:• Planned QA resource utilization organization-wide, identifying, allocating, and monitoring QA resources to enable simultaneous execution of 5+ projects with strict timelines• Implemented predictable and controllable procedures for QA resource load management, involving the QA team in project estimations and optimizing capacity scheduling• Drove the career development of QA team members by creating individualized career plans and providing continuous support to help them achieve their professional goals• Introduced a holistic standardized approach to test documentation across all projects in Xray, ensuring consistency and efficiency in the testing process

Switzerland

As the Software Quality Assurance Lead I was responsible for evolving quality standards, test planning, and test execution as well as introducing Agile practices to a startup company.Key achievements:• Played a vital role in driving the business value of potential features through effective prioritization, conducting issue retrospectives, and implementing continuous improvements• Enhanced Agile practices for development and QA, significantly improving efficiency and collaboration within a startup company• Designed and executed comprehensive manual tests for web, mobile app, and Magento extension, utilizing tools like Fiddler and Postman with JSON and XML data formats• Managed client implementations and service pricing on the platform using SQL • Acted as an internal Jira administrator, automating processes and capturing key metrics to optimize project management and streamline workflows

Minsk, Belarus

Key achievements: • Grew quickly from a junior QA specialist to a QA team lead on a $30M+ project.• Led a mixed distributed QA team with Belarusian and U.S. staff.• Gained significant process discipline and experience in a large Scaled Agile team.• Performed manual tests (functional, regression, end to end), debugging HTML, CSS code in DevTools.• Performed mobile testing for e-commerce platform of a large U.S. retailer of apparel, using Charles.• Built test plans and test cases in TestRail and Jira.

Minsk

Minsk