Alexander Kupchihin

About Alexander Kupchihin

Over 11 years of IT experience as a QA Engineer in both manual and automated testing of web-based and mobile applications. • Extensive knowledge in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing, Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), testing methodologies, Defect Life Cycle management Agile/SCRUM/Waterfall• Strong ability to analyze Business Requirements to create Test Plans, Test scenarios, Test cases, and Traceability Matrix (RTM)• Excellent knowledge in different types of Testing: GUI, Integration, API, End-to-End, Backend, Risk-based, System and Regression• Expert in writing and executing Test Cases manually and automating them, bug reporting, and tracking defects using project management tools like Jira/TestRail• Comfortable in utilizing Automated Testing tools such as Selenium WebDriver with Gradle/Maven as a building tool, conducted REST API Testing by using SoapUI and Postman for manual verification.• Work experience in using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and hybrid Development Frameworks with Page Object Model.• Extensive experience and knowledge in the Cucumber tool with Gherkin language-created Scenarios in Feature files, Step Definitions, etc.• Solid experience in writing SQL queries to manipulate data and using different Joins on multiple tables to perform Back-End Testing for verifying the database updates• Experienced in using Jenkins for Continues Integration, and Git/BitBucket for Version Control.• Perfectly worked collaboratively with testers, developers, and other team members in testing complex projects and overall enhancement of software product quality.Technical Skills• Programming Languages: Java Core, SQL, Gherkin, HTML, CSS, XML• Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Katalon, Postman, SoapUI, Charles, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber• Project Management Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, TestRail• Build Tools/CI/CD: Gradle, Maven, Jenkins.• Version Control: Git, Bitbucket.

Experience

1. Qa Analyst

   Moody's Analytics

   Apr 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Implemented new platform for Rating committee – key part of Moody\'s Ratings analytical process which helps to ensure the integrity and consistency of ratings. It helps to review, vote and assign the rating.Daily Duties- Actively participated in daily Scrum meetings within an Agile environment, collaborating with product and customer success teams to provide regular updates on the testing schedule- Performed End-to-End testing across various stages- Utilized Postman for API testing and DBeaver SQL for database testing- Contributed to test planning, reviewed and designed test cases, and managed defect creation processes- Documented, estimated, prioritized, and managed defects in JIRA, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolutions- Leveraged GEN AI tools to analyze requirements and generate test cases.

Education

• Gomel Region Lyceum

  High School Diploma, Languages

• Belarusian Trade and Economic University of Consumer Cooperation

  Marketing

  1999 — 2003