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Itzhak Mizgalsky

SDET in Aqua Security
Tel Aviv District

Summary

8+ years of experience in manual, automation, performance, and security testing across various programs, languages, and frameworks. Skilled in analysis, organization, and achieving goals with a proactive, self-reliant approach. Strong team player with excellent communication and stress management skills.

Highlights:Adaptable and eager to learn new areas.Proficient in office tools and client presentations.Fluent in spoken English and Hebrew.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Software Engineer in Test

Aqua Security
Tel Aviv, Israel
08.2023 - Current
  • Security Testing: Performed runtime security testing for Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, and Tanzu Application Service (TAS).
    Conducted vulnerability analysis, log parsing (Unix Shell), and monitoring with Stern and DataDog. Validated security controls: Block Container Exec, Reverse Shell, Malware Protection, File Integrity Monitoring, and more.
    Tools: Burp Suite, Postman, Nmap.
  • Functional Testing: Performance, metrics, and HTTP protocol testing with JMeter
    Proficient in REST API testing and JSON handling.
  • UI/UX testing
  • Test Management: Developed functional and regression test packs, authored test cases, and managed test environments.
    Led UAT/E2E testing and coordinated bug resolution using Zephyr.
  • Automation Testing: Automated UI/API scenarios with tools like Python, Playwright, and Cucumber (BDD frameworks).
  • Collaboration & Tools: Proficient in Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub). Created Grafana dashboards for system monitoring and visualization. Worked closely with cross-functional teams for seamless delivery.

Senior QA Engineer

Bright
Herzliya, Israel
11.2021 - 01.2023

Company Overview: brightsec.com

  • Developed & implemented a Cypress framework resulting in an overall 17% cost reduction through scalability, process definition, reusability, and maintenance
  • Identified 12 major defects within large data volumes by implementing a fully functioning framework that ran over 1500 regression tests at an early stage
  • Surpassed regression test case goals by rewriting regression test cases and reducing the total count by 15%
  • Performed API unit tests using Cypress framework and Postman
  • Conducted efficient manual testing
  • Established a customer support layer and facilitated connectivity between sales and R&D teams
  • Proficient in Technologies: Typescript, Javascript,Cypress, Jest, Cucumber, Git, Git Hub actions, Burp Suite, Postman, JMeter, Docker, Metasploit, Kibana, Grafana, OWASP Zap, Nmap, Kali Linux, Windows, MacOs

Senior QA Engineer / QA team lead

TSUM Moscow
07.2018 - 11.2021
  • Utilized the TestCafe framework with JavaScript to create 500+ regression tests along with integration & functional testing uncovering deeply nested bugs increasing efficiency by 30%
  • Grafana + InfluxDB + Docker + Jmeter Framework (including creation of test plans)
  • Non-functional testing: Performance, Stress, Load testing
  • Implemented CI/CD solution using GitLab
  • Organized and automated test cases which resulted in an 50% reduction in the total amount of time spent to execute full regression tests
  • Manual QA Testing: Testing of acquiring/online billing
  • Testing of POS (Point Of Sale terminals with ATOL, Strich printers, processing of fiscal data operator - OFD)
  • Led a team of 5+ members
  • Project plan creation, management of team with5-6 people, Gantt diagram charts creation, tasks creation
  • Successful delivery via active collaboration with Stakeholders, Designers, Developers, QA Engineers, Analysts

Senior QA Engineer

Yandex
02.2018 - 05.2018
  • Assisted the Scrum Master with the 12% increase in velocity
  • Managed crowd testing which reduced test time by 60%
  • Constructed an automation sanity test to run prior to every deployment to shorten the testing time by 30%
  • I used following instruments: Germione framework (Chai + Mocha based) + Allure reporter
  • Efficient manual testing: UI, metrics and acquiring testing
  • Constructed automated tests and enabled prioritization & control sequence of execution by launching a fully adaptable testing framework using Germione which optimized the workflow by 20%
  • Technologies: Javascript, Chai, Mocha, Germione, git, putty, TFS, Jenkins

Regular QA Engineer

Luxoft
07.2016 - 02.2018
  • Created test strategy and test plan for implementation of this framework
  • Administered innovative design inputs and comprehensive quality testing extending from prerelease to maintenance for a product with 90K users, resulting in a 100% satisfaction rate for users' experience
  • Efficiently performed manual testing including: Testing mobile applications
  • Working with databases (DB2), network protocols (HTTP), XML, JSON, REST/SOAP API (SoapUI, Fiddler, Apache JMeter)
  • Strong knowledge of basic testing designs and experience in using it in test case creation
  • GUI testing
  • Contributed to an enterprise project utilizing Java automation (Java 8, Selenide framework, Junit), Oracle SQL, HP ALM, UNIX shell, and Geneos active console
  • Worked on a web automation project using Java automation with Selenide and JUnit framework
  • Proficient in technologies including TypeScript, Protractor, Java, TestNG, Oracle SQL, JMeter, Git, Fiddler, SoapUI, Selenide, and JUnit

QA Engineer

Exactpro Systems
07.2015 - 07.2016
  • Worked with test automation frameworks, data bases (My SQL), network protocols
  • Took part in creation of Testing Strategy
  • FPML, XML layout
  • GUI testing
  • Worked with WireShark, Internal automation tools based on Java
  • Main responsibilities was in testing internal protocols and post trade market logic

Education

PhD - Project Management

Saratov State Agrarian University Named After N.I.Vavilov
09.2013 - 7 2016

Master's degree - Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I.Vavilov
09.2008 - 7 2013

Python - Application security, JS, Algorithms

Zero To Mastery Academy

Skills

Kubernetes

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Timeline

Software Engineer in Test - Aqua Security
08.2023 - Current
Senior QA Engineer - Bright
11.2021 - 01.2023
Senior QA Engineer / QA team lead - TSUM Moscow
07.2018 - 11.2021
Senior QA Engineer - Yandex
02.2018 - 05.2018
Regular QA Engineer - Luxoft
07.2016 - 02.2018
QA Engineer - Exactpro Systems
07.2015 - 07.2016
Saratov State Agrarian University Named After N.I.Vavilov - PhD, Project Management
09.2013 - 7 2016
Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I.Vavilov - Master's degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
09.2008 - 7 2013
Zero To Mastery Academy - Python, Application security, JS, Algorithms

Languages

Russian
Native language
Hebrew
Upper intermediate
B2
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Itzhak MizgalskySDET in Aqua Security