Alvaro Tarrifa

Colombia

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About

Senior Software Test Engineer with 13+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance across web, mobile, OTT/streaming, APIs, databases, and enterprise applications.

My background includes test strategy and planning, functional and regression testing, end-to-end testing, API validation, defect investigation, UAT, release validation, QA sign-off, and QA team leadership.

At Globant, I currently work on Paramount, leading and executing QA activities across web, mobile, and OTT environments, including API testing, streaming validation, incident investigation, release readiness, and collaboration with automation engineers.

I am currently expanding my test automation capabilities with Playwright and TypeScript, focusing on maintainable test design, Page Object Model, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD practices. I also actively use AI-assisted techniques for test design, troubleshooting, coverage analysis, documentation, and automation development.

English: C1 | German: A2 | Spanish: Native

Top skills

Software Quality Assurance · QA Leadership · Test Automation · API Testing · AI-Assisted Software Testing

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las aguas Ruiz como está tu inglés hoy?

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👏 Well deserved, Arif

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Felicidades Sandra, mis mejores deseos para este nuevo proyecto! 👏

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Experience

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Globant3 roles · Full-timeJun 2018 – Present · Remote

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Senior Software Test Engineer

Jun 2023 – Present

Paramount - Pluto TV • Mobile, Web, OTT, API & Backend testing.

Regression Testing · Functional Testing · API Testing

Senior QA Analyst Lead

Jun 2019 – Jun 2023

Disney - ESPN • Mobile, Web, OTT, API & Backend testing.

Regression Testing · Functional Testing · QA Leadership

Senior QA Analyst Lead

Jun 2018 – Jun 2019

Compensar Project – Health & Insurance

Mobile & OTT Testing Expertise · Software Testing

Aranda SoftwareSoftware Quality Assurance Analyst · Full-timeJun 2015 – Jun 2018 · Colombia · On-site

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QA Analyst at Aranda Software, Service Desk Project

◇ Regression Testing · Functional Testing

ITSTKSoftware Quality Assurance Analyst · Full-timeJul 2013 – Jun 2015 · Colombia · On-site

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Enterprise & Financial Applications — QA Testing, UAT, API & Database Validation

◇ HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) · Regression Testing

Sociedad Portuaria de Santa MartaTechnical Support Specialist · Full-timeAug 2012 – Feb 2013 · Colombia · On-site

Technical support specialist

Education

Universidad del Magdalena

Engineer's Degree, Systems Engineering

2006 – 2013

◇ QA Engineering · Software Testing

Licenses & certifications (11)

Agent Skills with Anthropic

DeepLearning.AI

Issued Aug 2026

Al Fluency Framework

Anthropic

Issued Aug 2026

Credential ID nwhqj4fgth9p

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Coding for testers

Udemy

Issued Nov 2025

Credential ID UC-264afcf7-b73e-4eac-9538-01264039839b

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JavaScript Fundaments

Udemy

Issued Nov 2025

Credential ID UC-a269278e-d3ea-477b-95ca-e4d34ec2f271

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Selenium IDE - Test Automation

Udemy

Issued Oct 2025

Credential ID UC-15356fa8-1e9e-4e7f-aefe-777b62dcab5e

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Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC)

International Scrum Institute™ (Scrum Institute)

Issued Apr 2019

Credential ID 29843365414068

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Scrum Developer Certified (SDC)

International Scrum Institute™ (Scrum Institute)

Issued Apr 2019

Credential ID 51814846754539

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Scrum Master Certified (SMC)

International Scrum Institute™ (Scrum Institute)

Issued Apr 2019

Credential ID 73811781423632

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Web Accessibility Testing

Acamica

Issued Jul 2018

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Agil Testing CP-BAT

BD Guidance S.A.S

Issued Nov 2016

Credential ID 3284-109-1-EC51

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ISTQB® Certified Tester, Foundation Level

ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Issued Mar 2016

Credential ID 16-CTFL-88446-03

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Volunteering

External Advisor – Digital Innovation Research Project

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Nov 2025 – Present · Human Rights

I serve as an external advisor for the research project "Symbolic Violence and Digital Consent: A Human Rights–Based Regulatory Proposal for the Era of Immersive Video Games."

Skills (46)

Certified Software Quality Engineer
Testing Process
Testing Services
Manual Test Execution
Test Engineering

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Test Assurance
Software Quality
AI-Assisted Software Testing
QA Leadership
Playwright
TypeScript
AI testing
AI Fluency
API Testing
Git
Jenkins
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
GitHub
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Test Manager (MTM)
Functional Testing
Mantis
Confluence
Test Management
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Gherkin
Mobile Testing
Agile Testing
Regression Testing
Software Testing
Jira
iOS Testing
Android Testing
Microsoft SQL Server
Test Planning
HP Application Lifecycle Management
Java
Test Automation
JavaScript
Selenium IDE
Mobile & OTT Testing Expertise
Team Leadership & Mentoring
QA Engineering
Software Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Testing
Agile Methodologies

Languages (3)

English
Full professional proficiency
C1
German
Limited working proficiency
A2
Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
Native

Interests

Barack Obama

Former President of the United States of America

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Bill Gates

Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy

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Sara Saldarriaga Arredondo

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Alvaro Tarrifa

About

Activity

Experience

Senior Software Test Engineer

Senior QA Analyst Lead

Senior QA Analyst Lead

Education

Universidad del Magdalena

Licenses & certifications (11)

Agent Skills with Anthropic

Al Fluency Framework

Coding for testers

JavaScript Fundaments

Selenium IDE - Test Automation

Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC)

Scrum Developer Certified (SDC)

Scrum Master Certified (SMC)

Web Accessibility Testing

Agil Testing CP-BAT

ISTQB® Certified Tester, Foundation Level

Volunteering

External Advisor – Digital Innovation Research Project

Skills (46)

Certified Software Quality Engineer

Testing Process

Testing Services

Manual Test Execution

Test Engineering

Test Assurance

Software Quality

AI-Assisted Software Testing

QA Leadership

Playwright

TypeScript

AI testing

AI Fluency

API Testing

Git

Jenkins

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

GitHub

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Microsoft Test Manager (MTM)

Functional Testing

Mantis

Confluence

Test Management

HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)

Gherkin

Mobile Testing

Agile Testing

Regression Testing

Software Testing

Jira

iOS Testing

Android Testing

Microsoft SQL Server

Test Planning

HP Application Lifecycle Management

Java

Test Automation

JavaScript

Selenium IDE

Mobile & OTT Testing Expertise

Team Leadership & Mentoring

QA Engineering

Software Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Testing

Agile Methodologies

Languages (3)

English

German

Spanish

Interests

Barack Obama

Bill Gates

Sara Saldarriaga Arredondo

Postman

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