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Anastasia Tsoutsoumpi

@anastasiatsoutsoumpi

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Experienced QA Lead with 14 years of experience

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a challenging QA role with opportunities for growth and innovation

I am a seasoned QA professional with 14 years of experience in the test discipline, having worked across various industries and technologies. My expertise includes designing robust QA automation strategies, leading test teams, and helping team members upskill.

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of tools and technologies, including Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and AWS. I am also proficient in languages such as Java, JavaScript, and C, and have experience with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

I am currently self-studying to obtain an AI and machine learning certification from the European Information Technologies Academy (EITCA), demonstrating my commitment to continuous learning and professional growth. My goal is to leverage my skills and experience to drive success in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

QA Lead

Current

Visibly

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years)

Leading a test team of manual and automation test engineers, coordinating testing for web and mobile projects. Built the QA function from the ground up, achieving significant automation coverage with Cypress and reducing release cycle time.

QA Automation Testing Cypress Git AWS APIs JavaScript Appium Android Studio PostgreSQL

Test Lead

BBC

Jan 2017 - Jul 2021 (4 years 6 months)

Coordinated and planned testing across multiple teams and products, providing mentoring and coaching support to testers. Managed a team of 6 testers and led bi-weekly meetings for senior testers.

Test Management Team Management AWS Linux Docker Mentoring UAT Interviewing Agile Methodologies

Senior Test Analyst

Direct Validation Services

Sep 2014 - Feb 2015 (5 months)

Led testing efforts for web and mobile projects developed with .NET technologies, managed the internal bug tracking system, and supported defect triage during UAT.

Test Management .NET UAT Functional Testing Team Collaboration Agile Methodologies

Software Test Engineer

Trinity Integrated Systems

Aug 2011 - Aug 2014 (3 years)

Led factory acceptance tests for customers in the defense industry, analyzing requirements, designing tests, and generating formal test reports.

Acceptance Testing Testing Design Test Reporting Customer Support Technical Documentation

Test Engineer

Vix Technology

Aug 2011 - Aug 2014 (3 years)

Performed UATs for major clients in the transportation industry, liaising directly with clients and improving test documentation and suite organization.

UAT Documentation Transportation Agile Methodologies Team Collaboration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The University of Manchester

MSc in Informatics, Informatics

2010 - 2010

Grade: 62.4%

Attended Java, Relational Databases, Software Engineering and Human Computer Interaction courses. My dissertation was about the development of a Question Answering System from Frequently Asked Questions Pages for the domain of renewable energy resources. The system was a 3-tier application and was developed with the use of Java and MySQL on the Linux operating system.

Democritus University of Thrace

Postgraduate diploma in Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2009 - 2009

Grade: 8.95/10

Through my dissertation, I implemented a dynamic parser in Java for the Assembly Language of the ARM7TDMI processor. The database used was MySQL.

Democritus University of Thrace

Diploma of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2007 - 2007

Grade: 6.97/10

The subject of my dissertation was the creation of a Pilot E-voting System based on the book ‘Applied Cryptography’ by Bruce Schneier. The system was implemented with Java and MySQL on the Linux operating system.