Sergey Milyutin

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CEO QA-as-a-S for SMBs

Cerberus Home

Jul 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

Providing QA/QC as a Service

I help organizations build, transform, and scale quality engineering practices that drive reliable, secure, and high-performing software.

My focus includes, but is not limited to:
• QA strategy and quality transformation — aligning quality goals with business objectives
• Transforming and optimizing SDLC processes — embedding quality early, reducing rework and production defects
• Test architecture design (UI, API, integration, performance) — building scalable and maintainable testing ecosystems
• Automation framework development (Selenium, Playwright, API testing) — accelerating releases while maintaining coverage
• Cybersecurity-focused quality practices — integra

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CEO BA/QA-as-a-S for SMBs

Cerberus Home

Jul 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

Providing BA/QA/QC as a Service

I help organizations build, transform, and scale quality engineering practices that drive reliable, secure, and high-performing software.

My focus includes, but is not limited to:
• QA strategy and quality transformation — aligning quality goals with business objectives
• Transforming and optimizing SDLC processes — embedding quality early, reducing rework and production defects
• Test architecture design (UI, API, integration, performance) — building scalable and maintainable testing ecosystems
• Automation framework development (Selenium, Playwright, API testing) — accelerating releases while maintaining coverage
• Cybersecurity-focused quality practices — inte

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Technical Business Analyst

MCFD Transformation Project

Mar 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Led enterprise QA activities supporting digital transformation and modernization initiatives. Designed and executed end-to-end, integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) workflows. Validated APIs, backend integrations, and enterprise workflows using Postman, SQL queries, and backend data analysis. Collaborated with stakeholders, developers, SMEs, and operational teams supporting Agile delivery. Created Azure DevOps dashboards and release-quality reporting metrics supporting risk-based delivery decisions. Supported defect triage, root cause analysis, release readiness validation, and production issue investigation.

Quality Assurance Automation Lead

BCLC

Jul 2023 - Mar 2024 (9 months)

Enhanced Playwright automation frameworks supporting enterprise transactional and distributed systems. Performed API testing, backend validation, regression testing, and exploratory testing activities. Supported CI/CD-integrated automation workflows and release quality validation. Collaborated with development teams on test coverage, integration validation, and defect investigation. Supported enterprise workflows involving high-risk and transactional business processes.

Senior Consultant

PLATO Testing

Apr 2023 - Jul 2025 (2 years 4 months)

Led a team of 5–10 UAT business testers for the MCFD Transformation Project, including onboarding and knowledge transfer. Analyzed user stories and created test plans for functional and end-to-end (E2E) testing, along with manual test scripts for business users, covering three major releases. Performed data setup for testing across multiple tiers. Configured Azure DevOps (ADO) dashboards to track ongoing progress. Validated discovered defects and drove them to resolution. Collaborated with business analysts to clarify requirements. Recommended SDLC process improvements to streamline development and enhance testing efficiency.

Led a team of 5–7 PLATO testers for the BCLC eCasino Department, including onboarding new testers. Create

Quality Assurance Engineer

Imperva

Feb 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Analyzed user stories and created API automation test suites, integrating them with the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline. Developed UI automation tests to improve regression efficiency. Investigated and resolved production issues through analysis, validation, and verification. Performed data setup for multi-tier testing using MongoDB backups to deploy daily test beds in Docker containers. Configured Azure DevOps (ADO) dashboards to track project progress. Validated defects and drove them to resolution while collaborating with business analysts to clarify requirements. Recommended process improvements to ease development and enhance testing efficiency.

Sr. QA Analyst/Engineer Consultant

Freelancer

Jun 2020 - Feb 2021 (9 months)

Consulted on QA processes and procedures to improve product quality and workflow efficiency. Designed and implemented B2C and B2B online retail stores with Shopify payment processing. Trained business analysts on site workflows, operations, and ongoing maintenance to ensure smooth post-deployment management.

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Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Western Union Business Solutions

Jun 2007 - Jun 2020 (13 years 1 month)

Supported enterprise financial systems, transactional workflows, SaaS platforms, and large-scale integrations. Performed end-to-end testing, API validation, backend verification, SIT, UAT, and regression testing. Validated enterprise financial workflows and transactional data integrity using SQL and backend analysis. Collaborated closely with stakeholders, developers, SMEs, and operational teams across Agile enterprise projects. Supported modernization initiatives, enterprise integrations, and distributed release coordination.

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Sr. QA Analyst, IT Application Development

Western Union Business Solutions

Jun 2007 - Jun 2020 (13 years 1 month)

Worked in an Agile environment, responsible for quality assurance of products through both automation and manual testing. Established testing strategies, quality goals, test plans, and reviewed and designed test scenarios to ensure comprehensive coverage. Maintained and enhanced QTP test frameworks to accommodate new features and change requests, and designed, developed, and executed functional automated tests using QTP. Performed API automation testing for all new functionality to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Analyzed and monitored quality trends and testing progress to optimize QA processes and reduce delivery risk. Organized, planned, and coordinated testing activities across all development teams, including regression and visua

Software QA Team Lead

SITA

Jun 2005 - Jun 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Facilitated the creation of a QA department with 15 testers, including training new personnel on local domain knowledge and tool usage. Actively contributed to transitioning the development environment from Waterfall to Extreme Programming/Agile SDLC, enhancing collaboration and release efficiency. Worked in a newly established Agile environment, responsible for product quality assurance through manual testing approaches.

Established testing strategies and quality goals, including test planning, scenario design, and coverage review. Maintained and administered Quality Center (QC) to manage software quality throughout the development lifecycle. Deployed and configured Seapine Test Director (STD) within the Agile SDLC, successfully

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Quality Assurance Test Lead

SITAAERO

Jun 2005 - Jun 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Led QA activities supporting distributed airline enterprise systems and operational workflows. Performed integration testing, backend validation, release testing, and operational readiness verification. Supported deployment coordination and production-quality assurance activities.

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