Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Hi, I’m

Lidana Taborda

Lead QA | Automation & Quality Lead
Medellin,ANT

Summary

Systems and Computer Engineer with 12+ years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in quality assurance leadership, test automation, and continuous improvement. Proven track record leading manual and automation teams, building QA strategies and frameworks from scratch, and ensuring delivery of high-quality, reliable software products. Strong communicator and stakeholder partner with hands-on experience leveraging AI-driven tools to improve productivity and testing efficiency.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
Language

Work History

Exadel

Automation & Quality Lead
06.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • - Defined and executed QA strategies and test plans for manual and automation teams.
  • - Built and standardized QA processes from scratch, improving release quality and defect detection.
  • - Designed and maintained automation frameworks using WebdriverIO and TypeScript.
  • - Implemented end-to-end automated test cases and maintained regression suites.
  • - Managed and troubleshot Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for stable automated execution.
  • - Led QA teams, setting goals, tracking performance, and supporting professional growth.
  • - Collaborated with clients, product owners, developers, and stakeholders to enable safe releases.
  • - Leveraged AI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini) to optimize QA workflows and productivity.

Genius Sports

Software Test Engineer
12.2021 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Define the project’s overall testing strategy and test plan
  • Design and execute functional test cases
  • Collaborate with developers on unit test peer reviews
  • Design and implement performance testing strategies
  • Define testing strategies for data pipelines
  • Run and maintain automated test suites in Jenkins
  • Fix, improve, and maintain automated functional tests (Selenium + Java)
  • Promote quality practices by sharing strategies with developers (e.g., F.I.R.S.T principles, mutation testing, and other best practices)

Globant

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
10.2019 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Test planning
  • Design and review of functional test cases
  • Execution of functional, web services, and performance test cases
  • Regression testing
  • Technical skills: SQL, Git, Postman, JMeter (basic), Python (basic), Selenium (basic)
  • Participation in internal project interviews
  • Training and mentoring Globant team members

Open Systems International Inc.
Cali, Valle

Demonstration Engineer
02.2014 - 10.2019

Job overview

Functional Tester & Demo Specialist
Experienced in understanding requirements within the public services and telecommunications industry and translating them into effective demos that showcase the full capabilities of the Open Smartflex product. Responsible for functional testing of the latest Open Smartflex releases.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and execute scripts to generate test data

Design functional test scenarios to demonstrate CRM software capabilities

Identify, report, and track defects found in the latest deliverables

Design and execute test scenarios for self-service portals in the utilities and telecommunications domain

Innoving S.A.S
Pereira, Risaralda

Software Engineer
08.2013 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Conducted algorithm analysis as per Platform requirements
  • Supported software development activities through technical analysis and problem solving.
  • Collaborated with development teams to improve solution design and implementation.
  • Propose Application design

Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
Pereira

Research Investigator
08.2012 - 08.2013

Job overview

  • Designed and documented end-to-end business and system processes for a transportation company.
  • Built complete business process models using Bizagi, covering operational, functional, and system-level workflows.
  • Analyzed existing processes and proposed optimized process flows to improve efficiency and clarity.
  • Delivered structured process documentation to support system implementation and organizational decision-making.

Education

Universidad Tecnologica De Pereira
Pereira, Colombia

BSc from Software Engineering
05.2001

Skills

QA & Automation

undefined

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
Lidana TabordaLead QA | Automation & Quality Lead