Hello, I am
Gaston Genaud.
Quality, CI/CD and infrastructure that scale, with AI in the loop.
Senior SDET, DevOps Engineer and QA Lead. 8+ years automating tests and CI/CD in healthcare, banking, e-commerce and gaming. I set QA strategy, mentor teams and run test execution on Kubernetes over AWS. I work with AI agents every day.
Open to QA Lead, SDET or DevOps roles where quality and AI-driven automation are part of the product.
View My Resumewhat i do
Software Development in Testing
- Implementing E2E automations, functional tests, and configurations (regression, smoke).
- Integrating CI/CD for automated testing workflows.
- Creating test scripts to validate and compare API responses, ensuring data integrity and schema compliance.
- Developing load and performance tests to ensure scalability.
- Mentoring and leading QA teams, driving professional growth and continuous improvement.
- Leveraging AI tools and LLMs to accelerate test design, scripting, and results analysis.
DevOps Engineer
- Designing diagrams and workflows with Lucidchart for clear visualizations.
- Designing, developing, and implementing scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with best practices.
- Experience with AWS, cloud architecture, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, and Python, optimizing continuous delivery and reliability.
where i've worked
Senior SDET, DevOps Engineer & QA Lead · Contractor
August 2022 - Present
- QA Lead for several clients: test strategy, CI/CD standards and mentoring of QA engineers.
- Moved end-to-end tests to Kubernetes with Testkube: scalable parallel execution and more reliable CI.
- Restored CI/CD reliability on GitHub Actions: fixed a Node.js toolchain regression that was blocking pipelines for hours.
- Web and API automation (Playwright, Nx, TypeScript) for an AI-powered contracts product, with SSO/SCIM coverage (Entra ID).
- Mobile and performance automation for banking and e-commerce: dockerized Android emulators and login performance.
- AI agents (Claude Code, hooks, MCP servers) launched and supervised from my phone with Moshi over Tailscale and mosh.
featured projects
featured projects
Mobile Automation Testing with Appium, Selenium, and Python
SeleniumAppiumbehavePythonBDDTDD
my projects
my other life projects
Maker & Home Automation Enthusiast Robotics & Home Automation
2020 - present
- Building smart home systems with IoT devices, integrating sensors, relays, and microcontrollers (ESP32, Arduino) to automate lighting, climate, and security.
- Designing and assembling custom circuits and PCBs for home automation, connecting everything through open-source platforms like Home Assistant and MQTT.
- Automating daily processes at home: from smart lighting schedules to automated blinds, temperature control, and presence-based routines.
Guides & publications
Things I built, explained step by step.
Guide · QA + AI series · 1/31 · November 13, 2026 · 6 min read
LLMs in QA: the 2026 map, where they help and where they don't
Six LLM uses in QA that work today, three that don't, and a simple rule to decide when to delegate.
Guide · QA + AI series · 2/31 · November 13, 2026 · 6 min read
How the SDET role is being reshaped by AI
What changes and what doesn't in the SDET role, and how to build your skills matrix for the next 30 days.
Guide · QA + AI series · 3/31 · November 13, 2026 · 6 min read
The new ways of testing: from asserts to evals
How to turn a test with an exact assert on an AI output into a three-layer eval that isn't brittle.
Guide · QA + AI series · 4/31 · November 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Your AI QA lab: full setup in 30 minutes
The lab repo used for the rest of the series: local model, eval tool, Playwright and secrets handling.
Guide · QA + AI series · 5/31 · November 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Test cases from user stories: the prompt that actually works
A versioned prompt template that generates cases by design technique and tells you what it didn't cover.
Guide · QA + AI series · 6/31 · November 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Synthetic test data with LLMs: realistic, valid and PII-free
A test dataset combining Faker for volume and an LLM for edge cases, validated against a schema and with no production data.
what's next
let's get in touch
I am currently seeking remote opportunities or other interesting projects.
Whether you have a project to discuss or just want to say hi, my inbox is always open!
Say HelloProjects
Courses
I am completing a series of courses on test automation design in various languages and open source technologies, along with an automation project generator. I plan to finish its development by 2027. Stay tuned!
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