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Graciela Gallas

@gracielagallas

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Senior QA Engineer and team lead specializing in test automation.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead and mentor QA teams, build scalable automation, collaborate cross-functionally, and improve release quality in an Agile environment.

I am a Senior QA Engineer and team lead with extensive experience designing and maintaining automated test suites for web, mobile and API using Java, Selenium, Rest Assured, Cypress and JavaScript. I have led and mentored QA teams, introduced automation frameworks that reduced regression time by 40%, and implemented quality gates to raise release confidence.

I bring a background in financial-sector QA, test strategy, and compliance from roles in Brazil and Germany, plus a postgraduate degree in Software Engineering and ISTQB CTFL certification. I collaborate closely with Product Owners and Developers to refine requirements, drive test strategy, and coach mid and junior QA engineers to deliver high-quality software.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior QA Engineer

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Onpier GmbH

Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Lead and mentored a team of working students while designing and maintaining automated test suites for Web APIs and mobile/web apps, integrated into CI/CD to improve release confidence and reduce defect leakage.

Java Selenium Rest Assured CI CD Mobile Testing Test Strategy Automation)Accessibility Testing

Team Lead Quality Assurance

Vimcar GmbH

Aug 2019 - Jun 2023 (3 years 10 months)

Managed the QA team and introduced automated frontend and API testing frameworks, cutting regression execution time by 40% and coaching mid/junior engineers on automation and QA best practices.

Java Selenium Rest Assured Cypress JavaScript Test Planning CI CD Coaching

Quality Assurance Engineer

Datum TI

Jul 2018 - Feb 2019 (7 months)

Developed web and API test automation using Java, Selenium and Rest Assured, and performed homologation and functional/regression testing for financial systems.

Java Selenium Webdriver Rest Assured Test Planning Functional Testing Regression Testing

Quality Assurance

DBServer

Apr 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 9 months)

Led QA strategy, planning and execution for financial clients, conducted functional/regression/exploratory testing, produced QA performance reports and performed compliance audits.

QA Strategy Functional Testing Regression Testing Exploratory testing Reporting Compliance Audits Mentoring

Test Analyst

Sicred Informática

Aug 2013 - Apr 2014 (8 months)

Performed homologation, bug tracking and functional/regression/exploratory usability testing for financial market systems and managed test plans.

Test Planning Functional Testing Regression Testing Usability Testing

QA Intern

Hewlett Packard

Aug 2012 - Aug 2013 (1 year)

Supported test planning and execution including functional/regression/exploratory testing, produced management reports and implemented backend mobile test automation using MonkeyTalk and Calabash.

Test Automation MonkeyTalk Calabash Test Reporting Functional Testing Regression Testing