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melissa ortiz

@melissaortiz

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Abarca, building reusable API and UI tests and validating SQL-backed data.

At Abarca, I verify REST APIs, backend integrations, and data-processing behavior, using SQL and MySQL to investigate data integrity and business-rule failures. I also develop reusable test automation with C#, Playwright, Selenium, and BDD/SpecFlow, and run suites through Azure DevOps CI pipelines.

At BairesDev, I built a Python-based testing and verification platform for cryptography-oriented semiconductor systems, reducing testing time by 40%. Across my QA work, I’ve validated data flows, checked AI-generated responses against expected results, and supported release quality through automated testing and defect investigation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Automation Engineer

Current

Abarca

Oct 2023 - Present (3 years)

Verify REST APIs, backend integrations and data-processing behavior with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI and Datadog; use SQL/MySQL to investigate data integrity and business-rule failures. Develop and maintain reusable UI, API and backend test automation using C#, Playwright, Selenium and BDD/SpecFlow; cover positive, negative and regression scenarios.

REST APIs Postman Swagger OpenAPI Datadog SQL MySQL C#Playwright Selenium SpecFlow Azure DevOps CI CD Defect Triage Deployment Validation

Software Development Engineer in Test

BairesDev

Dec 2022 - Apr 2023 (4 months)

Built a Python-based testing and verification platform for cryptography-oriented semiconductor systems, reducing testing time by 40%. Designed FPGA/device and data-processing test scenarios and C# utilities, increasing test coverage by 30%; used Cypress for UI and integration checks.

Python C#Cypress FPGA Data Processing CI CD Testing Automation Defect Isolation And Reproduction

Application Security Analyst

First American

May 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Performed application security and vulnerability assessments, risk analysis and preventative control verification; collaborated with engineers on remediation. Integrated Selenium-based security checks into CI/CD pipelines and investigated recurring security issues.

Application Security Vulnerability Assessment Risk Analysis Selenium CI CD Security Testing

QA Automation Engineer

ERC Enterprises

Oct 2017 - Apr 2021 (3 years 6 months)

Built web and mobile automated test coverage, functional/regression suites and cross-browser checks; improved testing efficiency by 35%. Supported CI/CD test execution, deployment validation and defect investigation; developed reusable automation utilities.

Testing Automation Web Testing Mobile Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Cross Browser Testing CI CD Defect Investigation