Carmen Darie
About Carmen Darie
Carmen Darie is a Quality Assurance Test Lead at CIBC with extensive experience in managing testing activities for Data Service Integration Layer APIs.
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Carmen Darie is currently positioned as a Quality Assurance Test Lead at CIBC. She brings an impressive breadth of experience spanning more than two decades in quality assurance roles across various sectors.
Professional Experience at CIBC
Carmen Darie has been serving as a Quality Assurance Test Lead at CIBC from 2018. In this capacity, she manages testing activities and focuses extensively on the Data Service Integration Layer (DSIL) APIs during the Development Integration Test (DIT) phase. Her responsibilities involve coordinating the automation of SoapUI test scripts and mock services as per Interface Agreements, and defining the scope, approach, and exit criteria within the DIT strategy framework. She ensures the thorough analysis and validation of testing results and is accountable for generating daily and weekly reports leading up to the DIT Exit Reports.
Professional Experience at TD and Previous Roles
Prior to her current role at CIBC, Carmen Darie worked at TD as a QA Lead in an Agile environment from 2017 to 2018, under an IBM contract. She also held the position of Integration Test Lead/Manager for CIBC's DIT environment from 2016 to 2017. Before these roles, she spent a significant part of her career at Longview Solutions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she served as QA Lead for 16 years, beginning in 2000.
Education and Qualifications
Carmen Darie completed her academic journey at Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași, where she achieved a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from 1994 to 1998. Her educational background laid a strong foundation for her subsequent career in quality assurance and test management.
Expertise in QA and Test Management
Carmen Darie is skilled in managing complex testing processes, particularly for the Data Service Integration Layer (DSIL) APIs. She excels in the development and implementation of automation for SoapUI test scripts and mock services. Carmen is proficient in defining testing strategies, which includes establishing scope, approach, and exit criteria, and in producing comprehensive and timely reports for validation and signoff purposes in the DIT phase.