Portfolio · Senior QA

Tetiana Kaliuk

Senior QA Analyst & Engineer — Hybrid Manual–Automation

Ottawa  /  Hybrid  /  Remote 🇨🇦 Canadian Citizen 🔐 Security Clearance Processed

QA leader who makes releases safer, faster, and cheaper. 10+ years testing enterprise SaaS across asset management, financial forecasting, insurance, and education in complex, highly regulated environments. Built an AI agent that cut test planning time by ~60%, automated report validation that eliminated ~30 hours of manual work per release, and improved regression speed by ~40%. Experienced in Azure DevOps–centric delivery models common to government and public-sector programs.

~60%
Reduction in test
planning time via AI agent
~30+
Manual hours eliminated
per release via Selenium automation
~40%
Faster regression cycles
through automation & optimisation

Testing Practice

Manual & Functional Regression / E2E / Smoke UAT Exploratory Risk-Based Testing Test Planning & Strategy Requirements Validation Defect Lifecycle Mgmt QA Mentorship

Automation & AI

Selenium C# AI Agent Development Cursor AI MCP Server AI-Assisted Test Planning AI Verification Tools

Data & Reporting

Oracle SQL MySQL Power BI QuickSite RDS-Based Views BI Dashboard Validation

Tools & Platforms

Azure DevOps Postman (REST) Chrome DevTools Excel Test Management Agile / Waterfall
IFS / Copperleaf Technologies
Senior Lead Software Engineer – QA
May 2025 – Present
  • Built an AI agent that generates test plans from project artifacts — cutting manual planning time by ~60%.
  • Eliminated ~30 hours of manual regression per release by automating core report validation in Selenium C#.
  • Built AI-powered readiness verification tools that catch configuration errors before client deployments, reducing go-live surprises.
  • Leveraged Cursor AI and MCP Server to accelerate test development, data verification, and defect investigation.
IFS / Copperleaf Technologies
Senior QA Analyst
Jan 2022 – May 2025
  • Owned test planning and execution across 50+ enterprise clients.
  • Prevented faulty reports from reaching clients by validating business-critical data using Oracle SQL before every production release.
  • Caught reporting errors in Power BI, QuickSite dashboards, and RDS-based views before client-facing releases.
  • Delivered ~40% faster regression cycles through automation and test optimisation — directly shortening the release timeline.
  • Grew automated test coverage by ~8% within a highly complex enterprise system, reducing manual effort release over release.
  • Created standardised test plan templates adopted team-wide — cut planning setup time by ~50%.
  • Mentored and onboarded junior QA engineers, raising defect detection rate and test coverage consistency.
IFS / Copperleaf Technologies
Software QA Analyst
Feb 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Focused on validation of complex reports and data outputs — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and business rule alignment.
  • Performed extensive data validation using Oracle SQL, working with joins and report-level logic to verify business-critical outputs.
  • Identified and documented 100+ defects across multiple release cycles, resolving critical issues before production deadlines.
  • Flagged testability gaps during requirements review, reducing rework and wasted test cycles in later phases.
United Natural Foods (UNFI)
Operations Business Analyst → Operations Analyst
2012 – Jan 2020
  • Improved reporting accuracy for executive dashboards by leading data quality initiatives across 4+ Canadian distribution locations.
  • Built data-driven operational tools used daily by warehouse and logistics teams for faster, better-informed decisions.
  • Resolved data defects between business operations and IT that were impacting inventory accuracy and financial reporting.

Pointbreak Consulting Group

QA Analyst / Technical Assistant

Delivered manual QA for web-based insurance and benefits management systems — functional, regression, exploratory, and UAT testing. Reviewed requirements with development teams, catching gaps early.

Alekto (Ukraine)

Assistant IT Manager

Performed smoke, integration, and system testing for database-driven applications.

MSc, Mechanical Engineering

National Technical University of Ukraine

Software Quality Assurance & Software Testing

HiTek Computer School, Canada

Selenium WebDriver (C#) & Framework Development

Professional Development Course

Let's work together.

Open to Senior QA and QA Lead opportunities — Ottawa, hybrid, or remote across Canada.