Trevor Kauyu
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Credentials
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Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
(ISC)²May, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Business Management Essentials Certificate
Management & Strategy InstituteMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Business Intelligence
Corporate Finance InstituteJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Southern African Software Testing Qualifications Board (SASTQB)May, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2021 Certified Associate
OracleFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Associate™
SkillFrontMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Associate™
SkillFrontMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities
CourseraMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics
CourseraFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate™
SkillFrontJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate
CourseraNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
ICSI | CyberSecurity Essentials
ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), UKNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Cybersecurity Essentials
CiscoOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Ethics Training - Library Program
Management & Strategy InstituteOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital GarageOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
CourseraOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Cybersecurity
CiscoOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Leadership Training - Library Program
Management & Strategy InstituteOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Supervisor Training - Library Program
Management & Strategy InstituteOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
What Is Data Science
Coursera Certified CoursesOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Cloud Intermediate
Alison - Free Online LearningSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Management & Strategy InstituteAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Essentials Certified (PMEC)
Management and Strategy Institute (MSI)Aug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Business Intelligence Foundation Professional Certification BIFPC™
CertiProfMay, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jul, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Cyber Security Foundation - CSFPC™
CertiProfNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Kanban Foundation Certificate - (KIKF™)
CertiProfNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate
CertiProfSep, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Equals
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Zimbabwe
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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Mar 2022 - Present
• Plans test schedules in accordance with project scope or delivery dates • Develops standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness • Plans test schedules for SITs, UATs, QATs and PIRs • Develops testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability. • Log and monitor defects and features in our internal tracking system • Identifies program deviance from standards and suggest modifications to ensure compliance. • Monitors program performance to ensure efficient and problem-free operations. • Participates in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems. • Design, develop and execute 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. • Provides feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality. • Reviews software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks. • Ensures adoption of requirement focused testing and business process focused testing • Implements 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 Show less
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EcoCash Holdings
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Zimbabwe
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Information Technology & Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
• 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, 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 Show less
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ZB Financial Holdings Limited
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Zimbabwe
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Systems Developer
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Sep 2016 - Sep 2020
• 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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ZB Financial Holdings Limited
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Zimbabwe
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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System Development Analyst
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
• 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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Education
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2020 - 2021
Chinhoyi University Of Technology
Master of Science Degree in Big Data Analytics, Distinction -
2012 - 2016
Chinhoyi University Of Technology
Bcs Hons, Information Technology
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