About Cecilia
"growth + learning = happiness"
Senior QA Architect and Test Automation Specialist with a comprehensive background in software development and quality engineering. Proven track record of defining and leading scalable QA strategies for international, cross-functional teams across the US, Canada, and Europe.
Adept at bridging the gap between business objectives and technology execution. My expertise encompasses designing modern testing frameworks from scratch, leading technical proposals, establishing rigorous quality gates, and fostering CI/CD best practices to accelerate delivery.
Having navigated roles as a Business Analyst, Full-Stack Developer, and QA Lead, I bring a holistic, end-to-end perspective to software quality. This multifaceted background empowers me to anticipate architectural bottlenecks, design resilient automation ecosystems, and drive a culture of continuous improvement within agile environments.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- QA Transformation AIQA Freelance ConsultantSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGApril 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)Senior QA professional (14+ years in QA; software experience since 1996) focused on test automation and quality strategy for web, mobile, and API platforms in regulated domains (banking, insurance, retail).Experienced working with distributed, international teams and embedding automated quality gates in CI/CD.Strong TypeScript automation background (WebdriverIO/Cypress, Cucumber/BDD), API testing (Postman), and CI (Jenkins, GitLab).
- Ayesa IB
On Malt
QA Expert ConsultantBANKING AND INSURANCEApril 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)- Expert testing consultant supporting critical project teams in defining and launching their automation strategies.
- Spearheaded a gamification project designed to improve engagement and optimize key metrics across backlog management, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Assisted in tracking and auditing critical applications to ensure strict adherence to quality processes throughout their entire lifecycle, heavily leveraging AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini) to accelerate analysis and reporting workflows.
- Designed continuous improvement strategies to adapt to internal testing regulations and process playbooks, covering the entire lifecycle from feature design to functionality deployment.
- Conducted 'Garages' (short-format technical talks and workshops) to train teams on the standardized quality assurance processes mandated by the bank.
- Created POCs for frontend automation using the custom TypeScript framework developed for BBVA(based on WebdriverIO (TypeScript), Cucumber).
- Collaborated with diverse teams to define unit testing tools across a wide technological stack (Vitest, PHPUnit, etc.).
- Conducted backend testing using proprietary institutional frameworks and configured main monitoring dashboards.
- Developed automated tests for mobile using TypeScript and Appium on SauceLabs, and configured CI/CD pipelines.
- TOOLSGROUP| QA Architect |QA Lead|Scrum Master |LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINApril 2023 - December 2023 (8 months)Barcelona, Spain
- Defined QA strategy and standards across multiple products, aligning test coverage with roadmap priorities.
- Selected automation approaches/frameworks based on project needs; established maintainable test suites and documentation.
- Supported agile teams on test design to maximize coverage of high-risk workflows; introduced metrics and reporting.
- Led mentoring and training for QA engineers; participated in recruitment and career-path definition.
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Education
- Técnico Universitario en Web, Desarrollo de aplicaciones web (incompleto)Universidad Nacional de San Luis2011Técnico Universitario en Web, Desarrollo de aplicaciones web
Certifications
- JAVA SE - Sun MicrosystemACADEMIAS LOCALES CISCO ORACLE SUN, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mendoza.2011