About me
Innovative QA Manager, IT Evangelist, and Strategic Thought Leader with proven in-field experience and expertise ideating, developing, and executing innovative strategies for both QA/QC and testing functions within IT divisions, whilst identifying, assessing, advised, and solutioning quality problems. Hands-on leader well-versed in current and emerging technologies and adept at leading teams in continuous improvement initiatives, underpinned by tech innovations. Offering demonstrated knowledge of defect control and testing best practices, as well as exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills. Dependable and collaborative QA leader able to competently communicate across departments, serving as a champion of quality whilst leading and nurturing teams toward a more mature and accountable quality culture. Geared to leverage comprehensive knowledge and understanding of IT to challenge team members with regards to quality and processes with aim of driving measurable improvements in both.
Projects
- PIM (Pandemic Initiated Mobilization) projectFeb 2020 – Mar 2020 Project descriptionUnder my supervision & active participation and with the help of the IDDQD Kft. we shifted the operational work order of Oriana Kft. to a home-office based schedule within a short period of time after the introduction of the Covid-19 curfews. According to our customer’s feedback, we executed this with fast response times, along with defining steps, via clearly defined steps, which is why we were able to complete the entire transition by the deadline - whil
- Grafana ReportingMar 2020 – Apr 2020 Project descriptionUnder my supervision & active participation, with Tamás Hajdu's help and support of IDDQD Kft. the implementation of Grafana for Oriana Kft. was successfully done. I enthusiastically participated in the development of the internal reporting. Together (with IDDQD Kft. and Tamás Hajdu) we have managed to migrate Grafana from the temporarily secured data center server to the client’s office virtualization. This was requested by Oriana Kft. as they have not ha
- SDLC Management toolFeb 2020 – May 2020 Project descriptionThe implementation of the cloud version of SpiraPlan as a modern and effective SDLC management tool was lead by me. With the tool being in place, the real development status is followed in an easier manner. Releases, sprints, requirements, user stories, incidents, and all of the asks are visible for the lead developers and the PMs as well. As a result of this implemented solution, the entire SDLC is more transparent, effective, and organized. With the help
Work history
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Quality Management & IT Strategist, Transformation SpecialistIT-Space Bt.
HungaryFreelance
Partnered with various companies, providing subject matter expertise, leadership, and guidance to assist the business in remaining competitive, stay abreast with advancements in technology, and increase their efficiency and profits through the management of integration-based IT projects. Steward quality initiatives related to software development, illustrating concepts concerning quality management principles and ensuring design and implementation of quality activities is suited to the organization’s culture and specific business environment. Support transition from traditional approaches to agile methodology.
• Spearheaded numerous high-value projects, underpinned by wide-ranging and in-depth IT and Quality Control knowledge.
o Completely restructured the entire IT process for a key client, ensuring alignment and strict computability with ISO regulations and requirements.
o Project managed a complex high-value project, overseeing seamless implementation test automation for IT organization.
o Conducted internal audit for a key client to provide independent assurance that the organization’s risk management, governance, and internal control process was operating effectively prior to the implementation of test automation.
o Reviewed internal documents and conducted interviews to identify and recommend the most cost-effective software testing and test environment solutions and platforms for telecommunications company automation projects.
o Devised strategic Business, Budget, and Resource plans to drive the creation of innovative QA and QC Competence Centre for consulting company. Served as Solution Architect and Professional Leader for CoE.
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Delivery Operations DirectorOriana Kft
- HungaryFull Time
Spearhead management of organization’s technical infrastructure, leading development and execution of strategy, inclusive of departmental budget, and key decision making related to business requirements for IT systems. Direct design and implementation activities related to infrastructure with a focus on risk management/ mitigation, security, and effective vendor management. Led DevOps and Local IT, Release Management, QA, and QC areas. Steward continuous improvement initiatives related to quality and efficiencies. Took ownership of change management and optimization initiatives, driving a seamless transition from local system to cloud solution.
• Initiated use and integration of Microsoft Power BI and Grafana as reporting tools, leading reporting and KPI monitoring project to support Project and Quality functions.
• Oversaw implementation of CI/CD and new SDLC management tools to effectively support processes from initiation to post-implementation and facilitate development and operations lifecycles.
• Significantly contributed to and actively participated in the successful implementation of Grafana as well as the development of internal reporting.
• Led seamless transition of Oriana operation work order to home-based schedule within record time due to COVID-19 related curfews.
• Partnered with IDDQD to define requirements, replace internal firewall, and establish VPN system from ground-up; this was geared to effectively preparing the network to serve large batches of connections and support home office operations.
• Supervised full and smooth migration of 60 individuals from Google to MS O365, including the complete transfer of email and relocation of Google Drive to MS SharePoint.
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Skills
- Project Management
- Department Leadership
- Architect Technical
- Management
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Communication
- Team Building
- Coaching
Awards
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Employee of the Month - August 2016Black Swan Data Ltd
Employee of the Month award:
Achievement:
“He had a lot of work to do and done it as he could. If I asked him he helped me out every time..”
“Szefi (János Szenfner) should be the employee of the month, because even though it’s really hard to navigate between the projects and issues raised for QA, he always manages to do so. Managed perfectly the personel, helped a lot to me, and all of the QA team. Always there if you need help, and even though Vodafone and Npower are demanding more and more from the QA team, he managed well the issues that came up”
“Szefi is continuously working hard on all projects and ‘fights with the elements’ and try to sort things out for the QA. He also a very good leader as he motivates the people and try to be an example for the others.”