Nikita Ponomarenko

Designed and built test automation framework from scratch using Python and Playwright Established complete testing documentation and processes from ground up Implemented Docker-based test environments with advanced container orchestration Administered Linux testing infrastructure and Python Requests library Integrated automated testing into CI/CD pipeline ensuring daily regression coverage Created performance testing solutions with k6 for critical business scenarios

Built test automation framework using Python, Playwright, Pytest Engineered API automation suite for REST/gRPC endpoints Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipeline, cutting regression testing time by 30% Developed performance tests with k6 that improved system response by 25% Led full-stack testing across React/Angular UI, backend APIs, and database layers Automated test data management through complex SQL queries Created Bash scripts for environment automation and log analysis

Owned end-to-end testing for customer-facing web apps and internal systems Pioneered test automation initiatives with Postman and Python Designed load testing strategies with JMeter for banking infrastructure Drove quality processes within Scrum framework across multiple teams