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Santy Kyriaki Skartsila Kasseri

Senior Business Analyst/QA Engineer
Agia Paraskevi,57

Summary

Developed skills in collaborative, fast-paced business environment, specializing in analysis and process optimization. Identifying inefficiencies a with strong competency in project management and stakeholder communication.

Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Reliable in adapting to changing needs while leveraging skills in stakeholder management, requirement gathering, and strategic planning. Recognized for analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.

Committed to driving meaningful improvements and delivering actionable insights.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Business Analyst/QA Engineer

ARHS Development Hellas- Part of Accenture
10.2019 - Current

Main Responsibilities


  • Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
  • Facilitated requirement gathering workshops, resulting in clear project objectives and deliverables.
  • Implemented Agile methodologies within project teams, increasing overall adaptability and responsiveness and operations .
  • Discussion with the technical team so to have a better understanding on the features that are enclosed
  • Improved project efficiency by analyzing business processes and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Conducted gap analyses to identify discrepancies between current and desired states, leading to actionable recommendations.
  • Performed risk assessments on potential projects to determine feasibility and viability before moving forward with implementation plans.
  • Led process mapping initiatives, resulting in optimized workflows and reduced redundancies across departments.
  • Mentored junior analysts on best practices for business analysis techniques( UML,Gherkin etc) fostering professional growth within the team.
  • Create story map ( which includes all the features and the HL user stories)
  • Analysis of the user stories / test scenarios creation and execution and bug lifecycle


  • Optimized test coverage by maintaining a well-organized, up-to-date library of test cases corresponding to application requirements changes over time.(Regression Test Creation/Maintenance)
  • Accelerated issue resolution times by effectively prioritizing defects based on severity and impact on the end-user experience.
  • Enhanced security testing protocols, mitigating potential vulnerabilities in software releases.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Set up Discovery sessions with the Technical team before the implementations
  • Make the estimations on the delivery plan with the technical team
  • Product Ownership


Projects

Part of EY outsourced employee


National Bank of Greece

Digital Transformation Dpt.

NBG Internet Banking

NBG Technology Hub /Developer Portal


Piraeus Bank

Organosis Dpt.

Appian Team

Multiple Projects portfolio


Eurobank

Organosis Dpt.

MiTOS Team

Multiple Projects portfolio

Business Analyst/Manual and Automation Tester

INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL
Athens, Attica
07.2017 - 09.2019
  • Participate in project implementation team
  • Business case Analysis (Requirement Analysis/Use case analysis(UML))
  • Prepare and run Test Plans/Scenarios
  • Produce and maintain releases etc
  • FAT Testing/UAT Testing
  • Automation/Regression Testing
  • Client and Partner support
  • Tools used: Management (JIRA, SPIRA), Maintenance: Websphere BPM SOAPUI, Hoo win tail, hermes, dbeaver, squirrel, Automation Testing: InteliJ, Selenium
  • Projects: DMS NL, DMS UK partners IBM UK/IBM NL, MAZI IVR partners Omilia Cosmote, ICS partners ΙTSM
  • Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.

Junior IT Consultant

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS
Athens, Attica
12.2015 - 06.2017
  • Participate in Customs implementation projects
  • Prepare and Run Test Plans
  • Produce and maintain training materials
  • Produce and maintain Business requirements
  • Produce and maintain Feature Gap analysis
  • Participate in RFPs
  • Participate in FPAs
  • Participate in Client Support
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Knowledge of the basic SW Development and Project Management tools (JIRA)
  • Knowledge of basic Project Management practices and Models (PMI, Prince2, PM2)
  • Contribution in proposal writing
  • Client Support
  • Projects: Tariff PL, Tariff UK, Quota PL, Quota UK, Surveillance PL, Surveillance UK manuals etc

Intern

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON
London, UK
05.2013 - 05.2013
  • As a part of Kingston's MSc program: Workshop for Remodeling the Digital Marketing Strategy of the Blackfen School for Girls in Bexeley in Kent UK

Intern

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF GREECE
Athens, A1
04.2012 - 09.2012

Education

Msc - Information Systems- Direction: Network and System Security

ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICSAND BUSINESS
10.2014 - 02.2016

Msc - Business Information Technology

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON
09.2013 - 09.2014

Bsc - Department of Business Administration

HIGHER EDUCATIONALINSTITUTE
01.2008 - 01.2012

High School Diploma -

American College of Greece-Pierce College
Athens
01.2000 - 01.2006

Skills

Soft Skills

  • Information & Communication Systems Security

  • Information Law and Ethics

  • Communication skills

  • Organisation skills

  • Goal-oriented

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • SQL Operations analysis

  • KPI tracking

  • Analytical thinking

  • Process optimization

  • Workflow Analysis

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • IIBA methodologies

  • Business acumen

  • Visual Basic

  • XML

  • UML

  • SQL

  • Microsoft Office/Open Office

  • Microsoft Visio

  • Microsoft SQL

  • Protégé

  • Hadoop

  • Metasploit

  • Snort

  • Wireshark

Agile methodology

Training

  • 04/15/14, Information day for the updates of the E-commerce for the changes in the Greek Legislation according to the European Directive 2011/83 / EU
  • 03/05/14, Google Marketing in practice SEO & Google Analytics by company A bit Of Greece.
  • 04/03/15, ICT Security World
  • 05/11/15, ICT Forum
  • 04/01/16, 6th InfoCom Security Conference
  • 02/01/16, (ISC)2 Hellenic Chapter General Assembly
  • 11/01/15, 17th Greek ICT Annual Scientific and Professional Conference - Informatics & Digital Communications

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 10/25/88

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst/QA Engineer

ARHS Development Hellas- Part of Accenture
10.2019 - Current

Business Analyst/Manual and Automation Tester

INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL
07.2017 - 09.2019

Junior IT Consultant

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS
12.2015 - 06.2017

Msc - Information Systems- Direction: Network and System Security

ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICSAND BUSINESS
10.2014 - 02.2016

Msc - Business Information Technology

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON
09.2013 - 09.2014

Intern

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY LONDON
05.2013 - 05.2013

Intern

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF GREECE
04.2012 - 09.2012

Bsc - Department of Business Administration

HIGHER EDUCATIONALINSTITUTE
01.2008 - 01.2012

High School Diploma -

American College of Greece-Pierce College
01.2000 - 01.2006
Santy Kyriaki Skartsila KasseriSenior Business Analyst/QA Engineer