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EDWARD MWINAMILA ALEXANDER

EDWARD MWINAMILA ALEXANDER

Summary

ISTQB certified test analyst with with 7+ years experience in Software Testing.Excellent knowledge of Software Test Life Cycle(STLC) ,and well versed in functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, system testing, GUI testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).I am highly motivated individual and a team player, with ability to learn quickly and take extra challenges

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Decisioning QA Consultant

Merkle One Ltd
London
11.2019 - 02.2024
  • Reviewing user stories/acceptance criteria, Preparation of Test data as per user story requirements, Perform System Testing in Pega environment, Defect management

QA Engineer

Freewheel Advertisers Ltd
London
04.2019 - 07.2019
  • Review user stories/acceptance criteria and define test requirements, Create test conditions, test cases, scripts and supporting data, Interpret, executes and records test cases in accordance with established plans, Analysis and reports test activities and results, Identify and reports issues and risks, Collaborate with Developers, Product Managers and Scrum Masters

QA Analyst

Amelco UK Ltd
London
06.2018 - 04.2019
  • Creation of test cases to provide adequate levels of test coverage, Test execution and recording bugs in JIRA, Contributing to the expansion and maintenance of test parks, Creating, managing and settling of various sports/markets in ATS trading tool, Testing new features and functionalities added to Betstars sportsbook betting site, API testing using Postman, Using PostgreSQL to query specific data from backend databases

SoftwareTest Analyst

Amsphere Ltd(for Ladbrokes)
London
10.2015 - 05.2018
  • Review and analyse user stories written in Gherkin language to understand functionalities of new features, Creating test cases from user stories, uploading and executing them in TestRail tool, Creating, managing and settling of various sports/markets in OpenBet-an Event Configuration and Management tool, Testing new features and functionalities added to Ladbrokes Sport betting sites, Cross browser testing covering Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge browsers, Managing layouts and contents of applications in desktop, mobile web and native apps using CMS- Content Management System tool, Testing Ladbrokes desktop, mobile web and native apps in multilingual settings (English, German and Swedish), Execution of automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver

Freelance Software Tester

Bugfinders Ltd-London(Digivante)
London
06.2013 - 09.2015
  • Test case design, Functional testing, GUI testing, Test case execution, Performing exploratory testing on desktop, mobile web and native apps, Raising defects in Bugfinders Defect Management system

Accounts Administrator

Bishco(London) T/A Sub-it.co.uk
01.2013 - 02.2013
  • Entering suppliers’ invoices on the system, Preparation of monthly suppliers’ statements and reconciliation, preparing cheques for dispatch, Entering suppliers BACS payments into sage and reconciliation, Entering customers BACS payments into sage and reconciliation, Ongoing suppliers’ queries and records, Production of monthly sales/credit invoices, Printing dispatch invoices

Accounts Assistant

The Accounting Group-Croydon
04.2012 - 11.2012
  • Processing Sales and Purchase ledgers, Bank reconciliations, Processing VAT returns, Assisting to prepare management accounts, Processing journals

Stock Auditor

OCS Retail Support -London
06.2011 - 03.2012
  • Counting stock using HHT (Hand Held Terminal) device, General Stock management, Transferring data from HHT to the database system

Trainee Accounts Assistant

Clewood & Co Accountants -London
05.2009 - 11.2010
  • Matching, batching and coding of invoices, Undertake bank reconciliations, Posting debits and credits into the accounting system, Preparing VAT returns of various clients, Processing monthly journals: accruals, prepayments and depreciation

Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology -

Birkbeck College, University of London
09.2016 - 05.2018

Graduate Certificate in Computing - undefined

London Metropolitan University
02.2011 - 04.2012

Advanced Diploma in Accountancy - undefined

Institute of Finance Management, Dar Es Salaam
09.1993 - 05.1996

Skills

  • Windows
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Postman
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Cucumber
  • SOAP UI
  • Git
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • JIRA
  • Pega CDH
  • IntelliJ
  • PyCharm
  • Visual Code Studio
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Apache Tomcat

Certification

  • ISTQB/ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL), Sr9111733
  • ACCA Professional Part 2, 1248422/449/225
  • Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 8.5
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, 996143385

Custom

References are available upon request

Timeline

Decisioning QA Consultant - Merkle One Ltd
11.2019 - 02.2024
QA Engineer - Freewheel Advertisers Ltd
04.2019 - 07.2019
QA Analyst - Amelco UK Ltd
06.2018 - 04.2019
Birkbeck College, University of London - Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology,
09.2016 - 05.2018
SoftwareTest Analyst - Amsphere Ltd(for Ladbrokes)
10.2015 - 05.2018
Freelance Software Tester - Bugfinders Ltd-London(Digivante)
06.2013 - 09.2015
Accounts Administrator - Bishco(London) T/A Sub-it.co.uk
01.2013 - 02.2013
Accounts Assistant - The Accounting Group-Croydon
04.2012 - 11.2012
Stock Auditor - OCS Retail Support -London
06.2011 - 03.2012
London Metropolitan University - Graduate Certificate in Computing,
02.2011 - 04.2012
Trainee Accounts Assistant - Clewood & Co Accountants -London
05.2009 - 11.2010
Institute of Finance Management, Dar Es Salaam - Advanced Diploma in Accountancy,
09.1993 - 05.1996

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