I'm Valentin Iliescu, a Senior Software Testing Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, test coordination, and test strategy across complex enterprise environments. I've led QA teams on large banking migrations in Switzerland, steered testing for a customer switching portal in the energy sector, and coordinated UAT between stakeholders and development teams. I enjoy turning quality goals into pragmatic plans and collaborating across distributed teams to deliver reliable systems.

Valentin Iliescu

I'm Valentin Iliescu, a Senior Software Testing Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, test coordination, and test strategy across complex enterprise environments. I've led QA teams on large banking migrations in Switzerland, steered testing for a customer switching portal in the energy sector, and coordinated UAT between stakeholders and development teams. I enjoy turning quality goals into pragmatic plans and collaborating across distributed teams to deliver reliable systems.

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I’m Valentin Iliescu, a Senior Software Testing Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, test coordination, and test strategy across complex enterprise environments.

I’ve led QA teams on large banking migrations in Switzerland, steered testing for a customer switching portal in the energy sector, and coordinated UAT between stakeholders and development teams. I enjoy turning quality goals into pragmatic plans and collaborating across distributed teams to deliver reliable systems.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Beginner
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Software Testing Engineer at EPAM Systems
January 1, 2020 - Present
Consultant for a major Swiss banking client. Responsible for supporting test strategies, preparing test plans, coordinating testing activities across multiple teams, and performing manual and regression testing for application migration projects.
Senior Quality Engineer at Cegeka (European Commission)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020
Worked on key back-office systems used by the European Commission. Responsible for manual testing, creation of test cases supporting automation, and contributing to Agile testing practices.
Senior QA Consultant at Everis / NTT Data (European Commission)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Performed software testing for enterprise applications used by the European Commission and collaborated with developers and analysts to validate functionality and resolve defects.
QA Coordinator at SQS Group
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Test Lead for Electric Ireland’s customer switching portal and involved in the Smart Energy mobile application project. Responsible for defining test strategy, coordinating automation preparation, and managing UAT activities.
Software Tester at Circulo Payments
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Worked on payment applications adapted for the Brazilian market. Functional testing, maintaining testing environments, and coordinating with distributed development teams.
Software Tester at BetVictor
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Testing of back-office applications focusing on payment processing and fraud detection systems.
Software Tester at Axway
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Automated and regression testing for enterprise data transfer software.
Software Tester at Kepler - Rominfo
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Performed manual, regression, performance, and stress testing for database-driven applications.
IT Specialist at Getin COm
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2008
Handled the company’s IT needs and maintained its software.

Education

Bachelor's Degree – Economic Informatics at Academia de Studii Economice din București
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2008

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Energy & Utilities, Software & Internet, Professional Services