I am writing to express my interest in opportunities within your organization. I bring 8 years of professional experience, including 7 years in the banking sector, where I gained strong exposure to large-scale systems, cross-functional collaboration, and high-quality delivery standards. After relocating to the Netherlands, I took a planned career break to support my family’s adaptation process. During this period, my daughter reached school age, and until she turned four and began school, I focused on her care and our family’s settling-in journey. Despite this break, I remained fully committed to continuous learning and professional development. I completed Dutch language courses and successfully passed all required Inburgering exams. Once my daughter started school, I gradually shifted my focus back to my career, updating my technical skills and preparing myself to re-enter the workforce with renewed motivation. During this time, I completed the User Story Masterclass: Your Agile Guide to User Stories course, which strengthened my expertise in writing effective user stories and managing requirements in Agile environments. In parallel, I earned the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) certification, which strengthened my expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining modern automation frameworks. Additionally, I strengthened my automation skill set through specialized trainings in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) and CI/CD practices, covering Azure DevOps pipeline configuration and Jenkins job creation to support scalable, modern automation workflows. Today, I am fully ready and enthusiastic to continue my career in a dynamic and collaborative environment. With my technical background, structured way of working, and strong adaptability, I am confident in my ability to contribute effectively to your team. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my experience and motivation align with your needs.

Burcin Elkama

I am writing to express my interest in opportunities within your organization. I bring 8 years of professional experience, including 7 years in the banking sector, where I gained strong exposure to large-scale systems, cross-functional collaboration, and high-quality delivery standards. After relocating to the Netherlands, I took a planned career break to support my family’s adaptation process. During this period, my daughter reached school age, and until she turned four and began school, I focused on her care and our family’s settling-in journey. Despite this break, I remained fully committed to continuous learning and professional development. I completed Dutch language courses and successfully passed all required Inburgering exams. Once my daughter started school, I gradually shifted my focus back to my career, updating my technical skills and preparing myself to re-enter the workforce with renewed motivation. During this time, I completed the User Story Masterclass: Your Agile Guide to User Stories course, which strengthened my expertise in writing effective user stories and managing requirements in Agile environments. In parallel, I earned the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) certification, which strengthened my expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining modern automation frameworks. Additionally, I strengthened my automation skill set through specialized trainings in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) and CI/CD practices, covering Azure DevOps pipeline configuration and Jenkins job creation to support scalable, modern automation workflows. Today, I am fully ready and enthusiastic to continue my career in a dynamic and collaborative environment. With my technical background, structured way of working, and strong adaptability, I am confident in my ability to contribute effectively to your team. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my experience and motivation align with your needs.

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I am writing to express my interest in opportunities within your organization. I bring 8 years of professional experience,
including 7 years in the banking sector, where I gained strong exposure to large-scale systems, cross-functional
collaboration, and high-quality delivery standards.
After relocating to the Netherlands, I took a planned career break to support my family’s adaptation process. During this
period, my daughter reached school age, and until she turned four and began school, I focused on her care and our family’s
settling-in journey.
Despite this break, I remained fully committed to continuous learning and professional development. I completed Dutch
language courses and successfully passed all required Inburgering exams. Once my daughter started school, I gradually
shifted my focus back to my career, updating my technical skills and preparing myself to re-enter the workforce with renewed
motivation.
During this time, I completed the User Story Masterclass: Your Agile Guide to User Stories course, which strengthened my
expertise in writing effective user stories and managing requirements in Agile environments. In parallel, I earned the ISTQB
Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) certification, which strengthened my expertise in designing,
implementing, and maintaining modern automation frameworks. Additionally, I strengthened my automation skill set
through specialized trainings in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) and CI/CD practices, covering Azure DevOps pipeline
configuration and Jenkins job creation to support scalable, modern automation workflows.
Today, I am fully ready and enthusiastic to continue my career in a dynamic and collaborative environment. With my technical
background, structured way of working, and strong adaptability, I am confident in my ability to contribute effectively to your
team.
Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my experience and motivation
align with your needs.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Dutch
Intermediate
Turkish
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Test Automation Engineer at Garanti BBVA Bank
April 1, 2015 - May 1, 2022
Led system, integration, end-to-end, regression, and acceptance testing across major banking projects; drove test automation in authentication/authorization workflows; automated large regression suites in Digital Banking & CRM; migrated CRM automated regression suite to CI/CD; integrated automated tests into Bitbucket/Jenkins; trained Agile teams; established a Test Automation Support group; automated front-end (web UI) and back-end (DB, service integration) validations; optimized suites with setup/teardown, parameterization and test data generation; led migration to microservices for CRM domain and contributed to cross-team automation tasks.
Test Engineer at Ericsson
September 1, 2013 - March 1, 2015
Performed end-to-end manual testing for front-end and back-end components of Vodafone CRM System; led defect tracking and management; designed and executed UAT scenarios; prepared and published Test Completion Reports; contributed to AVEA Managed Services project and Turk Telekom end-to-end testing.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at Yaşar University
October 1, 2008 - June 1, 2013
Exchange Program (Erasmus) at KU Leuven
February 1, 2012 - June 1, 2012

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE, V2.0)
September 1, 2025 - January 15, 2026
PSM I - Scrum Master
April 1, 2020 - January 15, 2026
Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer
July 1, 2013 - January 15, 2026
ISTQB Foundation Level Certified Tester
March 1, 2014 - January 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment