MATTHEW RUSSELL

QA Manager

Puerto Limón, Limon, Costa Rica3 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in QA automation for financial systems.
  • Proven track record in reducing release risks.
  • Strong collaboration with Agile/Scrum teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a QA Automation Engineer specializing in Fintech and enterprise systems.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Test Automation Strategy & ArchitectureJava & Selenium Framework DesignManual & Automated Testing

Other Skills

JavaSeleniumAzure DevOpsJenkinsRPA toolsSelenium WebDriverTest AutomationJIRAAzureJMeterBusiness Intelligence (BI)Robotic Process Automation (RPA)Cloud InfrastructureAcceptance TestingManual Test Execution

About

Most production issues don’t come from complex bugs — they come from untested scenarios, fragile automation, and rushed releases. I help companies reduce release risk and production issues through scalable, business-focused QA automation. Senior QA Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and implementing robust automation frameworks for enterprise and financial systems, where quality is not optional — it’s critical. I specialize in Java & Selenium automation, CI/CD integration, and QA strategy within regulated and high-risk environments. My work helps teams: Catch critical issues before production Reduce regression risk Accelerate release cycles without sacrificing quality Throughout my career, I’ve led manual and automated testing initiatives, designed automation architectures from scratch, and integrated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps. I work closely with Agile/Scrum teams, developers, and product owners to ensure quality is built into the SDLC — not added at the end. My background includes QA and automation for financial platforms, enterprise applications, and mission-critical systems, combining deep technical expertise with a business-driven QA mindset. Core strengths: Test Automation Strategy & Architecture Java & Selenium Framework Design Manual & Automated Testing Regression, Functional & UAT Testing CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) Defect Management & Test Planning Financial & Enterprise Systems QA I’m currently open to remote roles, freelance contracts, and long-term collaborations where quality, automation, and engineering excellence truly matter. 📩 If you’re looking for someone who finds problems before your users do, let’s connect.

Experience

Ice (costa rican institute of electricity)

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Apr 2022 – Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Costa Rica

  • ● Designed and implemented automation frameworks using Java & Selenium for critical enterprise systems.
  • ● Led automated and manual testing strategies across multiple projects.
  • ● Supported test analysis, execution, and optimization of QA processes.
  • ● Developed RPA solutions to automate repetitive operational workflows.
  • ● Collaborated with DevOps teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
  • ● Tools: Selenium, Java, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, RPA tools.
JavaSeleniumAzure DevOpsJenkinsRPA toolsTest Automation Strategy & Architecture+1

Coope ande

Lead Software Test Engineer

Apr 2022 – Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · San Jose, Costa Rica

Selenium WebDriverTest AutomationTest Automation Strategy & Architecture

Novacomp

Software Test Engineer

Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Design,develop test plans, charge of carrying out fully manual tests and analysis of requirements, performance of functional test, regression tests, survey of founds bugs.
  • Using (JIRA, TEST MANAGER, AZURE, Jmeter)
  • Responsible for carrying out test plans, test cases, monitoring the testing process from start to finish, generating reports for the interested areas.
  • Implementing methods to inspect, test and evaluate products and production equipment
  • Ensuring that products adhere to quality standards
  • Preparing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data
  • Working according to deadlines for the delivery of products
  • Training and managing production line staff in production practices and quality assessment of goods
  • Tracking products through the manufacturing process to guarantee that each part of the process is correct
  • Analyzing the requirements from clients
  • Arranging Test Environment to execute the test cases
  • Conducting Review Meetings
  • Analyzing and executing Test Cases
  • Defect Tracking
Selenium WebDriverTest AutomationJIRAAzureJMeterManual & Automated Testing

Pandatech

Lead Software Test Engineer

Sep 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Implementing methods to inspect, test and evaluate products and production equipment
  • Ensuring that products adhere to quality standards
  • Preparing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data
  • Working according to deadlines for the delivery of products
  • Training and managing production line staff in production practices and quality assessment of goods
  • Tracking products through the manufacturing process to guarantee that each part of the process is correct
  • Manual tester and automator
  • Design,develop test plans, using the following apps (JIRA, TEST MANAGER, AZURE, SELENIUM)
  • Develop Test Plans
  • Reporting of bugs to developers so as to fix it
  • Test Cases for various testing processes
  • Summary Reports
  • Test Data for test cases
  • Lesson Learnt documents (based on testing inputs from previous project)
  • Suggestion Documents (to improve software quality)
  • Test Scenarios
  • Automator
  • Sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures.
  • Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas.
  • Writing automation scripts and implementing software application
  • Implementing methods to inspect, test and evaluate products and production equipment
  • Ensuring that products adhere to quality standards
  • Preparing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data
  • Working according to deadlines for the delivery of products
  • Training and managing production line staff in production practices and quality assessment of goods
  • Tracking products through the manufacturing process to guarantee that each part of the process is correct
Selenium WebDriverTest AutomationJIRAAzureManual & Automated Testing

Infosgroup

2 roles

Software QA Engineer (entry level)

Promoted

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Design,develop test plans, charge of carrying out fully manual tests and analysis of requirements, a survey of test cases, performance of functional test, regression tests, survey of founds bugs.
  • Aplications:
  • (JIRA, TEST MANAGER, AZURE, JMeter )
  • Analyzing the requirements from clients
  • Arranging Test Environment to execute the test cases
  • Conducting Review Meetings
  • Analyzing and executing Test Cases
  • Defect Tracking
JavaJIRAAzureJMeterManual & Automated Testing

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • ● Performed manual testing including functional and regression testing.
  • ● Created and executed test cases and test plans.
  • ● Participated in requirement analysis and review meetings.
  • ● Managed defect tracking and reporting.
  • ● Tools: JIRA, Azure DevOps, JMeter.
Java

Education

Universidad Cenfotec

Bachicher en Ingenieria de Software

Feb 2017 – Dec 2022

American English

Lengua y literatura inglesa

Jun 2021 – Sep 2021

Universidad Cenfotec

Técnico en Ingeniería de Software

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

Express Academy

Avanzado

Universidad Cenfotec

Technical Degree — Computer Software Engineering

Universidad Cenfotec

Bachelor's Degree — Computer Software Engineering

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