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Senior Test Manager & QA Consultant - Retail | Banking | Insurance | Digital Transformation Expert

Prevessin-Moens, France
Worldwide
Master's Degree in Computer Science - Software Engineering
Prevessin-Moens, France
Worldwide
Master's Degree in Computer Science - Software Engineering

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About me

More then 16 years experinces in quality & delivering zero-defect releases. I combine strong technical expertise with stakeholder management skills to lead QA on high-stakes in IT projects. Bilingual FR/EN. Based near Geneva — available immediately.

Agile TestingAmazon Web ServicesAtlassian ConfluenceAtlassian JiraBankingCloud ComputingCOBOL (Programming Language)ComplianceContinuous IntegrationIBM DB2Defect TrackingDevOpsDigitizationPayment SystemsFlexRayGovernanceHP Quality CentersInformation Technology Infrastructure Libraries (ITIL)Mainframe ComputingScrum MethodologyQuality ManagementRadiologyVenta al por MenorRisk-Based TestingSQL DatabasesTest CaseTest ManagementTest Management ToolsTransaction Processing (Computing)Lifecycle ManagementTest Management Approach (TMap)Test-Driven Development (TDD)SQL OptimizationIstqb Foundation LevelHp AlmV-modelCoaching and MentoringTeam ManagementCore BankingRisk ManagementJenkins
Test Management & QA Governance
End-to-end QA strategy and test governance with cross-functional team management for production releases including quality KPIs, dashboards, executive reporting and risk-based testing for regulatory compliance

Core Banking & Digital Transformation
Core banking and digital banking system migrations, insurance subscription lifecycle management, payment systems and transaction processing with credit decision engines supporting over 2,500 users

Agile/Scrum & SAFe Framework Implementation
V-Model and hybrid approaches with Test Driven Development and ITIL Service Management methodologies for large-scale digital transformation projects

JIRA & Test Management Tools
Expert level proficiency in JIRA, Xray, HP ALM and Quality Center for comprehensive test case management and defect tracking

CI/CD Pipeline & DevOps
Squash, Confluence, Jenkins integration with advanced SQL, Mainframe COBOL/DB2 and cloud computing AWS implementation

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
Risk-based testing approaches for regulatory compliance in banking and insurance sectors with zero-incident migration strategies

Team Leadership & Coaching
Team leadership and coaching capabilities with structured knowledge transfer programs for junior QA analysts and cross-functional teams

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2024

Languages

EnglishFluentFrenchNative speakerSpanishFluent

Project history

Senior QA Test Manager

ALLIANZ Insurance

Insurance

>10.000 team member

QA leadership for a cloud ERP transformation covering subscription lifecycle management, document management (DMS), and digital portal evolution for 500,000+ policyholders.
  1. QA Governance: designed and implemented test strategies for 15+ major releases — 100% regulatory coverage, zero critical defect in production.
  2. Scrum testing: validated functional features within Scrum sprints in collaboration with the project team.
  3. Test repository optimisation: reduced execution time by 35% through intelligent test case prioritisation and automation integration.
  4. DevOps/vendor coordination: cut deployment failures by 40% through proactive infrastructure incident management.
  5. Go/No-Go ownership: validated 15+ critical production releases, achieving 100% on-time delivery rate.
  6. Team leadership & coaching: upskilled 5 junior QA analysts, structured knowledge transfer programme.



Senior QA Test Manager - Core Banking Migration Lead

SOCIETE GENERALE BANK

Banking & Financial Services

>10.000 team member

End-to-end QA ownership for a multi-year mainframe-to-digital core banking migration impacting 2M+ customer accounts and €50bn+ in managed assets.
  1. Test coverage scale-up: raised coverage 100% on critical banking modules, reducing production defects year-on-year.
  2. Zero-incident migration: 0 data loss across 2M+ accounts using a risk-based testing approach on legacy system decommissioning.
  3. Agile transformation: led QA team transition from waterfall to Agile/Scrum, improving release cadence from quarterly to monthly.
  4. Test cycle optimisation: reduced overall testing cycle while increasing defect detection rate.
  5. Multi-vendor management: coordinated 5+ external testing providers, delivering on time and within budget.

Integration Consultant & Application Support Manager

BNP PARIBAS BANK

Banking & Financial Services

>10.000 team member

Configuration and QA of the credit decision engine supporting 2,500+ users across multiple business units.
  1. System configuration: full setup of product/service modules — zero post-deployment defects recorded.
  2. Application support: maintained 100% system availability for 2,500+ users across multiple business entities.
  3. Operational efficiency: reduced ITIL support costs by 15% while improving service quality metrics.
  4. Training & enablement: trained 50+ staff on banking systems, improving first-call resolution rate by 25%.

Certificates

SCRUM MASTER

SCRUM

2021

SAFE

SAFE

2021

ISTQB

ISTQB

2020

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