Trevor Kauyu

Experience

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  ZB Financial Holdings Limited

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  System Development Analyst

  • Collaborated with developers, programmers, and designers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs and applications.• Examined existing business models, systems and flows of data, discussing findings with the client, and evaluating system specifications for business requirements.• Assisted in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments• Designed, run, and monitored software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.• Arranged project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements, preparing a workflow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic.• Conducted research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. • Liaised with vendors for efficient implementation of new software products or systems and for resolution of any adaptation issues. • Recommended, scheduled, and performed software improvements and upgrades.Skills: Java, C#, JavaScript, VB.Net, VBScript, EJB3, Hibernate Framework, MySQL, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, PL/SQL Developer, MVC (C#), ASP.NET, Visio, IIS. Show less

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  ZB Financial Holdings Limited

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2020

  Systems Developer

  • Developed branch screens using C#, Oracle, SQL Server, and Core Banking System.• Worked closely with colleagues, developers, testers, and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.• Followed Agile development and consistently delivered new features on time during sprints and Communicated updates in daily scrum meetings using JIRA software • Taken responsibilities as Full Stack Developer and Developed a few features from scratch (both backend & frontend) • Collaborated with colleagues, developers, testers, and a variety of end users to produce new systems and ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.• Worked across multiple functional projects to understand data usage and implications for data migration.• Developed, implemented, and supported multiple Business to Business integration on core banking systems through web services (Java, Hibernate Framework, MySQL, SQL Server)• Led system upgrades and migration to new platforms as required.• Participated and led Disaster Recovery simulations for Bank’s different Systems.Skills: Java, C#, JavaScript, VB.Net, VBScript, EJB3, Hibernate Framework, SoapUI, Postman, MySQL, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, PL/SQL Developer, MVC (C#), ASP.NET, JBoss Application Server, SOAP & Rest API Webservices. Show less

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  EcoCash Holdings

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2022

  Software Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Led the implementation of automated test cases for UI and API (Java + Selenium + TestNG + Rest Assured + Allure Reports) decreasing QA engineer time.• Responsible for build release, test development, execution, reporting issues and results for all UI and backend components shortening the time-to-market for software products and features.• Spearheaded creation of QA Strategy, QA Planning, Monitoring, and mentoring the QA team on domain knowledge and test automation framework, Preparation of High-Level Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts• Implemented performance testing (Apache JMeter) on both web applications and APIs (Rest/SOAP APIs)• Worked closely with Developers, Product Managers on root cause analysis on the issue's found and customer escalation issues.• Developed standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness • Identified program deviance from standards and suggested modifications to ensure compliance• Created detailed and comprehensive test plans and test cases based on business and functional requirements.• Participated in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, schedules, or potential problems.• Led the design and implementation of performance testing in web applications and APIs using Apache JMeter.• Helped clean up the test suites to understand gaps and overlap in coverage which led to faster regression cycles and better quality• Participated in mobile application testing for native, web and hybrid apps (Appium)Skills: Selenium Web Driver, Rest Assured, TestNG, NUnit, Maven, Allure, JMeter, Java, C#, Jira, Confluence, SQL, Oracle, MySQL (Microsoft Azure), PL/SQL Developer, Postman, Insomnia, SoapUI, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SOAP & Rest API Webservices, CI/CD, BDD, Agile Methodologies Show less

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  Equals

  Mar 2022 - now

  • Planning test schedules in accordance with project scope or delivery dates • Developing standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness • Planning test schedules for SITs, UATs, QATs and PIRs • Developing testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.• Logging and monitoring defects and features in our internal tracking system• Identifying program deviance from standards and suggest modifications to ensure compliance.• Monitoring program performance to ensure efficient and problem-free operations.• Participating in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems. • Designing, developing and executing automation scripts using open-source tools like Selenium and Appium• APIs testing and automation scripts development using Postman and RestAssured Framework• Load and performance testing using tools like Apache JMeter.• Providing feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality.• Reviewing software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks.• Ensuring adoption of requirement focused testing and business process focused testing• Implementing testing techniques which include but not limited to black box, white box, smoke test, unit test, integration tests, regression test, interface test.Skills: Selenium Web Driver, Rest Assured, TestNG, Maven, Allure, Extent, JMeter, Java, Jira, Confluence, SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Postman, Insomnia, SoapUI, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Soap & Rest API Webservices, CI/CD, BDD, Agile Methodologies Show less

  • Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer

    Mar 2022 - now