Gabriela Macovei
Date of birth: **/**** Gender: Female +40-741****** adg76a@r.postjobfree.com
**** – CURRENT
BUSINESS ANALYST – ING
Developing an internal product for ING itself: web application for Payments Digitization. Using SCRUM Agile methodology. Responsibilities 2018 - Present:
- collect requirements from stakeholders
- create product backlog: features/epics/user stories to reflect requirments; used Service Now Jira Confluence
- conduct refinment with development team and draw UML diagrams for complex requirments
- work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
- work with UX designer to draw wireframes and prototypes in AdobeXD Responsibilities 2017 - 2018:
- create test plan in TestLink
- test user stories according to acceptance criteria; report defects in HPALM; retest fixes
- add scenarios in automation GUI testing framework: Java+Serenity
- version control: Team Foundation Server
- ensure that the product scope, and quality are fulfilled as per contract: collect KPIs and present them to the client
- exploratory testing for financial products: SEPA, Direct debit, SWIFT standards: MT202, MT202 cov, MT103 etc. 2015 – 2017
QA TEST LEAD & SCRUM MASTER – Endava
Client was NETS, Denmark: Instant Payments software. Used SCRUM Agile methodology. Responsibilities:
- facilitate SCRUM ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Daily Scrums, Demo
- manage product backlog using: epics, user stories, velocity tracking, burndown/burnup charts, estimations: story points; Used Jira.
- create automation frameworks: RobotFramework, SoapUI that run on Jenkins
- coordinated integration tests with three other teams
- offer UAT support
- career coach for other testers
- work with Human Resources to recruit team members
- 30% travel to client site to discuss QA metrics
- coordinated QA practices inside Endava: management, performance, mobile, automation. Worked with head of QA to present all hands meeting to 100+QA staff
2014 – 2015
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER & SCRUM MASTER – Endava
Client was Monitise, United Kingdom: Digital Banking project. Used SCRUM Agile methodology. Responsibilities:
- preparation and execution of Manual, Automated test scenarios
- recording results using automation framework
- reporting the defects within automation framework and tested component
- defects raising and retesting
- offer support in UAT
- working in remote environment
- used: JIRA Green Hopper, Zephyr, Confluence, Squirrel SQL - Solid DB, Nexus, Jenkins, Tortoise GIT, Putty, WinSCP, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM WebSphere Toolkit.
2012 – 2014
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER – Endava
Client was Worldpay Group plc, United Kingdom: Payment Processing project. Used SCRUM Agile methodology. Responsibilities:
- creating Functional, Non-Functional test cases
- executing tests according to business analyst requirements WORK EXPERIENCE
- providing demo to the client for validating completion of functionalities
- responsible for User Acceptance Testing project phase.
- used: JIRA Green Hopper, TestLink.
- worked in remote environment, distributed team
2012
TEST ENGINEER – Continental Automotive
Project was a software solution for FIAT (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino), Infotainment department. Used Waterfall meth odology.
Responsibilities:
- developing test cases according to product requirements and architecture
- worked with real devices build in the car and with professional simulations
- managing test environments (equipment, software tools and simulations)
- synchronizing with international teams - Used: IBM Rational Change (Defect tracking), IBM Rational Doors (Requirements), SiTemppo (Test management)
- distributed team, working with off-site colleagues 2011
ENGINEER – Tenaris Silcotub
Responsibilities:
- translated operative procedures for particular installation in the “Finishing department” and identified the stages where the work process can be improved.
- prepared and sustained an English presentation to the managers about my proposal to improve the work process.
- created a database in Excel, where comparing the evolution of the two branches of Tenaris Silcotub multinational company in Romania
- working with cross specialized team members to gain overview perspective 2019
AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST FOUNDATION & PRACTITIONER – APMG 2019
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER – Scrum Alliance
2018
AGILE IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT – by Project Management Institute 2017
AGILE TRAINING – by Amir Peled, Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC) 2016
SCRUM MASTER COURSE – by Endava
2015
ISTQB – INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE TESTING QUALIFICATIONS BOARD VUE ID: 233282952
2010
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS – by British Academy BACHELOR'S DEGREE – Technical University, Faculty of “Electronics, Telecommunications and Information`s Technology”
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Mangalia, Romania
MATHEMATICS-INFORMATICS, ENGLISH INTENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL Mother tongue(s): ROMANIAN
UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction ENGLISH B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user LANGUAGE SKILLS