Alexandru Ganaside
About Alexandru Ganaside
Alexandru Ganaside is a Java Automation Tester at Endava in Bucureşti, România, specializing in both backend and frontend automation testing for a financial application owned by a US payment company.
Current Role at Endava
Alexandru Ganaside currently holds the position of Java Automation Tester at Endava, located in Bucureşti, România. In this role, he specializes in both backend and frontend automation testing for a financial application owned by a US payment company. He regularly investigates Jenkins nightly regressions and addresses failing automation tests. Additionally, Alexandru is actively involved in improving the automation framework used in the current project and participates in various Agile ceremonies, including daily scrum, refinements, planning, retrospectives, and automation meetings.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before his current position, Alexandru Ganaside worked at Endava as part of the School for Automation Testing in 2019 in Bucureşti, România. He also gained experience as a Research Assistant In Communications at Beia Consult International from 2016 to 2017, and as an intern at ROMATSA in 2016. These positions allowed him to develop skills and gain experience in different aspects of the technology and communications industries.
Educational Background
Alexandru Ganaside has pursued a robust educational path. He earned a Master’s degree in Advanced Microelectronics from Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he obtained a Diploma de Inginer in Applied Electronics from the same university, where he studied from 2013 to 2017. Aleksandru's foundational education includes a Bacalaureat in Mathematics and Informatics – intensive informatics from Colegiul National Ion Creanga, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. He also attended InfoAcademy Romania, further building his technical expertise.
Technical Skills and Tools
Alexandru Ganaside is adept in various technologies and tools crucial for automation testing. He utilizes Java 8, REST Assured, Selenium, Spring, Lombok, Cucumber, JUnit, POM, and Maven for his testing frameworks. In addition, he employs Postman, SQL, XML, JSON, Git, Jenkins, Confluence, Jira, and AWS in his daily tasks. These tools enable him to review pull requests, ensure code quality, and maintain adherence to standards.
Project Involvement and Contributions
In his current project, Alexandru Ganaside plays a significant role in maintaining and enhancing the automation framework. He actively participates in Agile ceremonies and contributes to the refinement, planning, and retrospectives of project tasks. Alexandru’s daily responsibilities include investigating Jenkins nightly regressions and fixing failing automation tests, ensuring the smooth operation of the financial application he is testing. His contributions help in maintaining high standards of code quality and project efficiency.