Godley Zulu
Senior Test Analyst
Johannesburg,GP
Summary
Professional in software quality field with focus on delivering reliable and efficient solutions. Brings valuable experience in enhancing software stability and performance through meticulous testing and defect resolution. Known for collaborative teamwork and adaptability to evolving project requirements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Quality Engineer
SA Taxi
Midrand
01.2023 - Current
- Designed and implemented automated test scripts to enhance software quality assurance processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve software defects efficiently.
- Conducted comprehensive testing for software releases, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Developed and maintained test plans, test cases, and documentation for various projects.
- Led root cause analysis meetings to drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies.
- Enhanced user experience with effective communication between cross-functional teams.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards through diligent documentation of test results and procedures.
- Streamlined collaboration among team members with regular status updates during agile development sprints.
Senior Test Analyst
Nedbank
Sandown, GP
11.2019 - 10.2022
- Adapting to Nedbank’s New ways of working (nWoW).
- Participate in the following squad ceremonies (Daily stand ups, sprint planning, Backlog refinement, Retrospective and stakeholder Demo sessions).
- Capturing and updating testing tasks on Jira.
- Collaborate with the squad Product Owner, Automation team and UI team to ensure that the proposed changes are aligned with business and requirements.
- Story sizing and estimations to ensure that sprint goals are met.
- Supporting production releases by testing the changes in production on web and app platforms.
- Discuss regression scenarios with the automation team to ensure that all existing web and app functionality is fully automated.
- Test Data Management: Creating and distributing test profiles for testing.
- Facilitating and ensuring that performance testing is done when required.
- Preparing test data using API’s on Postman and SOUPUI.
- Collaborated with the offshore Development team from India to discuss requirements.
- Attended demo sessions to demonstrate the new system changes being introduced.
- Exposure to test automation as part of Nedbank transformation. Test Lead experience in the Investment Online Squad.
- Led comprehensive test strategies to ensure software quality and compliance with banking regulations.
- Developed and executed detailed test plans for various banking applications, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Mentored junior analysts in testing methodologies, improving team performance and knowledge sharing.
- Optimized resource allocation by accurately estimating required testing effort for each project phase.
- Led testing initiatives for complex financial systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Facilitated user acceptance testing sessions, aligning product functionality with business requirements.
Test Analyst
Nedbank
Sandown, GP
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Participate in the following Investments squad ceremonies (Daily stand ups and Defect tracking, sprint planning, Backlog refinement & Retrospective).
- Updating automation scripts for the NIP tool in order to execute the automated Investments functionality on the Nedbank Terminal Emulator (NTE).
- Regression defect tracking and reporting.
- Using RQM for reporting and traceability.
- Review defects identified to ensure prioritization.
- Collaborating with the development team for requirements desk checks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects efficiently.
- Increased overall test coverage, prioritizing high-risk functionalities for thorough examination.
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of system components during end-to-end testing.
- Reduced production issues by implementing rigorous regression testing before each release.
- Participated in available trainings to improve software knowledge.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
Senior Tester
Nedbank
Sandown, GP
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Identified critical defects and collaborated with development teams to implement effective solutions.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for complex banking applications.
- Facilitated cross-functional meetings to align testing strategies with business objectives.
- Participated in agile development processes, attending daily stand-up meetings and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
- Reviewed requirements documents for completeness and accuracy, reducing potential defects introduced during development stages.
- Assisted in the design of user interfaces, providing feedback from a tester''s perspective to improve usability.
- Preparing and running automation scripts on the NIP automation tool.
- Maintained clear communication channels with stakeholders throughout the testing process, ensuring alignment on project goals and expectations.
Systems Administrator
Nedbank
Johannesburg, GP
11.2009 - 01.2014
- Overseeing production releases.
- Attending to technical user issues.
- Monitoring system performance.
- Troubleshooting, supporting, problem solving and Analysis for users.
- Managed onboarding and offboarding of employees.
- Enabled smooth transitions during hardware and software upgrades, minimizing disruptions to endusers.
- Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues.
- Led troubleshooting efforts for network issues, reducing downtime through swift resolutions.
- Developed and maintained documentation for systems and processes to streamline operations.
- Mentored junior staff on best practices in system management and troubleshooting techniques.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate new technologies, improving operational efficiency.
- Managed user access rights to maintain a high level of information security while ensuring appropriate levels of accessibility for authorized personnel.
Education
National Senior Certificate -
Athlone Boys High School
01.2008
Skills
- Confluence
- Test case design
- Manual testing
- Test automation frameworks
- Functional testing
- SoapUI
- Postman
- Selenium webdriver
Timeline
Software Quality Engineer
SA Taxi
01.2023 - Current
Senior Test Analyst
Nedbank
11.2019 - 10.2022
Test Analyst
Nedbank
11.2016 - 01.2019
Senior Tester
Nedbank
11.2014 - 01.2016
Systems Administrator
Nedbank
11.2009 - 01.2014
National Senior Certificate -
Athlone Boys High School
References
- Prishen Callakoppen, SA Taxi, EQA Test Manager, 0832738340
- Dharmesh Chaggan, SA Taxi, EQA Squad Lead , 0833900342