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I am a Senior Software Test Manager with more than 15 years of testing experience, both hands-on and in managing projects, teams and testing departments. I have had the chance to perform all types of testing (functional and non-functional) in a wide range of industries (telecom, networking, mobile, betting platforms, e-commerce, banking, and online payments). The applications were both web and embedded, with testing activities on front-end and back-end, predominantly Java-based, but I have also tested C# and mobile apps. For the past 10 years I have been involved in coordinating all testing activities for a large QA organization (up to 70 team members), handling onboarding, hands-on testing, test management, people management, stakeholder management, hiring, development plans, agile/SAFe coaching, and broader testing governance across multiple projects and clients.…I am a Senior Software Test Manager with more than 15 years of testing experience, both hands-on and in managing projects, teams and testing departments. I have had the chance to perform all types of testing (functional and non-functional) in a wide range of industries (telecom, networking, mobile, betting platforms, e-commerce, banking, and online payments). The applications were both web and embedded, with testing activities on front-end and back-end, predominantly Java-based, but I have also tested C# and mobile apps. For the past 10 years I have been involved in coordinating all testing activities for a large QA organization (up to 70 team members), handling onboarding, hands-on testing, test management, people management, stakeholder management, hiring, development plans, agile/SAFe coaching, and broader testing governance across multiple projects and clients.

Cosmin Costea

QA Engineer, Game Tester, Project Manager

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I am a Senior Software Test Manager with more than 15 years of testing experience, both hands-on and in managing projects, teams and testing departments. I have had the chance to perform all types of testing (functional and non-functional) in a wide range of industries (telecom, networking, mobile, betting platforms, e-commerce, banking, and online payments). The applications were both web and embedded, with testing activities on front-end and back-end, predominantly Java-based, but I have also tested C# and mobile apps. For the past 10 years I have been involved in coordinating all testing activities for a large QA organization (up to 70 team members), handling onboarding, hands-on testing, test management, people management, stakeholder management, hiring, development plans, agile/SAFe coaching, and broader testing governance across multiple projects and clients.…I am a Senior Software Test Manager with more than 15 years of testing experience, both hands-on and in managing projects, teams and testing departments. I have had the chance to perform all types of testing (functional and non-functional) in a wide range of industries (telecom, networking, mobile, betting platforms, e-commerce, banking, and online payments). The applications were both web and embedded, with testing activities on front-end and back-end, predominantly Java-based, but I have also tested C# and mobile apps. For the past 10 years I have been involved in coordinating all testing activities for a large QA organization (up to 70 team members), handling onboarding, hands-on testing, test management, people management, stakeholder management, hiring, development plans, agile/SAFe coaching, and broader testing governance across multiple projects and clients.

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I am a Senior Software Test Manager with more than 15 years of testing experience, both hands-on and in managing projects, teams and testing departments. I have had the chance to perform all types of testing (functional and non-functional) in a wide range of industries (telecom, networking, mobile, betting platforms, e-commerce, banking, and online payments). The applications were both web and embedded, with testing activities on front-end and back-end, predominantly Java-based, but I have also tested C# and mobile apps.

For the past 10 years I have been involved in coordinating all testing activities for a large QA organization (up to 70 team members), handling onboarding, hands-on testing, test management, people management, stakeholder management, hiring, development plans, agile/SAFe coaching, and broader testing governance across multiple projects and clients.

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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

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English

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Work Experience

Senior Test Manager - Contractor at SwissRe

July 1, 2022 - Present

Senior Test Manager for the IFRS 17 transition of the Financial Subledger. Defined quarterly test plans and end-to-end runbooks, aligned plans with IT and Business stakeholders, and led environment upgrades and data refreshes. Coordinated multiple testing environments and facilitated discussions among IT, Business and Third-Party Providers, ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Software QA&Testing Director at IHS Markit

July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022

Test Program Manager for a 60+ person QA/testing organization across manual and automation teams. Owned recruitment, defined test strategy, ensured project alignment, and led QA deliveries. Coordinated Disaster Recovery Testing for the AWS migration and led UAT with clients, coaching teams and performing hands-on testing when needed.

Senior QA&Testing Manager at Worldpay Technology Centre

June 1, 2017 - July 1, 2021

Managed over 70 people across manual and automation teams, focusing on backend testing for the New Acquiring Platform (NAP). Defined and executed QA strategy, recruited and developed staff, ensured stakeholder alignment, and led performance and succession planning.

QA&Testing Manager at Deutsche Bank Technology Center

May 1, 2015 - June 1, 2017

Coordinated QA activities for the Compliance department across three projects in an Agile environment. Responsible for hiring (about 15 people across 3 projects), test strategy, planning, execution, and UAT coordination, along with people development and coaching.

Test Manager at Deutsche Bank Technology Center

July 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015

Coordinated QA activities for the Treasury department project, leading two Scrum teams with resources in Romania, Ukraine and India. Defined QA strategy and test plans, executed manual and automated tests, and contributed to performance testing.

Test Lead at Telmap Services

April 1, 2010 - May 1, 2013

Coordinated QA Core Server and Core Data teams, built the QA function, transferred knowledge from other R&D sites, and developed testing strategies and test suites including sanity, regression, and acceptance testing, while mentoring teammates.

Test Engineer at IXI Mobile

February 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010

Server-side testing for mobile device software; created and executed test plans, wrote and reviewed manual test scenarios, configured testing environments, generated test reports and conducted power management measurements on devices.

Test Engineer at ITC Networks

January 1, 2007 - February 1, 2008

Coordinated QA activities for the license module across multiple software applications; created and executed manual test scenarios, configured environments, ran test cycles, and produced test reports.

ATM -IP Operator at National Society of Radio Communications

July 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007

Level 2 NOC support: monitored, tracked and resolved data network issues, provided remote access to network elements, and supported installation teams.