Senior Test Manager | Test Strategy, Quality Governance and Release Readiness
Aktualisiert am 14.09.2026
Profil
Freiberufler / Selbstständiger
Remote-Arbeit
Verfügbar ab: 12.10.2026
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Test Strategie
Test management
Delivery Management
Quality Gates & Governance
Risk-Based Testing
System Integration Testing (SIT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Regression Testing
Test Automation Governance
Defect Management
Test automation coordination
Test Documentation & Traceability
SDLC
Agile Softwareentwicklung
Release Governance & Release Planning
Migration Testing
Requirements Analysis
FX Trading Platforms
Payments (Merchant Acquiring
Settlement
SEPA)
Go/No-Go Decision Support
ISTQB Certified Tester
Romanian
Native
English
C1 (Full Professional Proficiency)
German
A2, actively improving

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Frankfurt am Main (+50km) Munich (+50km)
Deutschland, Schweiz
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 Jahre 1 Monat
2023-04 - 2026-04

Global FX Platform

Quality Engineering Lead
Quality Engineering Lead
  • Designed and implemented an end-to-end test strategy across the Global FX Platform, coordinating test activities across multiple systems and QA teams as part of a Waterfall to Shift-Left transformation.
  • Adapted the organisation's enterprise governance framework into quality gates, entry and exit criteria, and Definition of Done, supporting audit-ready release and go-live decisions across the SDLC.
  • Coordinated defect management, retesting, and resolution tracking across 6 QA teams, aligning testing commitments with release milestones and risk exposure.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners and Business Analysts in backlog refinement to validate epic and user story decomposition, ensuring testable and traceable scope before development.
  • Coordinated 6 cross-functional QA teams (35+ engineers) across 4 countries, establishing standard test design practices and structured test documentation; directly led 15 team members including performance reviews, coaching and mentoring.
  • Coordinated implementation of a Playwright and Java based test automation framework, growing automated regression coverage to 95% across 3,000+ UI tests, with individual test failures verified through Allure reporting.
  • Acted as primary QA authority in Go/No-Go meetings, delivering risk assessments, KPI reporting, and release readiness recommendations for 12 major production releases with zero critical incidents.
  • Coordinated post-deployment validation testing across 20+ Azure test environments following Go/No-Go decisions, analysing logs (Splunk, Datadog, Kibana) in collaboration with Business Analysts to distinguish product defects from release issues.
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), Bucharest, Romania
6 Jahre 1 Monat
2017-04 - 2023-04

Payments Platform

QA Lead
QA Lead
  • Led System Integration Testing (SIT) for a regulated payments platform, coordinating test scenario and test case design and execution across parallel release tracks.
  • Coordinated defect management, retesting, and root cause analysis with development, reporting resolution status to senior stakeholders within Agile ceremonies and sprint delivery goals.
  • Ensured test coverage for Merchant Acquiring and SEPA settlement flows, testing XML and Kafka messaging together with REST and SOAP APIs within a microservices architecture.
  • Coordinated 2 of 4 live ETL data migrations across 600,000+ customers, validating data integrity through SQL based queries and structured Sequence of Events and cutover planning with Development and DevOps.
  • Synthesised technical test results into structured go/no-go risk reports for senior stakeholders, aligning testing goals with delivery timelines and rapid Agile release cycles.
Worldpay, Bucharest, Romania
1 Jahr 10 Monate
2015-07 - 2017-04

Public Sector Applications

Senior QA Analyst
Senior QA Analyst
  • Planned and executed test cycles across 4 major public-sector applications, interpreting ambiguous requirements across regulated domains including land registry, emergency services, and water management.
  • Coordinated the full defect lifecycle across 4 major government projects and led User Acceptance Testing sessions with ANCPI (Romania's National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration) and with local election administration stakeholders for the 2016 local election system.
Teamnet, Bucharest, Romania
6 Monate
2015-01 - 2015-06

Core Banking System

QA Engineer
QA Engineer
  • Executed functional testing for an Oracle FlexCube core banking implementation, covering test scenario design, test cycle execution, and defect lifecycle management.
Volksbank Romania, Bucharest, Romania
1 Jahr 2 Monate
2013-09 - 2014-10

Payments Processing

QA Test Analyst
QA Test Analyst
  • Led requirement alignment and delivery review sessions with the OpenWay vendor across 4 product deliveries, coordinating test documentation and sign-off.
  • Executed functional testing for the Way4 card processing platform across Raiffeisen Bulgaria and Kosovo markets.
  • Coordinated and executed Mastercard and Visa certification processes, including 3D Secure and Verified by Visa.
Regional Card Processing Centre (Raiffeisen Group), Bratislava, Slovakia
1 Jahr 7 Monate
2012-02 - 2013-08

Core Banking System

UAT Testing Specialist
UAT Testing Specialist
  • Executed UAT for one of the first online banking platforms in Central Europe, covering lending risk and core banking functions across Czech and Slovak markets.
  • Designed and executed test scenarios based on business requirements, documenting test execution and managing defect lifecycle from identification to closure.
ZUNO Bank A.G. (Raiffeisen Group), Bratislava, Slovakia

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

4 Jahre 5 Monate
2001-10 - 2006-02

5 year full time programme

pre Bologna system; equivalent to Bachelor and Master levels, University of Craiova, Romania / Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Economic Informatics
pre Bologna system; equivalent to Bachelor and Master levels
University of Craiova, Romania / Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Economic Informatics

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Test Strategie Test management Delivery Management Quality Gates & Governance Risk-Based Testing System Integration Testing (SIT) User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Regression Testing Test Automation Governance Defect Management Test automation coordination Test Documentation & Traceability SDLC Agile Softwareentwicklung Release Governance & Release Planning Migration Testing Requirements Analysis FX Trading Platforms Payments (Merchant Acquiring Settlement SEPA) Go/No-Go Decision Support ISTQB Certified Tester

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Test Manager with 14 years of experience coordinating end-to-end testing across multiple systems and regulated business domains, including FX trading, payments, and core banking platforms. Experienced in test scenario and test case design, defect management, retesting, and structured test documentation, together with the coordination of cross-functional testing activities across international teams. Skilled at supporting Stage-Gate, release, acceptance, and go-live processes, and at establishing standardized test practices across QA teams and stakeholders, from development teams to senior decision-makers.


Core Competencies

Test Strategy and E2E Testing

  • End-to-end test strategy design across multiple systems and business areas
  • Test scenario and test case design, execution, and documentation
  • Defect management, retesting, and resolution tracking
  • Risk-based testing in regulated environments


Release and Rollout Governance

  • Stage-Gate, release, acceptance, and go-live processes
  • Go/No-Go authority: risk reports for senior stakeholders
  • Post-deployment validation and production support


Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Coordination of test activities across QA teams and business streams
  • Stakeholder communication: Development, Business, Operations, InfoSec
  • Structured escalation and issue resolution


Test Process Standardization

  • Design and standardization of cross-team test practices and documentation
  • Adaptation of enterprise governance and quality-gate frameworks
  • Coaching and capability development across QA teams


Team Leadership

  • Built and led 6 international QA teams (35+ engineers, 4 countries)
  • Direct people lead for 15 team members: reviews, coaching, mentoring


Technical Skills

  • Oracle SQL (Certified), PostgreSQL, ETL validation
  • REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, Kafka messaging, Postman, Swagger
  • Splunk, Datadog, Kibana - log and technical fault analysis
  • Jira, Confluence, Rally, Zephyr, SoapUI, Git, Allure

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Frankfurt am Main (+50km) Munich (+50km)
Deutschland, Schweiz
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 Jahre 1 Monat
2023-04 - 2026-04

Global FX Platform

Quality Engineering Lead
Quality Engineering Lead
  • Designed and implemented an end-to-end test strategy across the Global FX Platform, coordinating test activities across multiple systems and QA teams as part of a Waterfall to Shift-Left transformation.
  • Adapted the organisation's enterprise governance framework into quality gates, entry and exit criteria, and Definition of Done, supporting audit-ready release and go-live decisions across the SDLC.
  • Coordinated defect management, retesting, and resolution tracking across 6 QA teams, aligning testing commitments with release milestones and risk exposure.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners and Business Analysts in backlog refinement to validate epic and user story decomposition, ensuring testable and traceable scope before development.
  • Coordinated 6 cross-functional QA teams (35+ engineers) across 4 countries, establishing standard test design practices and structured test documentation; directly led 15 team members including performance reviews, coaching and mentoring.
  • Coordinated implementation of a Playwright and Java based test automation framework, growing automated regression coverage to 95% across 3,000+ UI tests, with individual test failures verified through Allure reporting.
  • Acted as primary QA authority in Go/No-Go meetings, delivering risk assessments, KPI reporting, and release readiness recommendations for 12 major production releases with zero critical incidents.
  • Coordinated post-deployment validation testing across 20+ Azure test environments following Go/No-Go decisions, analysing logs (Splunk, Datadog, Kibana) in collaboration with Business Analysts to distinguish product defects from release issues.
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), Bucharest, Romania
6 Jahre 1 Monat
2017-04 - 2023-04

Payments Platform

QA Lead
QA Lead
  • Led System Integration Testing (SIT) for a regulated payments platform, coordinating test scenario and test case design and execution across parallel release tracks.
  • Coordinated defect management, retesting, and root cause analysis with development, reporting resolution status to senior stakeholders within Agile ceremonies and sprint delivery goals.
  • Ensured test coverage for Merchant Acquiring and SEPA settlement flows, testing XML and Kafka messaging together with REST and SOAP APIs within a microservices architecture.
  • Coordinated 2 of 4 live ETL data migrations across 600,000+ customers, validating data integrity through SQL based queries and structured Sequence of Events and cutover planning with Development and DevOps.
  • Synthesised technical test results into structured go/no-go risk reports for senior stakeholders, aligning testing goals with delivery timelines and rapid Agile release cycles.
Worldpay, Bucharest, Romania
1 Jahr 10 Monate
2015-07 - 2017-04

Public Sector Applications

Senior QA Analyst
Senior QA Analyst
  • Planned and executed test cycles across 4 major public-sector applications, interpreting ambiguous requirements across regulated domains including land registry, emergency services, and water management.
  • Coordinated the full defect lifecycle across 4 major government projects and led User Acceptance Testing sessions with ANCPI (Romania's National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration) and with local election administration stakeholders for the 2016 local election system.
Teamnet, Bucharest, Romania
6 Monate
2015-01 - 2015-06

Core Banking System

QA Engineer
QA Engineer
  • Executed functional testing for an Oracle FlexCube core banking implementation, covering test scenario design, test cycle execution, and defect lifecycle management.
Volksbank Romania, Bucharest, Romania
1 Jahr 2 Monate
2013-09 - 2014-10

Payments Processing

QA Test Analyst
QA Test Analyst
  • Led requirement alignment and delivery review sessions with the OpenWay vendor across 4 product deliveries, coordinating test documentation and sign-off.
  • Executed functional testing for the Way4 card processing platform across Raiffeisen Bulgaria and Kosovo markets.
  • Coordinated and executed Mastercard and Visa certification processes, including 3D Secure and Verified by Visa.
Regional Card Processing Centre (Raiffeisen Group), Bratislava, Slovakia
1 Jahr 7 Monate
2012-02 - 2013-08

Core Banking System

UAT Testing Specialist
UAT Testing Specialist
  • Executed UAT for one of the first online banking platforms in Central Europe, covering lending risk and core banking functions across Czech and Slovak markets.
  • Designed and executed test scenarios based on business requirements, documenting test execution and managing defect lifecycle from identification to closure.
ZUNO Bank A.G. (Raiffeisen Group), Bratislava, Slovakia

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

4 Jahre 5 Monate
2001-10 - 2006-02

5 year full time programme

pre Bologna system; equivalent to Bachelor and Master levels, University of Craiova, Romania / Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Economic Informatics
pre Bologna system; equivalent to Bachelor and Master levels
University of Craiova, Romania / Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Economic Informatics

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Test Strategie Test management Delivery Management Quality Gates & Governance Risk-Based Testing System Integration Testing (SIT) User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Regression Testing Test Automation Governance Defect Management Test automation coordination Test Documentation & Traceability SDLC Agile Softwareentwicklung Release Governance & Release Planning Migration Testing Requirements Analysis FX Trading Platforms Payments (Merchant Acquiring Settlement SEPA) Go/No-Go Decision Support ISTQB Certified Tester

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Test Manager with 14 years of experience coordinating end-to-end testing across multiple systems and regulated business domains, including FX trading, payments, and core banking platforms. Experienced in test scenario and test case design, defect management, retesting, and structured test documentation, together with the coordination of cross-functional testing activities across international teams. Skilled at supporting Stage-Gate, release, acceptance, and go-live processes, and at establishing standardized test practices across QA teams and stakeholders, from development teams to senior decision-makers.


Core Competencies

Test Strategy and E2E Testing

  • End-to-end test strategy design across multiple systems and business areas
  • Test scenario and test case design, execution, and documentation
  • Defect management, retesting, and resolution tracking
  • Risk-based testing in regulated environments


Release and Rollout Governance

  • Stage-Gate, release, acceptance, and go-live processes
  • Go/No-Go authority: risk reports for senior stakeholders
  • Post-deployment validation and production support


Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Coordination of test activities across QA teams and business streams
  • Stakeholder communication: Development, Business, Operations, InfoSec
  • Structured escalation and issue resolution


Test Process Standardization

  • Design and standardization of cross-team test practices and documentation
  • Adaptation of enterprise governance and quality-gate frameworks
  • Coaching and capability development across QA teams


Team Leadership

  • Built and led 6 international QA teams (35+ engineers, 4 countries)
  • Direct people lead for 15 team members: reviews, coaching, mentoring


Technical Skills

  • Oracle SQL (Certified), PostgreSQL, ETL validation
  • REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, Kafka messaging, Postman, Swagger
  • Splunk, Datadog, Kibana - log and technical fault analysis
  • Jira, Confluence, Rally, Zephyr, SoapUI, Git, Allure

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