Katerina Chumakova
About Katerina Chumakova
Katerina Chumakova is a Senior QA Engineer at BuildOps, where she has worked since 2023. She has extensive experience in quality assurance, manual testing, and test automation, with a background in software development and analysis.
Work at BuildOps
Katerina Chumakova has been employed at BuildOps as a Senior QA Engineer since 2023. In her role, she focuses on ensuring the quality of software products through various testing methodologies. Her responsibilities include conducting thorough testing processes to identify and resolve issues, thereby enhancing the overall user experience.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before joining BuildOps, Katerina worked at Emotive as a QA Engineer from 2021 to 2023. During her tenure, she developed her skills in manual testing and contributed to the quality assurance processes of the organization. Her experience in this role helped her to refine her expertise in various testing techniques.
Background in Banking and Software Development
Katerina has a diverse background that includes significant experience in the banking sector. She worked at Alfa-Bank Ukraine in various capacities, including as a Scoring Systems Expert from 2008 to 2013 and as a Database Developer from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, she spent a year at Softline as a Software Developer from 2005 to 2006, where she gained foundational skills in software development.
Education and Expertise
Katerina holds an Engineer's degree in Applied System Analysis from the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute', where she studied from 2000 to 2006. Her educational background supports her expertise in quality assurance, particularly in manual testing, test automation using Cypress, and conducting contract testing with Postman.
Technical Skills and Tools
Katerina is proficient in a variety of tools essential for quality assurance and software development. She utilizes Jira, Confluence, Testrail, Git, Sourcetree, PostgreSQL, SQL, and has some experience with k6. Her skills include designing test cases, performing requirements analysis, and executing different types of testing such as Functional, Smoke, Regression, and UI/UX testing.