Juan Alvarez Arquillos

Juan Alvarez Arquillos has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Their most recent role is a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) at Nexthink, where they lead the team in ensuring the quality of features developed and automates processes to streamline deployment. Previously, at PagoFX, Juan served as a Senior Tester Engineer/SDET, establishing QA processes and reporting progress to upper management.

Before these roles, Juan worked at DatioBD, where they held various positions including Devops/SDET and Big Data Architect. As a Big Data SQA Engineer, they conducted functional testing, designed test plans, and provided team coaching. At UST Global España, Juan served as the SQA Team leader and automation Engineer, leading and coaching the QA testing group for Telefonica CDN.

Earlier in their career, Juan worked as an SQA Test Automation Engineer at UST Global and as a Senior QA Engineer and Team Leader at Tecsidel. In these roles, they developed testing tools, led testing teams, and wrote test specifications for telecomunications projects.

Juan also has experience as a Senior programmer at Atos and as a Junior Programmer at TCP Sistemas e Ingeniería. Overall, their work experience showcases their expertise in software testing, automation, and quality assurance, along with leadership and architecture design skills.

Juan Alvarez Arquillos completed their education at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid from 1992 to 1998, where they obtained a degree in Informatics. In addition to their formal education, Juan has also obtained several certifications in various fields. These include certifications in Introduction to Pytest and Python programming from TestAutomationU in 2023, Architecting on AWS from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2022, and Automated Web Testing with Selenium and WebDriver 4 Using Java, Micronaut Fundamentals, and What's New in Apache Kafka 3.0 from Pluralsight in 2022. Juan also has certifications in Packaging Applications with Helm for Kubernetes and Terraform - Getting Started from Pluralsight in 2021, as well as certifications in Docker Container MasterClass: Docker Ecosystem From Scratch, Udemy-Complete Python & Python OOP with Exercises& Projects in 2021, Kubernetes from A to Z™, Web Automation using UIPath (RPA-Project), Appium - Selenium for Mobile Automation Testing, Selenium WebDriver with Java, and Web Element Locator Strategies from various institutions including Udemy and TestAutomationU.