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Jace Romero

Cedar Creek, TX 78612

romero.jace@gmail.com

+1 956 346 4849

Experienced QA Automation Engineer transitioning into DevOps. Expertise in scalable automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure management. Proficient in containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code, with a proven track record of mentoring teams and optimizing workflows to improve software delivery and quality.

Work Experience

Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Bold Penguin, Inc | October 2023 – July 2024

  • Streamlined testing with scalable practices: Implemented the Page Object Model (PoM) methodology and modular test design, improving test organization and ease of maintenance.
  • Optimized CI workflows: Enhanced GitHub Actions workflows by enabling targeted test execution, significantly reducing test cycle times while improving workflow readability.
  • Developed team capabilities: Mentored junior engineers on advanced automation techniques and CI/CD workflows, fostering a culture of quality and operational excellence.

QA Engineer

WorkStep | February 2022 – September 2022

  • Expanded automation framework: Grew a limited test suite into a comprehensive system with 100+ automated tests, covering critical application workflows.
  • Championed QA independence: As the sole QA professional, established best practices and coached engineers on designing code with testing in mind.
  • Integrated automation with CI: Automated test runs using CircleCI, ensuring quality gates for deployments and reducing manual intervention.

Software QA Engineer

CenterEdge | May 2021 – February 2022

  • Elevated team skills: Mentored QA engineers in test design and CI/CD integrations, enabling more efficient test coverage and deployment processes.
  • Migrated testing platforms: Transitioned an existing TestCafe test suite to Cypress.io, improving stability while enhancing UI and API test coverage.
  • Managed production deployments: Integrated Cypress.io tests into Spinnaker pipelines, ensuring smooth transitions across environments.

QA Automation Engineer

Edquity | June 2020 – February 2021

  • Automated testing workflows: Integrated Cypress.io into GitLab pipelines, transitioning from local testing to automated parallel test execution.
  • Introduced engineering processes: Designed a Scrum process to improve collaboration and development cycles, though full adoption faced challenges.
  • Led dual responsibilities: Balanced QA automation and Scrum Master duties, including sprint planning, standups, and team facilitation, alongside building automation frameworks.

QA Automation Engineer

EverlyWell | June 2018 – September 2019

  • Built QA foundations: Designed the organization’s first automation framework using WATIR and later Cypress.io with Applitools, integrating with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, TravisCI, and AWS CodeBuild.
  • Transformed development culture: Trained developers on testing principles and best practices, enabling a test-driven approach and reducing reliance on manual QA for debugging.
  • Expanded test coverage: Authored API, UI, and end-to-end tests, ensuring robust quality for rapid-growth applications.

QA Engineer

SpeakWrite | October 2016 – February 2018

  • Pioneered automation efforts: Built foundational Selenium test scripts with Python to reduce manual regression cycles and improve deployment reliability.
  • Enhanced QA efficiency: Focused on automating repetitive tasks, accelerating release cycles while maintaining quality.

Automation Engineer

Trion Worlds | February 2013 – August 2014

  • Built automation framework: Created automated test scripts for internal tools and customer-facing sites using Selenium IDE, later advancing to PyTest for greater scalability.
  • Balanced manual and automation testing: Managed both manual game testing and automation efforts, supporting critical tools and workflows across diverse teams.

Customer Service Representative

Trion Worlds | August 2014 – October 2016

  • Supported customer service: Delivered technical troubleshooting and provided actionable insights from customer feedback to the QA and development teams.

Skills

  • DevOps & Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Minikube, Docker, ArgoCD
  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, TravisCI, CircleCI, GitLab, AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform
  • Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Datadog
  • Automation & Testing: Cypress.io, Selenium, WATIR, Postman, REST Assured
  • Other: Git, JIRA