Jair Tabares
@jairtabares
Senior Test Consultant & Manager with 19+ years in QA, automation, and team leadership.
What I'm looking for
I am a QA leader, Test Automation expert, and Senior Test Consultant with over 19 years of experience in software quality assurance, automation, and team leadership. My expertise lies in building scalable automation solutions, optimizing QA processes, and mentoring high-performing teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently.
I have worked with top-tier companies like Zscaler, ADP, GFT, and Advisor Engine, leading test automation, quality engineering, and QA transformation initiatives. As Senior Test Manager at Zscaler, I established the test organization from scratch, increased automation coverage from 26% to 75%, streamlined releases, and ensured only high-quality products reached production.
Key Achievements & Expertise:
• Test Automation & QA Strategy: Developed and implemented robust automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Jenkins, and Docker.
• Process Optimization & Release Efficiency: Reduced release cycles from one month to one week and maintained a maximum of four regressions per year in production.
• Building & Scaling QA Teams: Recruited, mentored, and retained high-performing teams, achieving zero rotation in key teams for two consecutive years.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with development, product, and business teams to align QA with business goals and drive a quality-first culture.
What Drives Me
I am passionate about solving complex software quality challenges and ensuring seamless, automated, and integrated testing in the development lifecycle. I thrive in strategic QA leadership, aligning testing processes with business goals and enhancing software quality.
Beyond work, I enjoy exploring new technologies, mentoring QA professionals, and sharing insights on best practices in automation and software quality engineering.
I am looking for opportunities where I can drive innovation in software testing, scale automation solutions, and lead QA teams to excellence.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Test Engineer
Advisor Engine
Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)
Led QA teams across all verticals involving manual and automation testing. Devised comprehensive proposals detailing test plans and methodologies. Conducted end-to-end tests for validating software functionality.
Senior Test Consultant
Mate Quality Services
Jan 2012 - Present (13 years 5 months)
Managed QA processes and developed proposals for testing projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables. Assembled high-performing teams and conducted training sessions while designing comprehensive automation frameworks.
Developer
Self Employed
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (1 year)
Developed low-cost management systems for small companies, including restaurant and retail systems.
Java Developer
Globant
May 2006 - Jan 2007 (8 months)
Performed QA tasks for the final stage of the OpenCms project, creating structured content using the OpenCms API.
Quality Engineer
Orbitz
Aug 2008 - May 2009 (9 months)
Created scripts for software test automation, working directly with clients to optimize script development and performance analysis.
Senior QA Engineer
Globant
Feb 2009 - Aug 2009 (6 months)
Developed scripts in Watir and Selenium for test automation, ensuring high-quality software delivery.
Senior QA Engineer
Axway
May 2009 - Apr 2010 (11 months)
Worked in an Agile environment, consolidating and hardening the product before delivery while researching integration tools.
Sr. QE Engineer
Orbitz
Jul 2010 - Dec 2010 (5 months)
Led a QE team for three different products, applying Agile methodology based on Scrum and supporting developers.
Automation Test Lead Engineer
Zurich
Dec 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 1 month)
Automated quotation systems developed using web and terminals, researching automation tools and implementing a reusable framework under QTP.
Senior Quality Engineer
GLOBANT
Nov 2012 - Mar 2013 (4 months)
Designed and developed automation tests for Verizon using QTP, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Senior QA Lead
СМЕ
Jan 2014 - Feb 2014 (1 month)
Defined and controlled test tasks with the QA Manager while conducting technical interviews of candidates.
Functional Test Consultant
Making Sense
Jul 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year)
Business Analyst for mobile projects, focusing on mobile QA, functional QA, and automation QA while ensuring product quality through email testing.
Senior Automation Engineer Lead
Willdom
May 2016 - May 2017 (1 year)
Managed QA team and defined work tasks while developing and correcting automation scripts in Java Selenium TestNG.
Senior QA Lead
BeaconLive
Nov 2011 - Jun 2017 (5 years 7 months)
Managed QA team and defined work tasks while establishing quality gates with developers and architecting a framework for automated testing with Watir.
Senior Test Lead
Advisor Engine
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019 (0 months)
Led QA team across all verticals, overseeing manual and automated testing. Defined proposals for test plans and strategies while performing comprehensive end-to-end tests.
Senior Automation Test Lead
EDR
Mar 2019 - Sep 2019 (6 months)
Drafted comprehensive work task definitions and enhanced functionality by refining automation code. Implemented C# scripts in Test Studio to automate tests.
Senior Automation Test Lead
GFT
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022 (10 months)
Created detailed test cases and developed automated test scripts utilizing C#. Conducted API tests employing the Cypress framework while supervising quality control checkpoints.
Senior Automation Test Lead
ADP
Dec 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 1 month)
Optimized testing framework based on Playwright technology. Implemented best practices for operational efficiency and automated core functionality in code while ensuring quality gates.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UADE - Universidad Argentina De La Empresa
Master of Science, Computer Science
Pursued a Master of Science in Computer Science, focusing on advanced computing concepts and methodologies.
UNICEN
Training Certificates, Software Development
Completed various training certificates in software development, artificial intelligence, agile methods, and aspect-oriented programming.
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