KING PATRICK CASTRO

Work Experience

– Present

Software Test Automation Engineer

ING

  • JavaScript
  • Cucumber.js
  • Playwright
  • Azure DevOps
  • Allure
  • Git
  • Developed end-to-end test automation suites for ING’s internal banking platform for customer service operations and ING’s customer-facing lending product.
  • Built and maintained multiple BDD test frameworks supporting three squads and products with over 150 automated test cases - mostly UI Automation along with API Testing.
  • Achieved 100% automation of internal banking platform’s existing features.
  • Reduced testing time from an average of 8 hours of manual testing to only 1 hour.
  • Prevented numerous incidents in Production environments via early defect identification.
  • Architected and implemented internal npm libraries that standardized common components and functions across different business units - used in multiple squads.
  • Configured daily automated test execution via ADO Pipelines with detailed reports generated by Allure and cucumber. Integrated within ADO Test Plans.
  • Maintained a 90% pass rate across daily pipeline test runs by improving test stability and reliability.
  • Worked on pipeline execution efficiency which reduced execution time by 50%.
  • Collaborated with Agile squads, including SMEs, POs, BAs, developers from different countries with the aim of defining test coverage and acceptance criteria.
  • Served as the point of contact and led the onboarding of new teammates, providing technical guidance on business processes, training on automation frameworks and ways of working.
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International Talent Program (ITP) Trainee, Tech Track

ING

  • Pega
  • Selenium
  • PowerBI
  • ING's Management Trainee Program. Accepts around 4 people yearly.
  • First rotation – Amsterdam, Pega developer
  • Second rotation – Amsterdam, Pega developer
  • Third rotation (on-site) – Berlin, Software Test Automation Engineer
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Quality Assurance Intern

Finastra

  • BDD
  • Gherkin
  • Python
  • Automated new test cases and converted old test cases from an older framework (Test Driven Development) to a newer framework (Behavior Driven Development).

Education

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University of the Philippines Diliman

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

  • Cum Laude
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Quezon City Science High School

STEM

  • Consistently with honors

Certifications

Skills