Santiago

Uruguay
10 yrs experienceEnglish Fluent
AI Summary
Skills
Functional Testing10yJava10yC#3y
Secondary skills
Test AutomationTest DevelopmentTest ManagementTest DesignEnd-to-End Testing
Experience
Founder
Jun 2026 – Present
Designed and built Muninn, an enterprise-ready security orchestration platform for GitHub Actions and self-hosted CI/CD environments, consolidating findings from multiple scanners into a single actionable report.? Architected the application in Go as a reusable GitHub Action, standalone CLI, and Docker image.? Integrated eight industry-leading security scanners: Gitleaks, Semgrep, Trivy, OSV-Scanner, Checkov, Zizmor, Actionlint, and Poutine.? Designed a normalized finding model with cross-scanner deduplication, significantly reducing duplicated security reports.? Implemented output formats including SARIF, JSON, and GitHub Pull Request comments.? Added enterprise-ready features including configurable policies, container distribution, self-hosted execution, and cryptographically signed releases using Cosign.? Published as an open-source GitHub Action with complete documentation and automated release pipelines.
Ci/cd AutomationDockerDocumentationGithubJson
QA Engineer
Feb 2008 – Oct 2009
Testing and development services for international banking and insurance clients including Royal Sun Alliance, Bancolombia, Banco Pichincha, and ISBAN.? Functional testing, test case design, database validation, and test automation using QTP.? Defect lifecycle management using Jira and Bugzilla.? Enterprise integration development using IBM WebSphere technologies.? Formal Quality Assurance training in HP Quality Center (QC) and Quick Test Professional (QTP).
JiraHp Quality CenterIbm WebsphereFunctional TestingBugzillaQuality AssuranceTeam DevelopmentTest Automation
Backend Engineer
Oct 2009 – Sep 2010
Developed enterprise applications for Uruguay's Social Security Administration (BPS).? Modernized Oracle Forms applications into Java EE web applications.? Enhanced internal systems used for company registration and business administration.? Developed applications using Java, JSF, JPA, Struts, HTML, and SQL.? Participated in software estimation using Function Point Analysis (FPA).
SqlStrutsOracle FormsHtmlJavaJpaJsf
QA Engineer
Sep 2010 – Nov 2011
Automation and quality engineering services for global enterprise clients including Electronic Arts, JP Morgan, K12, and CityGrid Media.? Spent two months onsite in San Francisco working directly with Electronic Arts engineering teams to automate payment platform validation.? Designed integration and functional automation using Java, JUnit, Maven, and Perforce.? Participated in Agile development, technical reviews, release planning, and defect analysis.? Performed functional, integration, and database testing across multiple enterprise systems.
JunitMavenJavaAgileDatabase TestingPlanningSanTeam Development
Full Stack Engineer
Nov 2011 – Sep 2012
Full-stack Ruby on Rails developer delivering web applications across e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, publishing, and social networking.? Tourism e-commerce platform with PayPal integration and Facebook authentication.? Radiology clinic management system featuring reporting, PDF generation, Excel exports, and role-based security.? Financial reporting platform for one of Chile's largest newspapers.? Professional networking platform and online classifieds marketplace. Stack: Ruby on Rails • PostgreSQL • MySQL • Devise • CanCan • Paperclip • Thinking Sphinx • Delayed Job • Omniauth • WickedPDF • Prawn
SphinxRuby On RailsPostgresqlExcelMysql
QA Engineer
Oct 2012 – Oct 2018
Delivered automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions for multiple Fortune 500 clients across healthcare, real estate, publishing, e-commerce, and media industries. Selected Engagements? CoStar: Led automation initiatives for UI, API, and PDF validation using C#, Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, Entity Framework, PDFSharp, and iTextSharp. Designed reusable frameworks integrating database validation and automated reporting.? WebMD: Developed API automation for healthcare services using C#, Entity Framework, and Git. Actively participated in peer code reviews and engineering best practices.? ProQuest: Built Java-based API and UI automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Maven, Jenkins, and Hamcrest. Maintained CI pipelines supporting continuous delivery.? Bluefly: Designed automated functional and performance testing for a large-scale e-commerce platform using Selenium, JMeter, JBehave, Maven, and Jenkins.? Limelight Networks: Performed functional and web service validation for release certification. Recognized for consistently identifying complex, high-impact production defects.
MavenJenkinsJmeterGitEntity FrameworkC#ApiPerformance TestingSeleniumSpecflowUiWebdriver
QA Engineer
Oct 2018 – Sep 2019
? Led the design and implementation of a modern cross-platform automation framework supporting mobile applications, APIs, databases, and back-office systems.? Architected the company's automation platform from the ground up using Java, Serenity BDD, Appium, and MongoDB.? Delivered automated coverage for iOS, Android, REST APIs, and database validation within a single unified framework.? Contributed production code to both iOS (Swift) and React applications by implementing automation-friendly selectors and improving application testability.? Increased automation coverage while reducing maintenance costs through reusable framework architecture.
SwiftMongodbReact.jsAppiumArchitectureBddAndroidDatabasesCrossplatformJavaIos
QA Engineer
May 2020 – Jul 2021
? Established the company's first Quality Engineering organization, transforming QA from an ad hoc service into a strategic business capability.? Founded and led the QA practice, defining engineering standards, career paths, mentoring programs, and delivery methodologies.? Authored company-wide Quality Guidelines and Client Assessment documentation used during project discovery and onboarding.? Participated in client proposals, helping define quality strategies and staffing plans for new engagements.? Led candidate technical interviews, seniority evaluations, mentoring initiatives, and internal QA training programs.? Improved delivery quality through standardized engineering practices and continuous knowledge-sharing across teams.? Recognized for significantly increasing the maturity and visibility of Quality Engineering throughout the organization.
DocumentationOnboarding
Country Manager
May 2020 – Jul 2021
? Managed the company's Uruguay office during a period of rapid organizational growth.? Led onboarding initiatives, employee development, and day-to-day office operations.? Conducted regular one-on-one meetings, team planning sessions, and performance follow-ups.? Coordinated recruiting logistics, hardware procurement, office expansion initiatives, and local operations.? Recognized for contributing to the largest growth period in the company's Uruguay office.
OnboardingOrganizationalPlanningRecruitingTeam DevelopmentHardware
QA Engineer
Oct 2019 – Jul 2021
Legion — AI Workforce Management Platform? Led Quality Engineering for backend services and four mobile applications supporting AI-powered workforce management.? Designed the project's end-to-end Quality Engineering strategy across APIs, mobile applications, and backend services.? Built Bitrise CI/CD pipelines with automated pull request quality gates using Danger.? Integrated ErrorProne (Android) and SwiftLint (iOS), improving code quality and reducing technical debt.? Automated more than thirty high-value mobile workflows before expanding coverage into APIs and unit testing aligned with the Test Pyramid.? Successfully advocated for unit testing adoption, making unit tests part of the development Definition of Done. Mentor — Java Automation Program? Designed and led the company's internal automation training program.? Mentored junior Quality Engineers through structured Java automation training.? Conducted weekly technical coaching sessions and code reviews.? Successfully prepared multiple engineers to transition into full-time Test Automation roles.
JavaIosCoachingCi/cd AutomationAIAndroidBitriseTeam DevelopmentPyramidUnit TestingTest Automation
QA Engineer
Jan 2022 – May 2022
? Promoted to lead Quality Engineering initiatives for two Core Banking development teams after rapidly demonstrating technical leadership and improving engineering quality.? Defined testing strategy, automation direction, and quality standards across multiple backend services.? Mentored a team of three Quality Engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and coaching.? Conducted a comprehensive API quality assessment that uncovered 23 REST API design and conformance issues, leading to improved API consistency and maintainability.? Collaborated with architects and engineering leadership to reduce technical debt and strengthen development quality practices.
Rest ApiTeam DevelopmentApiCoachingCore BankingEngineering LeadershipLeadership
QA Engineer
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022
? Joined Technisys to improve automation quality for one of the company's largest Core Banking platforms.? Built Java-based API automation for complex banking services.? Contributed unit tests directly to production code, improving developer confidence and overall product quality.? Authored a Quality Engineering Guideline used to identify testing gaps and prioritize coverage based on business criticality.? Recognized for rapidly becoming a technical reference within the organization.
Core BankingConfidenceApi
QA Engineer
May 2022 – Jan 2026
Partnered with Pluto TV engineering teams to modernize automation platforms, improve developer workflows, and increase software quality across distributed services. Revenue Omega Team? Designed and built automation frameworks supporting Go, Node.js, and TypeScript services.? Developed comprehensive API and GraphQL validation suites covering new features, releases, and production regressions.? Integrated Sealights for code coverage analysis across unit, functional, and performance testing.? Introduced Snyk security scanning into engineering workflows.? Built GitHub Actions pipelines enforcing branch policies, code quality standards, SonarQube analysis, and automated dependency management.? Became the team's primary subject matter expert for Sealights integration and advanced quality engineering practices. Maverick Team — Enterprise Platforms? Led quality engineering initiatives across fifteen internal platform services supporting REST APIs, Kafka messaging, gRPC communication, and shared infrastructure.? Refactored the Data Abstraction Layer, reducing regression execution time from 75 minutes to 45 minutes while significantly improving maintainability.? Introduced Dependency Injection using Spring Boot to improve modularity and testability.? Designed a thread-safe MongoDB connection manager improving performance and resource utilization.? Strengthened repository governance through CI/CD improvements, automated quality checks, and engineering standards. Distribution Team — Convergence? Led Quality Engineering for the Convergence Distribution platform supporting Pluto TV's Event Choreography Framework.? Owned testing strategy for four mission-critical services responsible for event orchestration across distributed microservices.? Designed automated validation for Kafka event flows, gRPC services, REST APIs, and Change Data Capture pipelines.? Collaborated with architects and developers to improve event schemas, resiliency, and recovery strategies.? Developed comprehensive testing strategies validating event processing under production-like conditions, increasing confidence in distributed system reliability.
ApiCi/cd AutomationConfidenceKafkaNode.jsMicroservicesMongodbGrpcGraphqlGithubSonarqubeSpring BootPerformance TestingTypescript
QA Engineer
Feb 2026 – Present
Lead Quality Engineering initiatives across multiple product lines while defining organization-wide automation standards, SDLC practices, and developer quality improvements. Automation Platform & Engineering Standards? Designed and maintained test-framework and reusable RestAssured and GraphQL automation starter templates, enabling engineering teams to rapidly bootstrap API and UI automation projects with standardized architecture, authentication, reporting, and CI integration.? Built ci-templates, shared GitHub Actions workflows, and eslint-config packages adopted across multiple engineering teams.? Established a multi-repository automation portfolio—including configurator-testing, testautomation-flightlogs-web, testautomation-cirrusiq-api, testautomation-internal-api, and cirrus-lms-automation—built on shared frameworks and CI templates.? Member of the SDLC Working Group; contributed to org-wide standards including an approved release branching strategy, security tooling in CI/CD, and quality governance.? Proposed =90% unit test coverage as an organization-wide quality standard; implemented and enforced automated coverage gates in cet-sales-navigator CI pipelines.? Helped establish engineering best practices covering code quality, security tooling, and automated quality gates. CirrusIQ — Scheduling & Flight Logs (Tungsten)? Owned automation strategy and engineering quality for Scheduling and Flight Logs within the CirrusIQ ecosystem (Tungsten portal): missions, flights, check-in/check-out, and flight-log workflows.? Designed and maintained dedicated UI and API automation repositories (testautomation-flightlogs-web, testautomation-cirrusiq-api, testautomation-internal-api) validating end-to-end flows across React web applications, public APIs, and internal Python services.? Improved regression confidence by prioritizing automation coverage based on historical production defect analysis.? Mentored automation engineers on framework architecture, test design, GitHub Actions, and testing best practices across Tungsten and cross-functional teams. Product Quality Engineering? Increased unit test coverage across production repositories: cirrusiq-web (React/TypeScript), cirrusiq-api (Node.js/TypeScript), and cirrusiq-api-internal (Python).? Worked directly with software engineers to improve maintainability, testability, and release confidence. Sales Configurator (cet-sales-navigator)? Built and maintained configurator-testing, the dedicated automated regression platform for the Sales Configurator product.? Refactored the cet-sales-navigator application codebase, introducing Husky hooks, formatting standards, linting, and reusable CI workflows.? Implemented and enforced =90% unit test coverage within CI for cet-sales-navigator.? Delivered changes through to production after stabilizing DEV auto-deployment and retiring obsolete development environments, including instances running since 2023. Cirrus Learning Management System (LMS)? Designed and maintained cirrus-lms-automation covering APIs, microservices, and front-end functionality for the LMS platform.? Integrated automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery.
UiPythonPrioritizingSalesSchedulingReact.jsSdlc PracticesTest DesignTeam DevelopmentGithubGraphqlLmsMicroservicesCi/cd AutomationConfidenceApiBootstrapArchitecture
Other
Jun 2026 – Present
Designed and built Muninn, an enterprise-ready security orchestration platform for GitHub Actions and self-hosted CI/CD environments, consolidating findings from multiple scanners into a single actionable report. Architected the application in Go as a reusable GitHub Action, standalone CLI, and Docker image. Integrated eight industry-leading security scanners: Gitleaks, Semgrep, Trivy, OSV-Scanner, Checkov, Zizmor, Actionlint, and Poutine. Designed a normalized finding model with cross-scanner deduplication. Implemented output formats including SARIF, JSON, and GitHub Pull Request comments. Added enterprise-ready features including configurable policies, container distribution, self-hosted execution, and cryptographically signed releases using Cosign.
Ci/cd AutomationDockerJsonGithub
Other
Feb 2008 – Oct 2009
Testing and development services for international banking and insurance clients including Royal Sun Alliance, Bancolombia, Banco Pichincha, and ISBAN. Functional testing, test case design, database validation, and test automation using QTP. Defect lifecycle management using Jira and Bugzilla. Enterprise integration development using IBM WebSphere technologies. Formal Quality Assurance training in HP Quality Center (QC) and Quick Test Professional (QTP).
Hp Quality CenterIbm WebsphereJiraFunctional TestingBugzillaTeam DevelopmentTest AutomationQuality Assurance
Backend Engineer
Oct 2009 – Sep 2010
Developed enterprise applications for Uruguay's Social Security Administration (BPS). Modernized Oracle Forms applications into Java EE web applications. Enhanced internal systems used for company registration and business administration. Developed applications using Java, JSF, JPA, Struts, HTML, and SQL. Participated in software estimation using Function Point Analysis (FPA).
Oracle FormsSqlStrutsJpaJsfHtmlJava
QA Engineer
Sep 2010 – Nov 2011
Automation and quality engineering services for global enterprise clients including Electronic Arts, JP Morgan, K12, and CityGrid Media. Spent two months onsite in San Francisco working directly with Electronic Arts engineering teams to automate payment platform validation. Designed integration and functional automation using Java, JUnit, Maven, and Perforce. Participated in Agile development, technical reviews, release planning, and defect analysis. Performed functional, integration, and database testing across multiple enterprise systems.
JavaJunitMavenAgileDatabase TestingTeam DevelopmentPlanningSan
Full Stack Engineer
Nov 2011 – Sep 2012
Full-stack Ruby on Rails developer delivering web applications across e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, publishing, and social networking. Tourism e-commerce platform with PayPal integration and Facebook authentication. Radiology clinic management system featuring reporting, PDF generation, Excel exports, and role-based security. Financial reporting platform for one of Chile's largest newspapers. Professional networking platform and online classifieds marketplace.
Ruby On RailsExcel
QA Engineer
Oct 2012 – Oct 2018
Delivered automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions for multiple Fortune 500 clients across healthcare, real estate, publishing, e-commerce, and media industries. CoStar: Led automation initiatives for UI, API, and PDF validation using C#, Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, Entity Framework, PDFSharp, and iTextSharp. WebMD: Developed API automation for healthcare services using C#, Entity Framework, and Git. ProQuest: Built Java-based API and UI automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Maven, Jenkins, and Hamcrest. Bluefly: Designed automated functional and performance testing for a large-scale e-commerce platform using Selenium, JMeter, JBehave, Maven, and Jenkins. Limelight Networks: Performed functional and web service validation for release certification.
Entity FrameworkGitApiC#MavenJmeterJenkinsPerformance TestingSeleniumSpecflowUiWebdriver
Tech Lead
Oct 2018 – Sep 2019
Led the design and implementation of a modern cross-platform automation framework supporting mobile applications, APIs, databases, and back-office systems. Architected the company's automation platform from the ground up using Java, Serenity BDD, Appium, and MongoDB. Delivered automated coverage for iOS, Android, REST APIs, and database validation within a single unified framework. Contributed production code to both iOS (Swift) and React applications by implementing automation-friendly selectors and improving application testability. Increased automation coverage while reducing maintenance costs through reusable framework architecture.
SwiftReact.jsMongodbJavaIosArchitectureBddAppiumAndroidDatabasesCrossplatform
Engineering Manager
May 2020 – Jul 2021
Established the company's first Quality Engineering organization, transforming QA from an ad hoc service into a strategic business capability. Founded and led the QA practice, defining engineering standards, career paths, mentoring programs, and delivery methodologies. Authored company-wide Quality Guidelines and Client Assessment documentation. Participated in client proposals. Led candidate technical interviews, seniority evaluations, mentoring initiatives, and internal QA training programs. Improved delivery quality through standardized engineering practices and continuous knowledge-sharing across teams.
Documentation
Project Manager
May 2020 – Jul 2021
Managed the company's Uruguay office during a period of rapid organizational growth. Led onboarding initiatives, employee development, and day-to-day office operations. Conducted regular one-on-one meetings, team planning sessions, and performance follow-ups. Coordinated recruiting logistics, hardware procurement, office expansion initiatives, and local operations. Recognized for contributing to the largest growth period in the company's Uruguay office.
HardwareOnboardingRecruitingOrganizationalPlanningTeam Development
QA Engineer
Oct 2019 – Jul 2021
Legion — AI Workforce Management Platform: Led Quality Engineering for backend services and four mobile applications supporting AI-powered workforce management. Designed the project's end-to-end Quality Engineering strategy across APIs, mobile applications, and backend services. Built Bitrise CI/CD pipelines with automated pull request quality gates using Danger. Integrated ErrorProne (Android) and SwiftLint (iOS). Automated more than thirty high-value mobile workflows. Successfully advocated for unit testing adoption. Mentor — Java Automation Program: Designed and led the company's internal automation training program. Mentored junior Quality Engineers through structured Java automation training.
Unit TestingIosJavaAndroidAICi/cd AutomationBitrise
Tech Lead
Jan 2022 – May 2022
Promoted to lead Quality Engineering initiatives for two Core Banking development teams. Defined testing strategy, automation direction, and quality standards across multiple backend services. Mentored a team of three Quality Engineers. Conducted a comprehensive API quality assessment that uncovered 23 REST API design and conformance issues. Collaborated with architects and engineering leadership to reduce technical debt and strengthen development quality practices.
ApiEngineering LeadershipCore BankingTeam DevelopmentRest Api
QA Engineer
Aug 2021 – Jan 2022
Joined Technisys to improve automation quality for one of the company's largest Core Banking platforms. Built Java-based API automation for complex banking services. Contributed unit tests directly to production code. Authored a Quality Engineering Guideline used to identify testing gaps and prioritize coverage based on business criticality. Recognized for rapidly becoming a technical reference within the organization.
Core BankingApi
QA Engineer
May 2022 – Jan 2026
Partnered with Pluto TV engineering teams to modernize automation platforms, improve developer workflows, and increase software quality across distributed services. Revenue Omega Team: Designed and built automation frameworks supporting Go, Node.js, and TypeScript services. Developed comprehensive API and GraphQL validation suites. Integrated Sealights for code coverage analysis. Introduced Snyk security scanning. Built GitHub Actions pipelines enforcing branch policies, code quality standards, SonarQube analysis, and automated dependency management. Maverick Team: Led quality engineering initiatives across fifteen internal platform services supporting REST APIs, Kafka messaging, gRPC communication, and shared infrastructure. Refactored the Data Abstraction Layer, reducing regression execution time from 75 minutes to 45 minutes. Introduced Dependency Injection using Spring Boot. Designed a thread-safe MongoDB connection manager. Distribution Team: Led Quality Engineering for the Convergence Distribution platform supporting Pluto TV's Event Choreography Framework. Owned testing strategy for four mission-critical services. Designed automated validation for Kafka event flows, gRPC services, REST APIs, and Change Data Capture pipelines.
ApiGraphqlGrpcGithubNode.jsMongodbKafkaTypescriptSpring BootSonarqube
Tech Lead
Feb 2026 – Present
Lead Quality Engineering initiatives across multiple product lines while defining organization-wide automation standards, SDLC practices, and developer quality improvements. Designed and maintained test-framework and reusable RestAssured and GraphQL automation starter templates. Built ci-templates, shared GitHub Actions workflows, and eslint-config packages. Established a multi-repository automation portfolio. Member of the SDLC Working Group. Proposed =90% unit test coverage as an organization-wide quality standard. Owned automation strategy for Scheduling and Flight Logs within the CirrusIQ ecosystem. Mentored automation engineers on framework architecture, test design, GitHub Actions, and testing best practices. Built and maintained configurator-testing for the Sales Configurator product. Designed and maintained cirrus-lms-automation covering APIs, microservices, and front-end functionality.
Test DesignSalesSdlc PracticesSchedulingMicroservicesGithubGraphqlArchitecture

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