Looking for a job

Igor Kuzmin

@igorkuzmin

Message

QA Automation Team Lead / Test Architect driving reliable, fast releases.

Germany

Message

What I'm looking for

I seek a senior QA/automation role where I can design test strategy, build automation frameworks, mentor teams, improve CI/CD quality pipelines, and drive measurable release velocity and quality in an Agile environment.

I am a QA Automation Team Lead and Test Architect with 9+ years in software quality assurance and 12+ years in web development, focused on building automation frameworks and QA processes from scratch for complex enterprise systems.

I specialize in E2E, API and performance testing, CI/CD integration and test architecture, and have led and mentored teams of up to seven engineers to drive measurable improvements in release quality and speed.

I have migrated and designed multiple automation frameworks (ProtractorJS → Cypress/WebdriverIO/Playwright), increased automated coverage (hundreds of UI and API tests), and reduced regression execution time substantially while improving CI stability and reporting.

I combine hands-on engineering experience (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, PHP, databases) with AI-assisted testing tools and strong QA metrics practice (coverage, defect leakage, automation ROI) to deliver scalable, maintainable testing solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Automation QA Team Lead

Current

QArea

Jun 2016 - Present (9 years 8 months)

Built QA processes and automation frameworks from scratch, led a team of up to 7 engineers, and reduced manual regression effort by over 75% while improving CI/CD stability and release speed.

Playwright Cypress WebdriverIO TypeScript CI CD API Testing Test Architecture

Senior Full-stack Web Developer

QArea

Feb 2010 - May 2016 (6 years 3 months)

Delivered full-stack web solutions and managed projects across international clients, contributing to 50+ web projects and leading development teams to on-time delivery.

PHP MySQL JavaScript API Integration Project Management HTML CSS CMS

Full-stack Web Developer

Program-Ace

Nov 2004 - Jan 2010 (5 years 2 months)

Developed full-stack web applications, implemented backend architectures and third-party integrations for diverse projects including CMS and e-commerce platforms.

PHP JavaScript MySQL AJAX XML jQuery Symfony Drupal WordPress

Web Developer

Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics

Oct 2003 - Sep 2004 (11 months)

Built and maintained university web systems and early web projects, gaining foundational full-stack development experience in PHP and frontend technologies.

PHP HTML CSS JavaScript MySQL Web Development