Quality Engineer Scrum Master

GEORGE NIFORATOS

Denver, CO ******@*****.*** 312-***-**** LinkedIn

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Illinois Institute of Technology

MS, Computer Science (Intelligent Information Systems) 2000 Northern Illinois University

BS, Marketing (Minor: Communication) 1994

Certifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance, 2013–Present)

• Certified Agile Tester (ISQI, 2014)

• ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (2013)

• BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering (2014) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Major International Dating App Remote

Senior Process Manager Nov 2022 – Feb 2025

• Implemented Agile/Scrum processes, including sprint planning, defect triage, and ClickUp/Slack integrations.

• Introduced story points and velocity metrics to track team productivity.

• Led QA efforts: test planning, exploratory testing, and regression suite optimization for web/iOS apps.

• Mentored junior engineers and coordinated cross-functional releases. KPMG LLP Denver, CO

Senior Quality Engineer Jul 2021 – Oct 2022

• Advised auto manufacturer on QA process improvements for warranty data systems, aligning with GAAP.

• Managed test metrics and CI pipelines for a state government’s eligibility system (ServiceNow, Agile).

• Mentored junior engineers and led diversity/inclusion initiatives. World Wide Technology Denver, CO

Senior Quality Engineer Feb 2020 – Jul 2021

• Built Cypress test frameworks for RESTful analytics pipelines (AWS Kafka, Snowflake).

• Developed Selenium/JavaScript and JBehave/Python test suites for enterprise applications.

• Automated deployments via GitLab CI/CD and Terraform. Quality Advocate Aug 2019 – Feb 2020

• Tested mobile/web apps (Swift, Kotlin) and SSO migrations for healthcare clients.

• Collaborated with UX teams to refine requirements and Agile/SAFe workflows. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CME Group Chicago, IL

Lead QA Analyst (GCC Tools) Dec 2014 – Apr 2019

• Led testing for trading tools (Angular/React, Kafka) with 9 offshore analysts; automated API tests

(Cucumber/Java).

• Deployed AWS environments and championed Agile/Kanban adoption. Lead QA Analyst (Belfast, UK) Nov 2012 – Dec 2014

• Established QA processes for FIX-based trading systems across global teams (India, London, Chicago). Agile Coach/Senior QA Nov 2010 – Nov 2012

• Implemented ATDD (JBehave) and CI/CD for electronic trading platforms. Systems Certification Analyst Jun 2008 – Nov 2010

• Directed end-to-end integration testing for trading engines, market data, and regulatory systems.

• Automated test suites and mentored junior analysts. Systems Certification Analyst (Falcon Trading Engine) Mar 2006 – Jun 2008

• Tested J2EE trading engines; led Options 4.0 project team and automated BRIO test suites. Acxiom/May & Speh Downers Grove, IL

Solutions Developer (RAPS) Jun 2003 – Mar 2006

• Developed ETL pipelines (Perl, PL/SQL) for retail clients; migrated True64 systems to HP.

• Supported Remedy tickets and on-call production issues. Solutions Developer (ORION) Feb 2001 – Jun 2003

• Implemented web-based CRM tools (Orbiter, BCDI); trained teams on CDI best practices. UNIX Programmer Aug 1999 – Feb 2001

• Built intranet sites and client/server demos (HTML, C++, SQL). Senior Data Administrator Jun 1997 – Aug 1999

• Designed mainframe data flows for marketing campaigns; mentored junior technicians. Data Administrator Feb 1996 – Jun 1997

• Processed financial client data using mainframe tools; documented quality control procedures. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: JavaScript, Python, Java, Golang, SQL

Tools: Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, GitLab, Terraform, AWS, Kafka Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, SAFe, ATDD, CI/CD

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