Hi, I’m Stephen O. Aina, a Quality Assurance Engineer with 5+ years of experience ensuring software quality across fintech, cloud, e-commerce, and SaaS. I specialize in both manual and automated testing, building robust QA strategies, and driving test automation within CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable and user-friendly products. I thrive in cross-functional teams, mentoring QA engineers and collaborating with product, development, and operations to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, tracking metrics, and continuously improving processes to elevate product quality and the user experience.

Stephen O. Aina

Hi, I’m Stephen O. Aina, a Quality Assurance Engineer with 5+ years of experience ensuring software quality across fintech, cloud, e-commerce, and SaaS. I specialize in both manual and automated testing, building robust QA strategies, and driving test automation within CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable and user-friendly products. I thrive in cross-functional teams, mentoring QA engineers and collaborating with product, development, and operations to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, tracking metrics, and continuously improving processes to elevate product quality and the user experience.

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Hi, I’m Stephen O. Aina, a Quality Assurance Engineer with 5+ years of experience ensuring software quality across fintech, cloud, e-commerce, and SaaS. I specialize in both manual and automated testing, building robust QA strategies, and driving test automation within CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable and user-friendly products.

I thrive in cross-functional teams, mentoring QA engineers and collaborating with product, development, and operations to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle. I’m passionate about data-driven QA, tracking metrics, and continuously improving processes to elevate product quality and the user experience.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer at Cydonia
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led QA efforts for CloudTech projects in Toronto, developing and implementing QA strategies, mentoring a team of QA engineers, overseeing manual and automated testing, integrating automated tests into CI/CD, and reporting QA status and risks to stakeholders.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer at Golden Waves Innovation
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Designed and executed test strategies and comprehensive test plans for products; improved QA processes; guided a 4-person QA team; coordinated manual and automated testing and defect management; fostered automation initiatives and stakeholder communication.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Waste NG LTD
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Managed test data creation; coordinated between Dev, DevOps, and third-party vendors; moderated quality meetings; planned and implemented test plans; ensured test environments were up-to-date and blockers resolved; authored and maintained test cases and defects.
Quality Assurance Engineer at Medismarts Ltd
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Analyzed requirements and drafted test deliverables; supported customers; performed various testing types; analyzed and optimized SQL Server databases; ensured data integrity and recovery; escalated as needed and delivered robust test coverage.

Education

HND in Library and Information Science at Federal Polytechnic Offa
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Telecommunications