Mariya Ushakova

Mariya Ushakova has a diverse work experience in the field of Quality Assurance and Information Technology. Mariya currently serves as the Quality Assurance Lead at DataArt since December 2021. Prior to this, they worked as an Information Technology Lecturer at Hillel IT School from May 2022 to May 2023. Mariya also held various roles at Ciklum, including QA Automation Lead from January 2017 to December 2021 and QA Automation Tech Lead from September 2014 to the present. Before that, Mariya worked as an IT Trainer at Oracle from 2013 to 2015. Mariya began their career at NIX Solutions Ltd., where they held several positions, including Mentor from 2012 to September 2014, QA Automation Engineer from 2010 to September 2014, and Software QA Engineer from December 2009 to May 2010.

Mariya Ushakova obtained a Certificate in Strategy Execution for Public Leadership from Harvard Online in 2024. Prior to that, they earned a Master's degree in Financial Economic Security Management from Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics in 2013. In 2012, they also completed a Master's degree in Knowledge Management & Business Intelligence from the same university. Mariya'sbachelor's degree in Information Security Management was obtained in 2011 from Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics. Additionally, Mariya Ushakova holds various certification, including the ISTQB Certified Tester: Advanced Level, Test Analyst, ISTQB Certified Tester: Advanced Level, Technical Test Analyst, ISTQB Certified Tester: Foundation Level Extension, Agile Tester, and ISTQB Certified Tester: Foundation Level, as well as a Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) from the University of Cambridge.