Vadym Shubkin

Vadym Shubkin

Ukraine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadym-shubkin/

https://gitlab.com/shubicus/

https://github.com/shubicus/

Professional Summary

Test automation engineer with 10+ years of experience specializing in building, auditing, and scaling automation frameworks from scratch. Proven track record across Fintech, Business Intelligence, Travel, E-Commerce, and Telecom/Communications domains. Experienced in leading QA automation efforts, mentoring teams, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines using Java, TypeScript, Playwright, and modern cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

  • Specializations:
    • Architecture and development of automation frameworks from scratch aligned with industry best practices.
    • Audit and optimization of existing frameworks to improve reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
    • Refactoring and modernization of legacy test solutions for enhanced performance and long-term sustainability.
    • Automation of business processes.
  • Domains: Fintech, Business Intelligence, Travel, E-Commerce, Telecom/Communications.
  • Languages: Java, Groovy, TypeScript, Go.
  • CI: GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, TeamCity.
  • VCS: Git, SVN.
  • OS: Windows, Linux, Mac.
  • ITS: XRay, Jira, Redmine, TestRail.
  • AI Tools: Claude, Cursor, Copilot, ChatGPT, Junie.
  • Tools: Playwright, Selenium, Selenide, Serenity, Selenoid, Cucumber, JMeter, Spring, REST-assured,
    OpenAPI/Swagger, Sparkjava, Elastic Stack (ELK), JUnit, TestNG, MySQL, MongoDB,
    RabbitMQ, IBMMQ, Artifactory, Docker, K8s, Lens, AWS, RPA tools.

Work experience

Fintex 09.2025 — present

Software Test Automation Tech Lead Project: Fintech.
QA Department: QA Automation Tech Lead; ~10 QA General engineers
Report manager: QA Manager, QA Lead
Requirements: Set up AI workflow; API, UI, Integration, Components testing
AQA TechStack: TypeScript, Playwright, AI-tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT)
  • Lead codebase cleanup and technical debt reduction initiatives generated by AI
  • Design and implement architectural solutions to improve scalability and performance
  • Implement AI workflows for QA general engineers
  • Support manual QA engineers in transitioning to and adopting automation practices

Triple A Internetshops GmbH 03.2025 — 09.2025

Software Test Automation Engineer Project: E-Commerce (Web shops).
QA Department: 1 QA Automation engineer; ~10 QA Manual engineers
Report manager: QA Lead.
Requirements: API, UI, Integration, Components testing.
AQA TechStack: TypeScript, Playwright, Vite, GitLab, Argo, MongoDB, AI-tools.
  • Designed and implemented architectural solutions to improve scalability and performance
  • Maintained and enhanced multiple automation frameworks and internal applications
  • Supported manual QA engineers in transitioning to and adopting automation practices

Professional Development Sabbatical 09.2024 — 03.2025

Focus: Go/Golang programming language and ecosystem

GD Next GmbH 07.2023 — 10.2024

Software Test Automation Architect Project: Fintech, SWIFT processing (Backend project).
QA Department: 1 QA Automation engineer; 3 QA Manual engineers.
Report manager: Project manager.
Requirements: API and Integration testing.
AQA TechStack: Java-21, REST-assured, JUnit5, Allure, Playwright, GitLab, GitHub, Azure, K8s.
  • Diagnosed and resolved major issues in test automation processes, eliminated bottlenecks, and improved test reliability
  • Re-engineered automation frameworks by introducing modern tools and best practices
  • Improved CI/CD integration, reduced test run failures, and increased deployment confidence
  • Established a scalable test automation strategy, ensuring long-term sustainability
  • Trained and mentored the team to establish a culture of quality in test automation

Sisense 06.2019 — 04.2023

Software Test Automation Engineer Project: Web Business Intelligence tool.
QA Department: ~7 QA Automation engineers; ~15 QA Manual engineers
Report manager: QA Automation Lead.
Requirements: API, UI, Integration, Components testing.
AQA TechStack: Java-8, JS/TS, Groovy, Serenity, Selenoid, Playwright, Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, AWS, K8s.
  • Developed, maintained, and scaled the automated testing infrastructure
  • Collaborated with DevOps to update pipelines and implement Groovy scripting
  • Implemented QA manual test cases using BDD approach
  • Mentored QA Manual engineers in automation practices

The AERTiCKET Group 07.2018 — 06.2019

Software Test Automation Engineer / Developer Project: Air-ticket aggregator (Backend project).
Report manager: Project manager.
Requirements: API and Integration testing.
AQA TechStack: Java-8, Groovy, JMeter, REST-assured, Sparkjava, ELK, GitLab.
  • Developed from scratch, maintained, and improved the QA Automation framework
  • Conducted performance and load testing using JMeter
  • Implemented mock web services for testing isolated components
  • Developed internal tools for Developers to speed up delivery

IT-Star 08.2017 — 07.2018

Software Test Automation Engineer / DevOps Project: E-Commerce (Web shops).
AQA TechStack: Java-8, Selenide, TestNG, ExtentReports, Jenkins.
  • Developed from scratch, maintained, and improved the QA Automation framework
  • Managed Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for test automation
  • Set up QA Automation infrastructure

eMotion for Global Bilgi 09.2016 — 07.2017

Software Test Automation Engineer Project: Web tools for call-center.
AQA TechStack: Java-8, Selenide, TestNG, ExtentReports.
  • Developed from scratch the QA Automation framework
  • Designed and executed UI and API test automation for call center tools

Freelance/Upwork 12.2015 — 08.2016

Software Test Automation Engineer
AQA TechStack: Java-8, Selenide, TestNG, Maven, Git
  • Developed UI automation tests and implemented test frameworks for client projects

Courses/Certificates

  • AWS Well-Architected Foundations (AWS)
  • Java Explorer (Oracle)
  • Automation Essentials (Automation Academy by WorkFusion)
  • Introduction to RPA Express (Automation Academy by WorkFusion)
  • JMeter (QALight)
  • Software Testing Fundamentals (QATestLab)
  • Fundamentals of Software Testing (LITS [Lviv IT School])
  • Java (Brain Academy, LLC)

Interests & Activities

  • Automation of business processes.
  • Exploring emerging technologies in AI and machine learning.
  • Contributing to open-source testing frameworks.
  • Building home automation systems.