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I'm Vasile Cristian Tatar, a Test Manager / QA Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering robust QA strategies across telecom, retail, and payments domains. I specialize in leading QA teams, designing end-to-end testing plans, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure quality and reliability in complex systems. Beyond testing, I mentor teams, drive process improvements, and help clients navigate regulatory requirements. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments and enjoy turning ambiguous requirements into concrete tests that reveal value and reduce risk.…I'm Vasile Cristian Tatar, a Test Manager / QA Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering robust QA strategies across telecom, retail, and payments domains. I specialize in leading QA teams, designing end-to-end testing plans, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure quality and reliability in complex systems. Beyond testing, I mentor teams, drive process improvements, and help clients navigate regulatory requirements. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments and enjoy turning ambiguous requirements into concrete tests that reveal value and reduce risk.

Vasile Cristian Tatar

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I'm Vasile Cristian Tatar, a Test Manager / QA Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering robust QA strategies across telecom, retail, and payments domains. I specialize in leading QA teams, designing end-to-end testing plans, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure quality and reliability in complex systems. Beyond testing, I mentor teams, drive process improvements, and help clients navigate regulatory requirements. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments and enjoy turning ambiguous requirements into concrete tests that reveal value and reduce risk.…I'm Vasile Cristian Tatar, a Test Manager / QA Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering robust QA strategies across telecom, retail, and payments domains. I specialize in leading QA teams, designing end-to-end testing plans, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure quality and reliability in complex systems. Beyond testing, I mentor teams, drive process improvements, and help clients navigate regulatory requirements. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments and enjoy turning ambiguous requirements into concrete tests that reveal value and reduce risk.

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I’m Vasile Cristian Tatar, a Test Manager / QA Lead with 15+ years of experience delivering robust QA strategies across telecom, retail, and payments domains. I specialize in leading QA teams, designing end-to-end testing plans, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure quality and reliability in complex systems.

Beyond testing, I mentor teams, drive process improvements, and help clients navigate regulatory requirements. I thrive in Agile and Waterfall environments and enjoy turning ambiguous requirements into concrete tests that reveal value and reduce risk.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

German

Intermediate

Hungarian

Advanced

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Fluent

Work Experience

Test Manager at Nagarro SRL

January 1, 2017 - Present

Leading test management activities for client projects: clarifying requirements, designing system/test specifications, creating test case structures, conducting design workshops, training testers, implementing DoD, estimating testing effort, developing Test Plans/Strategies, supporting E2E testing, selecting and configuring Defect Management tools, tracking defects (Severity/Priority) and reporting test status to stakeholders, coordinating integration and E2E testing with internal and external parties, performing on-site client validations and trainings, and delivering Sign-Off/Walkthrough sessions.

Test Team Lead at iQuest Technologies SRL

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2017

Coached QA team, designed and reviewed test cases, managed production issues, coordinated with integrating parties, tracked testing progress and defects, and reported progress against the Test Plan. Involved in unit, system, integration, and UAT testing; provided early feedback to management; liaised with clients.

Senior Test Engineer at iQuest Technologies SRL

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012

Designed and executed test cases, coached team members, performed regression, migration, scalability and performance testing on UAT environments, maintained and enhanced automation framework, ran automated tests and analyzed results; engaged in manual and automated testing activities.

Software Test Engineer at iQuest Technologies SRL

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010

Test Case Design and Execution, bug reporting, data base testing with PL/SQL, cross-browser testing on multiple OS, contributed to manual and automated testing efforts, acted as go-to person for system functionality and business rules.

Computer Scientist at Satu Mare’s County’s Hospital

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007

Installed software products, trained hospital staff, maintained applications, and supported daily business activities.

Test Manager / QA Manager at Nagarro

December 1, 2017 - Present

Defined and implemented test strategy and test plans for complex payment systems; led end-to-end and integration testing across banks and regulatory interfaces; established Definition of Done (DoD) and QA processes; conducted requirements analysis and test case design workshops; implemented and managed defect tracking; delivered test reporting to stakeholders; supported UAT and conducted end-user training.

Test Team Lead / QA Lead at Quest Technologies

October 1, 2012 - November 1, 2017

Led QA team, reviewed and validated test cases, estimates; managed defect lifecycle and test progress tracking; coordinated testing across multiple environments and integration systems; provided mentoring and training to QA team members; participated in SIT, UAT, and system testing.

Senior Software Test Engineer at Quest Technologies

October 1, 2010 - September 1, 2012

Designed and executed manual and automated test cases; performed regression, performance, load, and scalability testing; maintained and enhanced automation frameworks; supported UAT environments and analysed test results; mentored junior testers.

Software Test Engineer at Quest Technologies

May 1, 2007 - September 1, 2010

Executed test cases and reported defects; performed database testing (PL/SQL); conducted cross-browser testing; supported system and integration testing.

Computer Scientist at Satu Mare County Hospital

November 1, 2004 - May 1, 2007

Installed and maintained software systems; provided user training and production support.