Deniz Gültekin
About Deniz Gültekin
Deniz Gültekin serves as the CPE Feature Team Lead at Liberty Global, where he has worked since 2019. He specializes in automated testing and has a background in software engineering and management, with experience at Huawei and a strong academic foundation in business and engineering.
Work at Liberty Global
Deniz Gültekin has been employed at Liberty Global since 2019, serving as the CPE Feature Team Lead. In this role, he manages testing activities and oversees the QA Kanban board, ensuring balanced workloads for the QA team during sprints. He has previously held the position of Senior Video CPE Integration Engineer at Liberty Global for six months in 2018. His responsibilities include collaborating with the test automation team to develop a multi-layered test automation strategy for various features.
Previous Experience at Huawei
Deniz Gültekin worked at Huawei from 2013 to 2017, holding multiple roles including IPTV Software Test Engineer/Test Coordinator and IPTV/OTT Solutions Architect. During his tenure, he enabled software deployment to various device models using Python and created functional BDD test cases on PyCharm with the Robot framework. He also served as First Line Manager, managing teams and balancing workloads effectively.
Education and Expertise
Deniz Gültekin studied at İstanbul Aydin University, where he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from 2013 to 2015. He also completed a degree in Software Engineering at the same university from 2008 to 2013. Earlier, he attended Sakarya University Foundation College, focusing on Mathematics and Science from 2002 to 2006. His educational background supports his expertise in software testing and management.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Deniz Gültekin has implemented automated functional and regression testing for set-top boxes using a Router PC solution. He is proficient in utilizing Jira for test and bug tracking, reporting, and task management. His work includes performing full integration testing for PUS/TUS/NFR requirements and ensuring that tests within a workstream reach the 'Ready for Automation' status. He has also led testing activities for various IP set-top boxes with middleware software based on RDK 2.x.
Internship Experience
Deniz Gültekin began his career with an internship at OTOKAR Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş. in 2011, where he worked as a Software Engineering Intern for two months. This early experience provided him with foundational skills in software engineering and testing.