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QA Automation Engineer | ISTQB Certified Tester | Selenium, Cucumber, Python
Aveiro, Portugal
Only remote
Software Development - Instituto Superior Manuel Belgrano (2016-2018)About me
ISTQB-certified QA Automation Engineer with 3+ years building BDD test suites with Cucumber, Selenium and Python. My background as a developer helps me understand the code I test and work closely with dev teams. I work in Spanish, English and Portuguese, and I'm now adding Playwright to my toolkit.
IstqbTesting (Software)Atlassian JiraTest AutomationPython (Programming Language)E2e TestingRubySeleniumUser Interface TestingTestingCucumber (Software)Jenkins
Test Automation with Selenium and Cucumber
Design and development of automated test cases using the BDD approach with Cucumber and Selenium for UI testing, including implementation of Design Patterns such as Page Object Model (POM) to improve maintainability and scalability of automation frameworks.
API Testing with Python and Behave
Development of Python applications to interact with SOAP APIs, executing orders and validating resulting changes within gateway software, applying BDD principles with Behave for structured and maintainable test suites.
Programming Languages: Ruby, Python, C#
Proficiency in Ruby, Python and C#, applied in the development of automated testing frameworks, web applications and scripting tasks, combined with object-oriented programming methodologies and QA best practices.
CI/CD Tools: Git, Jenkins, Docker
Usage of Git for version control, Jenkins for automation workflows, supporting continuous integration and delivery pipelines in software development environments.
SQL and Jira
Application of SQL for database interactions and Jira for project and issue tracking, supporting QA documentation and testing standards within agile development teams.
Blazor and .NET Core Development
Development of web applications with Blazor using C# instead of JavaScript, building backends with .NET Core 5 and Entity Framework Core as the ORM, applying a Code First approach for database schema generation.
Technical Documentation and Knowledge Management
Authoring of technical guides for development environment migrations and creation of specialized glossaries to standardize communication and accelerate onboarding processes within engineering teams.
ISTQB Certified Tester - CTFL
Certification as ISTQB Certified Tester at Foundation Level, demonstrating knowledge of QA best practices, testing methodologies and quality standards applicable across software development projects.
Experience
Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
EnglishFluentPortugueseGoodSpanishNative speaker
Project history
Authored a technical guide for migrating development environments in IntelliJ from Java 17 to Java 25, streamlining SDK configuration and dependency alignment. Developed a specialized glossary of business-specific terminology to standardize communication and accelerate onboarding. Developed initial automated test scripts following internal quality standards and object-oriented programming principles.
Designed and developed automated test cases using the BDD approach with Cucumber and Selenium for UI testing. Implemented Design Patterns such as Page Object Model (POM) to improve maintainability and scalability of the automation framework. Used Git for version control and followed QA documentation and testing standards. Developed a Python application to interact with a SOAP API, executing orders directly and validating resulting changes within gateway software.
Developed automated tests using Behave and Selenium. Created and maintained test cases and applied QA testing techniques. Used Git for version control. Basic usage of Jenkins and Docker in automation workflows.