Anna Mantula
QA Automation Engineer
Dallas,TX
Summary
Quality Assurance Engineer with 9+ years of experience ensuring product quality. Specializes in automation, API testing, and enterprise-scale reliability. Advanced expertise with Cypress, Postman, SQL, Jira, TestRail, and full SDLC practices.
Built a complete automation framework from scratch for one product team while simultaneously driving deep automation development for another—cutting manual testing time, accelerating release velocity, and improving defect detection accuracy.
Delivers fast, precise issue identification, stabilizes complex systems under pressure, and adapts quickly to new tools, environments, and technical challenges. Recognized for strong technical communication, cross-team alignment, and consistently delivering clean, risk-free releases.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Automation Engineer
Turnitin | ExamSoft
04.2020 - Current
- Designed, executed, and maintained manual and automated test cases for large-scale web applications using Cypress, JavaScript, Postman, and Chrome DevTools.
- Implemented the Page Object Model (POM) for Cypress automation tests.
- Performed smoke, functional, regression, UI, cross-browser, and cross-platform testing for complex enterprise-level systems used by universities, professional boards, and government partners.
- Developed detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases aligned with business requirements using TestRail.
- Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams, actively participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and post-release reviews.
- Used Jira to track, log, triage, and manage defects through full lifecycle resolution while working closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams.
- Validated API endpoints using Postman and performed data validation using SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
- Led QA processes during major feature releases, ensuring accuracy, usability, and accessibility across multiple environments.
- Supported production bug triage, root-cause investigation, hotfix validation, and release readiness.
- Coordinated work with offshore development and QA teams, ensuring high communication efficiency and continuous delivery.
- Created and delivered detailed QA reports, progress summaries, and risk assessments for stakeholders.
Software QA Engineer
Unisys
08.2015 - 04.2020
- Conducted manual smoke, functional, regression, UI, mobile, and web application testing across multiple platforms and devices.
- Tracked and implemented new requirements.
- Conducted smoke, functional, UI, and regression testing.
- Reported defects using Jira bug tracking system.
- Developed test cases aligned with business requirements using TestRail.
- Collaborated with offshore development and testing teams.
- Prepared detailed status summary reports.
Quality Assurance Manager
Incity LT Co
04.2009 - 05.2015
- Managed quality assurance process at all contract manufacturing partners.
- Established testing standards and reporting procedures.
Education
Master's Degree - Technology and Design
Kiev University of Technology and Design
Kiev, Ukraine01.2005
Certificate - Full-Stack Development
The University of Texas in Dallas
Dallas, TX08.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Technology and Design
Kiev University of Technology and Design
Kiev, Ukraine01.2003
Skills
- Automation Testing: Cypressio, JavaScript
- Project Management: Azure DevOps (equivalent experience via Jira/TestRail workflows)
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Tools: Postman, Figma
- IDE: VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, XCode
- Version Control: Git, Bitbucket
- Testing: Chrome Developer Tools, Xcode (for iOS), Android Studio, ADB (for Android)
- Manual Testing Expertise:UI/UX Testing, Functional, Regression, Smoke, Cross-browser, Cross-platform, Data validation, API testing, Mobile and responsive testing
- Browsers: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Safari
- Documentation: Confluence
- Methodology: Waterfall, Agile/Scrum
- Programming Languages: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Development: React, Bootstrap, Nodejs, Express, PostgreSQL
- Libraries: jQuery
- Cloud Platforms: Heroku, Netlify, Render
- Technologies: XML, JSON, AJAX, Docker
- Virtualization: Oracle VM VirtualBox
- Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, iOS, Android OS
- Bug tracking and resolution
Languages
English
Full Professional
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary
Timeline
QA Automation Engineer
Turnitin | ExamSoft
04.2020 - Current
Software QA Engineer
Unisys
08.2015 - 04.2020
Quality Assurance Manager
Incity LT Co
04.2009 - 05.2015
Certificate - Full-Stack Development
The University of Texas in Dallas
Bachelor of Engineering - Technology and Design
Kiev University of Technology and Design
Master's Degree - Technology and Design
Kiev University of Technology and Design