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Antonio Carlos da Silva Junior

Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte,RN

Summary

I'm a QA Automation Engineer with 12 years of professional experience, 10 of which have been dedicated to enhancing software quality. Over five years of experience collaborating on projects with US-based companies.


As a Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET), I specialize in both automated and manual testing, developing and executing testing strategies for web and API applications. My experience includes leveraging tools like Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, and Postman to drive automation efficiencies. I'm also skilled in CI/CD integration, with hands-on experience using GitHub Actions, Docker, and Jenkins to streamline deployment pipelines.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Verifiable
12.2021 - Current
  • We're tackling some of the biggest and most necessary challenges in the healthcare industry: helping organizations stay compliant while enabling their providers to care for patients.
  • Created automated end-to-end test cases using Typescript and Cypress for the company’s main application, improving test coverage by 85%.
  • Optimized the test pipeline using GitHub Actions jobs and Cypress plugins for parallel test execution, reducing test time by 70%.
  • Expanded API test coverage through the development of Postman test collections, fully integrated into the CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.
  • Executed manual test cases for web and API applications, identifying defects and ensuring software met requirements.
  • Contributed to the expansion of Salesforce automation testing by developing and maintaining test scripts using Robot Framework, enhancing test reliability and coverage across key business workflows.

Key Tools: Cypress | JavaScript | Typescript | Postman | Robot Framework | GitHub Actions | Manual tests | Jira

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

BairesDev
02.2021 - 12.2021
  • Developed and maintained automated test scripts for the company’s website using JavaScript and WebDriver.IO, increasing test reliability and speeding up bug detection.
  • Built an end-to-end test automation project from the ground up using Cypress for a small application, fully integrated into Jenkins, achieving 100% test coverage across all written test cases.
  • Streamlined the development pipeline by troubleshooting and resolving CI/CD issues, enhancing Jenkins configurations, and improving deployment success rates to 95%.

Key Tools: JavaScript | WebDriver.IO | Cypress | Jenkins | Jira

Senior System Test Analyst

DATAPREV
06.2014 - 02.2021
  • Led a team of four to design and build a custom test framework for batch applications using Java, JUnit, and Maven, cutting test time by 90% through automating manual tests.
  • Automated five key projects using Java, Selenium for web applications, and Rest Assured for REST APIs, significantly improving testing efficiency and mentoring new team members on best practices.
  • Integrated automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline using Docker containers and Jenkins, enabling faster failure detection and reducing the average issue detection time.

Key Tools: Java | JUnit | Selenium | Docker | Maven | Jenkins | Rest Assured

Technical Support Engineer

Liferay
06.2011 - 06.2014
  • Conducted root cause analysis and troubleshooting using Java, Tomcat, and MySQL to identify and resolve software issues, reducing issue resolution times.
  • Applied software patches and security updates to address critical vulnerabilities, ensuring system stability and security for end-users.

Key Tools: Customer Support | Java | Git | MySQL

Education

MBA - Software Quality Assurance

Faculdade UniBF
Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software Engineering

Universidade Federal De Pernambuco
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
01.2011

Skills

  • Software Testing
  • Test Automation
  • JavaScript
  • Typescript
  • Cypress
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • CI/CD
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Cloud Computing

Certification

  • CTFL - Certified Tester Foundation Level, ISTQB, 2021
  • WS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, 2020
  • Accredited Software Test Automator, International Software Test Institute, 2019
  • Scrum Certification for Java Developer, International Scrum Institute, 2019
  • Accredited Software Tester, International Software Test Institute, 2019
  • International Scrum Master Foundation, 2019
  • DevOps Foundation, Estabilis, 2019

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Verifiable
12.2021 - Current

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

BairesDev
02.2021 - 12.2021

Senior System Test Analyst

DATAPREV
06.2014 - 02.2021

Technical Support Engineer

Liferay
06.2011 - 06.2014

MBA - Software Quality Assurance

Faculdade UniBF

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software Engineering

Universidade Federal De Pernambuco
Antonio Carlos da Silva Junior