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Ban-Zaharia Iulian

Ban-Zaharia Iulian

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Bucharest, RO
+40742006554
English

Background


About

About

Senior IT professional with over 10 years of experience across domains like fintech, e-procurement, and cybersecurity. Experienced in end-to-end testing, automation and cross-functional team coordination across multiple time zones. Currently at Tradeshift, I've enhanced test coverage and reduced manual testing efforts

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Senior QA Automation EngineerTradeshift

    Dec, 2021 - Present

    As a Senior QA Automation Engineer at Tradeshift, I was responsible for end-to-end (E2E) testing, ensuring the quality of both UI and API components.

    • Leveraged TypeScript to build maintainable and scalable test automation code, enhancing the robustness and reliability of automated scripts.

    • Utilized Docker to run automated tests locally with Selenium (Selenoid/Selenoid-UI), ensuring environment consistency and facilitating quick debugging cycles.

    • CI/CD Monitoring with Jenkins: Relied on Jenkins to commit automated tests and trigger their execution, without direct involvement in maintaining or integrating the CI/CD pipeline.

    • Splunk for Real-Time Log Validation: Integrated with Splunk’s API to fetch real-time logs during automated tests, allowing validation or failure of tests based on log data in real time.

    • Monitored Application Performance and Reliability using Datadog, identifying bottlenecks and ensuring optimal system behavior under varying workloads.

    • Test Reporting with Allure: Monitored Allure reports on Jenkins to validate automated test results, without direct integration or maintenance of the CI/CD pipeline.

    • Manual Exploratory Testing: Engaged in manual testing for complex workflows, deepening my understanding of product behavior and identifying hard-to-automate scenarios.

    • Collaboration in Agile Environment: Worked closely with developers and product teams in an Agile environment, helping ensure that quality was embedded throughout the development process and proactively identifying potential issues early in the development cycle.

    • Task Management and Delivery: Delivered high-quality results under tight deadlines, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.

    • Defect Tracking and Triage: Used Jira for defect tracking, collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve high-priority bugs efficiently.

    • Interacted with Kubernetes using kubectl to facilitate API testing and debugging

  • Senior QA EngineerPentest-Tools.com

    Jan, 2020 - Dec, 20211 year 11 months

    Worked closely with the development team to ensure the quality of SaaS security testing platforms, performing QA tasks and mentoring new QA team members.

    • Managed the QA server for the platform, ensuring its readiness and optimal performance.

    • Mentored junior QA engineers and provided training on best testing practices.

    • Led testing efforts for major product releases, ensuring alignment with quality standards and deadlines.

  • Data Quality Specialist - Product LiaisonHootsuite

    Jun, 2017 - Jan, 20202 years 7 months

    Served as the bridge between Product, Development, and Customer Support teams, providing expertise in analytics products and troubleshooting web tech stack issues. Responsible for escalating customer-reported issues and ensuring timely communication across departments for effective resolutions.

    • Delivered QA for product releases and bug fixes, ensuring data quality through API integrations and UI validation.

    • Collaborated together with the Engineering team to develop a prioritization framework and incident escalation procedure, reducing bug volume by 50% and improving SLA compliance.

    • Reduced churn by 20% by optimizing product release timelines for at-risk clients.

    • Created internal documentation using Confluence.

    • Developed API inspection skills using Postman and monitored API (REST and GRAPHQL) health checks to maintain product stability.

  • Product ManageribVPN

    Nov, 2010 - Jun, 20176 years 7 months

    Led the product management for a cross-platform privacy and security app (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux). Managed the product lifecycle, collaborated with developers, and implemented strategies to improve app functionality, software quality, and KPIs.

    • Managed the product lifecycle, from conceptualization to release, including designing specifications and system behavior diagrams.

    • Integrated analytics (MixPanel) to track and measure KPIs, improving decision-making and product strategy.

    • Ensured quality assurance by creating test cases for new features and basic functionality, enhancing software test coverage.

    • Regularly maintained and updated mobile applications on PlayStore, improving performance and bug fixes. Gained hands-on experience in Java for debugging and layout implementation.

    • Familiarized with RESTful APIs, ensuring seamless integration between apps and backend services.

Skills

Skills

  • Quality Assurance

    Test Automation

    API Testing

    End-to-End Testing

    Regression Testing

    SIT

    Exploratory

  • Test Automation

    Codecept.js

    Playwright

    Selenium

    TypeScript

    Docker

    CI/CD

    Jenkins

    Splunk

    Datadog

    Allure

    End-to-End Testing

  • Web Development

    HTML

    CSS

    JavaScript

    PHP

    MySQL

    MongoDB

    Git

    JSON

    Postman

    REST

    GraphQL

  • Cloud Computing

    AWS EC2

    AWS IAM

    AWS S3

    VPS

    AWS Route53

    Linux

    Node

    Apache

    Terraform

    Infrastructure as Code

    CI/CD Pipelines

  • Networking

    SumoLogic

    TCP/UDP

    IPv4/IPv6

    OpenVPN

    HTTPS/HTTP

Education

Education

  • , Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Petru Maior

    Jan, 2008 - Jan, 2012

    DB1101 - Basic SQL

    CS2011 - Visual Basic

Certificates

Certificates

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate,

    Issued on: Aug 25, 2017

  • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator,

    Issued on: Dec 15, 2015

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • People Coordinator, National Tree Planting Movement, Romania

    Jan, 2013 - Dec, 2015

    Coordinated volunteers and resources for nationwide tree-planting events.

    • Managed logistics for events involving hundreds of volunteers.

    • Contributed to environmental sustainability efforts across Romania.

Interests

Interests

  • Fitness & Outdoor Activities

    CyclingSwimmingFormula 1
  • Technology

    Cloud TechnologiesAI and Machine LearningBlockchain and Decentralized SystemsCloud ComputingIoT
References

References

  • Danielle Fleischman - Senior Customer Success @ BlueCore (former CSM @ Hootsuite)

    I was fortunate to work with Julian for over two years. He immediately made a huge impact at Hootsuite, helping to demystify the space between product support and customer success. Julian was also key in helping build process and make life for both internal teams and end users easier. He would be an incredible asset to any organization that he is at and comes with my highest recommendation!

  • Dan Gurghian - Co-founder & Information Technology (IT) Director @ ibVPN

    As CTO of Amplusnet/ibVPN, I was Julian's supervisor for almost 7 years. Based on Julian’s skills we have decided that he can manage the full life cycle development and maintenance of our Windows / Mac / Mobile application which he delivered successfully and thus played a key role in growing our Product. It was a good decision because he was able to clearly communicate with developers, provide QA and keep a close relation with the beta testers. Providing good quality products is mandatory for us, and Julian made sure we deliver it. Julian was involved and proactive in most of our brainstorming related to our product and services. He is a team player and was involved in all formal and informal company actions: team building, parties, and events. Please feel free to contact me if you like to discuss Julian’s qualifications and experience further. I’d be happy to expand on my recommendation.