Dr. Paul Dragos

Senior Test Manager & QA Consultant

11+ years delivering zero-defect test governance in Banking, Energy & Public Sector. PhD-qualified. ISTQB Advanced Level certified.

Germany · 100% mobile for onsite · Freelance
About

Test leadership for complex, regulated environments

PhD-qualified Senior Test Manager with over 11 years of experience in heavily regulated industries including Banking, Energy and Public Administration. I specialize in building test governance frameworks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading cross-functional QA teams to deliver software that meets the highest standards.


Currently working as a freelance IT consultant, I bring deep expertise in test strategy, process optimization, and team leadership. Whether it's navigating BaFin audits, coordinating multi-country test teams, or defining end-to-end test architectures, I ensure quality is built in from the ground up.

Certification
ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager
Experience
11+ years in regulated industries
Leadership
Teams of 3 to 15 members
Status
Freelance, available for mandates
Services

What I deliver

Test Management & Strategy
End-to-end test strategies, resource planning, and stakeholder reporting for complex IT programmes.
Test Governance & Compliance
BaFin, EZB, BNetzA, BSI — audit-ready test documentation and regulatory frameworks.
Test Automation Coordination
Cypress, Selenium, Tosca, Robot Framework — automation strategy, framework selection, and team enablement.
Agile Testing
Scrum, SAFe, TDD, BDD — embedding quality into every sprint and release train.
Team Leadership & Mentoring
Building and leading QA teams of 3 to 15 across onshore, nearshore, and offshore setups.
Regulatory Reporting QA
FinRep, Corep, AnaCredit — specialized testing for financial regulatory reporting systems.
Experience

Selected projects

2024 — present
Deutsche Bahn AG
Test Manager, Energy Market Infrastructure
BNetzA audit: documentation rated exemplary. Leading test governance for critical energy market systems.
2022 — 2023
SPAR Österreich
QA Test Manager, SAP S/4HANA & AI/ML
Coordinated cross-border QA teams from 6 countries for large-scale SAP transformation.
2022 — 2024
Sopra Financial Technology
Test Manager, Banking Compliance
Defined testing strategy for Kubernetes migration in regulated banking environment.
2018 — 2020
NordLB
Test Manager, Regulatory Reporting
BaFin audit passed with zero critical defects across FinRep, Corep, and AnaCredit reporting.
2018
Land Berlin
Test Manager, Government Digital Transformation
48-page V-Modell XT test concept — audit rated exemplary by state authorities.
2017 — 2018
DZ Bank
Test Coordinator, Securities Regulatory Reporting
Coordinated testing for securities regulatory reporting across multiple business units.
2016 — 2017
Commerzbank
Business Analyst & Tester, Capital Markets
Business analysis and testing for capital markets systems and trading platforms.
2014 — 2016
BearingPoint
Business Analyst & Tester, RegTech Solutions
Regulatory technology consulting and testing for financial services clients.
Industries

Sector expertise

Banking & Finance
Energy & Utilities
Public Administration
Retail & eCommerce
Certifications & Education

Qualifications

PhD
Dr. rer. pol.
Agile Software Development in Banking
ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager
International Software Testing Qualification
PM
GPM/IPMA Certified Project Manager
German Project Management Association
ITIL V3 Foundation
IT Service Management
MSc
M.Sc. International Management / CEMS
WU Wien & HSG St. Gallen
Tools & Technologies

Technical toolkit

Test Management
JIRA / XrayHP ALMaquaConfluenceAzure DevOpsSAP Solution Manager
Automation & Development
CypressSeleniumToscaRobot FrameworkPlaywrightPython
Platforms & Infrastructure
SAP S/4HANAKubernetesDockerGit
API & Performance
PostmanSoapUIJMeterServiceNow
Languages

Multilingual professional

German
C2 — Proficient
English
C1-C2 — Advanced
Romanian
Native
Spanish
B2-C1 — Upper Intermediate
Portuguese
B2 — Intermediate
Contact

Let's discuss your next project

Available for freelance consulting mandates across Germany and Europe. Onsite, remote, or hybrid.

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