Barend Jakobus Bester

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  • Timeline

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

    Manual Tester

    AutoMyTest
    Sept 2016 - Mar 2017

    Software Automation Engineer

    AutoMyTest
    Feb 2018 - Feb 2018

    Manual Tester

    AutoMyTest
    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

    Software Automation Engineer

    AutoMyTest
    Current Company
    Apr 2022 - now

    Quality Assurance Analyst

    Flash Group
  • About me

    QA Analyst

  • Education

    • Hoërskool bellville

      2006 - 2010
      National senior certificate chosen subjects that was not compulsory: biology, it, math, and physical sciences 8 - 12

      Activities and Societies: Field Hockey, art lessons.

    • Cape peninsula university of technology

      2014 - 2014
      Baccalaureus technologiae information technology: communication networks

      CPUT, IT Communication Networks, B-tech (2014)61% - Business Fundamentals 469% - Communication Networks 473% - Networks 463% - Research Methodology 477% - Advanced Communication Networks 465% - Computer Security 477% - Project 462% - Project Management 450% - Software Engineering and Design 4

    • Cape peninsula university of technology

      2011 - 2013
      National diploma information technology

      CPUT, IT, 1st year (2011)72% - Development Software 1 (C++)73% - Information Systems 176% - System Software 1 (Cisco A+)60% - IT skills Communication 166% - IT skills Entrepreneurship 1CPUT, IT Communication Networks, 2nd year (2012)69% - Communication Networks 2 (Cisco CCNA 1-2)84% - Distributed Systems 273% - IT Electronics 280% - Internet Programming 2 (Java)CPUT, IT Communication Networks, 3rd year (2013)74% - Communication… Show more CPUT, IT, 1st year (2011)72% - Development Software 1 (C++)73% - Information Systems 176% - System Software 1 (Cisco A+)60% - IT skills Communication 166% - IT skills Entrepreneurship 1CPUT, IT Communication Networks, 2nd year (2012)69% - Communication Networks 2 (Cisco CCNA 1-2)84% - Distributed Systems 273% - IT Electronics 280% - Internet Programming 2 (Java)CPUT, IT Communication Networks, 3rd year (2013)74% - Communication Networks 3 (Cisco CCNA 3-4)70% - Distributed Systems 373% - IT Electronics 370% - Technical Programming 1 (C, C++) Show less

  • Experience

    • Automytest

      Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
      Manual tester

      Company: Senteon (Nov 2015 - Jan 2016)Agent: AutomytestTitle: Manual TesterProject: SeparateMEResponsibilities:• Worked as part of a testing team.• Tested AUT (Application Under Test) on multiple operating systems and devices, e.g., Windows, OSX, Android, smartphones, tablets, and laptops.• Logged bugs.• Communicated with developers.• Performed exploratory and regression testing.Technologies, Tools, and SDLC experience:• Jira• Microsoft OfficeAchievements:• Quickly merged with the workflow of an already existing testing team.• Managed and balanced workload and prioritized feature testing of the AUT as part of a team. Show less

    • Automytest

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2017
      Software automation engineer

      Company: Metropolitan (Sep 2016 - Mar 2017)Agent: AutomytestTitle: Test Automation EngineerProject:• Khula• MibiResponsibilities:• Wrote scripts in UFT based on Test Case design steps in ALM.• Communicated with manual testers.• Worked with other Test Automation Engineers to design reusable scripts for a project.• Designed data-driven scripts.• Maintained scripts.Technologies, Tools, and SDLC experience:• Unified Functional Testing (UFT) by HP.• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) by HP• VBScriptAchievements:• Gained the ability to write scripts from start to finish for web-based applications, while incorporating a data-driven approach. Show less

    • Automytest

      Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
      Manual tester

      Company: Petrics (Feb 2018)Agent: AutomytestTitle: Manual TesterProject:• Petrics Mobile AppResponsibilities:• Performed exploratory testing.• Communicated with the lead developer.• Logged bugs.Technologies:• Screen recording software.• JiraAchievements:• Learned to use a heuristic approach to software testing.

    • Automytest

      Apr 2018 - Jun 2019
      Software automation engineer

      Company: Metropolitan (Apr 2018 - Jun 2019)Agent: AutomytestTitle: Software Automation EngineerProject:• MetHubResponsibilities:• Wrote scripts in UFT and Selenium based on Test Case design steps in ALM.• Communicated with manual testers.• Worked with other Test Automation Engineers to design reusable scripts for a project.• Designed data-driven scripts.• Maintained scripts.Technologies, Tools, and SDLC experience:• Unified Functional Testing (UFT) by HP.• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) by HP• VBScript• Selenium• Jira• JavaAchievements:• Quickly learned and worked with a new framework and programming language.• Adapted to on-site contractor work. Show less

    • Flash group

      Apr 2022 - now
      Quality assurance analyst

      Company: Flash (Apr 2022 - Present)Title: QA AnalystProject:• Solar• 1ForYou• POS Mobile• NFA Mobile• CSP Web• Admin UI• SIMS• SASSAResponsibilities:• Conducted manual and automated testing of various applications.• Tested mobile applications on Android and iOS devices.• Verified database records and executed API calls for testing purposes.• Used Azure to manage work tasks and communicate with members from other teams within the organization.• Tested features and products that were added, edited, and/or removed between software releases.• Created test packs and captured results.• Logged and retested bugs.Technologies, Tools, and SDLC experience:• Azure• Postman• JMeter• Selenium• Agile (Scrum)Achievements:• Created Selenium test scripts and utilized Jenkins for CI/CD.• Learned how to incorporate ChatGPT into my workflow: Created scripts to reduce the load of repetitive tasks as well as created an endpoint to return a DB record to an automated testing script. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Istqb® foundation level

      Southern african software testing qualifications board (sastqb)
      Apr 2024