Years as Test Engineer
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Tibor Száraz
Test Engineer
Budapest
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Summary
As a Senior Test Engineer at Ericsson, I recently obtained a SAFe® 6 Practitioner certification in February 2024, following extensive training, which underscores my commitment to enhancing project efficiency and outcomes using scaled agile frameworks. I have worked continuously and loyally on the CAS Access project through BlackBelt as a subcontractor for the past nine years, demonstrating my dedication and consistent contribution to the team. Before joining Ericsson, I spent over a decade working internationally, including significant periods at Nokia in Finland and Sophos (Utimaco) in Germany. These global experiences have been crucial in developing my deep expertise in test engineering, which includes designing and managing test cases, conducting user acceptance testing, and implementing comprehensive test automation strategies. This rich background enhances my ability to bring diverse perspectives and robust technical skills to my work at Ericsson.
Overview
12
10
Years as Test Automation Engineer
7
Years as Test Manager
3
Languages
3
Certificates
Work History
Ericsson
Senior Test Engineer
9 2015 - Current
Job overview
- Telecom Access Control System Development: Engaged in developing access control application, focusing on quality assurance and system enhancements and participating as a test engineer, contributing to a 30% improvement in code quality through static verification and achieving 100% coverage in unit test cases.
- SAFe Agile Practices: Implemented SAFe Agile methodologies to optimize project management and execution, reducing delivery time to 1-7 days from many weeks/months.
- Domain Expertise: Leveraged nine years of domain experience to enhance CAS project outcomes and efficiency, contributing to completion times being reduced from 1-2 months to two weeks (1 sprint).
- Product Owner Support: Facilitated decision-making and project progression using domain knowledge, reducing decision-making time from five days to 1-2 days.
- UAT and Test Automation: Supported User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with end-to-end and regression test automation analysis, improving test execution (manual and automatic) speed from 0.5-2 months to 10-15 hours per cycle.
- Test Environment Management: Maintained and optimized test environments, reducing downtime from many days to hours per month.
- Test Case Development: Authored and organized test cases to ensure thorough coverage and alignment with project goals, creating over 20-30 test cases per story.
- Test Automation: Implemented test automation using Robot Framework and Selenium, reducing manual (especially regression) testing time from weeks to 1-2 days.
- UI Code Enhancement: Modified Java code to improve user interface cosmetic issues (typos, etc.), enhancing user satisfaction and reducing bug reports by 20% monthly.
- Documentation Management: Regularly updated User Guide for accuracy and comprehensibility, increasing usability of the developed product before releasing by 30%-40% per release.
- Tools Used: JIRA, GitLab, Jenkins, Confluence, Python, Linux, Windows, PostgreSql, Xray (Test Management), RobotFramework, Selenium, Powershell, Jmeter.
BlackBelt Technology Ltd.
Consultant
09.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Participated in CAS Access project as Senior Test Engineer at Ericsson. Contributed to improving project efficiency by 30%, creating 0-20 bug reports per story and writing 20-30 test cases per story. Participated in 3 subprojects, ensuring high-quality software delivery and maintaining optimal quality standards.
Sophos
Senior QA Engineer
10.2014 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer and Technical Lead within an agile team, focusing on delivering high-quality IT security products.
- Agile Team Leadership: Led a team of five, guiding and mentoring members, resulting in a 25% improvement in team efficiency.
- Test Management: Oversaw test activities including planning and execution, completing 10+ projects on schedule.
- Risk Analysis: Contributed to risk analysis meetings, identifying and mitigating 15+ potential project risks.
- Test Automation: Improved testing efficiency writing and using automation scripts, reducing manual testing from weeks to days.
- Management Reporting: Provided updates and insights on testing progress, increasing management satisfaction by 30%.
- Strategic Meetings: Discussed and strategized on quality assurance practices, enhancing overall QA processes by 60%.
- Tools Used: JIRA, Confluence, Perl, Python, Linux, Windows, MS SQL, SVN.
Mortoff Ltd.
Lead QA Engineer
01.2011 - 09.2014
Job overview
- Head of Testing Division: Led the testing division, ensuring adequate resources and robust infrastructure, improving testing capacity by 25%.
- Testing Methodologies: Developed and implemented new methodologies to enhance testing efficiency, reducing test cycle times from weeks to days.
- Test Plan Leadership: Directed planning and execution of test plans for manual and automated testing, overseeing 50+ test plans.
- Project Management: Managed high-stakes projects for clients like UniCredit, Trumpf, Generali, and Alstom.
- Raiffeisen Bank: Test Manager in a bank software development project, where we identified over 50+ bugs, significantly enhancing quality and reducing the number of future end-user error reports.Alstom: Project manager in an embedded software testing project, achieving a 60% customer satisfaction rate.
T-Logic Ltd.
Test Manager
07.2008 - 12.2010
Job overview
- Quality Assurance: Overviewed quality assurance across multi-platform projects (Unix, Windows, AS400).
- Test Planning: Authored detailed test plans and cases using HP Test Director/Quality Center and other tools, creating 100+ test cases.
- Bug Reporting: Managed bug reporting processes using HP TestDirector and Bugzilla, resolving 200+ bugs.
- QA Documentation: Produced comprehensive QA documentation and reports, improving documentation accuracy by 70%.
- Test Automation: Developed test automation scripts in Selenium and VB, reducing manual testing effort from 2 weeks to 3 days.
- Training: Created educational materials and conducted training courses, training 20+ team members.
- Consultancy: Provided expert QA consultancy, optimizing testing strategies for various projects, enhancing project delivery times from 2 months to 3 weeks.
- Raiffeisen: Test Manager and QA Engineer for a top ten financial development project and the Test Methodology renewal project.
- Volksbank: Managed a post-check data uploader project, improving data management quality by 25%.
Utimaco GmbH
Senior Test Engineer
02.2001 - 06.2008
Job overview
- Windows-based Security: Specialized in testing Windows-based software security.
- Test Automation: Developed test automation systems and frameworks, increasing functional test coverage by 40%.
Nokia Networks
Senior QA Engineer
01.1999 - 01.2001
Job overview
- Telecommunication Software: Tested Unix-based telecommunication software.
- Test Development: Developed functional and user acceptance tests, improving test process efficiency by 30%.
Telelogic Ltd.
Software Developer
04.1993 - 12.1998
Job overview
- Logistics and Billing: Developed logistics and billing modules for Unilever Hungary.
- Software Developing: Developed applications in Cobol and C++ for various projects, writing over 200,000 lines of code, enhancing system performance by 30% and functionality by 25%.
Forte Photochemical Industry
Software Developer
06.1987 - 04.1993
Job overview
- Company Policies: Developed company policies and system plans as an organizer engineer.
- Application Development: Programmed applications in Pascal and Assembly for energy applications, using 80,000 lines of code.
Education
Donát Bánki College of Mechanical And Technical EngineeringBudapest, Hungary
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Information Technology, Management, Programming
09.1983 - 05.1987
Skills
Java
Certification
SAFe 6 Practitioner Certification, 02/2024
Timeline
Consultant
BlackBelt Technology Ltd.
09.2015 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
Sophos
10.2014 - 09.2015
Lead QA Engineer
Mortoff Ltd.
01.2011 - 09.2014
Test Manager
T-Logic Ltd.
07.2008 - 12.2010
Senior Test Engineer
Utimaco GmbH
02.2001 - 06.2008
Senior QA Engineer
Nokia Networks
01.1999 - 01.2001
Software Developer
Telelogic Ltd.
04.1993 - 12.1998
Software Developer
Forte Photochemical Industry
06.1987 - 04.1993
Donát Bánki College of Mechanical And Technical Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Information Technology, Management, Programming
09.1983 - 05.1987
Senior Test Engineer
Ericsson
9 2015 - Current
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