Zaid Allie

Experience

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  Third Street Network Solutions

  Aug 2005 - Jun 2006

  IT Administrator

  • Provide first line telephonic support to onsite and offsite users• Provide onsite support for client Desktop and Laptop computers• Provide onsite support for Networks and network infrastructure• Provide onsite support on Printers• Provide remote/ onsite support on Proxy, Email, File, Print and Hospital servers• Administer and/or support Pastel Server• Stock inventory

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  UCS Software

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2006

  Onsite Services Professional

  • Installation and maintenance support in the Gauteng region for both hardware and software in the following industrieso Fuel and Convenience o Fast Foodso FMCGo General Retailo Cellular Industry• Installation and configuration of UCS application software• Installation, repair and configuration of Operating System software• Installation and configuration of third party software• Troubleshooting network settings and protocols• Antivirus installation and maintenance on desktop computers• Hardware supported for the above-mentioned industries Show less

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  Standard Bank Group

  Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

  Desktop Support Engineer

  -Provide VIP support for Group Economics business unit.-Provide first line support (Onsite and Remote) for designated business units (Vehicle Finance, Staff and Private Banking and Homeloans) on a variety of software packages within the agreed SLA.-Provide connectivity support to Cabled, Wireless and RAS (secure ID) networks connections.-Provide configuration and problem solutions on printer and Pc equipment.-Continually improve existing Install Documentation and document new applications encountered.-Troubleshoot and manage encryption standard.-Accurately record status and resolution of calls logged via call logging tool. Show less

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  Nedbank

  Jul 2007 - Oct 2014

  Test Analyst

  • Static analysis of business requirements and system change requests.• Analyse impact to the system and all possible risks associated and mitigation thereof.• Investigate, plan and document test cases to ensure comprehensive quality coverage of functional and business specifications on Microsoft Excel and Rational Quality Manger.• Integration, System and Regression test execution throughout the software ensures the newly developed code meets the business requirements, all interfacing system components remain compatible with each other and the system remains stable.• Assess defects for impact and priority when they are logged. Defect tracking and status updates are carried out frequently to ensure appropriate communication of Investigate, plan, configure and document test lab environment setup.• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing and assist with test data extraction and compilation.• Report system downtimes and test environmental issues that impact testing to Development and infrastructure teams and manage until issues are resolved and testing activities resumes.• Documentation of Test Cases, Defect Retests and Test execution are manually executed with all testing results recorded by use of the Microsoft Office Suite and/or Rational Quality Manager.• Defect logging, management and reporting are carried out on Nedbank Internal Defect management tool (Excel /Rational / JIRA).• Compile reports to identify overall execution, resource allocation and for Project Stakeholders, a high-level progress report.• Create document templates to standardise the capture of Test Cases, Execution results and Defect logging to meet auditing requirements.• Testing practices include (amongst others): o Functional testing (Black-Box) o Integration Testingo Confirmation (Acceptance) Testingo Regression Testing o User Acceptance Testingo Production Maintenance Testing Show less

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  DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

  Software Test Analyst

  • Static analysis of business requirements, technical specifications and system change requests.• Investigate, plan and document Test plans and test scenarios/cases to ensure comprehensive quality coverage of functional and business specifications on HP Quality Centre• Integration, System and Regression test execution throughout the software ensures the newly developed code meets the business and functional requirements, all interfacing system components remain compatible with each other and the system remains stable.• Assess defects for impact and priority when they are logged. Defect tracking and status updates are carried out frequently to ensure appropriate communication throughout the defect lifecycle• Plan, configure and document test execution cycles within test lab environment on HP Quality Centre.• Facilitate and support end users and Business Analysts for User Acceptance Testing and assist with test data extraction and compilation.• Defect logging, management and reporting are carried out on HP Quality Centre• Report project status updates to all project stakeholders.• Manual Test Execution of system under test and or the use of SOAPUI / Postman for webservice testing• Testing practices include (but not limited to): o Functional testing (Black-Box and or Grey-Box) o Integration Testingo Confirmation (Acceptance) Testingo Regression Testing o User Acceptance Testingo Production Maintenance Testing Show less

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  Evoltive Software Solutions

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  Software Test Analyst

  Duties:• Static analysis of business requirements, technical specifications and system change requests.• Participate in JAD sessions where requirements are derived.• Identifying and testing business functional requirements.• Designs test cases and test scenarios based on an analysis of the business specifications.• Extract requirements from CRS, PRS etc. and store into HP Quality Center.• Provide estimates and effort for completing test cases and execution in line with sprint dates.• Design test cases for each test phase and scenario, store into HP Quality Center and link to the created requirement/s for traceability.• Review requirements with peers/ Test Manager/ Business Analyst.• Record Test Data requirements in test cases during the test case creation process.• Build and maintain a repository of regression Test Cases.• Execution, logging and reporting of Functional and System Integration testing.• Defect logging, management and reporting are carried out on HP Quality CentreAccomplishments:• Onboarding of Ster-Kinekor to the vitality rewards programme for iOS and Android• Onboarding of Mugg & Bean to the vitality rewards programme for iOS and Android• Implementation of backend components and services for the Weight Loss History programme Show less

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  CyberPro Consulting (Pty) Ltd

  Mar 2017 - now

  Technical Tester

  Duties:• Participate in grooming sessions to identify and clarify functionality to be tested.• Identifying and designing test cases and test scenarios based on analysis of the business user stories.• Provide time estimates and effort for creating and executing test cases in line with Sprint dates.• Static analysis of XSD documents versus documented technical specifications.• Design test scenarios for the Functional and System integration test phases.• Create and maintain a repository of automated test cases within Rational Integration Tester for coverage of the Functional and System Integration test scenarios identified.• Designing and implementing a logical and physical stubbed environment within Rational Integration Tester.• Build and maintain a repository of Automated Regression Test Cases.• Execution, logging, and reporting of Functional and System Integration testing.• Defect logging, management, and reporting are carried out on JIRA, TFS or Excel.• Training provided to partnered resource on the Rational Integration Tester program.• Installation and configuration of Application software on the team shared Amazon Web Services virtual server.Accomplishments:• Implementation of a Real-time payments solution for Ghana Show less

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  Absa

  Oct 2017 - now

  Specialist Product Engineer