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Ioan Alexandru FierascuIA

Ioan Alexandru Fierascu

QA Engineer & Test Lead | Automation Strategy

€579/day
Brussels, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ioan Alexandru

Senior QA Engineer & Test Lead with 11+ years of experience driving quality across fintech, telecom, aviation, and e-commerce sectors. Specialized in test automation strategy, framework architecture, and cross-team coordination in agile and DevSecOps environments.

Proven ability to lead distributed QA teams, design scalable automation solutions, and align testing efforts with product and delivery goals. Adept at bridging the gap between technical execution and strategic planning, ensuring robust quality coverage throughout the SDLC.

🔧 Areas of focus:
• Automation Framework Design (UI, API, CI/CD integrated)
• Test Coordination & QA Leadership
• Scalable Test Strategy & Architecture
• Agile QA Process Design | SDET Practices | DevSecOps Mindset

"Tests earn trust by failing first.” - Alex Fierascu, 2019
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Romanian

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Basic

Can work on-site
Brussels (up to 15km)

Experience

  • SITA
    Lead SDET/ Associate Architect
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    October 2022 - December 2022 (2 months)
    Belgium
    Working for a short term mission as a QA Automation Consultant for the aviation industry. The project requested building multiple testing tools/ frameworks for full-stack testing(front, API, mobile) of multiple applications, having an ivy-dependency layer between the projects. The closure of the project consisted in training different teams in using the built test frameworks and developing tests.
    QA testing Scripting Automation Test driven development Java IT Architecture
  • MATECO
    Senior QA Automation Engineer/ Technical Lead
    TRANSPORTATION
    January 2022 - October 2022 (9 months)
    Kortrijk, WV, Belgium
    Working as a QA Automation Consultant for the construction industry, more specifically rental of construction equipment & aerial work platform rental, tools rental, etc. The project involves developing a PWA for drivers all over Europe and Central America that have to deliver equipment. Involved in helping other teams with creating test strategies and testing frameworks, in accordance with project needs, coordinating test activities and product releases, training QA colleagues.
    QA testing Scripting Automation Test Environment Management Test driven development Tech Lead
  • EUROCONTROL
    Senior QA Automation Engineer/ SDET
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    January 2021 - October 2021 (9 months)
    Via Inspirada, Henderson, NV, USA
    Working as a QA Automation Consultant for the aviation sector on a project that involves developing a Digital Platform managing containerized applications. Technologies used: Java, JavaScript, Angular, Groovy, Python, Bash, Maven, Gradle, Selenium, WebdriverIO, Rest Assured, PACT, Allure, MongoDB, OpsManager, Azure, Azure DevOps, Openshift, IBM API Connect, IBM DataPower Gateway, OKTA, VAULT, squid, Docker, K8s, Terraform, Ansible, Istio, Jenkins, Kibana, Grafana, ElasticStack, cURL, Linux, GIT, Saucelabs, Atlassian Suite
    REST Amazon Web Services Java Docker Ansible

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
    Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi"
    2013
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
  • Project Management, PMI 6 Approach
    Skillab Romania
    2023
    Project Management, PMI 6 Approach

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