QA Engineer with a designer's eye

13 years making sure digital products work, and make sense. I build test strategies and automation frameworks for teams that need quality without the bottlenecks.

Visual Technical Strategic
Ilverzon Zarate

What I bring to the table

A few things worth knowing upfront.

I test functionality and user experience together, catching issues where technical execution and user flow intersect
I design QA strategies from scratch, establishing processes that help teams ship faster without breaking things
I read code to detect issues early. Understanding architecture helps me find problems before they reach production
I work with modern tools (Cypress, Postman, JIRA, Git) within Agile/Scrum workflows, adapting to the team's process

13 years, two disciplines, one perspective

My path into Quality Assurance came through curiosity about how systems work. A background in UX design gave me something most QA engineers don't have: a frame for understanding not just if something works, but whether it makes sense for the person using it.

I've worked across fintech, e-commerce, media, aviation, and telecommunications, among other industries, building test strategies and automation frameworks within Agile/Scrum environments. I establish QA processes from project kickoff, coordinate distributed teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Currently based in Barcelona, completing a Master's in Advanced Design Studies at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Experience

2020 — 2025

Senior QA Analyst

Huge · Bogotá, Colombia

Worked across multiple enterprise client projects, establishing QA processes and automation coverage within Agile/Scrum workflows. Built Cypress automation frameworks that reduced regression cycles by 75–87% across projects, enabling reliable pre-deploy verification. Shifted defect detection to pre-production stages across simultaneous releases. Coordinated distributed teams across multiple time zones. Mentored junior QA engineers on automation practices and quality standards.

2018 — 2020

Senior QC Analyst

Globant · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Managed QA across concurrent projects within Agile/Scrum environments. Implemented Cypress automation frameworks, significantly reducing regression testing time per sprint. Coordinated integration between development, product, and QA teams. Established quality metrics and release-readiness dashboards.

2015 — 2018

QA Analyst

Globant · Bogotá, Colombia

Executed functional, regression, cross-browser, and cross-device test cases for responsive web applications. Covered front-end and back-end testing, identifying critical defects before production. Collaborated with product teams to define testing strategies and acceptance criteria for major feature releases.

2012 — 2015

Sr. Technical QA Analyst

VML (VMLY&R) · Bogotá, Colombia

Evaluated high-risk areas in digital campaign platforms, prioritizing testing under tight deadlines. Validated software releases for major brand campaigns and established baseline QA processes for the agency. Served as liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Testing & QA

Manual Testing Mobile Testing Test Strategy Design ISTQB Certified Front-end Testing Back-end Testing Responsive Testing UX Testing A11Y (Accessibility)

Methodologies

Agile / Scrum CI/CD Test-Driven Development Risk Management Process Establishment

Tools & Tech

Cypress Backstop Postman JIRA Git GitHub Actions

Design & UX

Figma Adobe Creative Suite Responsive Design Graphic Communication User Flow Analysis

Let's talk?

Based in Barcelona. Open to full-time roles and collaborations in tech companies operating in European or global markets.