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Santiago González

@santiagogonzlez1

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Senior SDET and QA leader driving test automation, CI/CD, and quality improvements across platforms.

Uruguay

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior QA/engineering roles where I can lead automation strategy, improve CI/CD and code quality, mentor teams, and drive measurable delivery improvements.

I am a quality-driven Software Test Engineering leader with 17+ years of experience building automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for web, mobile, API, and unit testing. I specialize in improving code quality and performance, establishing testing strategies, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver more reliable systems.

I have built frameworks from scratch, integrated coverage and security tools, reduced regression runtimes, and led QA organizations and mentoring programs. My achievements include launching QA verticals, introducing dependency injection and centralized component management, and executing event-driven testing strategies that increased system resilience and development velocity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Test Automation Engineer

Current

Andela

May 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Built and maintained test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for API, GraphQL, and limited UI testing, integrated Sealights and Snyk, and reduced regression time while improving code quality and reliability across multiple services.

Test Automation Java Go GraphQL APIs Sealights Snyk GitHub Actions CI CD Kafka

Lead Quality Engineer

Technisys

Jan 2022 - May 2022 (4 months)

Promoted to lead framework architecture and testing strategy for two core teams, mentored a team of 3 QAs, and identified 23 API conformance issues to improve delivery quality.

Test Strategy Leadership Mentoring Framework REST)

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Technisys

Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 (5 months)

Led API test automation for a core banking system in Java, improved product quality by addressing technical debt, and authored Quality Guidelines to prioritize coverage improvements.

Java API Testing Test Automation Junit REST)CI CD Test Strategy

Head of QA

Blue Trail Software

May 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 2 months)

Established the QA vertical, authored Quality Guidelines and candidate assessment materials, led mentoring and seniority assessments, and improved QA services and client satisfaction.

Test Strategy Mentoring Hiring Process Improvement Stakeholder Management

Senior Test Automation Engineer

Blue Trail Software

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Designed test strategies and CI/CD pipelines for backend and mobile apps, automated 30+ critical UI flows, and integrated linting and static analysis to raise code quality.

Bitrise Appium Java Swift Android CI CD ErrorProne

Test Automation Lead

Nobly POS

Oct 2018 - Sep 2019 (11 months)

Designed and implemented a cross-platform test automation framework covering iOS, Android and APIs, contributed product code, and improved test coverage and reliability using Serenity BDD and Appium.

Appium Java iOS Android API Testing MongoDB Framework CI CD

Senior QA Automation

Velocity Partners

Oct 2012 - Oct 2018 (6 years)

Delivered API, UI, and performance test automation across multiple clients (WebMD, CoStar, ProQuest), maintained CI pipelines, and improved test coverage and release quality.

C++Java Selenium SpecFlow JMeter Jenkins API Testing CI CD

Ruby on Rails Developer

Vairix

Nov 2011 - Sep 2012 (10 months)

Developed multiple Rails-based applications including e-commerce and clinic management systems, implementing authentication, payments, reporting, and PDF/export features.

Ruby on Rails Ruby Devise MySQL Web Development

QC Automation Analyst

Globant

Sep 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 2 months)

Automated integration and functional tests for clients including Electronic Arts and JP Morgan using JUnit and Perforce, and supported functional testing and defect management to improve release quality.

Junit Maven Perforce Test Automation Functional Testing Test Plans TestLink

Java Developer

IBM

Oct 2009 - Sep 2010 (11 months)

Contributed to migration and modernization projects using J2EE, JSF, JPA, and Struts, and performed effort estimation via Function Point Analysis for government and internal systems.

Java J2EE JSF JPA Function Point Analysis Web Development

Tester / Developer

Tata Consultancy Services

Feb 2008 - Oct 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Performed functional testing, test automation, and development tasks across multiple banking and insurance clients, improving release quality and automating legacy processes.

Functional Testing Bugzilla Jira Websphere Test Automation Integration