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Work History
Education
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Technologies & Tools & Methods
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Petr Kus

Petr Kus

Software Quality Assurance
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Summary

Social Networks - LinkedIn, GitHub, Web Page


As a child I wanted to be a scientist. Testing is like science in small scale for me. I am lucky to have the profession I have always dreamed about creating hypothesis and then testing it with scientific approach. Being open minded and seeing things from different perspective leads me to unconventional and innovative thinking .

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Test Architect

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Materials and Structural Analysis Division Architects
09.2022 - Current

Defining and maintaining a platform-wide, principles-driven test strategy designed to be reusable across teams and organizations;
design of Test Automation Architecture and supporting infrastructure at scale; innovation driver in modern testing practices and test
observability
(e.g., test automation in Robot Framework and Pytest, Model-Based Testing, Data-Driven Testing, use of AI, adoption of
ReportPortal and Grafana-based quality dashboards); acting as QA Evangelist, internal trainer , and QA/Test Automation consultant;
driver of the internal testing community , actively collaborating with testers across teams and organizing test hackathons ;
technical coordinator for European-funded grant projects focused on software testing; cross-team advisor for complex testing
challenges, influencing engineering and QA leadership with focus on scalable and sustainable quality.

Senior Test Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific - ASV & AutoScript Team
11.2018 - 08.2022

Testing Python-based APIs for electron microscopes (SEM/TEM) and advanced scientific applications including Auto & Slice and View
and AutoScript; hands-on work with SEM/TEM electron microscopy systems; design and implementation of reusable test
automation
and a distributed testing ecosystem using Jenkins, Python, PowerShell, Robot Framework, and vSphere , adopted
across multiple teams
and supporting system-level and end-to-end tests; parallel execution of senior-level testing duties within
core product teams

QA Engineer

Avast Software B.V. - Innovation Team
02.2017 - 05.2018

Test chime router; performing manual tests and exploratory of the router and cloud; test and security analysis ; executing auto tests;
design test cases; writing test scripts in python, PyTest / Robot Framework or bash ; communication with developers/testers/team
leads and other tasks and duties that are common and standard for this role; inspecting encrypted connection Facebook messenger with
usage IDA Pro, tshark & Kali Linux ; Defined router filter rules based on extensive testing results; test outcomes were adopted as rules for customers

Senior Test Engineer

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Firewall a Network Scanning Team
03.2016 - 01.2017

Previous position extended by Liaising with internal and external teams , particularly with development, analyst, project management and release management departments

Test Engineer

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Firewall a Network Scanning Team
03.2013 - 02.2016

Previous position extended by design, development and maintain automated tests in PowerShell ; performance testing ; fuzzy
testing; analysis of product requirements and product specification; identifying the test areas and conducting test effort assessment;
Introduction of new procedures in testing area; analyzing and answering issues from beta ; mentoring junior testers; testing HW and
environment preparation

Junior Tester

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Quality Assurance Department
02.2010 - 02.2013

performing manual and exploratory tests ; test analysis; executing auto tests; design test cases; communication with
developers/testers/team leads and other tasks and duties that are common and standard for this role


Webmaster

Cyber Stream Technology, s.r.o.
04.2009 - 12.2009

Coding sites using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript Testing sites and system Skyllo (internal templates administration system)

Technical Assistant

Institute of Scientific Instruments ASCR
01.2005 - 12.2008

Part-time implementation and repair of electronic circuits ; Assistance in scientific work and measurements

Education

ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) - Quality Assurance

Czech And Slovak Quality Board
04.2001 -

Trainings of Soft Skills -

ImageLab
02.2016

Faculty of Mathematics And Physics - Physics

Charles University
Praha
01.2009

Secondary School Leaving Examination - Electrical Engineering

Secondary School of Electrical Engineering Kounicova
Brno
06.2006

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

  • Quality-focused over quick delivery
  • 15+ years in Quality Assurance
  • 11+ years in Test Automation
  • 7+ years of experience in QA for security products
  • 4+ years in Firewall & Networking Testing
  • 4+ years in architecture roles
  • 4+ years in Test Automation Education


Additional strengths :
Open-source contributor · Stress resilience · Proactive & scientific mindset · Strong communication & soft skills ·
Self-motivated quick learner · Multiple scripting languages · Hardware & electronic circuits awareness · Interest in
Penetration Testing

Technologies & Tools & Methods

Python · Pytest · Robot Framework · Jenkins · CI/CD · Test Automation Architecture · Distributed Testing · ReportPortal · Grafana · Model-Based Testing · Data-Driven Testing · AltWalker · PowerShell · Bash · Linux · Git · JIRA · Xray · Confluence · Sphinx · Postman · Selenium WebDriver · FlaUI · JMeter · SQL · Wireshark · tshark · SSL/TLS · HTTPS/HTTP2 · DNS · Network & Security Testing · Kali Linux · IDA Pro · VMware · vSphere · VirtualBox · Vagrant · Hardware-Aware Testing · Electron Microscopes · Oscilloscope

Hobbies

Astronomy & Astrophotography · Yachting · Experiential Learning · Kayaking · Badminton · Gardening · Trading · Electronics & Software / DIY Projects

Timeline

Test Architect

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Materials and Structural Analysis Division Architects
09.2022 - Current

Senior Test Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific - ASV & AutoScript Team
11.2018 - 08.2022

QA Engineer

Avast Software B.V. - Innovation Team
02.2017 - 05.2018

Senior Test Engineer

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Firewall a Network Scanning Team
03.2016 - 01.2017

Test Engineer

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Firewall a Network Scanning Team
03.2013 - 02.2016

Junior Tester

AVG Technologies CZ, S.r.o. - Quality Assurance Department
02.2010 - 02.2013

Webmaster

Cyber Stream Technology, s.r.o.
04.2009 - 12.2009

Technical Assistant

Institute of Scientific Instruments ASCR
01.2005 - 12.2008

ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) - Quality Assurance

Czech And Slovak Quality Board
04.2001 -

Trainings of Soft Skills -

ImageLab

Faculty of Mathematics And Physics - Physics

Charles University

Secondary School Leaving Examination - Electrical Engineering

Secondary School of Electrical Engineering Kounicova
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