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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

Tanzu application service

Docker

GCP

AWS

Azure

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

SQL

Security testing

Manual and automated testing

Test plan creation

Black box testing

Risk assessment

Application testing

Jmeter

WireShark

MetaSploit

NMAP

OWASP Zap

Burp Suite

MITM proxy

PlayWrite

Cypress

TestCafe

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