I'm a passionate Test Automation Engineer and SDET with over a decade of experience focused on one main thing: helping teams ship better software, faster. I specialize in building robust, full-stack test automation frameworks and seamlessly integrating them into CI/CD pipelines. My motivation comes from seeing a well-designed test catch a critical issue early, and I'm dedicated to using that mindset to advance both product quality and business goals.
- 💼 Senior SDET with 10+ years in test automation and quality engineering.
- 🌍 Fluent in English, Italian, & Portuguese; learning Mandarin Chinese. Comfortable in global, remote teams.
- 💡 Strong advocate for the "Shift-Left" approach, embedding quality from the earliest stages of development.
- 🎯 Passionate about mentoring team members on automation best practices and building a strong quality culture.
- 🔍 Continuously learning about DevOps practices, cloud security, and performance engineering to build more resilient systems.
Test Automation & Frameworks:
Cypress Selenium K6 Spock/Groovy Pytest Robot Framework Postman
Programming & Scripting:
Python JavaScript Groovy Shell Scripting
CI/CD & DevOps:
Jenkins ArgoCD AWS CodeSuite CircleCI Docker Kubernetes (EKS) Argo Workflows
Platforms & Tools:
AWS Linux Jira Xray Salesforce Git
Testing Specialties:
Functional Testing API Testing Performance/Load Testing Security Testing End-to-End Testing Test Strategy
🔹 Senior SDET | Vodafone (Remote, Italy) | Dec 2024 - Present
- Architected end-to-end test automation strategies within ArgoCD and AWS CI/CD pipelines for 5G core network applications, reducing deployment times by 30%.
- Championed quality for containerized apps on AWS EKS, implementing automated testing cycles that contributed to 90% uptime for production services.
- Established automated security testing gates, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 50% through proactive scanning of containers and VMs.
🔹 Test Automation Engineer | Next (Remote, Italy) | Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
- Led test automation for a critical payment system migration to Java, optimizing test workflows to achieve a 50% reduction in pipeline execution time.
- Designed and built a comprehensive automation framework with Groovy/Spock, expanding test coverage for Mastercard and Visa payment logic.
🔹 Test Automation Engineer | CGM (Remote, Italy) | Feb 2023 - Jan 2024
- Developed and maintained full-stack automated test suites using Cypress (UI) and Postman (API), ensuring end-to-end quality for new features.
- Integrated automated tests directly into Jenkins pipelines, enabling continuous testing and early bug detection in cloud environments.
🔹 Software Engineer (Quality & DevOps) | One Concern (Remote, Brazil) | Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
- Built comprehensive automated testing frameworks across the stack (Cypress, Selenium, Pytest) to prevent regressions.
- Utilized K6 for load testing, pinpointing bottlenecks to achieve a 200% improvement in application response times.
- Architected quality gates within Argo-workflows to enforce checks and accelerate reliable production releases.
[Additional roles for IBM, J&J, Dotz are available on my full CV and can be discussed upon request.]
🎓 Bachelor of Science: Information Technology - Cruzeiro Do Sul, Brazil
📜 Recent Courses & Certifications:
- Kubernetes for Developers – Linux Foundation (2025)
- Penetration Testing with Kali Linux – Offensive Security (2025)
- DevOps Pipeline: A Hands-On in CircleCI - (2024)
- Cypress Modern Testing - Udemy (2024)
- Cybersecurity Compliance - Coursera (2024)
I believe in contributing to the quality and DevOps community. My GitHub is a living record of my experiments, personal projects, and contributions.
I'm always open to discussing exciting opportunities, collaboration, or just chatting about test automation and DevOps.
- 💼 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tacio-degrazia
- 📧 Email: tacio.degrazia@gmail.com
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💬 Let's build quality software, together! 🚀