Laurentiu Raducu

    A true tech polymath, with a talent for problem-solving and an insatiable appetite for learning.
    Founder of BitHeap.tech, a company providing top-tier tech consulting services.
    6+ years experience in software development, security and quality assurance.
    Udemy teacher with more than 70k students on tech subjects, mostly related to QA automation topic. My most successful course can be found here.
    Pluralsight Author with many active courses. My profile can be found here.
    3 years experience in developing software as part of my personal and freelance projects. Track record available here: Github. Languages used: C++, Python, Java and VB.NET.

    Author with 4 published books on Amazon. You can find my profile here.
    I'm an open source contributor. Check my published packages.

Experience

Software Developer Engineer in Test

IptiQ, Zürich

    Designing and developing automated testing solutions for insurance products.
    Creating strategies and approaches for testing Frontend and Backend components
    Creating tools such as back end or front end services to drive quality accross the SDLC.
    Optimizing existing solutions using design patterns and best practices.

October 2021 - Present

Automation Quality Assurance Engineer

UBS AG, Zürich

    Developing an automation framework to reduce manual test execution.
    Creating scripts for automating repetitive tasks.
    Working with the project stakeholders to define automation priorities.
    Working closely with subject matter experts for defining test plans and approaches for current releases.

February 2020 - October 2021

Automation Quality Assurance Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group, Bucharest

    Developing and maintaining the test automation framework of Unavista platform and all its reporting solutions. Currently, the language used is Java and the technologies used are Selenium, Jdbc, Jetty, Jasper Reports, Junit.
    Working with various compliance standards such as MiFiR, EMIR, G20.
    Performing automated tests for assessing the reliability, performance and usability of the platform and its solutions.
    Working with build management and continuous integration technologies such as Maven and Jenkins.
    Liaising with subject-matter experts for developing business scenarios for testing.

November 2018 - February 2020

Automation Quality Assurance Engineer

Luxoft, Bucharest

    Working for UBS Investment Bank on ALM/KYC solution called Fenergo.
    Developing and maintaining automation test case suite.
    Executing automated test cases and reporting results.
    Working with Selenium WebDriver and Serenity frameworks using Java.
    Working with build management technologies such as Maven and Jenkins.
    Using scripting languages for automating certain processes for bug management and reporting.

June 2017 - November 2018

Regular Quality Assurance Engineer

Misys International Financial Systems, Bucharest

    Development and creation of project design and testing environments in line with users requirements.
    Assembly of software programs in coherent and integrated systems with the purpose of testing and validating clients' specifications.
    Execute all types of testing (functional, regression, automated, performance, documentation).
    Perform quality assurance activities in agile iterations throughout all the phases of the product lifecycle.
    Maintain and develop automated GUI and API test cases.
    Work with subject-matter experts to develop real business test cases.

December 2016 - June 2017

Associate Quality Assurance Engineer

Misys International Financial Systems, Bucharest

    Development and creation of project design and testing environments in line with users requirements.
    Assembly of software programs in coherent and integrated systems with the purpose of testing and validating clients' specifications.
    Execute all types of testing (functional, regression, automated, performance, documentation).

June 2016 - December 2016

Regular Technical Writer

Misys International Financial Systems, Bucharest

    Write and maintain the functional documentation for FusionCapital Sophis, FusionInvest and FusionCapital eTrading products.
    Provide product-related information to end-user through video tutorials and written documentation.
    Develop and maintain online help and release notes.
    Measure the quality of the documentation and develop reports using Atlassian Jira and Confluence systems.

December 2015 - June 2016

Associate Technical Writer

Misys International Financial Systems, Bucharest

    Develop, write and maintain end-user, system administration and developer documentation.
    Develop and maintain online help, tutorials and release notes.
    Learning the product functionality through interviews with subject matter experts and personal use.

March 2014 - December 2015

Education

National School of Political and Administration Studies, Bucharest

Master of Science
Project Management (taught in English)

Overall Score: 9.80

2013-2015

National School of Political and Administration Studies, Bucharest

Bachelor of Science
European Administration

Overall Score: 9.60

2010-2013

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Areas of expertise

Certifications and Awards

Projects