About Me

Technical Product Owner & QA Architect with 7 years of hands-on engineering experience. I bridge the gap between product strategy and technical execution—whether leading product delivery or building QA architecture from the ground up.

My Journey

🎯 My career has evolved from hands-on engineering to product leadership. With 7 years of experience spanning QA architecture, test automation, and team leadership, I've developed the technical depth that makes me uniquely effective at bridging engineering teams and business stakeholders.

📌 Throughout my journey, I've consistently taken on responsibilities beyond pure technical delivery: gathering requirements, prioritizing backlogs, coordinating releases, and aligning cross-functional teams toward shared goals. I've led initiatives that improved release quality by 30%, while also driving process improvements that accelerated delivery cycles.

⚙️ My technical background in building automation frameworks, designing testing strategies, and implementing CI/CD pipelines gives me the credibility to have meaningful technical discussions and make informed trade-off decisions. Combined with certifications in Scrum, Risk Management, and Project Management, I bring a holistic view to product ownership.

Today, I'm focused on Tech Product Owner and QA Architect roles, where I can leverage my engineering foundation to drive product strategy, manage stakeholders, and deliver solutions that truly balance business value with technical feasibility.

Product Vision

Translating business goals into clear product strategies, defining roadmaps, and ensuring alignment between stakeholders and delivery teams.

Technical Depth

Leveraging hands-on engineering experience to make informed technical decisions, assess feasibility, and communicate effectively with development teams.

Data-Driven Decisions

Using metrics, user feedback, and market analysis to prioritize features, validate assumptions, and continuously optimize product outcomes.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Bridging engineering, design, and business teams to drive consensus, remove blockers, and deliver value iteratively through Agile practices.

Experience

My professional journey and the amazing teams I've had the privilege to work with.

Jan 2025 – Present

Senior Software Engineer in Test

Silvare & Kaizen
Remote (Greece)

Leading test automation strategy across UI and mobile platforms while collaborating closely with Product Owners on backlog refinement, acceptance criteria, and release decisions.

Technologies:

Playwright.NETReqnrollSwiftKotlinXCTestEspressoCI/CDPostmanAgile

Key Achievements:

  • Lead QA and test strategy for user-facing features within a team that includes a dedicated Product Owner
  • Work closely with the PO to clarify requirements, refine backlog items, and define acceptance criteria
  • Provide delivery risk input that directly influences prioritization and release decisions
  • Own quality-related delivery decisions, including test scope, release readiness recommendations, and automation strategy
  • Contribute to sprint planning, estimations, and release discussions as a senior delivery stakeholder
Jun 2023 – Dec 2024

Software Engineer in Test

Chubb
Thessaloniki, Greece

Architected automation frameworks for insurance platforms while owning quality strategy across product lines—partnering with project managers and business analysts on requirements, delivery priorities, and release readiness.

Technologies:

PlaywrightRest AssuredJavaTypeScriptPostmanSwaggerJIRACI/CD

Key Achievements:

  • Owned quality strategy for multiple product lines, influencing delivery priorities and release decisions
  • Partnered with Product Owners to translate business requirements into testable acceptance criteria
  • Actively contributed to backlog refinement, requirement clarification, and delivery readiness discussions
  • Provided continuous feedback on product risk, stability, and customer impact
  • Supported data-informed release decisions through defect analysis and production risk assessment
Sep 2022 – Jun 2023

Business & Integration Senior Analyst

Accenture
Thessaloniki, Greece

Led test management and stakeholder coordination for enterprise delivery streams, translating business requirements into test strategies and supporting backlog preparation.

Technologies:

Azure DevOpsAutomation IntegrationManual & Automated ScriptingUAT Testing

Key Achievements:

  • Owned test management and coordination for complex enterprise delivery streams
  • Worked closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and delivery scope
  • Translated business processes into structured test scenarios, execution plans, and acceptance criteria
  • Supported backlog preparation by identifying testable requirements, dependencies, and delivery risks
  • Coordinated testing activities across multiple teams to align with sprint and release timelines
  • Provided delivery status, risk visibility, and readiness input to product and program leadership
Aug 2021 – Sep 2022

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
Thessaloniki, Greece

Managed test delivery and cross-functional coordination for large-scale implementations, aligning QA activities with product roadmaps and providing release readiness insights.

Technologies:

Test AutomationRegression TestingUAT TestingJira

Key Achievements:

  • Led test management and delivery coordination for enterprise-scale system implementations
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements, acceptance criteria, and delivery milestones
  • Supported end-to-end delivery planning by aligning testing activities with product roadmaps
  • Coordinated QA, development, and business stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of scope and priorities
  • Provided release readiness assessments and delivery risk insights to leadership
  • Focused role on delivery governance and coordination rather than automation or feature ownership
Jul 2019 – Aug 2021

QA Test Engineer

Prodyna AG
Thessaloniki, Greece

Built and maintained automated test suites in Agile Scrum teams, collaborating with developers and Product Owners on sprint planning and acceptance criteria.

Technologies:

Nightwatch.jsSeleniumPostmanRest AssuredJavaJavaScriptJiraJenkins

Key Achievements:

  • Worked within Agile Scrum teams supporting product delivery through testing and requirement clarification
  • Collaborated with developers and Product Owners on acceptance criteria and sprint readiness
  • Supported backlog refinement and sprint planning activities

Professional Expertise

A comprehensive view of technical skills, and educational foundation.

Technical Skills & Experience

Product Management

Advanced Level

Driving product strategy, stakeholder alignment, and value delivery

Product Roadmapping
3+ 85%
Requirements Analysis
5+ 92%
Backlog Management
4+ 90%
Stakeholder Communication
4+ 88%
User Story Writing
4+ 90%
Release Planning
3+ 85%

Technical Foundation

Expert Level

Deep engineering background enabling informed technical decisions

Test Automation
6+ 95%
CI/CD Pipelines
5+ 92%
API Design & Testing
4+ 90%
Java / TypeScript
5+ 90%
System Architecture
3+ 80%
Quality Engineering
6+ 95%

Agile & Product Leadership

Expert Level

Leading cross-functional teams and driving Agile delivery excellence

Scrum / Kanban
4+ 95%
Team Leadership
3+ 90%
Cross-functional Collaboration
5+ 92%
Sprint Planning & Retrospectives
4+ 90%
Risk Management
3+ 85%
Process Optimization
4+ 88%

Education

MSc in Finance & Risk Management

University of Sheffield - CITY College
Thessaloniki, Greece
2019 - 2021

BSc in Applied Informatics

University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece
2013 - 2018

Certifications

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Brightest 2022
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)
Project Management Institute 2021
PM2 Advanced
PM2 Alliance 2021
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org 2021

Proficiency Overview

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