Ian Makhubela
Johannesburg
Summary
Test Analyst with 8 years experience in Functional and Manual software testing in life/legal insurance ,telecommunications and retail domain.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Test Analyst
SPT Services (Consulting at SARB)
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Developed test plans and scripts to validate software functionality.
- Reviewed software requirements and technical specifications to ensure test coverage.
- Reported defects in bug tracking systems for further investigation by developers.
- Collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot problems encountered during testing cycles.
- Documented detailed test results for each phase of the software release cycle.
- Assisted in creating user acceptance test plans for new features or products releases.
Software Test Analyst
Batanidza Technologies
05.2022 - 06.2024
- USSD, Chat bot channel functional testing
- Internet Of Things (IOT) functional testing
- Test case design (ALM Octain)
- Functional Requirements Specifications analysis
- Deployment test execution and Post deployment testing
- Agile methodology
- Assist with coordination of UAT testing and handover
- Test sign off (SIT and UAT)
- API Testing.
Functional Test Analyst and Lead
STS Holdings
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Test case design and task management (Quality Centre /JIRA/Azure DevOps/TechnoCentre)
- Defect management and facilitating defect triages
- Performance testing (Load runner)
- Business Requirement Analysis
- Cross browser and Mobile Application Testing
- Oversee execution of prepared test cases and test scenarios
- Liaise with Test manager, project managers and software teams in terms of testing plans, requirements and progress
- Communicate with external clients in solving testing issues
- Identify and escalate risks
- QA daily reporting
- Software Development Life Cycle execution.
Test Analyst
FNB Connect
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Requirement analysis (through Business Requirement Document, use cases or Incident description)
- Test case design and task management (QC and JIRA)
- Test data management
- Test Planning
- Write and execute test cases
- Conduct risk assessment
- Defect Management
- Bug tracking through JIRA
- Participate in daily stand up
- Functional testing
- Liaising with developers, dev Ops, Systems and Business Analysts
- Assist in coordination of final business signoffs.
Test Analyst
Cogent Strategic Solutions
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Data Analysis and software testing.
- Design test plans and create test cases.
- Automated regression testing using Katalon regression tool.
- Review using test techniques and/or test templates, where relevant.
- Detect bugs log and review issues with developers
- Analyze workflows, specifications, and documentation to improve bug detection
- Execute multiple types of Non-Functional testing where relevant
- Assist with the coordination of UAT testing during sprints and releases
- Ensure functionality and design meet specification and requirements
- Hold and facilitate test cases reviews with cross-functional team members
- Review, analyze and identify test requirements based on the functional and design specifications from technical documentation
- Perform regression testing of system components potentially affected by system changes
- Actively participate in daily stand up scrum and project planning meetings
- Hands-on experience in Mobile application manual testing on different Mobile devices (Android and IOS operating systems)
- Task management and tracking on JIRA software.
Test Analyst
02.2015 - 12.2015
- Analyzing and sorting out client data
- Review data accuracy
- Interpreting client information from different sources
- Capturing and compiling of client documentation for FICA (Financial Intelligent Centre Act) requirements
- Daily and weekly reporting of client data captured.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems
Harriot Watt University
Pretoria06-2014
London School Of Business And Management
01.2013
01.2010
Skills
- Functional and Manual software testing
- KATALON Regression tool
- Oracle SQL Developer
- Customer Care Web
- Sales Support CRM
- Azure Devops
- Postman
- Jira
- Soap UI
- HP ALM Quality Center
- ALM Octain
- Data Analysis
- Test plans
- Test cases
- Regression testing
Websites
Accomplishments
- Excellence in leadership at STS Holdings
Timeline
Software Test Analyst
SPT Services (Consulting at SARB)
06.2024 - 08.2024
Software Test Analyst
Batanidza Technologies
05.2022 - 06.2024
Functional Test Analyst and Lead
STS Holdings
02.2021 - 05.2022
Test Analyst
FNB Connect
07.2019 - 01.2021
Test Analyst
Cogent Strategic Solutions
02.2016 - 07.2019
Test Analyst
02.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems
Harriot Watt University
London School Of Business And Management