IRAIDA CHIRKOVA

QA Manager

• Meet timelines and goals based on company objectives
• Ensure knowledge sharing and collaboration within the QA team
• Ensure team performance and help remove blockers
• Enlarge automation test coverage and accelerate testing process
• Collaborate with product leadership to change process and company policies as needed
• Ensure professional development of QA members
• Participate in product analysis discussions and provide input to ensure usability and quality are top priorities during the development stage
• Participate in the hiring process, create job descriptions and interview QA candidates.

Manual QA

• Obtain subject matter expertise in the assigned area
• Perform manual testing of the application (functional, regression, usability)
• Identify bugs and document bugs in the appropriate tracking system
• Write test documentation (Test Cases, Bug Reports, Checklists)
• Take part in daily stand-up, grooming, planning, retrospective, etc. meetings
• Perform REST API testing (postman, swagger)
• Advanced test validation using MongoDB, MySQL, Elasticsearch (kibana)
• HTML/CSS (create mock-ups when needed)
• Linux CLI (deploy, basic git commands)
• Basic JS skills (e.g.: element selectors), Chrome Debugger

Manual QA

• Perform manual testing of the application (functional, regression, usability)
• Identify and document bugs in the designated tracking system (Assembla, Jira)
• Write test documentation (Test Cases, Bug Reports, Checklists)
• Execute REST API testing using tools like Postman and Swagger
• Perform testing using MongoDB (robo3T), MySQL (myPHPAdmin), Elasticsearch (kibana)
• Create mock-ups when needed (editing as HTML in chrome dev tool)
• Deploy test environment, using basic git commands, Linux CLI
• Find bugs using fundamental JS skills (e.g.: element selectors), Chrome Debugger

Administrative Manager

• Budget planning and submission to head office
• Managing office expenses and financial reporting
• Coordinating arrangements for foreign guests
• Overseeing daily office operations
• Facilitating document completion and signing for new hires
• Coordinating workspace setup and organizing events
• Assisting with conferences, courses, and gift selection.

English Tutor

• Assessing English proficiency and grouping individuals
• Developing tailored education programs and conducting training
• Providing translation support for programmers and other tasks

*I made a transition from an Administrative Manager/English Tutor to a Manual QA.

• Perform manual testing of the forum for java developers
• Identify bugs and add them to a bug tracking system (Jira)
• Write check lists, user stories, test cases (Confluence)
• Take part in meetings/webinars on regular basis
• Acquire knowledge of HTML, CSS, MySQL, Jira, Agile methodology.

• Teach English for pupils (2, 3, 6, 10 and 11 forms)
• Employ diverse teaching methodologies, including communicative, reading, grammar-translation approaches, total physical response, and the audio-lingual method.