Senior QA Engineer with 16+ years of experience helping teams deliver faster and safer software.
Combines deep automation expertise with a growing focus on AI techniques to enhance testing workflows and validate intelligent systems.
Known for translating business goals into robust QA strategies, reducing defects, increasing test coverage, and accelerating time-to-market.
Carlos Vera
QA Automation
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
WORK EXPERIENCE
Blackpoint - [Cybersecurity]
Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.
Automation Technical Lead / Staff Engineer
Feb 2024 - Present
- Led a project reducing software bugs by 18%, improving product reliability, and managed a team of five Automation QAs to boost test automation efficiency by 20%, delivering cybersecurity solutions ahead of schedule.
- Developed a solution to bypass 2FA/MFA codes for logged-in users, unblocking over 400 tests and increasing regression test efficiency by 70%.
- Boosted efficiency by parallelizing four automation suites, cutting test execution time by 40%, from over two hours to almost one.
- Implemented a data generation framework using GraphQL, automating the creation of dynamic test data (accounts, customers, billing models, logos, Stripe integrations, etc) and enabling rapid population of environments for testing, reducing setup times by 50%.
DevOps Automation Specialist
Apr 2023 - March 2024
- Recognized for building a new testing framework with Playwright that led to a 27% increase in test efficiency.
- Implemented a CI/CD pipeline by using GitHub Actions, enhancing code quality and deployment frequency(30%).
- Developed integration between Playwright test executions and Xray + Jira test plan.
- Set up contract testing with Pact, leveraging VS Code for streamlined development.
Socure - [Identity Verification & Fraud Prevention]
Florida City, Florida, U.S.
SDET (iOS - Native Mobile)
Jul 2019 - May 2023
- Tested the ‘face & ID recognition’ app using Xcode simulators.
- Improved overall product quality, resulting in a 23% decrease in post-release issues.
- Linked Xcode IDE with real devices (iPhone, iPad) to automate the iOS app.
- Established the Jenkins job for automation builds enhancing testing processes.
Renault & Nissan - [Automobile Manufacturer]
London, England, U.K.
QA Technical Lead (of Manual, Hybrid & Automation)
Oct 2015 - Jul 2019
- Acknowledged for leading a team that achieved 17% faster time-to-market for a critical product release.
- Contacted clients, Synced with other managers, Generated metrics & reports.
- Provided QAs feedback, Reported performance progress, Promoted to new roles.
- Settled internal hiring process of the company, Interviewed candidates, Trained hired people.
Webee - [IoT / Internet of Things]
Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Architect Quality Engineer (Android - Mobile Responsive)
May 2014 - Oct 2015
- Successfully reduced testing time by 68% by implementing efficient testing processes.
- Established user stories acceptance criteria with Cucumber format.
- Determined automation candidates from manual test case suites.
- Reported application bugs with Priority & Severity in Jira (found by automation).
PwC [Audit & Tax Advisory]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Software Engineer in Test (Back-end Web)
Jan 2013 - May 2014
- Built a Backend Automation Framework from scratch to support API developments.
- Integrated Postman to CI/CD using Newman.
- Validated User Stories through automation.
EY - [Accounting]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Tester QA (Front-end Web)
Dec 2010 - Jan 2013
- Ran Exploratory Tests.
- Gathered new requirements.
- Analyzed results of regression cycles, Fixed outdated automation tests.
NEPS Solutions - [Software Factory]
Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Jr. Developer (Front-end Web)
Jan 2010 - Feb 2011
- Developed the shopping cart flow.
- Achieved 25% increase in test coverage through implementation of new testing strategies.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
AI Stock Predictions [OpenAI dev] (Oct 2024-Present)
AI-Enhanced Trading Suggestions.
Live Demo - github.com/assets/stock-predictions-demo
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/ai-stock-predictions
Web Based AI Games [AI dev] (Mar 2024-Nov2024)
Multi Games by using Artificial Intelligence.
Live Demo - cvera08.github.io/multi-games-artificial-intelligence-js
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/multi-games-artificial-intelligence-js
Carlos Vera’s Portfolio [Front-end dev] (Jul 2023-Dec 2023)
Developed my own portfolio as an online summary of my resume/profile.
Live Demo - cvera-portfolio.vercel.app
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/CVeraPortfolio
Blockchain QAAutomation [Automation Architect] (Jan 2023-Jul 2023)
Developed Smart Contract Test Automation by using Solidity, Remix, JavaScript, Cypress.
Deployed, debugged, and tested Ethereum and EVM-compatible smart contracts.
Live Demo - ibb.co/SmartContractCypress
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/blockchain-automation
Chase the Ace [Front-end dev] (Dec 2022)
Card Game using Front-end tools like HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Live Demo - chase-the-ace.vercel.app
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/GameChaseTheAceCardJavaScript
Climate Change - Climate Crisis [Back-end dev] (May 2022-Nov 2022)
Generated live URLs related to science and the environment all around the globe by using REST APIs.
Live Demo - climate-change-api-demo.vercel.app
View GitHub Source - github.com/cvera08/ClimateChangeAPIDevelopmentNodeJsExpressAxios
Uruguayan Biller [Front-end dev] (Jul 2021-May 2022)
Built & Tested the FacturaUY website to support the creation of new invoices.
Live Demo - cvera08.github.io/FactureroUruguayo
(only available in the Spanish version since it is focused on the Uruguayan market)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Leadership & Strategic Thinking: Led teams as QA Lead, Automation Lead, and Automation Architect. Skilled in mentoring, delegation, reporting, and cross-functional coordination. Experienced in aligning QA goals with product and business priorities.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong communicator across technical and non-technical teams. Known for fostering trust, clarity, and alignment in Agile squads.
- Problem-Solving & Continuous Improvement: Proactive mindset focused on resolving bottlenecks, improving pipelines, and scaling test architecture. Passionate about learning, adapting, and sharing knowledge across teams.
Education
09/2024
04/2024
03/2020
Competent User - Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking. Effective language command.
IDP International English Language Testing System Australia. Candidate: 003239 - Centre: AR630.
Command Injection, XSS, CSRF. Kali Linux, Tor Browser, Wireshark, Metasploit, Vega, OWASP, Wpscan, WebGoat.
Pearson VUE - International Software Testing Qualifications Board. Certificate Number: 14-CTFL-57115-HA.
01/2013
UTN FRC: Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Córdoba.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reduced time-to-market by streamlining QA processes and automation coverage.
- Improved product quality through earlier detection and broader test coverage.
- Cut time spent on repetitive tasks via robust scripting and smart CI/CD pipelines.
- Accelerated feedback loops for developers and stakeholders.
- Freed up time for exploratory testing and high-value validation.
- Increased tester productivity by minimizing manual regression efforts.
- Enabled better decision-making with actionable testing metrics.
- Reduced team burnout by automating tedious and error-prone test flows.
- Focused test runs on critical areas, improving coverage where it mattered most.
TOOLS EXPERIENCE
- Project Management: Jira, Confluence, Trello.
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Python, .Net (C#, Visual Basic).
- Testing Frameworks:
- JavaScript: Cypress, Mocha, Puppeteer, Jest, Protractor, PhantomJS.
- Java: TestNG, JUnit.
- Ruby: RSpec, Cucumber.
- Cross-platform: Playwright, Selenium.
- Back-end Testing: Postman, REST-assured, SoapUI, ReadyAPI, GraphQL.
- Continuous Integration: GitHub Actions, Travis CI, TeamCity.
- Jenkins: Reporting, Slack and Emails Integration, Plugins, Failed tests Screenshots, Run Tests with mvn.
- Artificial Intelligence: GitHub Copilot, OpenAI APIs, ChatGPT (prompting, code review, doc generation), LLM testing.
- Git: GitHub Desktop, Git CLI (Bash), SmartGit, SourceTree, GitLens (VS Code), Husky (pre-commit hooks).
- Repositories: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket.
- Test Case Management: TestRail, TestLink, Jira + Plugins (like Zephyr or Xray).
- Test Reporting: Monocart Reporter, ExtentReports, Log4j, Cucumber Extent Report, Allure.
- Behavior-Driven Development (BDD): Cucumber, JBehave.
- Assertion Libraries: Chai, Expect, Assert.
- Design Patterns: Page Object, DRY, Chain, SOLID, KISS, Page Factory.
- Monitoring and Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Datadog.
- Web Debugging: Chrome DevTools (Console, Elements, Sources, Network, Application).
- Unit Testing: Node.js, Jasmine.
- Performance Testing: JMeter, k6, LoadRunner.
- Security & Penetration Testing: OTPAuth, Kali Linux, Wireshark, Metasploit.
- DevOps: Jenkins installation and its setup from scratch. AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda).
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.
- Environment & Configuration Management: Dotenv, ARM Templates.
- Build Automation: Maven, Cocoapods, AWS CLI (Command Line Interface).
- Front-end Stack: CSS, HTML, JS, Heroku.
- Back-end Stack: Cheerio, Express, Axios, Nodemon, Rapidapi.
- Databases: MySQL (including MySQLWorkbench), MongoDB (including RoboMongo), DB2.
- Node Package: npm, npx, yarn.
- IDEs: Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, RubyMine, Eclipse, Xcode, Android Studio, PyCharm.
- Operating Systems: Mac OS, Windows, Linux.
- Mobile Platforms: iPhone, Android.
- Mobile Automation (Native): Appium, XCUITest, Robotium, TestFlight, Fastlane, XCTest.
- Cloud Solutions / Multi Platform: AWS, CrossBrowserTesting, Sauce Labs, Perfecto Mobile, Device Farm.
- Logs: Splunk, Logcat.
- Desktop Virtualization: VDI, VM, VPN.
- VPN Services: AWS Client VPN, OpenVPN, AnyConnect.
- Remote Access Software: TeamViewer, VNC, WinSCP.
- Blockchain: Solidity.
- Data Mining: Weka.
- Communications: Slack, Teams, Zoom, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Skype.
Languages
English
[Advanced]
Spanish
[Mother Tongue]
Areas of Interest
I’m interested in technical roles that focus on test automation strategy, architecture, or leadership.
My current focus areas include Artificial Intelligence-driven testing, Cybersecurity, and automation pipelines, with an emphasis on projects involving modern frontend stacks and CI/CD.
I take pride in delivering high-quality outcomes and fostering strong collaboration, always prioritizing client impact and continuous improvement.
About Me
I’m a QA Automation Engineer specialized in Web, Mobile, and Backend testing. With a background as a Systems Engineer, ISTQB-certified tester, and
advanced English proficiency (IELTS certified), I bring a hands-on, engineering-driven approach to improving software quality through smart automation.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked on Manual, Hybrid, and Automation QA, contributing to the quality of
modern web platforms as well as native (iOS/Android) and responsive mobile apps. Skilled in tools like Playwright,
GitHub Actions, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Jenkins.
I’ve led testing initiatives across large-scale projects in diverse industries, including work
with EY, PwC, Renault, and Nissan.
I thrive in Agile environments, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and contributing as a proactive and collaborative team player.
I’m currently focused on AI-powered testing and intelligent automation strategies, bridging the gap between traditional QA and modern AI workflows.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop and maintain test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and backend platforms, covering both greenfield (from scratch) and legacy systems.
- Identify high-impact test scenarios based on traceable requirements, and implement them using modern tools like Playwright, GitHub Actions, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Collaborate with developers, QAs, and product managers to ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements and user flows.
- Establish and promote best practices for scalable, reliable test automation within Agile squads.
- Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster feedback and earlier defect detection.
- Analyze test results, investigate failures, and contribute to debugging and root cause analysis.
- Create and manage reusable datasets and test environments to support reliable and repeatable testing.
- Estimate timelines for automation initiatives and clearly report progress to stakeholders.
- Participate in performance, scalability, and security testing initiatives when needed.
Hobbies
- Family Time [Spending quality moments with my loved ones]
- Passionate about AI and Cybersecurity [Eagerly exploring automation in those fields]
- Fishing Enthusiast [Enjoying peaceful moments by the water while fishing]
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Let’s Connect and Drive Quality together!