
Jaroslav Pádivý
Senior Test Engineer | Automation & QA
Salary / Daily rate
Trenčín, Slovakia
Freelance
Remote only
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior QA professional with 22+ years of expertise in automated testing and team leadership across banking, fintech, and automotive industries. Proven track record managing complex testing projects, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and mastering tools like Cypress, Selenium, SoapUI, and RANOREX. Specialized in test automation, mobile testing, and building comprehensive QA processes from the ground up.
Work experience
Tester
Selfemplyed
Skills: Test Coverage · Test Engineering · Software Quality · Testing Process
Senior Tester
Kontron Europe
Jul 2022 - Mar 2024
1 year 9 months
• Working in RANOREX • Checking the transfer from Remote Desktop to WEB • Checking how the process in Factories works (ALEO) • Created complete documentation, test cases
Senior Automation Engineer
Kosik
Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 2 months
• Mobile (android/iPhone) automated testing • Creating Test cases • Creating testing pipeline & reporting • Using SQL and Linux terminal • Deployment CI/CD in Git Hub and Azure • Teaching/coaching junior testers
Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Octoboost
Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 6 months
• Tests in Cypress • Creating testing pipeline & reporting • Deployment CI/CD in Git Hub and Azure • Creating test plans • Coaching the TEST team
Test Manager
Jaguar Land Rover (Slovakia)
Mar 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year 5 months
• Prepared test plans for the plans line (part testing etc.) and test cases • Smoke testing • Managed junior testers • Creating test plans • Writing first simple tests and executing them even manually • Leading small group of testers
Senior Test Analyst
Banking (Slovakia) - 365.sk
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
1 year
• Assisted with release of a new software • Robotframework with Python. • Created, documented, and updated relevant QA, security, and departmental procedures in line with ISO standards • Created reports for business
Quality Assurance Lead
Banking - Ferratum Slovakia s.r.o
Jan 2015 - May 2016
1 year 5 months
• Tested bank / financial applications based on Java technology • Prepared and executed test cases (5% manual; 65% automatic, mainly REST via SoapUI; 20% integration testing; and 5% - performance/load – JMeter, using Java for the calls, using AWS) • Prepared all-automatic test (JSON request/response) in SoapUI • Planned and assisted the TPO’s work • Used SQL queries for a rendering software performed within team • Monitored software engineering processes and methods • Collaborated with developers, tester. from other teams and scrum team • Coordinated a team of testers, taught SoapUI and Selenium, prepared test plans and reporting
Information Technology Support Administrator
University of Oxford
Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
1 year 1 month
Senior Test Analyst
Electronic Toll - IT-Wolves (Slovakia) - CodeWell a.s.
Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
10 months
• Created test scenarios, test conditions & expected results, and test cases (JIRA) • Providing project management and development departments with software developers • Using Ruby for automated coding • Documented, created, and updated relevant QA, security, and departmental procedures, in line with ISO standards, using AWS • Tested software and mobile applications: eDZ - electronic tolls, highway labels; SPP migration; Agile; manual testing with a usage of scripts / writing SQL queries; automated testing (Performance, Load) - Telerik, Selenium, SoapUI, JMeter, Cucumber and Gherkin • Supervised a team of testers for a major migration project (from SPP to SPP-D - 60+apps • Analyzing the customer’s need on a business level and preparing the documentation (U.S Customers)
Tester
Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
1 year
• Created test scenarios, test conditions & expected results and test cases (HP Quality Center - ALM) • Provided project management and development departments with software developers • Documented, created, and updated relevant QA, security, and departmental procedures in line with ISO standards • Tested software / mobile applications, CRM, billing, provisioning (mobile device management) • Manual testing with usage of scripts / writing SQL queries • Tracked and monitored various software testing projects
Information Technology Support Specialist
Pfizer
Mar 2010 - Mar 2012
2 years 1 month
Product Project Manager
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Feb 2008 - Jan 2010
2 years
Information Technology Administrator
Johann Kliment KG
Dec 2003 - Dec 2009
6 years 1 month
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Education
ComeniusGGZ
Faculty of Management
2008 - Present
18 years 10 months
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
not finnished
2003 - 2005
1 year 9 months