Stephane kakou

Quality Assurance Manager / Test Automation Engineer with several years of experience in software quality assurance in Agile/Scrum environments, primarily on web, API, and enterprise applications in banking, insurance, and digital health.

I specialize in defining quality assurance strategies, setting up test automation frameworks, and integrating quality processes into CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable and scalable deliveries. I work closely with product managers, Scrum Masters, and development teams to align business requirements with quality goals.

Beyond hands-on testing, I act as a Quality Assurance Manager and Agile Facilitator, supporting teams through best practices, process improvement, and coaching. I also participate in training and mentoring teams on test automation and Agile methodologies.

Specialties

Quality Assurance Strategy and Test Management

Test automation: Selenium WebDriver (Java), Playwright, Cypress, Robot Framework

API Testing: DSL Karate

Performance and Load Testing: k6

CI/CD: GitLab CI, Jenkins

Agile practices: Scrum, product manager mindset, agile coaching

Test Management and Traceability: Jira Xray

Training of teams and implementation of quality assurance