I'm Gauthier Horlait, a QA engineer specializing in test automation and test management with experience across finance, government and large-scale web/mobile projects. I design test strategies, build automated suites and drive DevOps integration to deliver reliable software. I enjoy mentoring teams, improving testing processes, and exploring new tools like Selenium, Ranorex, Playwright and UIPath to boost efficiency and coverage.

Gauthier Horlait

I'm Gauthier Horlait, a QA engineer specializing in test automation and test management with experience across finance, government and large-scale web/mobile projects. I design test strategies, build automated suites and drive DevOps integration to deliver reliable software. I enjoy mentoring teams, improving testing processes, and exploring new tools like Selenium, Ranorex, Playwright and UIPath to boost efficiency and coverage.

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I’m Gauthier Horlait, a QA engineer specializing in test automation and test management with experience across finance, government and large-scale web/mobile projects. I design test strategies, build automated suites and drive DevOps integration to deliver reliable software.

I enjoy mentoring teams, improving testing processes, and exploring new tools like Selenium, Ranorex, Playwright and UIPath to boost efficiency and coverage.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

French
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Test lead / Senior test automation / Agile tester at Edenred
June 1, 2019 - Present
Led testing across web/mobile platforms and Salesforce, designed test strategies, authored test plans and cases, automated tests (Ranorex), integrated tests into DevOps, and managed offshore testing. Conducted API testing, performance testing, and data/test account management. Coordinated with multi-country teams, tracked KPIs, and ensured on-time delivery with risk mitigation and retests as needed.
Testing Tools Specialist at ORES
October 1, 2016 - May 1, 2019
Implemented cross-technology frameworks (HP UFT/CodedUI), conducted performance/load testing, coordinated AGILE/KANBAN testing strategy, and supported SAP test automation. Managed HP ALM/QC, UFT, VSTS/TestManager, and test campaigns; authored and executed test plans and cases.
Head of Testing Competence Center at ASFALYS
July 1, 2016 - Present
Established and led the Testing Competence Center. Provided freelance consulting, technical interviews, and training to teams on testing tools and framework design.
Test automation expert at SPW Department of Agriculture/Environment
September 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Implemented web testing framework with Selenium; hybrid framework design (data-driven + keyword-driven); environment setup (IntelliJ/Maven); contributed to AGILE/KANBAN project coordination and test automation delivery.
Expert test automation at STIB/MIVB
January 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015
B2C framework implementation with HP UFT; UFT testset reporting integration via TestLink; service automation including API testing; development of non-regression test assets and test specifications.
Test stratégie / Expert test tools at ADNEOM (UCM, MultiPharma)
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Business analysis and tooling strategy for test automation; tool installation/configuration; HP UFT expertise; CI integration with Jenkins; automated testing strategy development.
Expert test automation for UCM/CAS at Freelance
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Selection of automation tools, hybrid HP UFT framework development, test case authoring, execution and reporting; Excel-based non-regression test runs; data migration support and release test coordination.
Test analyst at Cronos C-DEV (European Parliament project)
June 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014
Automated non-regression tests in Selenium WebDriver (JAVA); test plans, cases, and execution; QA task analysis and reporting.
Quality assurance engineer at Ogone (internal passage)
September 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
ASP to .NET migration support; functional analysis; manual tests (QC/TFS), automated scripts (QTP/UFT), performance testing (LoadRunner); Agile/Scrum.
Consultant Tester at Aubay
April 1, 2011 - September 1, 2012
Consultant tester supporting test activities; Agile/Scrum practices; bug tracking and reporting; coordination across departments.
Consultant Tester at Ogone (Ogone - Consultant)
May 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Performance testing, LoadRunner scripting, automated test execution/reporting; test plans, cases, and acceptance test coordination; defect reporting and follow-up.
Junior Quality Control Engineer at Selligent
September 1, 2008 - April 30, 2011
Functional analysis of Selligent CRM; automated Selligent scenarios; database administration (SQL Server, Oracle); patch tracking; CRM installation/maintenance.
Back-office helpdesk agent at VOO
February 1, 2008 - September 30, 2008
Modem/VoIP configuration, phone support, SAP customer follow-ups, line testing and request dispatch.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Technology at IESN
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007
1st Baccalaureate in Industrial Engineering at ISILE
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005
Computer Technician Diploma at Collège Saint-Servais, Namur
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003
Introduction to databases at TechnofuturTIC
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
SQL: from standard to practice at TechnofuturTIC
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Qualifications

ISTQB Foundation certificate in Software testing
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
UFT Unified Functional Testing – Advanced (API/UI)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Playwright / TypeScript – Getting to the point
January 1, 2025 - December 8, 2025
TypeScript (mimo)
January 1, 2025 - December 8, 2025
ISTQB Foundation certificate in Software testing
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
UFT Unified Functional Testing – Advanced (API/UI)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Playwright / TypeScript – Getting to the point
January 1, 2025 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Government, Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Retail

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate