Benjamin Kenyon AWS-SAP

Experience

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  Kilo-Terra

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2012

  Co-Owner

  • Co-Owner• Repaired and Installed Windows XP, Vista, and windows 7 (crashing from virus and malware issues on the system were removed with system restore)• Installed and managed anti-virus software (Avast and Malware bytes) - Slice LLC – 2011• Built and repaired Workstations with new motherboards, ram , power supplies, and hard drives- Milwaukee High Lift LLC-2010• Replaced hardware components in workstations including ram, power supplies, and CD disk drives - Martini Moe's – 2009• Troubleshooting driver and software issues for workstation (issues with audio and video drives that needed to be reinstalled and recalibrated) Show less

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  TCGRx

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2019

  • Create and execute manual software test plans, cases and scripts to uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes• Conducted formal and informal product design reviews throughout the software development lifecycle to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules and potential issues• Documented software defects using bug tracking software (Axosoft Ontime)• Deliver thorough QA testing reports that determined product quality and release readiness• Travel to customer sites for installation of new software releases to Alpha and Beta sites• Assist in software troubleshooting Customer Support escalation Show less

  • Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Quality Assurance Analyst

    Sept 2012 - Jan 2018

  • Software Support

    Jun 2012 - Sept 2013
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  Northwestern Mutual

  Jan 2019 - now

  All requirements the same as Associate Test Engineer with the inclusion of the following:Deeper understanding and implementation of Automation practices and tools within the Software Testing Life cycleDeeper understanding of PL1 mainframe coding languageAccountable for communicating with enterprise development teams to coordinate and schedule tests including gathering information needed to perform a successful test. Accountable for working with select team members to track, monitor, and report testing results in a meaningful way so that risk-based security metrics are delivered to the enterprise. Accountable for assisting the team in managing, building, and maintaining security tools and infrastructure that support the security testing team with a focus on automation to aid in efficiencies with both security testing and threat simulation, and to enable senior security team members to focus on advanced tasks. Show less • Create and execute manual software test plans, cases and scripts to uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes• Conduct Exploratory testing to gain deep understanding of software programs• Work closing with our Business Partners to define and understand Acceptance Criteria• Conducted formal and informal product design reviews throughout the software development lifecycle to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules and potential issues• Defect management use with Jira and TFS, including feature and story creation and management• Basic understanding of PL/1 and JCL for Mainframe• Basic understanding of DB2/OPT for Mainframe• Experience with APIs and associated protocols, such as JSON, REST, or SOAP Show less

  • Test Engineer II

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Associate Test Engineer

    Jan 2019 - Apr 2020