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Pironescu Ingrid

@pironescuingrid

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QA Engineer focused on defect prevention, test automation, and reliability in complex systems.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a QA role where I can partner with engineering on evolving requirements, prevent defects early, and scale reliable automation (API/mobile/performance) with strong CI/CD and observability.

I’m a QA professional since 2014, driven by one goal: preventing defects before they reach users. I combine rigorous testing, clear edge-case thinking, and practical fixes, and I partner closely with engineering as requirements evolve.

In my current role (InvestSuite), I build and maintain API automation for REST and gRPC, wiring tests into CI/CD for PR and scheduled/daily runs. I also cover mobile UI testing with Maestro on iOS/Android simulators, run performance/load tests with Gatling, and use observability (Kibana and Sentry) to triage issues and connect them to releases and defects—while aligning contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger.

Previously at Cognizant Softvision, I shaped test strategy toward broader automation, refined quality standards, and improved design review documentation for clarity and testability. Across earlier teams, I delivered end-to-end smoke, regression, and acceptance testing, automated functional scenarios with Selenium and Cucumber (BDD), worked with CI (Jenkins), managed defects in Jira, and validated REST APIs and async flows (including RabbitMQ-style payloads) with hands-on SQL checks.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

QA Engineer

Current

InvestSuite

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Built and maintained REST and gRPC API automation suites wired into CI/CD for PR and scheduled runs, improving pipeline reliability. Validated mobile UI with Maestro and Codemagic, executed Gatling performance tests, and triaged defects using Kibana and Sentry while aligning tests to OpenAPI/Swagger contracts.

REST API Testing gRPC API Testing CI CD Maestro Codemagic Gatling Performance Testing Kibana Sentry Triage Agile Scrum

QA Engineer

Cognizant Softvision

Oct 2020 - Jan 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Led QA strategy and quality standards across the product lifecycle, defining repeatable procedures for design reviews and product evaluations. Monitored CI/CD and post-release behavior to catch regressions early and collaborated with engineering and business to refine requirements and improve testability.

Test Strategy Test Planning Quality Standards Agile Scrum

QA Engineer

Appsbroker

Apr 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years 5 months)

Planned testing and produced executable test cases, running functional scenarios locally and in CI for monthly releases. Automated scenarios with Selenium (Java) and Cucumber (BDD), investigated regressions, stabilized flaky tests, and managed defects through resolution in Jira.

Defect Management (JIRA)Selenium Java Jenkins CI Regression Testing Defect Management (Jira)

QA Engineer

Bytex Technologies

Jul 2017 - Mar 2018 (8 months)

Validated new networking product features end-to-end and supported automation results and production issue resolution. Planned and prioritized daily testing against requirements, managed defects in Jira, and coordinated with teams to ensure correct configuration and deployments.

Defect Management (JIRA)End To End Testing Test Planning Networking Feature Validation Defect Management (Jira)Test Reporting

QA Engineer

Cognizant Softvision

Aug 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Executed functional, acceptance, smoke, and regression testing on an Agile distributed team, designing and maintaining test plans and cases. Exercised REST APIs with Postman, validated async flows via message payloads, queried databases with SQL tooling, and automated UI tests with Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber (BDD).

TestRail REST APIs RabbitMQ Style Async Payload Testing PgAdmin Selenium Webdriver Maven

QA Engineer

Thinslices

Aug 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year)

Performed exploratory, functional, acceptance, and regression testing for desktop web applications with responsive layouts and iOS device coverage. Maintained test cases as features evolved, logged defects in Jira, reported QA metrics, and suggested quick mitigations when fixes were feasible.

Exploratory testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Acceptance Testing Test Case Maintenance Web Testing IOS Testing

QA Engineer

Telesoft SRL

Feb 2014 - Jun 2014 (4 months)

Executed test cases against system requirements and reran regression after fixes, documenting interoperability defects through resolution. Handled customer issues by triaging problems, managing internal tickets, escalating to the right teams, and following up to protect service satisfaction.

Manual Testing Regression Testing Interoperability Defect Analysis Escalations Test Case Documentation