Irina Kossenko

Irina Kossenko has extensive experience in technology and data delivery. Irina worked at CPP Investments | Investissements RPC as a Lead Engineer, where they led the transformation from QA to QE and achieved a significant increase in test automation coverage. Irina also worked as a Senior IT Analyst, ensuring data quality and validating enterprise holding and compliance datasets. Prior to that, they were an IT Consultant, contributing to the success of enterprise data management projects.

Before joining CPP Investments, Irina worked as a Quality Assurance Consultant at First Canadian Title, where they participated in joint system integration testing with major Canadian banks. Irina also had a role as a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at Staffless Quality Engineering, where they played a key role in transitioning to new applications and co-led testing efforts on a Global Distribution System connectivity project.

Earlier in their career, Irina worked as a Quality Assurance Analyst contractor at CIBC, performing functional and regression testing. Irina also gained experience as a Software Solution Developer and Database Admin at Optima Communications International Inc., where they analyzed business requirements and implemented technology-enabled solutions for various clients.

Overall, Irina has a strong background in quality assurance, data management, and technology implementation, with experience in both financial and telecommunications industries.

Irina Kossenko holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Civil Aviation Engineers University in Riga, Latvia Republic. Irina also attended the Transport and Telecommunication Institute, although no specific degree or field of study is provided. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2019. In 2014, they also obtained the Canadian Securities Course Certification (CSC Volume 1,2) from the Canadian Securities Institute. Most recently, in 2022, they completed the course "Learn to program: The Fundamentals" from the University of Toronto via Coursera.