I'm a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with over a decade of experience delivering enterprise-grade software across web, API, and financial platforms. I specialize in Java/Selenium automation, risk-based testing, CI/CD validation, and data-driven regression optimization. I have led multi-product QA, validated end-to-end financial workflows, modernized legacy systems, and use SQL-based data verification and AI-assisted tools to speed test design, analysis, and release readiness in Agile environments.

Robert Gabriel

I'm a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with over a decade of experience delivering enterprise-grade software across web, API, and financial platforms. I specialize in Java/Selenium automation, risk-based testing, CI/CD validation, and data-driven regression optimization. I have led multi-product QA, validated end-to-end financial workflows, modernized legacy systems, and use SQL-based data verification and AI-assisted tools to speed test design, analysis, and release readiness in Agile environments.

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I’m a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (SDET) with over a decade of experience delivering enterprise-grade software across web, API, and financial platforms. I specialize in Java/Selenium automation, risk-based testing, CI/CD validation, and data-driven regression optimization.

I have led multi-product QA, validated end-to-end financial workflows, modernized legacy systems, and use SQL-based data verification and AI-assisted tools to speed test design, analysis, and release readiness in Agile environments.

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Language

English
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at Direct Commerce Inc
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
Led QA across multiple enterprise financial products during modernization and legacy system replacement. Architected and maintained Java/Selenium automation frameworks using OOP principles and Page Object Model, improving maintainability and reuse across teams. Reduced regression testing time by 60% and production defects by 80% through targeted regression optimization and data-driven validation. Managed defect lifecycle in Jira from triage to closure, partnering with developers and product stakeholders to align acceptance criteria and release scope. Validated end-to-end financial workflows (PO -> Invoice -> Payment/Dispute) and automated high-volume transaction scenarios to ensure data accuracy, reconciliation integrity, and reporting consistency. Integrated automated regression suites into TeamCity CI pipelines for release validation and leveraged AI-assisted tools to accelerate test design and analysis.
QA Automation Engineer at Aetna
February 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022
Built and maintained Java/Selenium automation suites using Eclipse, TestNG, Maven, and Page Object Model to deliver stable regression coverage. Worked in an Agile environment with daily scrums, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings. Created data-driven tests, libraries, and object repositories; performed manual testing for system, functional, regression, and UAT; managed defect lifecycle in Jira; collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure acceptance criteria and release readiness. Validated backend data integrity using SQL queries and performed API/service layer testing to ensure service reliability across integrated healthcare applications.
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at American Airlines
March 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020
Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation scripts in Java; designed automation frameworks to improve test coverage and reduce manual regression cycles. Wrote SQL queries to validate backend data and performed API/service-layer validation to ensure reliability across cross-system integrations. Collaborated with development teams in Agile environments to refine acceptance criteria and improve overall test strategy.

Education

Computer Networking at Gibbs College
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Software & Internet