Samuel Amiel
Senior QA/Release Manager
Netanya
Summary
Results-driven QA professional with over 20 years of experience in software testing and quality assurance, specializing in test planning, bug tracking, and improving software quality standards. Proven success in building successful international QA teams, significantly reducing product defects and enhancing testing efficiency through strategic methodologies and best practices.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
QA Lead
Varonis
06.2022 - Current
- Helping redefine and manage the whole release process
- Managing a QA team (8 testers)
- Defining the whole QA strategy and procedures, KPIs, tooling, methodology, documentation, integration in squads, etc.
- GUI Automation development with Playwright and Copilot
- Bugs from the field reproduction for support, integration into releases builds
- Quality Assurance Management – Data security system
- Methodology: SCRUM
Head of Quality and release
SD Worx
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Redefining and managing the whole release process (objectives, rituals, etc)
- Hiring and managing a QA group, divided in 4 teams (14 testers), located in Paris, Bangalore, and Mauritius
- Redefining the whole QA strategy and procedures, KPIs, tooling, documentation, integration in squads, etc.
- Testing Library maintenance on Jira/Xray.
- Bugs from the field reproduction for support, integration into releases builds
- Automation strategy (Selenium/Java)
- Creation, building and management of a Quality Assurance and Release Management for a HR Management and Payroll web portal
- Methodology: SCRUM
Project Management Officer - Releases and Processes
Heetch
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Release process (Scrum) implementation and management
- Processes definition and implementation (analysis, deadlines follow-up, KPIs, etc)
- QA creation and building from scratch (procedures, tooling, documentation, etc.)
- Hiring and management of 8 manual testers and 2 automation testers located all across Europe (Paris, London, Warsaw, Belgrade) and Africa (Casablanca, Lagos)
- Automation strategy definition
- Physical test lab creation and configuration (30 devices, Android & iOS)
- Testing Library creation, writing and maintenance on qTest, then Jira/Xray.
- Reproduction lab for bugs from the field to help support guys
- Creation, building and management of a Quality Assurance and Release Management for a car sharing application
- Methodology: SCRUM
QA Manager
Transatel
09.2015 - 01.2018
- Management of a QA group (19 testers divided in 3 teams : 15 manual testers, 4 automation testers) located in Paris and Minsk
- Global Testing Strategy definition
- Complete refactoring and management of the Knowledge Base
- Automation framework strategy definition
- Testing Library migration and supervision from Squash to Jira/Xray.
- Quality Assurance Department direction for a Telecom Provider (MVNO)
- Methodology: SCRUM
Program Management Officer and QA Supervisor
Nice Systems
09.2012 - 09.2015
- Direction & supervision of the overall QA strategy, procedures and technical documentation. Testing Library maintenance and bugs on HP Quality Center.
- Internal Knowledge base building and maintenance for both dev and QA teams.
- Production environment reproduction (Windows 2008 et 2008 R2, serveurs Linux) on VMware VSphere servers, mainly for functional and performance testins (processes and backups).
- Integration and training for the customer
- Project and QA Management on a Homeland Security solution.
- Methodology : Waterfall, then SCRUM
Senior QA Engineer - Performance Lead
Cisco Systems
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Defining and executing all Performance/Load test procedures on automation tools (Pez – RADIUS / Active Directory traffic simulator) to simulate massive number of connections
- Production environment reproduction (Windows 2003, 2008 et 2008 R2, Linux/IOS system ans ASA firewalls) on VMware VSphere servers.
- Test Library and Bugs writing/management (Cdets)
- Technical documentation and tests reports writing
- Performance tests leading on a Network Access Control solution
- Methodology : Waterfall
QA Team leader
NetformX
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Team management (6 testers on site – Tel Aviv) on several projects (Cisco, Sprint). Mentoring, technical training, follow-up with Microsoft Project
- Team management (4 offshore testers - Kiev) on several projects (Vodafone, Salesforce), follow-up with Microsoft Project
- Test Library and Bugs writing/management on Team Foundation Server.
- Virtualization tooling implementation and management (GNS3 and Mimic to create a network topologies reproduction lab, and virtual Cisco equipments using their MIBs).
- Teams leading on a network monitoring solution and some projects for specific customers.
- Environment : Waterfall
QA & Integration
Verint
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Production environment reproduction, upgrade and maintenance (Windows 2003, 2008, SQL Server 2005 and Linux servers) on VMware VSphere servers.
- Functional and performance testing on a complex calls recording solution. Testing Library and bugs maintenance on HP Quality Center.
- Newbees training and supervision
- Technical documentation writing
- Technical support for specific customers (USA, Canada & France).
- Defining and executing functional and performance testing et on a complex phone calls recording solution.
- Methodology : Waterfall
QA and Technical Support
ForeScout Technologies
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Funtional testing on various technologies (antiviruses, servers WSUS, firewalls, switches, etc)
- Writing and executing functional tests. Test cases and bugs management on Seapine TestTrack.
- Technical support for specific customers (USA, Israel, France, Japan)
- Technical documentation and articles for the Knowledge Base
- Define and execute the overall testing procedures for a multiplatforms NAC solution.
- Methodology : Waterfall
Education
Swift course -
Udemy
01.2019
Java/Android course - undefined
Ness College
01.2015
B.Eng - Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland01.2004
Skills
Monitoring: MRTG, RRDTool, HPing, Wireshark, SolarWinds
undefinedTimeline
QA Lead
Varonis
06.2022 - Current
Head of Quality and release
SD Worx
01.2021 - 06.2022
Project Management Officer - Releases and Processes
Heetch
01.2018 - 01.2021
QA Manager
Transatel
09.2015 - 01.2018
Program Management Officer and QA Supervisor
Nice Systems
09.2012 - 09.2015
Senior QA Engineer - Performance Lead
Cisco Systems
01.2011 - 01.2012
QA Team leader
NetformX
01.2010 - 01.2011
QA & Integration
Verint
01.2008 - 01.2010
QA and Technical Support
ForeScout Technologies
01.2004 - 01.2008
Java/Android course - undefined
Ness College
B.Eng - Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
Napier University
Swift course -
Udemy