Maksim Zotkin
Maksim Zotkin

Senior QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer

Actively looking · Member since 17 Oct 2026
Location
Novi Sad, Serbia
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Contract
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a QA Engineer with approximately five years of commercial experience testing 1C-based enterprise applications remotely. My background combines hands-on manual testing with test automation for retail, CRM, accounting, payroll, document management, and other business systems.

I perform functional, regression, integration, and API testing, and I create clear test documentation including test cases, checklists, testing instructions, defect reports, and test reports. I work closely with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements, investigate defects, and verify fixes.

My main automation experience is with Vanessa Automation and Gherkin. I create reusable automated scenarios, prepare test data, maintain existing test suites, investigate failed runs, and review changes to automated tests for correctness and framework-step usage.

I have contributed more than 100 automated tests and helped automate time-consuming regression coverage. I have also trained colleagues through demonstrations, paired work, practical assignments, and documentation so they could independently create and maintain tests.

In addition to QA work, I have experience defining requirements and evaluating a personal AI assistant project using Python, Telegram, Docker, a local Qwen 7B language model, speech transcription, and vector-based retrieval. I am open to remote opportunities and relocation.

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Experience

Career history

Senior QA Engineer LEVEL

Performed manual and automated testing of internal enterprise applications supporting property sales, contracts, reporting, and construction-contractor workflows. Clarified requirements with developers and business analysts, planned test scenarios, and verified application behavior including field values, document states, and user-facing messages.

Developed Gherkin automated tests with Vanessa Automation, created supporting test-data preparation automation, and contributed scenarios to a shared GitLab repository. Monitored automated runs, investigated failures, maintained existing tests, reviewed repository changes, and trained colleagues in test automation.

QA Engineer Automacon

Performed manual testing and developed automated scenarios for 1C-based business applications. Maintained automated tests as application functionality changed and investigated failed checks.

Produced test cases, checklists, instructions, and test reports for team use. Collaborated remotely with colleagues to discuss requirements, testing progress, and results.

Senior QA Engineer CFT

Performed manual and automated testing of 1C-based enterprise software. Created and maintained automated scenarios using Vanessa Automation and Gherkin.

Collaborated with colleagues to clarify expected behavior, investigate defects, and verify fixes.

QA Engineer (official title: Software Engineer) SHTRIK H-M Center for Industry Solutions

Developed more than 100 automated tests for 1C-based applications using Vanessa Automation. Automated time-intensive regression coverage, enabling the automated suite to complete in approximately four hours compared with a prior two-day manual process involving two testers.

Performed manual testing of retail workflows, cashier software, self-checkout equipment, fiscal receipt printers, and POS terminals. Contributed to a shared automated test library and supported colleagues in building test automation skills.

QA / Product Evaluation for Telegram D&D Assistant Independent Project

Defined requirements and directed iterative development of a Python Telegram assistant powered by a locally hosted Qwen 7B language model and Docker. Made the assistant available to a small gaming group and defined conversational behavior, character persona, language consistency, relevance, and answer-conciseness expectations.

Evaluated the assistant using scripted batches of up to 10,000 model-generated questions. Used conversation logs and assisted analysis to investigate language switching, excessive verbosity, and unsupported answers, then directed changes and retested; the project is currently paused.

Education

Learning history

State University of Humanities and Social Studies

Bachelor's Degree, Linguistics

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, completed in Kolomna, Russia.

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