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Tetiana Ishchenko
QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer
Montreal,QC
Summary
QA Engineer with nearly 8 years of experience in manual testing of web, desktop, and AI-powered applications. For more than 7 years, owned and drove the end-to-end QA process for a computer vision platform, defining QA strategy, establishing testing processes, leading requirements analysis, test planning, release validation, defect investigation, and continuous quality improvement. During the last two years, served as QA Lead, mentoring and coordinating another QA engineer while collaborating directly with enterprise stakeholders to ensure high-quality software releases.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer
StrongSD | Neurala
02.2019 - 04.2026
- Led the QA function as the primary QA engineer within a cross-functional team of 19 people, owning the end-to-end QA process.
- During the last two years, served as QA Lead by mentoring and coordinating another QA engineer, providing technical guidance, reviewing testing approaches, and supporting day-to-day QA activities.
- Worked directly with enterprise stakeholders, reviewing product requirements, clarifying feature scope and acceptance criteria, investigating customer-reported issues, and driving them through resolution.
- Actively contributed to planning meetings, backlog grooming, feature discussions, sprint activities, and release planning, representing the QA perspective and identifying quality risks early.
- Designed test strategies, test plans, test cases, checklists, and other testing artifacts for new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
- Performed end-to-end manual testing of desktop and web applications, including functional, regression, exploratory, integration, and release testing.
- Tested applications across Windows and Ubuntu environments, including clean installations, upgrades, and validation of daily Jenkins builds on CPU and GPU configurations.
- Performed REST API testing using Postman, validating request/response payloads, HTTP status codes, backend functionality, and data flows.
- Validated AI-powered computer vision workflows, including dataset creation, model training, evaluation, deployment, and inference results.
- Tested industrial camera integrations (Basler GigE, Genie Nano), live video streaming, ROI configuration, inspection workflows, and machine learning model features.
- Investigated complex issues by reproducing defects, analyzing application and system logs, identifying root causes, and collaborating with developers to validate fixes and ensure high-quality releases.
- Worked closely with developers, Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to improve product quality throughout the development lifecycle.
- Created and maintained user guides, setup instructions, test documentation, and internal knowledge base articles in Confluence.
Test Engineer
ERP Platform
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Performed functional, regression, exploratory, and release testing of workforce management web applications.
- Validated employee time tracking, attendance, payroll calculations, billing logic, reporting, and role-based access control.
- Verified CSV export and reporting functionality used for customer billing and operational processes.
- Reviewed business requirements, clarified acceptance criteria with Product Managers and developers, and identified potential issues before implementation.
- Created and executed test cases, reported defects, and validated bug fixes throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collaborated closely with developers and Product Managers to ensure high-quality feature delivery.
- Workforce Management & Time Tracking
Education
Master's Degree - Management and Information Security
09.2010 - 06.2015
Skills
Testing:
- Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Exploratory Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing, Release Testing, Test Planning, Test Strategy, Test Design, Defect Management
API & Database:
- REST API Testing, Postman, HTTP/HTTPS, JSON, SQL, DBeaver
Platforms:
- Web, Desktop (Windows, Ubuntu), Mobile (Android)
Tools:
- Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Jenkins, Chrome DevTools, Charles Proxy, Figma, Zeplin, VS Code, Android Studio, Git
Hardware & Networking:
- GigE Camera Testing (Basler, Nano), Camera Integration Testing, Network & Connectivity Testing, Log Analysis
Methodologies:
- Agile, Scrum, SDLC, STLC
AI / Computer Vision:
- Industrial Camera Testing (Basler GigE, Genie Nano), Camera Integration Testing, Network & Connectivity Testing, Log Analysis
Leadership:
- QA Leadership, Test Strategy, Mentoring, Release Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Communication
LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — Native
English — Upper-Intermediate (B2)
Timeline
QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer - StrongSD | Neurala
02.2019 - 04.2026
Test Engineer - ERP Platform
09.2018 - 01.2019
Vinnytsia National Technical University - Master's Degree, Management and Information Security
09.2010 - 06.2015