Adrian S.

Adrian S.

Senior QA Engineer

Bucharest, Romania
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About Me

Adrian is an ISTQB Certified Senior QA Engineer who develops, maintains, and supports large sets of tests and other levels of the testing pyramid on projects. He assists the development lifecycle, ensuring functional working solutions and features. Adrian is experienced in QA management, software QA and testing, software development, and test automation. He fosters QA best practices and improves test infrastructure to push the efficiency of releases.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior QA Engineer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Monitoring QA processes/activities and various project meetings for clients across multiple industries.

  • Partnering with cross-functional departments to work on process problems and challenges affecting customer satisfaction in project implementation.

  • Facilitating QA ceremonies, identifying and removing impediments to success, tracking progress, and recognizing opportunities for continuous improvement.

Cognizant Netcentric
Cognizant Netcentric
Lead QA Automation Engineer
2016 - Present (8 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Designing and executing testing solutions and QA processes for an end-to-end digital partner that transforms brand experiences into next-generation customer engagement.

  • Coordinating a team of test automation engineers and communicating stakeholder's interests.

  • Designing and implementing end-to-end test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, AWS, or Jenkins.

Kalon Global Group
Kalon Global Group
Head of Quality Assurance
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Supported QA processes for a leading digital development company serving as a central hub for digital innovation in Europe, hiring QAs, organizing and implementing QA solutions, providing support, and working on improvements.

  • Evaluated team performance on projects, provided positive feedback for improvements, and ensured the quality of products on solutions.

  • Produced solutions for web apps and native mobile apps using Agile methodologies and BDD practices.

MRM
MRM
Senior QA Analyst
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Built and deployed a full-stack BDD automation framework to handle functional tests using trusted open-source tools.

  • Defined and implemented the latest QA principles and best practices on large eCommerce deployments.

  • Worked with external dev teams on projects, actively participating in the full lifecycle of apps and CI development.

Bitdefender
Bitdefender
Senior QA Analyst
2009 - 2012 (3 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Managed QA tasks, processes, and team members and handled product quality on projects, creating test plans, test cases, and design specifications.

  • Ensured that software product features and functionalities worked according to client specifications and documentation.

  • Liaised with the dev team to solve problems and fix bugs on software products.

Freelancer.com
Freelancer.com
Web Developer | Sys Admin
2005 - 2009 (4 years)
Remote
  • Produced web applications on various projects, maintaining apps, writing custom code, and using open-source solutions.

  • Modified and enhanced existing solutions to meet user/project requirements.

  • Provided DevOps and SysAdmin expertise on client projects, ensuring consistent reliability and responsiveness.

Portfolio

Test Automation Architect - Conrad Germany
Test Automation Architect - Conrad Germany

Conrad is a global online cross-channel retailer specialized in everything electronics and technology. Designed, developed, and implemented a complete end-to-end test automation framework using Selenium, Java, and Cucumber. Trained and onboarded developers and functional QAs to use the solution.

QA Tech Lead - Siemens
QA Tech Lead - Siemens

Built and deployed a complete end-to-end test automation framework to test a front-end solution powered by Vue.js using Cypress.js. The solution also uses BrowserStack, GitLab for CI/CD pipelines, and K6.io for performance testing.

Education

Adobe Certified Expert - Adobe Experience Manager Sites Business Practitioner
Adobe Certified Expert - Adobe Experience Manager Sites Business Practitioner
Adobe
2021 - 2021
Fundamentals of Java Programming
Fundamentals of Java Programming
Info Academy
2017 - 2017
Foundation Level
Foundation Level
ISTQB
2011 - 2011
Master's Degree, Economic IT
Master's Degree, Economic IT
Universitatea Româno-Americană din București - Romania
2009 - 2011 (2 years)
Bachelor's Degree, English, Economics, Informatics
Bachelor's Degree, English, Economics, Informatics
Universitatea Româno-Americană din București - Romania
2006 - 2009 (3 years)