I'm Anastasia Tsoutsoumpi, a QA and testing leader with 16 years of experience across a range of industries. I enjoy shaping strategic testing direction, improving processes, and staying hands-on with manual testing while also building automation for modern web and mobile applications. My strength is blending strong QA discipline with pragmatic delivery, so teams ship high-quality software on time. In recent roles, I have led QA programs for cloud and embedded software, mentored onshore and offshore teams, introduced Cypress-based automation, and collaborated with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines. I’m passionate about enabling teams to deliver reliable products and thrive in fast-moving startup environments as well as larger organizations.

Anastasia Tsoutsoumpi

I'm Anastasia Tsoutsoumpi, a QA and testing leader with 16 years of experience across a range of industries. I enjoy shaping strategic testing direction, improving processes, and staying hands-on with manual testing while also building automation for modern web and mobile applications. My strength is blending strong QA discipline with pragmatic delivery, so teams ship high-quality software on time. In recent roles, I have led QA programs for cloud and embedded software, mentored onshore and offshore teams, introduced Cypress-based automation, and collaborated with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines. I’m passionate about enabling teams to deliver reliable products and thrive in fast-moving startup environments as well as larger organizations.

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I’m Anastasia Tsoutsoumpi, a QA and testing leader with 16 years of experience across a range of industries. I enjoy shaping strategic testing direction, improving processes, and staying hands-on with manual testing while also building automation for modern web and mobile applications. My strength is blending strong QA discipline with pragmatic delivery, so teams ship high-quality software on time.

In recent roles, I have led QA programs for cloud and embedded software, mentored onshore and offshore teams, introduced Cypress-based automation, and collaborated with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines. I’m passionate about enabling teams to deliver reliable products and thrive in fast-moving startup environments as well as larger organizations.

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Experience Level

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Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

QA Lead at Texecom
October 1, 2024 - Present
Defined a test strategy across cloud, firmware and mobile app test teams; managed onshore and offshore QA engineers; acted as the primary QA point for Tech PMs, Engineering Leads and Product Owners; prioritized test tickets and allocated tasks under tight deadlines; introduced the Maestro framework for mobile testing and encouraged early automation; introduced AI tooling to extract test cases from long requirements documents; owned test planning for multiple projects and introduced QA metrics; supported beta testers during UAT and facilitated bug triage sessions.
QA Lead at Visible HQ
January 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021
Led testing of greenfield web and mobile (Android/iOS) applications; built a complete automation solution in Cypress including API testing; worked with Git, AWS, JavaScript, Postman, Appium, Android Studio, PostgreSQL and Sentry; tested backend components such as AWS scheduled jobs, Lambdas and APIs; collaborated with DevOps to implement CI/CD; acted as Product Owner handling ticket creation and prioritization (2017-2021).
Test Lead at BBC, TV Platforms
March 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Coordinated and planned testing across multiple teams, products and projects; mentored and coached testers in the iPlayer and Red Button teams; led a 6-tester team for Red Button and iPlayer; initiated and organised cross–team bi-weekly senior tester meetings; conducted interviews for various test teams and provided feedback; tested backend systems in AWS, Linux and Docker; provided operational support in a monthly rota and assisted with major live issues; attended BBC training in performance and non-functional testing tools such as K6.
Senior Test Analyst at Direct Validation Services
September 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015
Led test efforts for multiple web and mobile projects developed with .NET technologies; supported defect triage during UAT and communicated with project stakeholders; performed functional testing for integrations with third-party financial systems.
Test Engineer at Vix Technology
August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2014
Performed UATs for major clients in the transportation industry; liaised directly with clients and mobilized test activities across geo-distributed teams; reorganized test suites and collaborated with DevOps to support CI/CD; contributed to test documentation and test evidence for regulatory compliance.
Software Test Engineer at Trinity Integrated Systems
January 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011
Led factory acceptance tests with major defence customers (e.g., BAe submarine systems); tested domain-specific desktop applications with complex GUIs; wrote engineering guides to support users; provided customer support via email for technical issues; attended client meetings and workshops with major clients in the oil and gas industry; created scripts to automate data generation and facilitate regression testing.

Education

MSc in Informatics at University of Manchester, School of Computer Science
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010
Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2007

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

Experience Level

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