Francis Vilches

Professional Summary:

• Seasoned Senior SDET / Quality Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD-integrated testing, and BDD-driven quality practices across telecom, fintech, and healthcare domains.
• Expert in C#, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Python, with deep hands-on experience using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Karate, and SpecFlow/Reqnroll for both UI and API automation.
• Proven track record of stabilizing flaky suites, building greenfield automation, and integrating advanced testing strategies (pairwise, mutation, and model-driven testing) within Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and AWS environments.
• Adept at mentoring teams, driving Agile/BDD adoption, and delivering measurable improvements in software reliability and delivery velocity.
• Recognized for bridging business and engineering teams, fostering continuous quality culture, and aligning testing with modern DevOps and TDD principles.

• Seasoned Senior SDET / Quality Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable test automation frameworks, CI/CD-integrated testing, and BDD-driven quality practices across telecom, fintech, and healthcare domains. 
• Expert in C#, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Python, with deep hands-on experience using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Karate, and SpecFlow/Reqnroll for both UI and API automation. 
• Proven track record of stabilizing flaky suites, building greenfield automation, and integrating advanced testing strategies (pairwise, mutation, and model-driven testing) within Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and AWS environments. 
• Adept at mentoring teams, driving Agile/BDD adoption, and delivering measurable improvements in software reliability and delivery velocity. 
• Recognized for bridging business and engineering teams, fostering continuous quality culture, and aligning testing with modern DevOps and TDD principles.

• B.S., Data Management/Data Analytics (in progress) — Western Governors University
• A.A., Physics — Florida State College at Jacksonville
• ISTQB — Certified Tester Artificial Intelligence (CT-AI)
• ISTQB — Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP)
• AT*SQA — DevOps Testing