Sylvana Molina Ponce

QA Technical Lead · Test Automation Architect · AI-Driven QA

ISTQB Advanced Scrum Master Playwright · Python · Robot Framework 12+ Years Experience Open to Remote

About me

Who I am

QA Technical Lead with 12+ years of experience in quality assurance, team leadership, and end-to-end automation strategies. Currently at Globant leading a 10-engineer QA team for MercadoLibre, where I implemented hybrid frameworks (Playwright + Robot Framework), CI/CD pipelines, and AI-driven workflows using Claude Code with MCP.

ISTQB Advanced Level

Test Manager

ISTQB Foundation Level

Software Testing

Scrum Master Certified

Agile Methodologies

Technical stack

What I work with

Web automation

Playwright Selenium Robot Framework

SAP automation

SAP Scripting Tosca Commander SAP Fiori

CI/CD & DevOps

Jenkins GitHub Git Docker

AI & Productivity

Claude Code + MCP NotebookLM LiveCompare

APIs & Data

Postman Insomnia REST API Google Apps Script

QA Management

qTest JIRA Azure DevOps TestLink

Key achievements

Results that speak

40%

Reduction in regression cycle time through Playwright and Robot Framework automation

85%

Automated test coverage achieved in mission-critical projects for MercadoLibre

30%

Reduction in production defects through shift-left testing implementation

50%

Reduction in SAP upgrade impact validation time using LiveCompare SMART reports

Experience

Where I've worked

QA Technical Lead

Apr 2022 – Present

Globant

Client: MercadoLibre · Remote

Led a 10-engineer QA team in automation and regression projects, coordinating 600+ test cases per cycle.
Designed hybrid automation framework (Playwright + Robot Framework + SAP Scripting), reducing regression cycles by 40%.
Implemented Claude Code with MCP to connect GitHub, qTest, and internal APIs, automating end-to-end QA workflows.
Career Mentor for 7 QA professionals across Latin America within Globant's mentoring program.

Agile QA Lead

Jul 2018 – Apr 2022

La Positiva Seguros

Led quality strategy in Agile/Scrum environment for digital transformation projects in the insurance sector.
Reduced production-escaped defects by 30% through shift-left testing implementation.

QA Supervisor / QA Lead Analyst

Nov 2014 – Jul 2018

Corporación Grupo Romero

Led SAP end-to-end integration testing for FI, MM, and SD modules in critical data migration projects.

Open to remote opportunities

Let's work together

QA Technical Lead available for full-time remote roles and freelance projects.

✉ sylmolina09@gmail.com in LinkedIn 📞 +51 997 650 291