Igor Ekhalov
@igorekhalov
I’m a QA Automation Engineer building backend/API test automation frameworks for fintech and healthcare—faster, reliable releases.
Russian FederationWhat I'm looking for
I’m a QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience specializing in software quality for backend and API testing in fintech and healthcare systems. I focus on automation that improves release reliability while cutting regression effort and runtime.
I’ve proven I can build automation frameworks from the ground up, delivering meaningful coverage and speed. In my current role, I modified an existing automation framework using Java and JUnit to achieve 30% test coverage for core backend services within 6 months.
I also drive performance and integration quality. I run load testing with JMeter on key APIs, helping identify bottlenecks that improved API response time under load by 40%, and I automate REST API integration tests connecting to external banking systems to catch failures before production.
Beyond execution, I strengthen the team’s engineering quality through better test data and collaboration. With SQL-based automated test data generation, I reduced test setup time by 50%, and I mentored junior QA engineers through code reviews and pair programming.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
QA Automation Engineer
Nextepic
Jun 2025 - Present (1 year)
Modified a Java/JUnit automation framework to reach 30% test coverage for core backend services within 6 months. Automated critical user paths to cut manual regression time from 2 days to 4 hours, and used JMeter to improve API response time under load by 40%.
QA Automation Engineer
I-Teco
Oct 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 7 months)
Developed and maintained a suite of 200+ automated backend tests in Java and Cucumber for a high-volume banking platform, supporting 99.9% bug-free releases for payment modules. Built REST API integration tests for 5 external banking systems and performed SQL database testing to validate data integrity for millions of transactions.
Manual/Automation QA Tester
BIARUM
Mar 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 7 months)
Led UI test automation adoption with Java and Selenium, creating an initial automated regression suite covering 10 critical patient data workflows. Developed API tests and documented 150+ bugs (including 10 critical privacy issues), contributing to a 20% reduction in UI/UX-related bug reports after a major release.
Manual QA Tester (Freelance)
uTest
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 (11 months)
Performed functional, usability, and localization testing across 20+ web and mobile applications as a freelance tester. Produced high-quality bug reports with clear reproduction steps, logs, and screenshots, consistently ranking in the top 20% of testers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Specialist Degree in Engineering, Radio, Tele- and Electronic Communications
2011 - 2019
Earned a specialist degree in engineering in Radio, Tele- and Electronic Communications from 2011 to 2019.
Availability
Location
Russian FederationAuthorized to work in
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