Nikolay Aleksandrov
Software Test Engineer at totemo solutions ltd - a Kiteworks company
Bulgaria
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Top SchoolNikolay Aleksandrov is a seasoned Software Test Engineer with 13 years of experience based in Bulgaria, currently ensuring product quality at totemo solutions (Kiteworks). He combines a strong ISTQB-backed testing background with hands-on Java, DevOps, security and database training to bridge development and verification effectively. Nikolay has contributed to low-level networking tooling—enhancing bridge functionality in the widely used iproute2 project—demonstrating comfort with backend systems and networking internals not typical for many testers. His career spans both training and delivery roles at Pragmatic IT and Quality House, giving him a practical blend of coaching and project execution. Known for a pragmatic, bug-focused mindset, he prioritizes early detection to lower fix costs and operational headaches. He brings a tester’s discipline plus developer-level contributions to make systems more reliable from code to deployment.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
ISTQB Certified Tester,, Foundation Level, ISTQB Certified Tester,, Foundation Level at International Software Testing Qualifications BoardFoundation level, DevOps, Foundation level, DevOps at Pragmatic IT Learning & Outsourcing CenterJava certified programmer, Basic OOP Skills (Swing, Collections,Generetics,Threads,Eclipse, NetBeans), certified programmer, Java certified programmer, Basic OOP Skills (Swing, Collections,Generetics,Threads,Eclipse, NetBeans), certified programmer at http://softacad.bg/Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Bachelor at Technical University Sofia
English
Github Skills (7)
c1710
command-line-interface10
linux10
c1110
networking10
cli10
command-line10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
iproute2/iproute2
Jun 2015 - Jun 2022
Iproute2 Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository. Please follow README.devel procedure for any changes.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 7 years
Contributions summary:Nikolay primarily contributed to the `iproute2` project by implementing and extending bridge functionality. Their work involved adding support for new features related to bridge configuration such as `ageing_time`, `priority`, `stp_state` and `fdb` features. The contributions also included enhancing the `bridge fdb` command with new functionalities, including matching options like vlan, port, static, dynamic, permanent entries, and added user based entries. These additions extended the capabilities and configurability of bridge management within the `iproute2` tools.
linuxrouting
NikAleksandrov/cilium
Jun 2022 - May 2023
eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability
Contributions:34 pushes, 8 branches in 10 months
securityebpfnetworkingobservabilitykubernetes
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