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Tacio D.
🇮🇹Italy (UTC+01:00)
Created AtUpstaffer since September 06, 2023

Tacio D. — Senior QA Automation

Expertise in QA Automation / Testing.

Last verified on September 07, 2023

Core Skills

JMeter
JMeter
Appium
3 yr.
K6
4 yr.

Bio Summary

- Experienced software engineer with a strong focus on automation, testing, and DevOps. - Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner with over 10 years of experience in the IT field, working with a variety of industries, including payment gateways, healthcare, and natural disaster prevention. - Experience with Appium (3 yr. of experience) and K6 (4 yr. of experience) - Proficient in Performance Testing with K6 and Jmeter - Worked with prominent companies, including Johnson & Johnson, which involved some financial software components or integrations. - Proficient in tools such as Argo-workflow, Jira, Mantis, Azure, Cypress, Selenium, Robot Framework, and Jupyter Notebook. - Upper-Intermediate English. - Availability starting from ASAP

Technical Skills

Programming Languages C#, Groovy, JavaScript, Python, R, Ruby, Scala, TypeScript
Android Libraries and Tools Android Studio
Java Frameworks Apache Spark
Scala Frameworks Apache Spark
.NET Platform Azure
Python Libraries and Tools Beautiful Soup, NumPy, Pandas, pytest, Robot Framework, Scikit-learn
Ruby Libraries and Tools Capybara
Python Frameworks Flask
AI & Machine Learning NumPy, Scikit-learn
Salesforce Ecosystem Salesforce
Data Analysis and Visualization Technologies Apache Spark, ETL, Jupyter Notebook, Pandas, Tableau
Security Burp Suite
Databases & Management Systems / ORM Apache Spark, Snowflake, SQL
Cloud Platforms, Services & Computing AWS, Azure, GCP
Azure Cloud Services Azure DevOps
Third Party Tools / IDEs / SDK / Services Android Studio, Argo workflows, Excel, XCode
QA, Test Automation, Security Appium, Burp Suite, Capybara, Cypress, JMeter, K6, Mantis, Mocha, Postman, pytest, Selenium, SoapUI, TestLink, Zephyr
Platforms Arduino, IOT, Salesforce, SAP
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration CircleCI, Dapr, Jenkins, Mantis
Virtualization, Containers and Orchestration Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes
Version Control Git, GitLab, SVN
Methodologies, Paradigms and Patterns ITIL, Kanban, Scrum
Collaboration, Task & Issue Tracking Jira
Scripting and Command Line Interfaces Shell Scripts
Other Technical Skills Argo, HP ALM, httparty, IBM, Kali Linux, SPSS, Zaproxy

Work Experience

Senior QA, One Concern
Duration: 11/2021 – present

Responsibilities:

  • Specialized in performance optimization, utilizing K6 for load and stress testing. Identified bottlenecks, enhancing application response times by nearly 200%.
  • Collaborated with development teams to determine key performance indicators (KPIs) and create monitoring and alerting solutions. This initiative significantly optimized application performance.
  • Automated deployment processes using Argo-workflows, reducing deployment times for new features and updates.
  • Leveraged expertise in Cypress, Selenium, Pytest, and Robot Framework to establish front-end and back-end automated tests, ensuring quality and reducing the introduction of bugs.

Senior QA, NTSec
Duration: 01/2021 - present

Responsibilities:

  • Established and maintained tailored solutions for major companies, such as AMC Networks(USA), Johnson & Johnson (USA), ABinBev(USA), Dotz(BRA), and CGM Medical Group(ITA).
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability, creating a front-end framework in Ruby/HTTParty for an e-commerce company, and automated data validation steps for AMC Networks.
  • Applied Cypress and Postman to formulate testing frameworks for CGM.

QA Engineer, IBM
Duration: 01/2019 - 01/2020

Responsibilities:

  • Instrumental in automating backend and frontend tests using Appium, Ruby/HTTParty, and Robot Frameworks.
  • Engaged in performance and security tests using Jmeter and Zaproxy.
  • Utilized Azure/GCP, Kubernetes/Docker to maintain and scale services. Conducted code audits, integrated Dapr as a sidecar to microservices, and applied Chaos Engineering.

Senior QA Analyst
Duration: 13/02/2019 – 01/2021

Responsibilities:

  • Crafted automated and manual tests for Maximo platform (ERP). Collaborated with the DevOps team to deploy QA environments.
  • Conducted web tests using the Cypress framework and Selenium for legacy apps. Promoted a culture of test automation through teaching activities.

QA (Spread Tecnologia)
Duration: 01/04/2016 – 18/01/2019

Responsibilities:

  • Led manual functional and backend tests for NET-CLARO Migration Project. Assured quality during large-scale database migration.
  • Utilized Excel and HP-ALM to create and distribute graphs. Advanced requirements to production phase after confirming acceptance criteria with end users.

Test Analyst - Focus on test automation.
Duration: 01/04/2016 – 18/08/2016

Responsibilities:

  • Concentrated on automated tests with JS and Cypress. Utilized Capybara library for web application automation.

Test Analyst, Cielo (Inmetrics)
Duration: 10/2013 to 12/2015

Responsibilities:

  • Pioneered end-to-end test automation scripts using Ruby and BDD for almost 500 business scenarios. Maintained scripts in a volatile environment.

System Analyst, Nestlé (Systemplan)
Duration: 04/2010 to 03/2012

Responsibilities:

  • Change and release coordination, utilizing ITIL best practices. Implemented rapid changes in as fast as one hour.

Education

  • Cruzeiro do Sul, Data Science
  • Penetration Testing with Kali Linux – Offensive Security - Ongoing
  • Docker Layer Caching (DLC) - 2022
  • DevOps Pipeline: A Hands-On in CircleCI and Configuration Management - 2021
  • SAFe 5 Practitioner - Scaled Agile org 2021
  • Penetration tests 101 - UNICIV 2021
  • Bootcamp Ethical Hacking - UNICIV 2021
  • Cypress Modern testing - Rahul Shetty Udemy 2021
  • Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & OS Security - Coursera 2020
  • Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Admin - Coursera 2020

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