I am an experienced and highly motivated IT professional with over 10 years of national and international work experience in Business Analysis, Test Management, Test Analysis, Test Automation Engineering, Service Management, Data Analysis and Scrum Master roles across banking, insurance, utilities, NGO, telecom and the public sector. I thrive on delivering high-quality software by blending iterative and traditional development approaches, and I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear solutions that satisfy both internal and external stakeholders.

Nikita Strukov

I am an experienced and highly motivated IT professional with over 10 years of national and international work experience in Business Analysis, Test Management, Test Analysis, Test Automation Engineering, Service Management, Data Analysis and Scrum Master roles across banking, insurance, utilities, NGO, telecom and the public sector. I thrive on delivering high-quality software by blending iterative and traditional development approaches, and I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear solutions that satisfy both internal and external stakeholders.

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I am an experienced and highly motivated IT professional with over 10 years of national and international work experience in Business Analysis, Test Management, Test Analysis, Test Automation Engineering, Service Management, Data Analysis and Scrum Master roles across banking, insurance, utilities, NGO, telecom and the public sector.
I thrive on delivering high-quality software by blending iterative and traditional development approaches, and I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear solutions that satisfy both internal and external stakeholders.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior IT Professional
September 1, 2025 - Present
Senior IT Professional (Contract) with freelance/contract work focusing on software testing and test management support. Responsibilities include manual and automated testing with Gherkin, Cucumber, Playwright and TypeScript, along with contributing to agile ceremonies and testing activities for client projects.
Senior Consultant (Permanent) at Ironforge Consulting AG
February 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Software Tester / Scrum Master for a telecommunication client. Activities include manual and automated testing with Gherkin, Cucumber, Playwright & TypeScript; Scrum Master of the Feature Team within the Agile Release Train; Test Lead in the Feature Team / Deputy Release Train Engineer; specification of user stories in Jira & Azure DevOps based on solution proposals and business requirements.
HR Business Data Analyst (Contract) at UnitingCare Queensland
September 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Analysis, extraction and visualization of HRIS data using Excel, Power Query, SQL, Python and Power BI; extension and improvement of Python scripts; business process mapping of HRIS processes after Workday integration; creation of business process models for Workday system integration.
Business Analyst at Business Solution Group AG
February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
Requirements engineering in banking area (transitory accruals and deferrals); test case creation, test execution and defect analysis; defect management.
Service Manager at Swissgrid AG
April 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Compiling regular ICT reports (weekly & monthly) using Power BI; acting as application owner for MF ALM tool; acting as the test management contact within the technology business unit; contributing to internal SLAs; maintenance of configuration items in the CMDB.
IT Business Analyst at UBS Business Solutions AG
February 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
Analyzing new requirements and change requests for electronic interfaces; project management for global SWIFT enhancements; onboarding SWIFT clients and brokers to the strategic trading platform; handling and automating SWIFT migrations; providing second-level production support; mentoring new joiners.
Technology Consultant at Accenture AG
September 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Delivery of major and minor releases in parallel across multiple projects with a focus on software quality assurance, test management and defect management; served as Test Manager and SPOC tester for a client’s bonus program system project.

Education

Diploma in Business IT (incomplete) at IFA / IPSO, Zurich, Switzerland
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training at Commercial Professional School Lachen, Switzerland
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
IREB CPRE Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
TOSCA Certified User Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
TOSCA Automation Specialist 1
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
TOSCA Automation Specialist 2
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

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