Natalia_Szprega

Profile - Natalia Szprega πŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸ’»


House of Test


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About πŸŽ™

I am from Poland, where I have finished my studies and also took my first steps in IT. All science subjects like math, physics and chemistry, were always my passion and led me to study the field of biomedical engineering. There, I had my first contact with programming. I found it very interesting and as a next step, I have started a second degree: computer science. While studying I found my first job as a software tester. Since then, I have worked in a couple of different industries: microfinance, banking, aviation and logistics and in three different countries: Poland, Austria and Switzerland. For most of my career, I was working as a software tester, but also shortly as a Java developer. I am a big fan of Agile methodology, where in small iterations, I can gain a really deep knowledge of the product. This helps in better testing, which makes the product more reliable and competitive on the market. Testing brings trust into the brand and allows me to experiment with the product, without the risk of failing. I simply cannot imagine myself doing anything else but testing. I really love the versatility and flexibility that the IT industry gives. It is never boring! In my free time you can find me outside: skiing, running, climbing, swimming, biking, hiking… I could list probably every kind of activity, especially if camping is involved. I love mountains, so Switzerland sounds like the perfect place for me. I’m an outdoor person and for me, there is no bad weather (especially in winter). When I need to rest, I am reading popular science books or cooking.

Professional Activity 🀺

Jun 2021 - Present House of Test GmbH
Β  Test Engineer
Assignment 1 (2021-today): Healthcare
Dec 2017 - May 2021 UBS, Switzerland
Β  Test engineer and scrum master
Jan 2016 β€” Nov 2017 inet-logistics, Austria
Β  QA Engineer
Apr 2014 β€” Dec 2015 Smart4Aviation, Poland
Β  Java Fullstack Web Developer
Nov 2013 β€” Feb 2014 DC S.A., Poland
Β  Internship Java Developer
Aug 2013 β€” Nov 2013 Horde Technology, Poland
Β  QA Engineer
Feb 2012 β€” Jul 2013 Soldevelo, Poland
Β  QA Engineer

Achievements 🎬

Set up automation framework from scratch and help companies to drive a change in testing to be more flexible and deliver fasten and higher quality product

Education πŸ“š

Feb 2013 - Oct 2014 Gdansk University of Technology
Department: Electronic, Telecommunication and Informatics Β 
Computer science, Master Specialization: Distributed Applications and Internet
Sep 2009 - Feb 2013 Gdansk University of Technology
Department: Electronic, Telecommunication and Informatics Β 
Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor Specialization: Informatics in medicine

What is important to me πŸ’

Skills/Expertise/Tools 🍳

Tech Stack Β 
⭐️⭐️⭐️ C#, Java, Gherkin, SQL
⭐️⭐️ Junit, Kotlin, REST-Assured, Bash
⭐️ CSS, HTML
Tools Β 
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Confluence, git, GitHub, GitLab, IntelliJ/JetBrains, Jira, Maven, ReadyAPI, Selenium WebDriver, SoapUI, Testcomplete, Visual Studio, X-Ray, Zephyr
⭐️⭐️ Eclipse, Jenkins, Postman, TeamCity, Vim
⭐️ Gradle, Swagger
Testing Skills Β 
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Agile Testing, BDD, API-testing, Black Box, Context-Driven Testing, Exploratory Testing, Release Management, TDD, Test Design, Test Management, User Acceptance Testing, White Box
⭐️⭐️ Risk Analysis
⭐️ Non-Functional Testing
Human Languages Β 
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Polish, English
⭐️⭐️ German

Certificates and Testimonials πŸ“

More about me on 🌐

Fan of long distance running, hiking, cycling and non-fiction books

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