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Robert Carvalho

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Raspberry Pi 501

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💼 Experience

QA Automation Engineer
IBM
Oct 2021 — Present
  • Automated testing frameworks with Python, Java, and Playwright
  • CI/CD pipeline management using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
  • API testing, contract testing, and end-to-end test suites
Support Engineer
TOTVS
Oct 2015 — Oct 2021
  • Technical support for enterprise ERP systems
  • Database analysis in SQL Server and PostgreSQL
  • Customer-facing incident resolution
Support Engineer
Avis Budget Group
May 2012 — Mar 2015
  • IT support for 200+ users across European locations
  • System administration and network maintenance

Skills

Automation

Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium

Languages

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash

CI/CD

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker

Infrastructure

Linux, Nginx, Docker Swarm, TrueNAS, Proxmox

Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana, Glances, Uptime Kuma

Homelab

3x Raspberry Pi, TrueNAS, 55+ Docker services

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