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Erik Ramirez

El Paso,TX

Summary

Senior QA Engineer | SDET | Bilingual (EN/ES) with 10+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across web and backend systems, with a strong focus on Cypress, API testing, and AWS-integrated pipelines. Proven track record of leading QA efforts, building automation frameworks from scratch, and ensuring high-quality delivery in Agile environments. Skilled in SQL and ETL testing, with extensive experience writing, modifying, and executing complex queries to validate backend data and transformations. Experienced in cloud-based testing and full-cycle QA practices. Actively seeking SDET or Senior QA Automation roles with a focus on growth, impact, and financial stability.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

Maxex
05.2021 - Current
  • Designed and implemented Cypress-based front-end automation framework used across the organization.
  • Performed end-to-end testing on web apps, APIs, and backend systems across the mortgage trading platform.
  • Conducted regression, integration, and smoke testing for major releases.
  • Utilized Postman and Ready API for API validation.
  • Tested step functions and ETL workflows using AWS tools.
  • Extensive experience in SQL testing; regularly wrote and modified complex queries to validate data pipelines and ensure accurate transformations across Redshift, S3, and other backend systems.
  • Frequently praised by leadership for initiative, documentation clarity, and proactive test coverage.
  • Actively involved in story refinement, requirement analysis, bug tracking, and test documentation.

Senior Test Engineer

Hexaware Technologies
04.2014 - 05.2021
  • Created automated UI and backend test suites using Selenium and Java.
  • Wrote test plans, test cases, and scripts for enterprise-scale applications, including backend data validation.
  • Extensive experience in SQL; wrote, modified, and executed queries to verify data integrity, transformation logic, and downstream system accuracy.
  • Collaborated with analysts and developers to validate requirements and build testing strategies.
  • Led QA efforts for key deliverables within financial domain client accounts, ensuring both functional quality and backend data consistency.

Software Developer

Blueweb Software Solutions
01.2013 - 04.2014
  • Maintained and updated client web applications.
  • Provided bug fixes and minor feature enhancements for legacy applications.
  • Design and develop Web services and reports

Education

Associate of Science - Bachelors Degree in IT

Tecnologico De Monterrey Campus Chihuahua
Chihuahua, Chih. Mexico
2013

Skills

  • UI Automation
  • API Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • ETL/Data Validation
  • Backend Job Testing
  • Postman
  • Ready API
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • AWS Cloud Watch
  • AWS SQS
  • AWS Step Functions
  • AWS Redshift
  • AWS S3
  • AWS DynamoDB
  • Linux CLI
  • SQL (advanced)
  • Jira
  • Agile/Scrum
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Framework Design
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Java (basic)
  • Cypress
  • Selenium

Certification

Scrum Master Accredited Certification

SAFe 4 Agile Software Engineer

Cypress v13 Course - Automation Testing

100 Days of Code: the Complete Python Bootcamp (In Progress, Udemy)

Timeline

Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

Maxex
05.2021 - Current

Senior Test Engineer

Hexaware Technologies
04.2014 - 05.2021

Software Developer

Blueweb Software Solutions
01.2013 - 04.2014

Associate of Science - Bachelors Degree in IT

Tecnologico De Monterrey Campus Chihuahua