MARCO DE JESUS
SDET & QA Automation Leader — 14+ years
📍 W2 FTE @ Axos Bank — San Diego, CA (100% on-site)
📞 +1 858 933 4510 | ✉️ marco_dejesus@live.com | LinkedIn
Recruiters — employment resume & track record
Value Proposition
14+ years delivering test automation that eliminates backlogs, protects releases, and scales with the product. API, web, mobile, and AI-assisted frameworks — built for maintainability and measurable impact. Bilingual. Currently W2 FTE at Axos Bank, San Diego — full professional track record available for recruiter review.
Employment Resume
Employment resume and professional background for payroll-style evaluation.
Employment history — payroll FTE
W2 employee track record (reference resume)
Resume format for payroll / FTE evaluation. Marco is currently W2 FTE at Axos Bank (100% on-site, San Diego, CA). Earlier roles were full-time employees in Mexico. Use this PDF for a traditional employment narrative.
- Current: W2 FTE, 100% on-site at Axos Bank, San Diego, CA
- Prior full-time roles in Mexico (OfferUp, EPAM, Cognizant, and others)
- Enterprise API, web, mobile, and AI-powered test automation — 14+ years
Core Competencies
- AI-Powered Automation — Cursor AI, MCP, multi-LLM agents (Ollama, GPT-4o). Delivered 300% release acceleration in 4 weeks as solo engineer.
- Test Framework Architecture — Zero → 90% coverage across Web, Mobile, API. Built for maintainability, not heroics.
- Cost Reduction — Cut AI API spend by $50K/year. Reduced regression from 3 days → 1 hour.
- Team Enablement — 15+ engineers mentored. 50+ students trained — 80% hired into automation roles.
- CI/CD Integration — Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions. Manual deployment time reduced 60%.
Technical Portfolio: Tools → Business Impact
| Technology | Business Result Delivered |
|---|---|
| Cursor AI + MCP + GPT-4o + Ollama | 6-month backlog eliminated. 40% → 95% API coverage in 4 weeks. Solo engineer. |
| Playwright + MCP | 3-day regression → 1 hour. 97% faster time-to-market. Daily releases enabled. |
| Java + Rest-Assured + JUnit5 | Enterprise API framework from zero. Regression time -70%. |
| Appium (iOS/Android) | Critical mobile journeys automated. 85% coverage across web + mobile. |
| WinApp Driver + C# | Desktop UI automation: 80% coverage from zero. Reusable patterns. |
| SpecFlow + C# + Ruby (POM, Builder) | 30% → 70% coverage. 200+ defects caught pre-production. |
| Azure DevOps | CI/CD pipeline owner. Manual deployment -60%. |
Technical Demo Repository
ecommerce-fullstack-automation-portfolio
Live portfolio piece — B2B ecommerce platform with full-stack implementation and multi-layer test automation. Run the full stack locally in under 2 minutes.
- Java 17 + Spring Boot 3.5 REST API with PostgreSQL
- React 19 + TypeScript admin SPA (Vite, Tailwind)
- Playwright E2E, Newman/Postman, Mocha API tests, JUnit + JaCoCo
- 6 GitHub Actions workflows — CI, test matrix, deploy demo + reports
Test Reports
git clone https://github.com/MarcoDeJesus/ecommerce-fullstack-automation-portfolio.git
Professional Experience
14+ years as a full-time employee — currently W2 FTE, 100% on-site at Axos Bank (San Diego, CA); earlier full-time roles in Mexico.
Sr. SDET — AI Automation & QA Infrastructure
Axos Bank
- 6-month backlog → eliminated in 4 weeks as sole engineer using Cursor AI + Postman Flows + MCP. API coverage 40% → 95%. Costs -75%. Releases +300%.
- Multi-LLM agent system (Ollama + GPT-4o): test updates -90%. Autonomous test evolution.
- 3-day regression → 1 hour via Playwright + MCP. 90% coverage. Daily releases. Time-to-market -97%.
- $50K/year saved by deploying on-prem LLM containers, eliminating external AI dependency.
Sr. SDET — Enterprise API Framework
OfferUp
- API framework from zero (Java, Rest-Assured, JUnit5). Regression time -70%.
- Appium iOS/Android automation: 85% coverage. Critical journeys protected.
- Team upskilling: code reviews + training → technical debt -30%.
Automation Mentor — Curriculum & Training
QA Minds Lab
- Created full automation curriculum (Selenium, Java, Maven, TestNG, OOP, design patterns).
- 80% of 50+ students hired into automation roles within 6 months.
Lead Automation Engineer | Engineering Manager
EPAM Systems
- Built 15+ engineer team from hiring to retention. Team competency +40% in Year 1.
- WinApp Driver + C# framework: 80% coverage from zero for Microsoft desktop apps.
- Code review + SOLID: bug rates -25%. Azure DevOps CI/CD: deployment time -60%.
Sr. Automation Tester
Cognizant
- Technical lead for client delivery. 100% requirement coverage.
- Canary releases + RestSharp API + Selenium UI: 75% API coverage. Regression -50%. Incidents -35%.
Earlier Experience
| Role | Company | Key Result |
|---|---|---|
| Software QA Analyst | Herbalife | 30% → 70% automation coverage. 200+ defects. Scrum Master: velocity +30%. |
| Sr. QA Analyst | Softtek | STLC implementation. Test effectiveness +35%. Cycle time -25%. 5 juniors → mid-level. |
| Software Tester | UST Global | Functional + accessibility testing. Production defects -40%. |
| Fullstack Developer | Universidad Tecnológica de León | Java web apps. 99.5% uptime. |
Technical Proficiency
AI & Automation
Test Automation
Languages
CI/CD & DevOps
Methodologies
Education & Certifications
Education
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree in Administrative Engineering and Quality | Universidad de La Salle Bajío, A.C. | 2013–2015 |
| Bachelor's Degree in Information Technologies | Universidad Tecnológica de León | 2007–2012 |
Certifications
Languages
- Español — Nativo
- English — Native / Bilingual
Get In Touch
Portfolio for SDET and QA automation leadership. Currently W2 FTE at Axos Bank (San Diego, CA). Download the employment resume below for recruiter review.
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