About

Portrait of Mykola MS

4+ years in IT

QA / Automation

Dev / Security

QA + Development

Eliminate blind spots before they reach your users.

I help startups, teams, and founders stabilize critical flows, uncover cross-platform issues, and turn risk into clear next actions.

Clients

Startups, product teams, and private builds under release pressure.

Focus

Cross-platform failures, unstable flows, and risky releases before they land.

Edge

QA, development, and security context in one execution path.

Skills

  • Manual Software Testing
  • E2E Automation Testing - Web & Mobile Web, APK, IPA
  • Backend & Frontend Software Development
  • Cybersecurity
  • Finance and Quantitative Analysis
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Certificates

ISTQB

Learned software testing practices aligned with ISTQB CTFL syllabus. Covered testing across the software development lifecycle (SDLC): unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing. Applied test design techniques such as equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis, along with defect tracking and risk-based testing to improve software quality.

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HACKERU

600-hour offensive cybersecurity and red-team training. Covered infrastructure topics: networks, Linux, Windows Server environments, virtualization, and enterprise architecture. Practiced techniques: recon, enumeration, network scanning, vulnerability identification, brute-force attacks, password cracking, and social engineering. It outlined the cyber attack lifecycle and performing penetration testing.

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Manual QA Masterclass

A training focused on practical QA workflows and manual testing techniques: How to design test cases, test scenarios, and bug reports, and how testing fits into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile environments. Tools applied: JIRA, TestRail, Postman, SQL, Confluence, Charles Proxy, and GitHub while performing web, mobile, backend, and Postman (API). It also covered collaboration with stakeholders used in QA projects.

Certificate

Python - Data Structures and Algorithms

Strengthened algorithmic problem-solving with Python by implementing core data structures such as arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, recursion, and trees. Applied Big-O complexity analysis to evaluate time and space efficiency when designing algorithms. Practiced writing clean Python implementations.

Certificate

Python - Automation Testing

Built Python automation tests using the Pytest framework. Worked with fixtures, parametrized tests, and reusable setup logic to create maintainable test suites. Automated validation of APIs, backend logic, and data flows, using data-driven testing to increase coverage. Organized tests with markers and configuration to support automation projects

Certificate

WebdriverIO E2E Web Automation

Developed E2E Automation Framework with WebdriverIO and Node.js. Implemented the Page Object Model, automated complex UI interactions (tables, modals, scrolling, async elements), and validated workflows across UI, APIs, and databases. Integrated Cucumber BDD, Git, and CI pipelines to run smoke and regression tests automatically. Also configured WDIO runner options, logging, environment settings, and reporting.

Certificate

Crypto Algorithmic Programme

A training program by Alphachain Fund designed to train individuals in developing automated trading strategies for crypto markets, providing successful ones with a $20,000 funding. It combines educational modules with mentorship and hands-on experience in building & backtesting trading strategies, specifically focusing on TradingView Pine Script and Python. The program is CPD (Continuing Professional Development) certified.

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WebdriverIO E2E Mobile Automation

Undergoing...

In progress

Portfolio

Overview

Work

Middle Manual QA Engineer

I work full-time for a significant player in iGaming industry to address defects and suggest improvements. My activities include checking cross-platform stability, new features, and regressions.

Private Manual QA Engineer

I support private clients in similar testing web applications and validating new features. Black Box, Grey Box, White Box techniques are applied while executing test cases.

Private QA Automation

I develop and use an automation framework to run end-to-end tests for cross-platform websites, such as landings , e-commerce, entertainment, FX, SaaS, booking etc.

Projects

E2E Automation Framework

A BDD Page-Object test automation framework with a CI-ready structure and custom reporting for Web, Mobile Web, and APK/IPA automation. It is used in private client projects and available for purchase with setup instructions and turnkey test scripts.

Open Project

Taurus Trading Engine

A desktop application with a comprehensive set of trading bots for automated investment decision-making, with extra security features and a CLI. Modes: backtesting, forward testing, live trading. The project is in the pre-MVP stage and currently in progress.

Open Project

Vacuuma

A utility desktop application designed to automate temporary file cleanup and browser cache cleanup with a custom timing feature. It also has a modern GUI. The project is in the pre-MVP stage and currently in progress.

Open Project

How It Works?

E2E Automation Framework

E2E Automation includes cross-platform UI interactions to, for example, simulate user behaviour or check specific DOM elements, custom API checks: forming requests, intercepting responses, and database checks. The current framework boosts maintainability and SDET efficiency for large-scale projects by implementing the Page Object Model, following BDD (Behaviour Driver Development) and DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) methodologies under the hood.

Taurus Trading Engine

The idea of this project is to let the user-investor adjust a pre-defined set of strategies to choose from, depending on market conditions and the investor's preferences - risk management, money management, and behaviour of the bot. The settings are then applied and the user operates in either live trading, backtesting, or "paper-trading" modes.

Vacuuma

This application is made for non-IT individuals who are focused on strategic thinking rather than maintaining PC health. HR, C-level executives, M-level personnel, consultants, and lawyers are key targets for malicious actors. They often leave significant digital footprints (documents in recycle bins, credentials in plain text, etc.) that are later used in sophisticated user- or system-oriented attacks.

Recommendations

IRS (Procter & Gamble)
JetBrains
CEO @ Project01
Investment Ops Manager

Services

What I Offer

Manual QA Services

  • Exploratory & Session-Based Testing
  • Regression Testing & Test Case Execution
  • Defect Reporting, Risk Analysis & Test Documentation [Test Cases, Checklists, Reports]
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Automation QA Services

  • Cross-platform E2E Automation [Web, Mobile Web, APK, IPA]
  • Test Framework Setup & Architecture with Documentation
  • CI/CD Pipeline Integration [GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI]
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Continuous Test Automation Support

  • Automation Framework Updates & Dependency Maintenance
  • Flaky Test Fixes & Stability Improvements
  • CI/CD Pipeline Monitoring & Test Execution Support
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Need a custom testing scope?

Describe your product, constraints, and goals. I will outline a focused testing strategy, delivery plan, and resourcing model for your project.

Contact

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