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Sergio Carlos Orozco Torres

Sergio Carlos Orozco Torres

Software Engineer specialized in Quality Engineering and Automation

Itagui, Antioquia, CO
Spanish, English

Background


About

About

Systems Engineer specialized in software engineering, quality engineering, automation, and reproducible software delivery. Over 13 years of experience designing automation platforms, testing architectures, CI/CD solutions, and maintainable software systems across financial services, banking, mortgage, media, hospitality, and e-commerce domains. Focused on early defect detection, actionable feedback, observability, delivery confidence, and sustainable engineering practices. Active open-source contributor and technical community organizer.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Senior Technical Consultant, Perficient

    Apr, 2018 - Present

    Software engineer specializing in quality engineering, automation architecture, and software delivery. Contributed to the design and evolution of automation frameworks, validation strategies, CI/CD workflows, mobile and web testing platforms, observability tooling, and developer productivity initiatives across enterprise environments. Focused on improving feedback loops, reducing operational friction, increasing delivery confidence, and building sustainable automation practices.

  • Software Developer, Joonik

    Jun, 2016 - Feb, 20181 year 8 months

    Developed web and e-commerce solutions using PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, and PrestaShop while expanding into automation, performance testing, and quality engineering practices. Contributed to experimentation initiatives involving Selenium, Gatling, and software validation workflows.

  • Software Developer, Informática & Tributos

    Nov, 2013 - May, 20162 years 6 months

    Developed enterprise financial and government-oriented software using Java, Spring MVC, JSF, Oracle Database, and reporting technologies. Built experience in enterprise software development, data modeling, complex SQL design, reporting systems, business-critical workflows, and highly regulated domains. Established a strong foundation in software engineering principles that later influenced automation, quality engineering, and software delivery practices.

  • Systems Administration Intern, Corporación Universitaria Americana

    Jan, 2013 - Jun, 20135 months

    Supported Linux administration, networking, infrastructure operations, institutional platforms, and web deployments. Developed early exposure to systems administration, operational reliability, infrastructure troubleshooting, and the foundations of software delivery.

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Secorto

    - Present

    Personal engineering platform used to explore software architecture, quality engineering, testing practices, developer experience, engineering standards, architectural decision records (ADRs), content systems, and reproducible software delivery.

  • Upstream Open Source Contributions

    - Present

    Contributions to third-party open-source projects including Pact JVM, TestCafe integrations, ScreenPy, and Minimal Mistakes. Work includes feature development, bug fixes, localization, CI/CD improvements, contract-testing support, and testing ecosystem enhancements.

  • Python Community Platforms

    - Present

    Contributor and maintainer of automation, CI/CD, developer experience, and content-management workflows for Python Barranquilla and Python Colombia community websites. Developed Meetup synchronization bots, GitHub Actions workflows, development environments, and maintainability improvements supporting local and national Python communities.

  • GIS Contributions

    - Present

    Long-term contributor to geospatial platforms including OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, and Moovit. Focused on mobility data, road networks, public transport information, points of interest, and map quality improvements across Colombian cities.

Skills

Skills

  • Quality Engineering

    Test Architecture

    Automation Strategy

    API Testing

    Contract Testing

    Regression Prevention

    Early Defect Detection

    Validation Strategy

  • Automation Platforms

    Playwright

    Cypress

    Selenium

    Appium

    PyTest

    JUnit

    Rest Assured

    BrowserStack

  • Software Engineering

    Java

    Python

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    REST APIs

    System Design

    Architecture

    Developer Productivity

  • Software Delivery

    CI/CD

    GitHub Actions

    Jenkins

    Docker

    Reproducible Environments

    Delivery Confidence

  • Engineering Practices

    Observability

    Diagnostics

    Maintainability

    Sustainable Automation

    Technical Documentation

    Engineering Standards

    Architectural Decision Records

Education

Education

  • Systems Engineering, Bachelor Degree, Corporación Universitaria Americana

    Jan, 2011 - Jan, 2018

  • Computer Security, Specialization, Corporación Universitaria Americana

    Jan, 2017 - Jan, 2018

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Community Co-Organizer, Python Barranquilla

    Jun, 2017 - Present

    Technical contributor supporting automation initiatives, community growth, platform evolution, and long-term sustainability.

  • Volunteer, PyCon Colombia

    Feb, 2018 - Present

    Volunteer and logistics contributor across multiple PyCon Colombia editions.

Publications

Publications

  • Modelamiento del Juego Tradicional la Cuarta, Practicado por los Jóvenes de la Región Caribe Colombiana, Corporación Universitaria Americana

    Published on: Jul 15, 2013