Natalia Merkulova

• Over 6+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing Front-end, Back-end testing and API testing of Web and Mobile applications. 

• Over 8+ years of Management experience 

• Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), QA methodologies and strategies 

• Proficient in functional and non-functional testing, including component, integration, UI, regression and performance testing 

• Performed automation testing using Cypress, Appium, Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG framework and JavaScript. 

• Proficient in Web API testing using Postman, including test automation with Rest Assured 

• Hands-on experience with Mobile automation using Appium and Java 

• Proficient with MongoDB aggregation framework and automation with Node and Jest 

• Excellent in understanding Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Specifications 

• Extensive experience in the design and execution of Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scenarios based on the requirements 

• Hands-on experience in defects tracking and reporting using Jira 

• Experienced in working in an Agile and Waterfall environment, ability to work in an intense job environment with multitasking, tight deadlines, distributed onsite and offshore team 

• Over 6+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing Front-end, Back-end testing and API testing of Web and Mobile applications. 

• Over 8+ years of Management experience 

• Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), QA methodologies and strategies 

• Proficient in functional and non-functional testing, including component, integration, UI, regression and performance testing 

• Performed automation testing using Cypress, Appium, Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG framework and JavaScript. 

• Proficient in Web API testing using Postman, including test automation with Rest Assured 

• Hands-on experience with Mobile automation using Appium and Java 

• Proficient with MongoDB aggregation framework and automation with Node and Jest 

• Excellent in understanding Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Specifications 

• Extensive experience in the design and execution of Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scenarios based on the requirements 

• Hands-on experience in defects tracking and reporting using Jira 

• Experienced in working in an Agile and Waterfall environment, ability to work in an intense job environment with multitasking, tight deadlines, distributed onsite and offshore team 

EDUCATION 

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)