Tacio D. Senior QA Automation

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