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Chuky Ayala

@chukyayala

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Senior QA Engineer Lead specializing in test automation, Salesforce, and QA strategy.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior QA leadership role focusing on automation, Salesforce integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring teams within an Agile culture that values quality and continuous improvement.

I am a Senior QA Engineer Lead with 12+ years driving QA strategy, test leadership, and automation across enterprise web, API, and Salesforce platforms. I have led nearshore and offshore QA teams in Agile/Scrum environments, defined risk-based test plans, and improved regression coverage through Cypress and Selenium automation.

I specialize in Salesforce QA (claims, policy, payments), API testing (REST, SOAP), CI/CD with Jenkins, and complex data validation using SQL and integration tools like Informatica. My experience spans insurance, banking, and e-commerce domains, and I bring a strong focus on release quality, UAT coordination, and security testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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QA Senior Lead

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Palig

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Lead QA strategy and execution for Salesforce applications (Claims, Policy, Payments), increasing regression automation coverage and ensuring data integrity across Salesforce, Informatica, APIs, and SQL integrations.

Selenium SoapUI SQL Test Strategy Zephyr Jira CI CD

Senior QA / Manual Tester

Herbalife

Apr 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Executed functional, regression, and API testing for enterprise applications and implemented automated regression checks with Cypress to reduce manual effort and validate payment-critical database transactions.

Functional Testing Regression Testing Cypress API Testing SoapUI Jenkins Defect Triage

Senior Functional QA

Capgemini

Jan 2018 - Apr 2020 (2 years 3 months)

Delivered end-to-end functional and integration testing for financial applications, designed reusable test assets to reduce execution time, and performed API and backend data validation to support Agile delivery.

Functional Testing Integration Testing API Testing SQL Jenkins Agile Testing Design

Senior Security Auditor

Softtek

Nov 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Led red-team security testing including penetration tests and vulnerability assessments for web and mobile, and provided QA leadership and reporting for security remediation efforts.

Penetration Testing Vulnerability Assessment Burp suite Nessus Metasploit OWASP Security Testing SQL

Senior QA Test Leader

HITSS

Jan 2014 - Nov 2016 (2 years 10 months)

Led nearshore and offshore QA teams in Scrum programs, managed test design and execution, and conducted performance testing and backend validation to support deployments.

Team Leadership Test Planning Performance Testing Integration Testing Agile Scrum SQL

QA / DBA Tester

Tata Consultancy Services

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years)

Supported banking systems with database validation and performance testing, executing automation and LoadRunner tests to ensure system reliability under load.

Data Validation Performance Testing LoadRunner SQL Banking Domain Test Automation