Leevani Pillay

Leevani Pillay

Application deployment/administration, Technical writing, Testing

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  • About me

    Business Analyst

  • Education

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal / University of Natal

      2002 - 2005
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science
  • Experience

    • CityWorks /Solar Spectrum

      Feb 2006 - Oct 2010
      Application deployment/administration, Technical writing, Testing

      Part of the project team that was implementing a revenue management system for the local municipality• IBM DB2 DB maintenance, administration, backup, recovery, performance monitoring and writing Linux shell scripts to automate backups/restorations • IBM WebSphere application server creation and configuration, connection pool and data source creation. Installation of web/ejb modules.• Ramco Virtual Works administration – Installation and deployment• Technical writing - Preparation of online help and user manuals for business functions• Data migration testing, analysing mapping and data transformation rules to prepare SQL scripts for test execution between source and target systems Show less

    • SQS

      Nov 2010 - May 2013
      Software Test Consultant

      Software test consultant assigned to clients Centrica British Gas, Mass Discounters and Nedbank• Document test plans, test cases, test summary report, defect report and test sign-off report• Chairing daily defect meetings • Test data prep and test execution• Providing test estimates and reporting testing progress, issues and risks to Test Lead

    • FNB South Africa

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2022

      IT Business Analyst working in a project team that is responsible for implementing financial planning and wealth management software solutions. I work on functional requirements, integration requirements, and analysing data feeds. I am involved in all phases of the SDLC, from planning to implementation, post go live support and maintenance.• Engage with stakeholders to understand business requirements, business rules and as is processes through interviews, workshops and meetings• Translate requirements into user stories, wireframes and business requirements specifications• Perform walkthroughs of the documented requirements with business, development and test teams• Work closely with the development team to remove any impediments and ensure the solution delivered meets expectations• Support functional testing• Support UAT testing• Data mapping between source and target systems for integration requirements• Data extraction and analysis using SQL• Participate in agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-up, backlog prioritisation, and sprint retro Show less Functional Test Analyst apart of a software delivery project team, responsible for implementing financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary software solutions. Involved in all phases of the SDLC, from planning to post go live support and maintenance.• Lead the testing initiatives for the project team which comprised of documenting the test strategy and test plan, designing and executing test cases for functional, regression and integration testing, consolidate test summary and defect report, coordinate defect meetings with the software vendor and coordinate UAT. Write SQL queries to extract test data Show less

      • IT Business Analyst

        May 2018 - Jun 2022
      • Test Analyst

        Jun 2013 - Apr 2018
    • Sasfin

      Jun 2022 - Dec 2023
      Senior Business Analyst
    • Nedbank Private Wealth South Africa

      Dec 2023 - now
      Business Analyst
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Jan 2012
    • National Certificate NQF 6: Financial Markets & Instruments

      Academy of Financial Markets
      Jan 2020
    • Advance Test Manager

      ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jan 2014
    • Certificate Programme in Business Analysis

      Faculty Training Institute
      Jan 2018
    • Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

      ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jan 2010