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Elba Alvarez

@elbaalvarez

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I build reliable mobile and web test automation for fintech products, from frameworks to release-gating CI/CD.

Guatemala

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a fully remote SDET or QA Automation role on a distributed international team, where I can build reliable automation, CI/CD quality gates, and mobile and web testing practices.

At Zigi, a fintech app partnered with Banco Industrial, I built the QA automation architecture from scratch across 10 end-to-end services, including onboarding and home modules. I maintain a 112-case regression suite that gates every production release at a 92% pass rate.

I automate mobile and web flows with Appium, Selenium, and WebdriverIO, and connect Docker-based tests to GitHub Actions, BrowserStack, and Testmo. I also test REST APIs, performance, code quality, and OWASP-aligned security while completing an M.S. in DevOps.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior QA Automation Engineer

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Zigi

May 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Designed and built the team's entire test automation architecture from scratch, covering 10 end-to-end services. Own a weekly automated regression suite of 112 test cases sustaining a 92% pass rate, gating every production release.

Selenium Appium WebdriverIO JavaScript GitHub Actions Docker BrowserStack Testmo Postman SonarQube OWASP

QA Engineer

Banco G&T Continental

Nov 2021 - Apr 2023 (1 year 5 months)

Designed and executed functional and regression testing across critical core-banking processes, combining manual testing with Bash automation scripts. Authored test cases, logged and tracked defects to closure, and worked with development teams in an Agile environment.

Manual Testing Regression Testing Functional Testing BASH Agile Defect Tracking

Teaching Assistant, Physics

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Supported delivery of Physics 1, 2 and 3 lectures and laboratory sessions, resolving student questions and reinforcing course material.

Physics Teaching Laboratory Instruction

Web Developer

J-RAD Laboratory

Aug 2021 - Sep 2021 (1 month)

Developed and delivered the research laboratory's public website for a U.S. university team.

Web Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UNIR — Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

Master of Science, DevOps

2026 -

Pursuing an M.S. in DevOps, with coursework in cloud computing, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, CI/CD, SecDevOps, and project management.