Ildikó Bauer
Budapest,Hungary
Summary
Project Manager with 3+ years of experience delivering IT and software projects in a banking environment, supported by 10+ years of background in software testing and quality assurance. Skilled in full lifecycle project management, coordinating cross-functional teams, and aligning IT solutions with business objectives. Proven track record in Agile delivery, risk and budget management, delivering high-quality results on time and within scope. Experienced in both Hungarian and international projects, working remotely for the past 6 years.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Project manager (contractor)
CIB Bank
2023.10 - 2026.05
- Managing multiple parallel IT and software delivery projects in a banking environment, ensuring delivery according to scope, timeline and budget
- Coordinating cross-functional teams
- Acting as a key interface between business units, IT teams and external vendors
- Driving end-to-end project planning, execution and delivery across the full project lifecycle (SDLC)
- Tracking project progress and providing reports to senior stakeholders
- Managing risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring proper escalation and resolution
- Ensuring compliance with project governance frameworks and regulatory requirements in a banking environment
- Supporting reporting, testing, release coordination and go-live activities
QA Lead and Manual Tester (part time contractor)
VisualLabs Kft
2022.10 - 2024.06
- Supported QA activities for business applications (Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI)
- Designed and executed test cases and test plans for web and mobile applications
- Performed functional, usability and regression testing
- Identified documenting and tracked defects with development teams
- Wrote design documentation, user manuals, test summary reports, executive summaries
Test Team Lead and Dedicated QA Tester (full-time contractor)
Applause
2020.01 - 2022.12
- Led a small Agile team of 4 testers and coordinated testing activities across multiple stakeholders
- Managed community testing cycles with 50–100 external testers (uTest platform)
- Collaborated closely with developers, business analysts and QA teams
- Contributed to overall delivery quality through structured testing and defect management
- Prepared test summary reports and supported release readiness
Software Test Engineer (Full-time Employee)
Evosoft Hungary Kft.
2015.10 - 2019.09
- Tested commissioning software manually and with scripts (C#, XML)
- Designed and executed automated and manual test cases
- Contributed to test automation development
- Working in Agile (Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban)
- Supported software quality assurance and defect tracking
Education
System administrator (OKJ) -
OKJ
Budapest 2015.01 - 2016.01
Economist - International Communication
University of Applied Sciences (BKF)
Budapest 2005.01 - 2009.01
Executive MBA - IT
University of Applied Sciences (BKF)
Budapest 2014.01 - 2015.01
Skills
Core Skills
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Governance & Reporting
- Risk & Issue Management
- People Management
- SDLC & Release Management
- Agile / Scrum /Kanban
- Data-driven decision making & reporting
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Test Team Leadership &Quality Assurance
- Business Process & Requirements Analysis
Tools & Technologies
- Jira, Zephyr
- Confluence
- Azure DevOps
- SQL
- Postman, Swagger
- Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI
- BrowserStack
- QTest
- Micro Focus ALM
- ServiceNow (SNOW)
- Android Studio
- REST API testing
- Test automation (Selenium - Pytest, Robot Framework)
Languages
English – advanced
German – intermediate
Hungarian – native
Certification
- Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate (2023.06)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH 2019.02., renewed 2022.02.)
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (2016.02)
- Scrum Fundamentals Certification (2014)
- Intermediate level state accredited C type German language exam (2004)
- Intermediate level state accredited C type English language exam ORIGO (2003)
Projects
Mobile Game Development (personal project)
- Developing a mobile game for Android and preparing release for Google Play
- Hands-on experience with mobile builds, gameplay testing and release preparation
Affiliations
- mobile game development
- singing
- cybersecurity
Timeline
Project manager (contractor)
CIB Bank
2023.10 - 2026.05
QA Lead and Manual Tester (part time contractor)
VisualLabs Kft
2022.10 - 2024.06
Test Team Lead and Dedicated QA Tester (full-time contractor)
Applause
2020.01 - 2022.12
Software Test Engineer (Full-time Employee)
Evosoft Hungary Kft.
2015.10 - 2019.09
System administrator (OKJ) -
OKJ
2015.01 - 2016.01
Executive MBA - IT
University of Applied Sciences (BKF)
2014.01 - 2015.01
Economist - International Communication
University of Applied Sciences (BKF)
2005.01 - 2009.01