Etienne Dufour

Senior Software Test Manager | AI Testing

Salaire / Taux journalier

78800 Houilles, France

Freelance

Peut venir sur site

Expertises

IATest & QA

Langues

Anglais

À propos

Introduction

Expert Software Test Manager with 15+ years at AXA, specializing in AI-driven testing and digital accessibility. Proven leader managing multi-million euro budgets and 10+ team members. Now offering cutting-edge training in software quality, AI testing, and accessibility through InnoLedge.

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Expérience de travail

Auto-entrepreneur

InnoLedgeFreelance

oct. 2024 - Présent

2 ans 1 mois

Paris et périphérie

En 2024, lancement d'InnoLedge (pour Innovation et Knowledge). La structure qui me permet de dispenser des formations dans le domaine de la Qualité informatique, du Test logiciel et de l'utilisation de Intelligence Artificielle pour le test.

Président-Trésorier

Théâtre de l'Arc-en-CielFreelance

déc. 2021 - Présent

4 ans 11 mois

78800 Houilles, France

Software Test Manager

AXA en France

janv. 2017 - Présent

9 ans 10 mois

Paris, France

Recognized expert on Test management with strong project management capabilities, communication, federation and knowledge sharing. My current areas of expertise are: . Digital Accessibily Testing (#A11y) . Software testing with generative AI Founder of the Xray France User Club (First UC wordlwide).

Volunteer

Croix-Rouge française

sept. 2020 - juil. 2025

4 ans 11 mois

Provides "digital inclusion" training. (Digital inclusion is a socio-technological process that encompasses individuals, communities, and vulnerable groups being able to have access and digital skills to use internet technologies and therefore to be able to participate and benefit from today's growing information society.)

AXA

janv. 2000 - déc. 2017

18 ans

Région de Paris, France

IT budget controller

janv. 2014 - déc. 2017

4 ans

Région de Paris, France

. Control of the budget of the Test department : 32 000 man.days, including 14 M€ of Time and Materials . Reporting on savings . Organization of Management Committees

Senior Software Test Manager

janv. 2010 - déc. 2014

5 ans

92000 Nanterre, France

In charge of the Test Center for Individual Life Insurance and Savings IT applications. Annual budget : 3 500 Man.days. Manager of up to 10 Test Project Leaders.

IS Architecture Relationship Manager

avr. 2007 - oct. 2010

3 ans 7 mois

Paris, France

- Supports AXA France Group Life and Health IT department and AXA France subsidiaries for IS Architecture-related matters. - Coordinates efforts for IS Architecture-related transverse activities (IT Strategic Planning, Application Portfolio Management, IT Refresh planning)

IS Improvement Manager / IT Auditor

nov. 2002 - mars 2007

4 ans 5 mois

• Definition of IS Maturity Models (based on market standards: CMMI, PMI, COBIT) covering all IS processes (from IS Governance to Application Maintenance) • IS Maturity assessments with definition and monitoring of IS Improvement plans (10 companies visited worldwide) • Training and organization of Exchange Seminars on IS Improvement • Coordination of Group-led IS Improvement initiatives: Six Sigma and IT alignment, Improvement of Business Requirements Management for IS projects

IS Architecture Manager

janv. 2000 - déc. 2002

3 ans

- Management of a team of 5 senior Enterprise Architects (Application, Data and Development IT Architectures) - Coordination of Group-led IT Architecture convergence initiatives: Life insurance packages, consolidated customer database, inter-application XML messages - IT Architecture studies carried out for and with AXA entities: definition of the AXA Group IT Application Architecture, definition of IT Architecture governance processes, detailed analysis of Siebel Systems Customer Relationship Management (CRM) product offering

IS pre/post sales consultant

Seer Technologies

janv. 1997 - déc. 2000

4 ans

Paris, France

Seer Technologies (then Level 8 Systems) was a US software vendor (350 people worldwide, 3 people in France) selling Enterprise Application Integration products (EAI) and application development tools. Work language was English. . Different presales activities: prospecting, opportunity management, sales presentations with product demonstrations. . Several projects as a post-sales consultant: . Legal and General (London, UK): IT project manager (5 developers, 300 man.days, 170 kUSD) . Crédit Lyonnais (Paris, France): definition of a Development Architecture based on Level 8 products and methodology . EDS (Toulouse, France): product and methodology support

IS Senior Consultant

Accenture

janv. 1991 - déc. 1997

7 ans

Paris, France

. Participation in 3 very large Business Process Re-engineering programs leading to complete restructuring of IS systems . Several roles covering project management and all aspects of IS systems development (from Business Process Modeling to Technical Implementation) . PREDICA (subsidiary of Crédit Agricole): Re-engineering of the Life insurance management systems Project leader of the Claims project: 6 people, 900 man.days, 700 kUSD, Business Requirement analysis to User Acceptance tests. . EDF-GDF Services: Re-engineering of the Sales Management systems Participated in several projects covering different activities: Business Process Modeling, Program Management (KPIs monitoring), Quality Assurance and Risk Management . Minister of Defense (PMFP Project): Re-engineering of the Human Resources systems Project leader of the Data conversion project: 10 people, 200 batch programs, all phases covered (from Business Requirement analysis to system roll-out)


Formation

M2i Formation

Comment tester l'accessibilité des sites web

2023 - Présent

2 ans 11 mois

LinkedIn Training

L'accessibilité dans le design web ” de Kristen Girard

2023 - Présent

3 ans 2 mois

Formation Matthieu Corthésy

Maîtriser ChatGPT

2023 - 2023

2 mois

AXA France

Animer une formation en distanciel

2022 - 2022

2 mois

AXA France

Rendre son pitch projet percutant

2021 - 2021

1 mois

Valiantys

Formations JIRA et Confluence

2017 - 2017

1 an

Institut supérieur d'électronique et du numérique

1984 - 1990

7 ans

University of Cambridge

First Certificate in English and Proficiency in English

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