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I am Cristian-Teodor Niță, a QA Technical Lead and Automation Architect focused on designing scalable automation ecosystems, reusable test frameworks, and modern quality engineering practices for enterprise software delivery.
I’m hands-on across UI, API, mobile, performance, security, cloud integrations, and AI-assisted engineering workflows, and I enjoy mentoring teams, onboarding new engineers, and helping organizations accelerate automation adoption.
Skills
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Language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
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English
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French
Intermediate
Work Experience
Technical Lead QA Automation Engineer at LSEG
October 1, 2024 - PresentLeading automation architecture strategy, framework evolution, and quality engineering enablement across multiple delivery teams. Oversees the evolution of a JavaScript automation framework used across 8+ projects and 30+ engineers. Defines and aligns automation standards to improve consistency in framework usage, test design, and delivery practices. Serves as the technical authority for automation strategy, architecture decisions, and enterprise-scale implementation patterns. Mentors engineers through hands-on guidance, knowledge-sharing sessions, and onboarding support for new joiners.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at LSEG
June 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024Built a reusable automation package and an npm-based framework to standardize UI and API test delivery. Reduced onboarding time from roughly 1–2 months to around 2 weeks through stronger abstractions, documentation, and reusable components. Enabled manual testers to transition into automation by lowering technical barriers and creating approachable framework patterns. Introduced visual regression, multi-device coverage, and security-oriented testing.
QA Automation Engineer at LSEG
November 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023Built a full-featured JavaScript automation framework covering GUI, API, data, and reporting workflows. Integrated AWS SDK, Nexus Repository, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle DB, Jira/Zephyr APIs, custom HTML reporting, and Allure. Created reusable Cucumber + Playwright and Cucumber + PactumJS steps for cross-project reuse and supported CI/CD with Jenkins.
Test Automation Engineer at VOIS / Vodafone
April 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022Developed automated test scripts executed through Jenkins on Docker-based infrastructure. Worked across mobile automation with CucumberJS, Appium, and WebdriverIO; web automation with Playwright; and API automation with PactumJS. Supported Oracle-backed test data handling via a Flask web server and explored early ML-assisted testing ideas.
Data Engineer at btProvider
November 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021Data engineering and reporting workflows using Talend, Vertica, Tableau, Jira, and Slack.
Remote Operations Engineer LWD/DD at Baker Hughes
July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021Supported remote drilling operations in a high-reliability industrial environment with strong procedural discipline; completed academies in directional drilling, LWD/MWD telemetry, formation pressure testing, resistivity, density/neutron, and AutoTrak services.
Upstream Design Engineer (Process & Piping) at TeamOil
November 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019Prepared P&IDs, process flow diagrams, data sheets, equipment sizing, line lists, and material take-offs. Worked with ASPEN Hysys, AutoCAD 2D/3D, and Microsoft Office while supporting field data gathering and hydraulic tests.
Internships at Rompetrol (KMG International) / Romgaz / Conpet SA
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018Completed internships across well services, gas extraction/storage, measurement, SCADA, maintenance, laboratory work, and automation/system control.
Education
Certificate at Software Development Academy
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Master’s Degree at Oil and Gas Engineering University from Ploiești
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020Bachelor’s Degree at Oil and Gas Engineering University from Ploiești
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018Qualifications
Docker Certification
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026LangChain — Udemy
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026LangGraph — Udemy
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026GitHub Copilot (GH-300T00) — Microsoft Learn
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026Python from Scratch
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026JMeter — Performance & API Testing
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026The Complete Java Development Bootcamp
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026Industry Experience
Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Telecommunications
Skills
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Intermediate
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