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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

KCB Group

Jul 2024 - Current (2 years 1 month)

- Designed and implemented automated testing frameworks for both UI and API testing using Katalon, ensuring consistent and efficient test coverage across deployments. - Conducted thorough manual API testing with Postman, creating and executing detailed test cases to validate functionality and identify bugs early. - Executed performance testing using JMeter to simulate high-traffic scenarios, analyze system performance, and provide actionable insights for optimization. - Monitored application health, logs, and system metrics using Grafana and Kibana, proactively identifying and addressing performance issues. - Managed application deployments on OpenShift, streamlining the CI/CD pipeline to ensure seamless updates and rollbacks. - Set up

Senior QA Automation Engineer

EZRA

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year)

Conducted manual testing on Web, USSD, and Mobile applications integrated with Telcos for loan provision Contributed significantly to successful product launches across 3 Telcos in Africa Created, reviewed test cases, performed manual testing, and spearheaded test automation implementation Initiated the setup of test automation suites from inception for both web and API, instrumental in the successful rollout of products Utilized Java, Selenide, TestNG, Bitbucket, Allure, and Postman for regression testing automation Performed load testing using JMeter to ensure application robustness Monitored released services to maintain optimal performance and reliability Implemented SQL database query testing to validate data integrity and functionalit

Quality Assurance Lead

MFS Africa

Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)

- Led a team of 4 QA engineers, fostering a collaborative environment where everyone could effectively work across all products, leading to faster sprint delivery times within our Scrum framework (typically 2 weeks). - Solidified test processes and procedures, establishing a scalable and efficient testing framework. - Implemented proactive monitoring of MNOs/MTOs APIs, ensuring they remained updated and functional. This proactive approach minimized disruptions and kept clients satisfied. - Successfully led the team in launching FinTech applications enabling cross-border payments across an extensive network spanning 40 African nations, which included connections to over 180 MNOs, MTOs, and Banks, serving a vast client base of 300,000 Ente

Quality Assurance Engineer

MFS Africa

Jan 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 9 months)

- Selected the most effective testing tools and methods to keep our testing practices up to date. This included utilizing the Allure reporting framework, Cucumber for Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Behave Pro for Jira integration, and Newman for API test reporting on Jenkins. - Ensured comprehensive test coverage by integrating BDD practices; I implemented Behave Pro, which allowed us to link test cases directly to Jira tickets, streamlining the testing process. - Automated regression testing, eliminating a previously manual process; I developed a regression suite that could run automated tests for 30-60 minutes, significantly improving efficiency. - Contributed to a team that successfully integrated features with multiple MNOs/MTOs,

Implementation Engineer

Interintel Technologies

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020 (3 months)

- Implemented user interfaces using Python, Django, JavaScript-Polymer, HTML, and CSS, prioritizing usability and aesthetics. - Conducted meticulous inspections of changes to ensure quality before client acceptance testing. - Utilized Python as the primary programming language for software development and implementation. - Performed comprehensive unit and end-to-end testing on the platform to guarantee reliability and functionality. - Made significant contributions to the development of a versatile payment gateway facilitating seamless money transfer, a dashboard for expense tracking, and a communication solution for bulk emails and SMS. These applications played a crucial role in enhancing operational efficiency and financial managemen

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Software QA Engineer

I&M bank

Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 (6 months)

Led testing efforts for a banking payment gateway project, specializing in manual UI and API testing (using Postman) to ensure secure and efficient transactions Developed and implemented detailed test strategies and plans, defining clear testing objectives, scope, and completion criteria Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and align on project goals, ensuring testing efforts supported project success Applied various types of tests, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing, to ensure comprehensive coverage and quality assurance Played a key role in the development and successful launch of a payment gateway, focusing on manual testing for 1 engineering team's APIs and Portal The gateway was seamles

Software Engineer

Andela

Sep 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years 1 month)

Developed and maintained high-quality software applications with Python and JavaScript, focusing on both functionality and user experience Utilized Python frameworks like Django and Flask for server-side components and APIs, and designed intuitive and responsive user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and React Designed and implemented server-side components and APIs using Python frameworks such as Django and Flask, ensuring robust backend services Employed testing frameworks like pytest to automate testing processes, enhancing code quality and reliability Engaged in agile development processes, adopting methodologies like Scrum and Kanban to optimize team collaboration and project delivery Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines to streamline

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