Vira Karyta
Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in test automation for web applications. Proficient in Java-based frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), JUnit, and TestNG. Skilled in automating both UI and API testing using Rest Assured and Postman. Strong understanding of Page Object Model and CI/CD pipelines using Maven, Jenkins, and GitHub. Passionate about building scalable frameworks and ensuring high-quality software through continuous integration and testing.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Automation Engineer
PNC Bank
06.2023 - Current
- Maintain and enhance a BDD automation framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, and Maven following Page Object Model.
- Perform REST API testing using Postman and Rest Assured to validate endpoints, payloads, and status codes.
- Write and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data integrity checks across environments.
- Collaborate closely with developers and BAs in Agile sprints to align test coverage with business requirements.
- Integrate automated tests into Jenkins pipelines and use GitHub for version control and CI/CD processes.
QA Automation Engineer
K12
02.2021 - 06.2023
- Collaborated in Agile teams to ensure test coverage meets business acceptance criteria.
- Created Gherkin scenarios and step definitions to support BDD automation using Selenium and Cucumber.
- Used data-driven testing approaches for validating application functionality across different input sets.
- Conducted API testing with Postman,Swagger and validated backend data using SQL queries.
- Contributed to test automation in Jenkins pipelines and worked in AWS environment for cloud-based execution.
Manual QA Engineer
FedEx Services
03.2019 - 02.2021
- Performed functional, regression, and system testing to validate software quality
- Reported and tracked defects using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution
- Designed manual Test cases to test the functionality of the application
Education
Master's - Publishing and printing computer technologies and system
Lviv Polytechnic National University
12-2015
Bachelor's - Printing and Publishing
Lviv Polytechnic National University
06.2014
Skills
- Java
- Selenium WebDriver
- TestNG
- JUnit
- Cucumber
- Gherkin
- Jira
- Postman
- Rest Assured
- Swagger
- SQL
- HTML
- JSON
- Maven
- Jenkins
- GitHub
- Git
- Selenium Grid
- Apache POI
- AWS
Timeline
QA Automation Engineer
PNC Bank
06.2023 - Current
QA Automation Engineer
K12
02.2021 - 06.2023
Manual QA Engineer
FedEx Services
03.2019 - 02.2021
Master's - Publishing and printing computer technologies and system
Lviv Polytechnic National University
Bachelor's - Printing and Publishing
Lviv Polytechnic National University
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