Natalia B.

About Me

Experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry, leading and training teams. I have a full system development lifecycle experience, with extensive knowledge in developing and implementing test plans, test cases, and test processes. Skilled in Test Automation, Databases, Application Testing, Java, Golang, Ruby on Rails, Jenkins, and more. I enjoy creating custom solutions, researching, and trying out new technologies for best project outcomes.

Backend

Database

DevOps

QA & Testing

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior QA Engineer
2020 - Present (5 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.

Wallester AS
Wallester AS
Senior QA Engineer
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Tallinn, Estonia
  • Created and enforced quality assurance related processes and well-structured test plans / test cases.

  • Estimated, prioritized, planned and coordinated testing activities. Review quality related specifications and technical design documents to provide meaningful feedback.

  • Add and review the requirements from analysis phase to deployment phase.

Inbank AS
Inbank AS
Senior QA Engineer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Tallinn, Estonia
  • Planned, designed and implemented an automatized test environment for a financial solutions application.

  • Supervised the development process from quality perspective and implemented tools for supporting of QA processes.

  • Executed acceptance test cases during the development processes. Created and maintained automation tests and manual test plans.

Ericsson Hungary
Ericsson Hungary
Lead System Tester
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
Hungary
  • Assisted with the migration of the developed telecom application server (MTAS) to a new platform (CBA).

  • Extended the test environment to be able to run on the new platform and created automatic reports and characteristics of the new platform's test results.

  • Held courses to educate other developers to MTAS on CBA in Hungary, Sweden and India.

Hungarian Defence Staff CIS, IT and Information Security Division
Hungarian Defence Staff CIS, IT and Information Security Division
Team Lead IT Officer
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Worked on the strategic planning and controlling of NATO systems Strategic control of Videoconferencing System.

  • Provided professional control of Field C2 System and strategic control of HDF's purpose systems.

  • Participated in public procurement procedures and coordinated the HDF's in-house software developments.

MOD Operational and Training Department
MOD Operational and Training Department
Senior IT Officer
2008 - 2010 (2 years)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Supported the strategic control of Hungarian NATO Systems and strategic control of Videoconferencing System.

  • Assisted with professional control of Field C2 System and strategic control of HDF's purpose systems.

  • Managed the CIS Central's daily life and had weekly duty of a NATO Secret WAN Hungarian Subnetwork.

HDF Support Brigade
HDF Support Brigade
IT Officer
2003 - 2008 (5 years)
Budapest, Hungary
  • Managed entire information technology environment, including network administration and user support.

  • Provided system administration and management support for the Hungarian NATO Secret WAN.

  • Provided technical support and direction and implemented short and long term technology plans and strategies.

Showcase

QA Engineer - Inbank Estonia
QA Engineer - Inbank Estonia
  • Inbank is an Estonian bank operating in Estonia and neighboring countries, providing consumer financing and savings products.

  • The project focused on developing a webpage for online loan applications.

  • The QA Engineer's primary responsibility was testing the application before release and identifying new faults.

QA Engineer - Wallester CRM
QA Engineer - Wallester CRM
  • Wallester provides B2B card issuing services through a CRM application.

  • The CRM application allows business users to manage client data and cards via API or custom web application.

  • The project team has focused on improving the application's user experience and developing a development lifecycle process with automation testing.

QA Engineer - Wallester CardOne
QA Engineer - Wallester CardOne
  • Card-One is an application for managing banking cards and understanding usage.

  • The QA Engineer participated in the design of the application and contributed to improving its quality.

  • The project utilized technologies including Golang, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Selenium, AWS, Docker, Github, Postman, and SoapUI.

Education

Education
MSc degree in Informatics for Computer Programming
"Lorand Eotvos" University, Faculty of Informatics Budapest
2008 - 2013 (5 years)
Education
BSc. IT Engineer
"Janos Bolyai" Military Technical College Budapest
1999 - 2003 (4 years)