Boris Stupar

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Klika d.o.o.
October 1, 2021 - Present
Dual role – testing and team management across multiple international projects. Lead QA process improvements, mentoring, onboarding new team members. Conduct one-on-one meetings, feedback sessions, and performance reviews. Manage test planning, regression cycles, and cross-team collaboration. Execute manual and automated testing across web, desktop, and API components. Drive bug triage meetings, analyze defect trends, and optimize reporting. Introduced TestRail as central test management tool for transparency.
Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Digital Elektronik GmbH / SKIDATA Client
October 1, 2021 - October 8, 2025
Led a QA team focusing on collaboration with developers, product managers, and clients. Conducted technical interviews, mentored junior testers, and reviewed test quality. Designed and maintained test cases ensuring full coverage and consistency. Managed regression cycles, coordinated bug triage sessions, and analyzed defect trends. Executed manual and integration testing on backend services (SOAP, REST), databases, and desktop applications. Performed SQL validations, API checks, and end-to-end hardware testing (firmware, RFID, barcode). Reported defects using JIRA and drove cross-functional coordination to resolve issues. Improved test planning strategies, reporting templates, and QA communication flow.
Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Klika d.o.o.
October 1, 2021 - Present
Dual role – testing and team management across multiple international projects. Lead QA process improvements, mentoring, onboarding new team members. Conduct one-on-one meetings, feedback sessions, and performance reviews. Manage test planning, regression cycles, and cross-team collaboration. Execute manual and automated testing across web, desktop, and API components. Drive bug triage meetings, analyze defect trends, and optimize reporting. Introduced TestRail as a central test management tool for improved transparency.
Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Digital Elektronik GmbH / Skidata Client
October 1, 2021 - October 8, 2025
Led a QA team focusing on collaboration with developers, product managers, and clients. Conducted technical interviews, mentored junior testers, and reviewed test quality. Designed and maintained test cases ensuring full coverage and consistency. Managed regression cycles, coordinated bug triage sessions, and analyzed defect trends. Executed manual and integration testing on backend services (SOAP, REST), databases, and desktop applications. Performed SQL validations, API checks, and end-to-end hardware testing (firmware, RFID, barcode). Reported defects using JIRA and drove cross-functional coordination to resolve issues. Improved test planning strategies, reporting templates, and QA communication flow.
Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Klika d.o.o.
October 1, 2021 - Present
Dual role – testing and team management across multiple international projects. Lead QA process improvements, mentoring, and onboarding new team members. Conduct one-on-one meetings, feedback sessions, and performance reviews. Manage test planning, regression cycles, and cross-team collaboration. Execute manual and automated testing across web, desktop, and API components. Drive bug triage meetings, analyze defect trends, and optimize reporting. Introduced TestRail as a central test management tool for improved transparency.
Senior QA Engineer / QA Team Lead at Digital Elektronik GmbH / SKIDATA Client
October 1, 2021 - October 8, 2025
Led a QA team focusing on collaboration with developers, product managers, and clients. Conducted technical interviews, mentored junior testers, and reviewed test quality. Designed and maintained test cases ensuring full coverage and consistency. Managed regression cycles, coordinated bug triage sessions, and analyzed defect trends. Executed manual and integration testing on backend services (SOAP, REST), databases, and desktop applications. Performed SQL validations, API checks, and end-to-end hardware testing (firmware, RFID, barcode). Reported defects using JIRA and drove cross-functional coordination to resolve issues. Improved test planning strategies, reporting templates, and QA communication flow.
Senior QA Engineer / Quality Assurance Team Lead at Klika d.o.o.
October 1, 2021 - Present
Dual role handling testing and team management; onboarding new colleagues; one-on-one meetings; providing feedback; test planning and process improvement; integration optimization; onboarding documentation; client communication; cross-team collaboration; leading automation with Playwright; mentoring juniors; introduced TestRail as test management; bug analysis; designing regression plans; reducing defect leakage.
Software Quality Assurance Team Lead at Digital Elektronik
October 1, 2021 - October 8, 2025
Led QA team focusing on cross-functional collaboration with developers and product managers; conducted technical interviews; guided junior testers; reviewed test cases; ensured quality of deliverables; managed regression cycles; coordinated bug triage; created test planning strategies; estimated efforts; improved QA processes; designed reporting templates for stakeholders.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Tester at Digital Elektronik
January 1, 2021 - October 8, 2025
Onboarded and supported new colleagues; reviewed and executed test cases; supported test planning, execution of regression cycles, and test reporting; assisted in analyzing defects; collaborated with developers for fixes; validated backend services (SOAP/REST APIs) and SQL database consistency.
Software Quality Assurance Tester at Digital Elektronik
July 1, 2019 - October 8, 2025
Tested new functionalities; reviewed requirements; provided effort estimation; designed and executed test cases in TestLink; conducted functional, regression, and integration testing with SQL database; end-to-end testing including firmware and hardware validation; reported defects using JIRA; reproduced production issues as third-level support and coordinated with support teams.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology at Higher Technical School Doboj
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology at Higher Technical School Doboj
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology at Higher Technical School Doboj
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Leadership Program at Klika Leadership Academy
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology at Higher Technical School Doboj
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Qualifications

Certified Internal Auditor: ISO 9001 & ISO 27001
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Klika Leadership Academy – 2-year program
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
LinkedIn: AI for Software Testers: Apply AI Tools and Techniques to the Software Testing Life Cycle
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
LinkedIn: Software Testers: Apply AI Tools and Techniques to the Software Testing Life Cycle
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Klika Leadership Academy – 2-year program
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
LinkedIn: AI for Software Testers: Apply AI Tools and Techniques to the Software Testing Life Cycle
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
LinkedIn: Software Testers: Apply AI Tools and Techniques to the Software Testing Life Cycle
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
TestRail: Agile-Testing-with-TestRail
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
TestRail: Test-Automation-&-TestRail
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Xray: Enterprise Essentials for Cloud
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Certified Internal Auditor: ISO 9001 & ISO 27001
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Certified Internal Auditor: ISO 9001 & ISO 27001
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Test-Automation-&-TestRail
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Agile-testing-with-TestRail
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Fundamentals-of-Testing-with-TestRail
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Internal Auditor for DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 27001
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Other

Experience Level

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