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Mercy Kgaogelo

Johannesburg

Summary

With three and a half years of experience as a team-oriented tester, and knowledgeable about the software development and testing life cycles, Capable of carrying out the required testing, and I'm always up for taking on new challenges.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Compliance Tester/ Jurisdictional Manager

Ecogra test lab
2023.01 - Current

To ensure that the games and website comply with the national standards and regulations of the particular country and are error-free before the can be released to the public

  • Testing of online gaming products (games, websites), across relevant scopes (core, integration, websites), access channels, game types and jurisdictions
  • Documentation of and reporting on test results and findings against regulatory requirements (not test procedures)
  • Uploading of game deliverable documents
  • Issue logs
  • Perform a comprehensive self-review of all work submitted for peer review
  • Completing and uploading all mandatory training assessments (TA’s) correctly to the training system as per the training schedule and the specified deadlines
  • Report drafting and Report Review
  • Update project metadata (on M-file)
  • Creation and completion of game objects
  • ADM uploads
  • Performing jurisdictional Management for Estonia

ISP Tester Contract

Telkom
2021.11 - 2022.12
  • Creating and performing tests, identifying errors to ensure that the system meets the requirement in the specification document
  • Automation testing (tool and languages) Eclipse IDE, SQL Developer, GitLab/ Bash/GUI, Selenium, test NG, java/jQuery
  • Manual testing (tools and languages) JENKINS for builds
  • EAP for deployment
  • SOUPUI for pushing services e.g. Sandvine verification
  • Workbench and PG admin for databases
  • Document analyzing and writing
  • Read and analyses the specification document, Designing test cases (using decision tables) and writing the test cases steps, Record the test cases on quality center, Writing test plan and send them for rating, Setting updating environment and test execution, Defect reporting and keeping track of them, Sending out project status and defect list to the project manager, Compile test results and send them to the project manager
  • Microsoft office, Outlook
  • Project weekly updates meeting, project Bug weekly updates, Assurance daily stand ups
  • One of the big projects worked on was the CPE project (customer premises equipment).

Junior Application Support - Internship

South African Mint
2017.11 - 2018.10
  • System Development
  • Programming (C#), System Testing, System Maintenance
  • Wonderware MES (ArchestrA IDE, Intouch, SkeltaBPM Workflow)
  • Database development (SQL Server)
  • Writing stored procedures
  • SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)
  • Compiling end user manuals
  • End user training
  • System Testing and Quality Assurance
  • Commissioning of factory systems
  • Stabilizing the systems to ensure robustness
  • System Support
  • Resolving calls on active service desk
  • Presenting monthly report for factory systems and writing meeting minutes.

Administrative Assistant - Contract

University Of South Africa
2016.12 - 2017.02

Worked for a period of nine months part time during registration only as administration assistant at University of South Africa between January 2016 and February 2017 the responsibilities were to manage students’ queues, registration data processing and filling.

Education

Postgrad diploma in information resource management (ITIL) - Information Technology

University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
12.2026

International Certificate - Information Technology- Software Testing

International Software Testing Qualification Board
Midrand, South Africa
09.2024

Advanced in Information Resource Management (ITIL) - Information Technology

University of South Africa
Pretoria
04.2020

Certificate - Information Technology

Cisco Networking Academy
Online
04.2020

Certificate - Information Technology

University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
11.2016

National diploma in information technology - Information Technology

University of South Africa
Pretoria
04.2016

Grade 12 - Matric

Vukuame FET
EMpumalanga, South Africa
12.2009

Skills

  • Manual Testing
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Test Execution
  • Regression Testing
  • Test Planning
  • Defect tracking
  • Software development life cycle
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking

Detailedworkhistory

  • Ecogra test lab - gambling/gaming, Senior Compliance tester, 01/04/23 - Present, To ensure that the games and website comply with the national standards and regulations of the particular country and are error-free before they can be released to the public., Testing of online gaming products (games, websites), across relevant scopes (core, integration, websites), access channels, game types and jurisdictions., Documentation of and reporting on test results and findings against regulatory requirements (not test procedures)., Uploading of game deliverable documents., Perform a comprehensive self-review of all work submitted for peer review., Completing and uploading all mandatory training assessments (TA’s) correctly to the training system as per the training schedule and the specified deadlines., Report drafting and Report Review, Update project metadata., Creation and completion of game objects., ADM uploads
  • Telkom - Telecommunication, ISP QA testing (Intern), 01/11/21 - 12/31/22, Creating and performing tests, identifying errors to ensure that the system meets the requirement in the specification document., Automation testing (tool and languages): Eclipse IDE, SQL Developer, GitLab/ Bash/GUI, Selenium, test NG, java/Jquery, Manual testing (tools and languages): JENKINS for builds, EAP for deployment, SOUPUI for pushing services eg Sandvine verification, Workbench and PG admin for databases, Document analysing and writing, Read and analyse the specification document, Designing test cases (using decision tables) and writing the test cases steps, Record the test cases on quality center, Writing test plan and send them for rating, Setting updating environment and test execution, Defect reporting and keeping track of them, Sending out project status and defect list to the project manager, Compile test results and send them to the project manager, Microsoft office, Outlook, Project weekly updates meeting, project Bug weekly updates, Assurance daily stand ups, One of the big projects I have worked on was the CPE project (customer premises equipment)
  • South African Mint, Junior Application Support, 11/01/17 - 10/31/18, System Development, Programming (C#), System Testing, System Maintenance, Wonderware MES (ArchestrA IDE, Intouch, SkeltaBPM Workflow), Database development (SQL Server), Writing stored procedures, SQL Reporting Services (SSRS), Compiling end user manuals, End user training, System Testing and Quality Assurance, Commissioning of factory systems, Stabilizing the systems to ensure robustness, System Support, Resolving calls on active service desk, Presenting monthly report for factory systems and writing meeting minutes

Knownas

Keke/Makhadzi

Ethnicity

African

Contacts

0676076928/0812771717, 0726308271, mercykgaogelomakwarela@gmail.com

Personal Information

  • Available: 1 Month
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: C1

References

  • Boikano Mahoko, Compliance Tester, boikano@ecogra.org, 0662365411
  • Mluleki Nkosi, Compliance Tester, mluleki@ecogra.org, 0834889077
  • Mr Mashau, Specialist ISP QA testing, mashaunv@telkom.co.za, 0814353907

Timeline

Senior Compliance Tester/ Jurisdictional Manager

Ecogra test lab
2023.01 - Current

ISP Tester Contract

Telkom
2021.11 - 2022.12

Junior Application Support - Internship

South African Mint
2017.11 - 2018.10

Administrative Assistant - Contract

University Of South Africa
2016.12 - 2017.02

Postgrad diploma in information resource management (ITIL) - Information Technology

University of South Africa

International Certificate - Information Technology- Software Testing

International Software Testing Qualification Board

Advanced in Information Resource Management (ITIL) - Information Technology

University of South Africa

Certificate - Information Technology

Cisco Networking Academy

Certificate - Information Technology

University of South Africa

National diploma in information technology - Information Technology

University of South Africa

Grade 12 - Matric

Vukuame FET
Mercy Kgaogelo