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Experienced QA Engineer with 10+ years in the IT industry with over 5 years of hands-on experience in manual testing and 6+ months in performance testing. Proven track record in testing complex systems across finance, telecommunications, and media domains. Skilled in functional, exploratory, and performance testing, with a strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools (JIRA, Postman, JMeter), and Agile practices. Known for attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication across multicultural teams.

Core Skills

• Manual Testing (Web, Mobile, API) – Frontend/Backend side
• Test Case and Test Plan Development
• Performance Testing (JMeter – basic level)
• Test Case Design, Bug Reporting
• Tools: JIRA, TestRail, Postman, DBeaver
• Agile/Scrum, SDLC/STLC
• Functional, Non Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke Testing
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, effective communication, problem-solving, cross-team collaboration, ownership, adaptability, time management, proactive mindset

Professional Experience

QA Engineer — Endava - Various Fin/Tech/Educational Projects
Chisinau | Jan 2020 – August 2024

• Leading QA processes and ensuring software quality
• Ensured compliance with client specifications and internal standards
• Performed manual QA testing on multiple web and mobile apps
• Created and executed test cases, reported and tracked bugs
• Participated in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning
• Collaborated with developers and product owners to improve product quality

Manual Tester — Orange Systems - Media & Telecom Clients
Chisinau | Sep 2018 – Dec 2019

• Tested CRM(Salesforce) and telecommunication billing systems
• Verified API and backend logic using SoapUI
• Conducted exploratory, smoke, and regression testing
• Documented results and collaborated with distributed teams

Technical/Customer Support — Freelance - Gambling & SEO Projects
Freelance | 2011 – 2018

• Conducted Acceptance testing in media streaming platforms and gambling billing systems
• Help Desk Support
• Worked closely with development and support teams

Education

Technical University of Moldova (UTM)
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Aprox.2002-year not completed)

Certifications

• Jan, 2016 – Advanced Software Testing (issued by Allied Testing + USM)
• Jan, 2022 – SQL Fundamental course (Endava’s internal)

Languages

English — B1.2; Russian – Native; Romanian – A2.1;

Skills/Tools

Test Analysis and Design, Defect Reporting, Manual Testing, Performance Testing, API Testing, Compatibility Testing, Functional Testing, Non-Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Black/Grey Box Testing, A/B Testing, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC/STLC, Testlink, Atlassian Jira/Zephyr, HP quality center, Postman, AWS (Amazon Web Services), SQL, JSON/XML API, Jenkins, Apache JMeter, Grafana, Azure

Professional Experience

Performance Tester in Endava, internal Project
(February 2024 – August, 2024, duration - 5 months)
An internal educational platform for upskilling tailored to the 'Performance Testing' Discipline, aimed at providing assessments and learning resources to enhance knowledge and skills in this specialized area.

Gained Technical knowledge:

• Knowledge of Performance testing
• Aware of the existence of performance testing techniques, standards and procedures and able to apply them.
• Able to understand non-functional requirements.
• Experience with a Performance testing tool
• Experience with monitoring tools
• Able to carry on with requirements.
• Able to analyse business scenarios
• Able to help in designing performance test scripts.
• Able to execute performance test scripts and to help with reading results and graphs.
• Able to help with test reports preparation.

Performance Testing Techniques Used: Load Testing, Stress Testing, Spike testing, Soak/Endurance Testing.

Used Tools:

• Jmeter – Directly for script writings/ Load Test Runs (Open-Source)
• Jmeter plugins – to get useful additional tools for writing Scenarios/get metrics(free)
• PerformanceMonitor – To get metrics on Local(Load) Station with OS Windows under Load test.
• Grafana – Cloud Service to get hardware metrics on Remote machine – Server (trial version)
• Microsoft Word/Excel, cloud ‘app.diagrams.net’ for documents
• Jenkins – to automatize Build process (CI/CD)
• TCPView – port scanner for adjusting tools

Manual Test Engineer in company of worldwide Payments service, IPS sector
(March 2023 – December 2023, project duration - 10 months)
The Instant Payment System (IPS) is a cutting-edge payment infrastructure designed to facilitate real-time payments between financial institutions and their customers. It offers instantaneous fund transfers, enabling users to send and receive payments instantly, 24/7, 365 days a year. The IPS leverages advanced technology to ensure the security, efficiency, and reliability of transactions, providing a seamless payment experience for consumers, businesses, and financial institutions.

Responsibilities and achievements:

• Performed functionality testing using BlackBox, GreyBox techniques,
• In Sprint, Regression testing, Exploratory testing
• Component Integration Testing
• Manual testing on the Front-End and Back-End sides,
• Test suites creation/implementation
• Prepared the required Testing Reports in Confluence
• Actively participated at demo to client sessions

Testing and Development tools: JIRA+Zephyr, DBeaver (OracleSQL), PostMan, Jenkins, Amazon Web Services cloud platform, Browser Dev tools;
Operating systems: Windows OS;

Manual Senior Tester, “Planet” (Ireland)-Payments service and technology provider
(September 2022 – February 2023, project duration - 5 months)
The company provides integrated digital payment services on a unique single platform that offers acquiring, processing, digital wallets, VAT refund and dynamic currency conversions. Helping merchants, acquirers and shoppers navigate the complex world of payments. The Project’s objective was to implement and test the new Multilanguage functionality, involving translations into multiple languages.

Responsibilities and achievements:

• Performed Multilanguage functionality testing on the Digital Onboarding Application,
• Regression testing,
• Manual testing on the Front-End and Back-End sides,
• Test suites creation/implementation
• Prepared the required Testing Reports in Confluence
• Actively participated at demo to client sessions, at the Weekly QA Sessions with the QA Leads from both sides, Endava and the Client
• Started mentoring and leading of a junior QA

Technologies: Functional, Black Box, Exploratory, Error guessing, Static Testing on CI/CD
Testing and Development tools: Jira(Stories/tasks management), TestRail (TCes), Swagger
Other technologies: Azure (deploy management) Agile/Scrum
Operating systems: Windows Series

Manual Tester, Project: KBA Platform™(UK)
(May 2022 – August 2022, project duration - 4 months)
Project is designed to bring User Friendly Interface for KBA application. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are the most important places in the world for species and their habitats. The KBA Programme supports the identification, mapping, monitoring and conservation of KBAs to help safeguard the most critical sites for nature on our planet.

Responsibilities and achievements:

• Participated in Design alignment meetings
• As the only 1 manual tester in a project (+1 Automation Junior) - had the entire responsibility to bring quality in the product
• Test analysis and design + Test cases creation/Implementation (BDD)
• (Non) Function & Regression & Exploratory testing & Static Testing;
• Raising->Tracking->Re-testing defects in multiple related platforms;
• Demo presenter to PO’s

Technologies: Manual testing, Static Testing, Regression Testing on all environments till PROD;
Testing and Development tools: JIRA+Zephyr, DBeaver (PostrgreSQL), Browser Dev tools;
Operating systems: Windows OS;

Manual Tester, Project: The MX Platform™(USA)
(March 2020 – May 2022, project duration – 26 months)
Project is designed to power streamlined and effective omnichannel media activation at scale. Initially proven in the local broadcast ecosystem, our solutions now enable the unification of all media buying and accounting workflows for all media types—planning, buying, billing, paying, administration and reporting.

Component testing. (UI/BE per features/functionality)

Responsibilities and achievements:

• Be a part in a SCRUM ceremonies
• Test analysis and design (+static testing – User Story testing);
• Test cases creation (Standard / BDD format)