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Alan Silva

@alan_silva

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Senior QA Automation Tester specializing in framework design, CI/CD, and mentoring teams.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a senior QA automation role (remote or relocated to the US) where I can lead automation strategy, mentor teams, and integrate testing into CI/CD for impactful, reliable delivery.

I am a Senior QA Automation Tester with over nine years of experience delivering quality for web, mobile, and client-server applications across finance, healthcare, retail, insurance, and telecommunications.

I have led QA functions, built Playwright- and Selenium-based automation frameworks from scratch, integrated automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, and managed defect lifecycles while mentoring QA engineers and performing performance/security testing.

I seek US opportunities (remote or relocation) where I can deliver immediate impact, provide developmental support to teams, and continue advancing automation and testing strategies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior QA Automation Lead

Current

Surepay

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year)

Led the entire QA function, defining QA strategy and building a Playwright-based automation framework from scratch, mentoring a team of QA engineers and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Playwright Selenium Webdriver CI CD TestRail Jira Appium Cypress

Senior QA Automation Tester

Experis

Dec 2024 - Feb 2025 (2 months)

Built automation frameworks and automated test suites, executed exploratory and performance testing, and integrated automated tests with CI pipelines while working directly with clients.

Playwright Jira TestRail API Testing Ranorex

Senior QA Automation Tester

BOOST IT

May 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 7 months)

Defined test automation strategies, designed Gherkin test cases, automated functional and non-regression tests, and managed bug lifecycle with reporting to management.

Selenium Webdriver Cypress Karate Framework Postman Jenkins SQL Appium

Senior QA Automation Tester

SQS Portugal

Mar 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 2 months)

Worked on complex insurance projects (BNP Paribas), designing and implementing Selenium WebDriver automation frameworks for smoke and regression suites and collaborating closely with developers.

Selenium Webdriver Ant Regression Testing Collaboration

QA Advanced Automation Tester

Altran

Aug 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Built and maintained automation frameworks, conducted performance and manual testing, integrated automated testing with CI pipelines, and maintained VM farms for test environments.

Selenium Performance Testing VM Management Test Plans Jenkins

QA Automation Tester

Accenture

Mar 2017 - Jul 2019 (2 years 4 months)

Automated functional tests for e-commerce and banking clients, performed end-to-end Salesforce testing, developed Appium and Selenium scripts, and integrated tests with Jenkins and Bamboo.

Selenium Webdriver Appium Salesforce Testing Jenkins Bamboo SOQL Git

Network Engineering Analyst

GMUD

Sep 2016 - Feb 2017 (5 months)

Provided telephone support and hardware support in an enterprise environment, participated in process improvement initiatives, and prepared weekly management reports.

Technical Support Hardware Support Process Improvement Reporting

Technical Support Analyst

IEL

Apr 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year 5 months)

Provided hardware, software, and network support handling ~50 weekly tickets, automated data backup processes, managed Active Directory accounts, and supported 850+ users.

Active Directory Ticketing

Professor

Prefeitura da Cidade do Recife

Jun 2005 - Apr 2015 (9 years 10 months)

Delivered in-depth lectures, participated in student recruitment and placement activities, served on academic committees, and developed online courses.

Teaching Curriculum Development Student Recruitment Academic Administration