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9h overlap with US East · Argentina

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English level

Upper Intermediate

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Other languages:Spanish (native)es:Native

Skills & tools

Skills

project-based testingrequirements analysisfunctional testingregression testingexploratory testingAPI validationtest automationbackend validationdefect reportingcross-functional collaboration

Tools

PostmanSQLPlaywrightTypeScriptGherkinCucumberUnix

About

A Senior Software QA Engineer with over 15 years of experience, Marianela currently contributes to intive from Buenos Aires. She works within distributed Agile teams spanning Argentina, the US, and India, where she focuses on testing enterprise applications for complex Trading and Financial systems. Her work involves validating intricate business workflows, performing backend integrations, and using SQL queries and API validations to ensure data consistency across systems. She also designs and executes test cases centered on end-to-end user scenarios. Her career includes Senior QA roles at MajorKey Technologies and everis, and a Test Specialist position at IBM, building a strong background across Banking, Fintech, Trading, Insurance, SaaS, and Telecom. She has a track record of mentoring junior QA team members, improving defect reporting processes, and collaborating with Agile teams to validate workflows. She earned an Associate Degree in Systems Analysis from Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and a Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication from Universidad Nacional de General San Martín. Known for owning the QA process end-to-end, from requirements analysis through release sign-off, she is also expanding her expertise in test automation with tools like Playwright and TypeScript. Her approach emphasizes continuous improvement and ensuring robust, reliable software.

Highlights

  • Worked across two client projects as part of distributed Agile teams across Argentina, the US and India.
  • Tested enterprise applications for Trading and Financial systems involving complex business workflows and backend integrations.
  • Mentored junior QA team members and contributed to improving defect reporting processes.
  • SQL queries and API validations to ensure data consistency across systems.
  • Collaborated with Agile teams to validate workflows and reported defects contributing to continuous improvement.
  • Designed and executed test cases focused on end-to-end user scenarios and business requirements.

Work preferences

Job type
Full-time, Part-time
Company size / type
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Culture
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Industries
Information Technology
Hours
EST business hours
Remote experience
Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Salary context

Benchmarks for SMB non-tech role · Senior (7+ yrs).

India equivalent
$1,600/mo
This candidate
$3,200/mo
US local hire
$7,000/mo
Save ~$45,600/yr vs. equivalent US hire.

US figures from BLS OEWS 2024 + Glassdoor; India figures from US SMB offshore vendor pricing. Adjusted for the candidate's seniority.

Work experience

  1. Senior Software QA Engineer · intive
    Jan 2022 — Present
    AR

    - Worked across two client projects as part of distributed Agile teams across Argentina, the US and India. - First project: US-based legal information SaaS platform. Focused on project-based testing – analyzing requirements from early stages…

  2. Senior QA Engineer · MajorKey Technologies
    Aug 2019 — Dec 2021
    USUS company · remote

    - Tested enterprise applications for Trading and Financial systems involving complex business workflows and backend integrations. - Performed backend validations and log verification in Unix environments. - Collaborated with distributed…

  3. Test Specialist · IBM
    Sep 2018 — Aug 2019
    USUS company · remote

    - Performed functional, regression and exploratory testing for enterprise applications. - Designed and executed test cases focused on end-to-end user scenarios and business requirements. - Collaborated with Agile teams to validate workflows and…

  4. Senior QA Analyst · everis
    Jan 2015 — Sep 2018

    - Functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing for Insurance platforms. - SQL queries and API validations to ensure data consistency across systems. - Identified edge cases and business risks, mentored junior QA team members.

  5. QA Specialist · Globant
    Dec 2013 — Jan 2015
    AR

    - Testing for telecommunications billing platforms and entertainment applications. - Log analysis and backend validation in Unix environments, collaborating across countries and time zones.

  6. QA Specialist · Verizon Business
    Mar 2011 — Dec 2013
    USUS company · remote

    - Testing for billing platforms with Unix log verification and backend validations. - Worked with cross-functional teams across different countries and time zones.

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Education

  1. Associate Degree · Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
    AR· Systems Analysis
  2. Bachelor's Degree · Universidad Nacional de General San Martín
    AR· Audiovisual Communication
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