Triinu Maran
Tallinn,Harjumaa
Summary
I'm a self-taught software engineer with 10 years of experience, mostly in the delivery stages of software lifecycle. As a QA I've been involved in manual and automation testing, building CI pipelines, QA strategies, onboarding junior QAs and helping out where needed to ship the release on time. Self-taught Software Engineer with a strong background in the delivery stages of the software lifecycle. Coordinates cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality releases while managing risks and issues. Enhances release processes and documentation to improve efficiency and clarity.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Release Manager
Finnplay
Tallinn, Harjumaa
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Coordinating FE developers and QA to make sure release items are ready and tested
- Managing any issues and risks that may impact the release scope
- Coordinating all activities pertaining to upcoming releases
- Working with application infrastructure teams and QA defining release and deployment plans
- Executing stage and production releases on time
- Improving release pipelines
- Improving release related documentation
User Acceptance Tester
Tallinna Autobussikoondis AS
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Perform user acceptance testing for their newly developed software used by bus dispatchers.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
SMIT (IT and Development Centre at the Estonian Ministry of the Interior)
Tallinn, Harjumaa
08.2019 - 07.2023
- Performing manual testing and building automated test suites
- Mentoring junior testers and project managers on QA strategies and test automation
- Building a set of UI tests with Testcafe
- Dockerizing both test frameworks and applications
- Building CI pipelines for UI tests in Bamboo
- Managing software testing and strategy across the organization
- Recruiting and onboarding junior testers
Quality Assurance Specialist
Nortal
Tallinn, Harjumaa
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Responsible for QA of the new Estonian Procurement register
- Jumped in just prior to go live and handled testing of multiple bug fix releases per week
- Maintaining a set of regression tests and testing feature releases
- Creating test reports for the client, Ministry of Interior
- Created a set of automated tests using Protractor
Agile Coach
eTestware
London
08.2018 - 12.2018
- QA strategy for Rulebook insurance software, developed by London based insurance software company, Moore Stephens consulting.
- This project was geared towards identifying opportunities where test activities can be automated/streamlined, and building a road map for incremental delivery steps for building out a new CI model.
- I advised upper management how to adopt a more agile approach - to bring testers and PO closer to development and setting clear, testable goals for each sprint.
- Coached developers on how to improve their Selenium tests to validate more complex scenarios.
Software Tester
Republic of Estonia Information System Authority
Tallinn
07.2016 - 09.2018
- Manual testing
- Drawing up testing criteria for procurement projects
- Helping out product owners in the design and delivery process
Education
Bachelor's degree - Law
06.2013
Course certificate - Linux administration
05.2018
Skills
- Release management
- Risk management
- CI/CD implementation
- Test automation
- Agile methodologies
- Quality assurance strategy
Certification
ITIL v4 Foundation
Timeline
User Acceptance Tester - Tallinna Autobussikoondis AS
01.2024 - 05.2024
Release Manager - Finnplay
08.2023 - 01.2025
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - SMIT (IT and Development Centre at the Estonian Ministry of the Interior)
08.2019 - 07.2023
Quality Assurance Specialist - Nortal
12.2018 - 08.2019
Agile Coach - eTestware
08.2018 - 12.2018
Software Tester - Republic of Estonia Information System Authority
07.2016 - 09.2018
University of Tartu - Bachelor's degree, Law
TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology - Course certificate, Linux administration