Carlos Piragua
Available · Disponible
QA Automation Engineer · Test Framework Architect

I build test frameworks. And, when needed, the software they test.

7 years moving QA teams from manual operations to CI/CD. 7 years in parallel building websites freelance. Banking, aviation, healthcare, casinos, digital platforms.

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// what i do

what i do

01.

I design frameworks from scratch.

I turn fully manual teams into QA operations with maintainable automation. I set the standards, templates and practices the rest of the team adopts.

02.

I wire automation into CI/CD.

GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker. I have taken test cycles from months to hours, shifting how teams see the strategic value of automation.

03.

I solve non-standard cases.

Adobe DataLayer, validating .NET DLLs before injection into physical components, banking AS400, GraphQL in production banking. Where there is no off-the-shelf recipe, I design the solution.

04.

I design and build websites.

Marketing sites, dashboards, and custom web software. Modern stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind. Editorial attention to type and space, accessibility and performance by default — this site is one of them.

// selected cases

Three projects where I built, not maintained.

Omni.Pro — Adobe Platform & DataLayer

2025–2026
// problem

A team of 5 QA supporting 15 developers. 100% manual, no standards, no framework. Test cycles that took months.

// action

Built the automation framework from scratch with Playwright. Set the standards and templates adopted by the whole team. Wired up a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions and Docker. Designed a specialized framework for Adobe DataLayer — a case with no off-the-shelf solution.

// result

~1,500 automated tests. Test cycles from months → hours. Technical leadership for 2 colleagues.

Globant — Banking, aviation, casinos

2022–2025
// problem

Validating .NET DLLs before injection into physical production components (casinos). Payment systems and flight management with massive end-user bases.

// action

Wrote ~300 automated tests across payment systems, flight management and embedded components. Custom frameworks on top of RestAssured, adapted per client. Mentored junior QA.

// result

Critical bugs caught before release in high-impact commercial products. Reassigned twice to new projects for a build-over-maintain profile.

Tata Consultancy Services — Banking

2019–2020
// problem

Slow delivery times due to dependence on post-development testing. Heterogeneous stacks: web, desktop, REST API, AS400.

// action

Helped build an API orchestrator under TDD. We achieved testing in parallel with development.

// result

Significant acceleration of delivery times. Personal arc: started as a SENA apprentice and grew into a full-stack automator (web, desktop, REST API, AS400) in my first year.

// selected sites

A few sites I designed and built.

SIA Software

Administrative integration system. Inventory, user management, minutes, product tracking, and warehouse administration — all in a single dashboard. Full-stack role: Angular front-end, Express/Node API.

AngularTypeScriptExpressNode.js
sia-software.com

carlospiragua.com

Bilingual ES/EN personal site with a dual purpose: attracting senior recruiters and freelance clients. Light/dark mode, AA accessibility, edge-rendered OG image, scroll-spy, and a lang-aware CV download.

Next.js 14TypeScriptTailwind CSSApp Routernext/og
carlospiragua.com
// technical stack

Tools I work with daily.

Automation
PlaywrightSeleniumCypressAppiumSerenity BDDScreenPlayRestAssuredUFTJMeterRobot Framework
Languages
JavaC#JavaScriptTypeScriptPython.NET CoreNodeJS
CI/CD & DevOps
GitHub ActionsAzure DevOpsDockerGitVSTS
Web & frontend
Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
APIs & backend
RESTGraphQLAS400.NET DLLsAdobe DataLayerAdobe Platform
Databases
SQL ServerMySQLOracle 12c
Methodologies
TDDBDD (Gherkin)SOLIDScrumKanbanISTQB
// timeline

Apprentice to technical architect, no detours.

  1. 2019
    Tata Consultancy Services
    SENA apprentice. Banking.
  2. 2020
    TCS — Full-stack automator
    Web, desktop, REST API, AS400.
  3. 2020
    Sophos Solutions
    QA consultant. Banking, REST and GraphQL.
  4. 2021
    Sofka Technologies
    Healthcare and aviation. Java + Serenity frameworks.
  5. 2022
    Globant
    Banking, aviation, casinos. .NET DLL validation.
  6. 2025
    Omni.Pro
    Framework from scratch on Adobe Platform. Technical leadership.
  7. 2026
    Available
    Next chapter.

Apprentice → technical architect in 7 years. No unnecessary detours.

// about me

I started as a SENA apprentice in 2019. Today I build automation frameworks for multinationals in sectors where a production bug is expensive. What moves me is not running tests — it is designing the system that lets an entire team stop running them by hand. I also build websites when a project calls for it — this site, for instance. If you have a team with no framework, an unusual technical case, a manual-to-CI/CD migration, or a site that needs building, let's talk.