I am a QA professional with a passion for quality and continuous optimization. I aim to contribute to a forward-thinking organization where I can design robust automation frameworks, improve testing strategies, and proactively solve complex problems that enhance product performance and reliability. Over the years I have led API automation framework development, mentored new QA teammates, and collaborated with Delivery Leads and Product Owners to align testing with microservices development. I enjoy sharing knowledge through demos and onboarding sessions and actively contribute to QA communities.

Ioana Mezdrea

I am a QA professional with a passion for quality and continuous optimization. I aim to contribute to a forward-thinking organization where I can design robust automation frameworks, improve testing strategies, and proactively solve complex problems that enhance product performance and reliability. Over the years I have led API automation framework development, mentored new QA teammates, and collaborated with Delivery Leads and Product Owners to align testing with microservices development. I enjoy sharing knowledge through demos and onboarding sessions and actively contribute to QA communities.

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I am a QA professional with a passion for quality and continuous optimization. I aim to contribute to a forward-thinking organization where I can design robust automation frameworks, improve testing strategies, and proactively solve complex problems that enhance product performance and reliability.

Over the years I have led API automation framework development, mentored new QA teammates, and collaborated with Delivery Leads and Product Owners to align testing with microservices development. I enjoy sharing knowledge through demos and onboarding sessions and actively contribute to QA communities.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Consultant at Sage
July 1, 2024 - Present
Owned API Automation Testing Framework development from scratch; defined testing strategy; ensured on-time delivery; demo sessions for business stakeholders; onboarding presentations; mentored new QA joiners; led cross-team squads and contributed to QA initiatives.
QA Automation Technical Lead / Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital Romania
January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2024
Owned the API Automation Testing Framework development from scratch; defined testing strategy; conducted business demos; onboarding; mentored new hires; organized internal squads; contributed to ERDC QA Guild and coaching.
QA Automation Technical Lead at Playtika
November 1, 2019 - January 31, 2021
Full ownership over the transition of all Automation Frameworks (UI / API / Mobile) developed in Canada; initial setup for fast plug-in into Bucharest; led QA Automation across multiple Delivery Teams; implemented new CI/CD pipelines; worked on 4+ automation frameworks; participated in technical interviews and onboarding.
QA Automation Engineer / Consultant at Deloitte Digital Romania
November 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019
eCommerce project: developed automation framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver and Serenity; implemented frontend and backend tests; automated regression and new feature tests; defect reporting in Jira; linked automated tests to manual test cases in qTest; performed code reviews; built a performance framework with JMeter.
QA Automation Engineer at Endava
July 1, 2016 - November 1, 2017
Financial/banking project: automation testing for the client-side using Java, Selenium WebDriver and JavaScript; created two automation frameworks (Java/Selenium and JavaScript/Protractor); end-to-end and integration testing; regression testing; defect investigation; agile ceremonies.
Junior QA Automation Engineer at 1&1 Internet Development SRL
February 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016
Online payments project: reviewed requirements; created and maintained automation and manual test cases; executed regression tests; security-focused testing; defect tracking in Jira; collaborated with Germany-based teams; produced clear test reports.

Education

Master Degree in Economic Engineering at Politehnica University of Bucharest
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Bachelor Degree in Economic Informatics, Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics at University of Craiova
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Java 1 Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 26, 2026

Industry Experience

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