Domnal Kidney
QA Manager
Skerries,Ireland
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in quality assurance leadership and team leadership. Demonstrates proficiency in software testing tools, SQL database understanding, and performance testing knowledge. Adept at stakeholder collaboration, change management competence, and clear communication methods. Known for proactive initiative taking, resourcefulness and innovation, and resilience under pressure. Career goal includes leveraging agile methodology familiarity to drive continuous improvement in software development processes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
3
3
Certificates
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
QA Manager
Expleo Group
Dublin, Ireland
12.2017 - 06.2025
- QA Manager across multiple clients, including ESB (SmartMetering, SAP upgrade to S4/Hana), Swiftqueue (HSE Covid App, Client Apps for Clinics and Hospitals), Department of Agriculture (Animal Identification and Movements (AIM)), Apex (Integration of tenants to Apex) and Primark (New Markets – integration of Workday, UKG and Payroll for the Hungary market)
- Exposure to management of QA across Utilities, Healthcare, Government, Financial and Retail sectors
- Managed teams using Agile and Waterfall, sometimes concurrently as distributed teams – also at times with a combination of on-shore and off-shore resources
- Responsible for delivery of QA documentation (Strategy, Plans, Exit Reports, Test Completion Reports, Daily and Weekly Progress Reports, RAID and RAG reports, KPI reports)
- Involved in all test stages of the SDLC – Functional, System, System Integration (SIT), E2E, UAT. Also, Regression and non-functional testing (Performance, Load, Stress, DR and Security)
- Projects involved close collaboration with Project Management, Development, Business Analysis, Change Management, Operations, HR (across multiple vendors) and third parties.
QA Manager
Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine
Dublin, Dublin
05.2016 - 12.2017
- QA Manager on AIM project - this involved complete ownership of Quality for that project
- Made extensive recommendations on change management, software testing tools and improvements to defect management
- Delivered comprehensive reports on QA activities to senior management regularly.
- Led team trainings, promoted understanding of QA procedures and protocols.
- Coordinated between production and technical teams, ensured alignment on quality parameters.
QA Partner Lead
Vesta Payment Solutions Ltd
Dundalk, Louth
07.2015 - 04.2016
- QA Partner Lead for several Telecom clients, including EE and Vodafone. This involved delivery of key functionalities from the beginning of the SDLC to sign-off
- Sole responsibility for the delivery of key functionality to these clients
- Stack updates per release
- Weekly Reporting on progress and blockers.
Senior QA Engineer
Axway Ireland
Dublin, Dublin
01.2013 - 07.2015
- Senior QA Engineer for many API offerings
- Agile Methodology, included sprint planning, daily standups and retrospectives
- Contributed to automation frameworks (Python and Selenium) by adding new scripts and maintaining existing ones
- Performance, load and soak testing using JMeter, SoapUI, SoapBox and Postman
- API testing using Python
- Daily reports to Key Stakeholders
- CI/CD method using Jenkins and GitHub
- Using Docker to manage Test Environments.
- Utilised advanced debugging tools for swift identification and resolution of issues.
QA Manager
eSpatial Solutions Ltd.
Dublin, Dublin
05.2004 - 12.2012
- QA Manager for GIS company
- Created QA processes across multiple projects
- Resourced team members
- Evaluated Team's performance on a regular basis (reviews)
- Sourced Software Testing Tools for better visibility of Test Progress and Execution
- Liaised with Development teams and Senior Management to understand and better implement company goals
- Liaised with Professional Services Department to assist in any bespoke QA related activities
- Used AWS to manage cloud Test Environments.
- Improved QA testing process by implementing new strategies.
- Developed test plans, improved defect identification and fixing process.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the team through effective leadership.
Senior QA Engineer
Skillsoft Ireland
Dublin, Dublin
09.2000 - 04.2004
- Senior QA Engineer for multiple eLearning projects
- Successfully delivered a unique Examination tool
- Acted as a Test Lead for many projects, managing several colleagues
- Reported to Key Stakeholders on Test Progress.
- Identified bottlenecks in development life cycle, contributing to improved productivity.
- Improved software quality by identifying and rectifying system defects.
- Developed reusable test cases, saving time on repetitive tasks.
Education
GDip - Computing
University of Limerick
Limerick 09.1999 - 05.2000
MBS - Business
University College Cork
Cork 09.1996 - 06.1998
BComm - Business
University College Cork
Cork 09.1992 - 05.1996
Skills
- Familiarity with agile methodology
- SQL database understanding
- Performance testing knowledge
- Proactive initiative taking
- Change management competence
- Software testing tools proficiency
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Resourcefulness and innovation
- Clear communication methods
- Quality assurance leadership
- Computer programming literacy
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Resilience under pressure
- Team Leadership
Certification
- ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
- ISTQB Foundation
- IC-Agile Certification
LANGUAGES
French - Upper intermediate
English - Proficient (C2)
Timeline
QA Manager
Expleo Group
12.2017 - 06.2025
QA Manager
Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine
05.2016 - 12.2017
QA Partner Lead
Vesta Payment Solutions Ltd
07.2015 - 04.2016
Senior QA Engineer
Axway Ireland
01.2013 - 07.2015
QA Manager
eSpatial Solutions Ltd.
05.2004 - 12.2012
Senior QA Engineer
Skillsoft Ireland
09.2000 - 04.2004
GDip - Computing
University of Limerick
09.1999 - 05.2000
MBS - Business
University College Cork
09.1996 - 06.1998
BComm - Business
University College Cork
09.1992 - 05.1996
REFERENCES
References available upon request.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Reading, cooking, walking and coaching rugby.
WEBSITES, PORTFOLIOS, PROFILES
https://ie.linkedin.com/in/domnal-kidney-ba64001