CI/CD Quality Pipeline
Designed and implemented a fully automated CI/CD pipeline with quality gates and automated deployments.
- Jenkins
- Docker
- SonarQube
- Git
Software QA Engineer · Cybersecurity
Lapoldeon
Williams
Software QA engineer with a cybersecurity and information systems background. I recently completed a six-month Career Experience at Apple in San Diego contributing to iOS 27, and I'm focused on shipping reliable, secure software.
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About
I'm a UMBC graduate (B.S. Information Systems, Cybersecurity Concentration, Management Minor) focused on software quality. In early 2026 I completed a six-month Software QA Engineering Career Experience at Apple in San Diego, contributing to new features for iOS 27. I care about the details that make software trustworthy: coverage that catches the bug before the user does, and quality that holds up under real conditions.
My background spans QA, cybersecurity, and data — from designing test procedures across the Apple ecosystem, to building purple-team tooling in a live SOC, to analyzing biomedical datasets. I like problems that sit between systems, and I'm driven to keep growing as an engineer.
- Recent RoleApple QA Engineering CE · iOS 27
- EducationB.S. Information Systems · UMBC, 2025
- ConcentrationCybersecurity
- MinorBusiness Management
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Experience
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Software QA Engineer, Career Experience (CE) 6-month CE
- Contributed to the design and testing of new features for iOS 27 during a six-month engineering Career Experience in San Diego.
- Designed and executed test procedures across platforms in the Apple ecosystem, uncovering defects and closing gaps between manual and automated coverage.
- Owned end-to-end EU-mandated compliance testing as DRI, coordinating cross-functionally across all impacted platforms.
- Built internal testing applications in Swift and Python-based automation, using AI-assisted development to cut manual testing cycle time.
- Partnered with developers throughout the SDLC to triage defects and run functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
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Sales Specialist
- Deliver the Apple Steps of Service to create exceptional customer experiences at a flagship location.
- Identify customer needs through active conversation to drive measurable results.
- Educate and engage customers on Apple products, services, and features.
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Cybersecurity Analyst Intern
- Designed a purple-teaming platform prototype using Kali Linux and open-source red-team tooling.
- Configured and monitored Palo Alto firewalls and Fidelis XDR to strengthen perimeter defense.
- Investigated security incidents with Splunk in a live SOC, applying government security protocols (STIGs).
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Biomedical Systems Intern
- Built and maintained hyperbaric chambers for Navy biomedical depth simulations.
- Configured sensory nodes to capture and convert EKG data for secure acquisition.
- Used Python and MATLAB to analyze medical datasets, improving measurement accuracy.
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IT Support Volunteer 300+ hrs
- Configured and maintained Ethernet networks, phone systems, and printers.
- Helped veterans with secure system access and phishing-threat awareness.
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Projects
Purple-Team Platform
Prototyped a purple-teaming environment to improve threat detection and incident-response readiness in a live SOC.
- Kali Linux
- Splunk
- Palo Alto
- Fidelis XDR
Hotel Analytics Dashboard
Built a data-driven dashboard with data mining to optimize occupancy rates and pricing strategy.
- Tableau
- Weka
- Data Mining
Food Industry Database
Developed a fully relational system with triggers, procedures, and reports for inventory, sales, and customer tracking.
- Oracle SQL
- PL/SQL
- SQL Developer
HackUMBC — Voice Moderation
Award-winning real-time voice-chat moderation tool. 1st place, first-time hacker category.
- Python
- Google Voice API
C++ Playlist Manager
Interactive command-line playlist manager parsing large music libraries, built with object-oriented design.
- C++
- OOP
- File Parsing
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Skills & Credentials
Testing & QA
- Test Automation
- Regression Testing
- Exploratory Testing
- SDLC
- SonarQube
Languages
- Python
- Swift
- Java
- C++
- SQL
Security
- Splunk / SIEM
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Fidelis XDR
- Kali Linux
- Burp Suite
- NIST · STIGs
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS
- Linux
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Networking
Data & Analytics
- Tableau
- Weka
- MATLAB
- Oracle PL/SQL
Certifications
- Oracle DB Management
- MS Access DB Management
- Microsoft Office Specialist
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Let's connect
Open to opportunities and collaboration in QA, test automation, and security. The fastest way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.