Seyda G.

Seyda G.

QA Architect

Turkey
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About Me

Versatile QA Architect with 10+ years of experience leading test automation project, creating custom solutions, and experimenting with new technologies. I enjoy being a team player but can also successfully work on my own, solving challenges and improving applications. I have proven solid leadership and training experience in the software and engineering industries, working on all phases of software development, including software development and basic DevOps.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
QA Architect
2020 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure planning and coordinating of quality testing activities.

Lykke
Lykke
QA Manager
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Remote
  • Establish and enact quality assurance procedures and methodologies for a Fintech company building a global marketplace based on blockchain.

  • Analyzed and assessed quality control and assurance data, supporting overall production efficiency and monitoring KPIs to gain the necessary insights.

  • Coordinate closely with developers in cross-functional teams, setting up and managing international test teams.

Toptal
Toptal
QA Developer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Remote
  • Streamline overall testing processes, performing manual and automated testing, reviewing the process for consistency and functionality.

  • Closely analyze product features being tested, as well as new tools and technologies that can be applied to the projects.

  • Creating QA reports, ensuring products are ready for customers and that all issues are solved.

Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Test Automation Chief Software Architect
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote
  • Research and implement automated testing methods and metrics for a reverse-engineered rewrite experiment (Kayako Helpdesk) with microservices architecture project.

  • Developed automated service tests and added a Cucumber layer to existing web service tests.

  • Maintained a stable, fast, and scalable system, defining improved coding standards and test instrumentation and interfaces.

Comodo Cyber Security Solutions
Comodo Cyber Security Solutions
Test Automation Architect
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Remote
  • Implemented an automation framework for Comodo Turkey, improving strategy and procedures for testing processes.

  • Create an environment where QAs are an integral part of the development cycle. Completed training of internal test teams on test automation.

  • Successfully led 15 test automation projects and customized test automation environments and CI, closely collaborating with the DevOps team.

T2 Software
T2 Software
Senior QA Engineer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Turkey
  • Designed and implemented the QA Automation frameworks for several telecommunication domain projects and a Blockchain POC project.

  • Coached and grew external teams on BDD and test automation using Capybara, Cucumber, and Ruby.

  • Performed high-quality testing activities for complex big data solution tech stacks on AWS, using Grafana for visual reporting.

Innova IT Solutions
Innova IT Solutions
Test Automation Consultant
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Remote
  • Developed test automation of a Service Order Management solution for PGM1 of Turk Telekom.

  • Executed service tests (SOAP UI with script customization), process history validation via UI (Selenium WebDriver) and custom test execution Excel report (custom solution).

  • Set up test architecture and processes via HP ALM, including load tests with LoadUI and history tracking tests with Selenium.

Lionbridge
Lionbridge
Software Test Egineer
2012 - 2014 (2 years)
Remote
  • Set up test environment, execution of test cases (manual and automated), and experience-based testing of localization items.

  • Developed testing for various products: Windows 8.0-8.1 Metro Design (UI / performance / localization), Nokia Music Store (UI / service / localization), Game Store (UI / service / localization), App Store (UI / service / localization), Internet Explorer (9,10,11 - Desktop/Metro), Xbox (UI / service / localization), Apple iTunes(UI / service / localization), Skype on Win8 (UI / localization).

  • Collaborated with Product Management and Quality Assurance to deliver the highest quality end product.

MobilG IT Solutions
MobilG IT Solutions
Software Test Engineer
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Remote
  • Set up a test process, developed, and executed test cases and publishing reports for a desktop application that aims helping people with physical disabilities use a computer with only head and eye movement.

  • Created test plans and test suites to track manual testing using TFS, running manual and automated tests.

  • Liaised with project teams, developing user guides and communicating findings to team mates.

Krono Software Solutions
Software Test Egineer
2009 - 2011 (2 years)
Ankara, Turkey
  • Managed testing for the Payroll Portal of New York Department of Education (NYDOE) in an Agile team.

  • Developed and executed test cases, prepared user guides, as well as performing logging and maintenance of configuration items using TFS testing tools.

  • Closely worked with the client, carrying out resource planning, reviewing documentation, and providing objective feedback to project teams.

Portfolio

QA Engineer - Kayako Help Desk Software Rewrite
QA Engineer - Kayako Help Desk Software Rewrite

Kayako’s help desk software is a full suite of tools including live chat software that's quick and easy to integrate, and an organized shared inbox, making our solutions easy and affordable to use. Our fully integrated help desk software allows companies of all sizes to provide exceptional customer service in multiple languages across live chat, email, facebook and twitter. Kayako’s help desk software comes with powerful out-of-the-box functionality that makes it easy for customer service teams to begin managing requests and conversations over any channel, support customers better, and stay personal as they grow. Acted as test automation chief architect of the back-end QA team, adding BDD-style E2E API tests to our API test suite.

QA Engineer - Service Order Management
QA Engineer - Service Order Management

Order management is important to the success of any business but is especially critical for telecom providers. Telecom order management is operationally complex, often entailing dozens of sub-processes that involve multiple systems, departments, and partner organizations. Worked on updating field values in API requests (and test case steps) based on business analysis deliverables written using BPMN in XML format. Developed a custom automation solution for manual testing that permitted us to check all updates in a XML file.

QA Engineer - Ui Test Automation
QA Engineer - Ui Test Automation

This is a sample automation solutions. The project consists of multiple parts: Ui Test Automation: e-commerce website; Rest Test Api: location service website; Load Test: bbc.com. Load test is not included in the Gradle task, it can be run with Jmeter or IDE-Jmeter plugin

QA Trainer- Test Automation Trainings for Non-tech Staff

Provided training sessions for non technical personnel for one of the biggest banks in Turkey. The goal was to train teams in analysis and test automation using BDD practices, offering more precise guidance on organizing the conversation between developers, testers and domain experts. The sessions included initiation in coding basics such as HTML and CSS, moving to test automation and BDD. Many of the employees were able to take on technical roles after the training.

Education

Education
BSc. in Statistics
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
2006 - 2009 (3 years)
Education
IBT / 95
TOEFL
Education
Technical Test Analyst
ISTQB
Education
Foundation Level
ISTQB