Samson Mwangi
Nairobi
Summary
Experienced QA Engineer with over 5 years of expertise in Agile environments. Proven track record of improving test processes, leading automation initiatives, and ensuring high-quality product releases. Skilled in troubleshooting, business analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Test Engineer
AZA Finance
05.2022 - 09.2024
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using AWS Code Pipeline, cutting release time by 50% and increasing release cycles
- Integrated testing frameworks within DevOps, enhancing test coverage and efficiency by 80%
- Monitored production environments using Datadog and Honey-badger, achieving 98% system uptime
- Conducted performance testing with K6, ensuring payment systems handle up to 10,000 transactions per minute without degradation
- Developed a testing framework for Infrastructure as Code using Terratest, Terraform, and Golang, reducing deployment errors by 35%
- Enabled seamless integration of new features by thoroughly testing system components for compatibility.
- Delivered high-quality products on time through a combination of manual testing and automated test scripts execution.
- Minimized production issues with detailed pre-release validation of software functionality against business requirements.
Software Test Automation Engineer
AZA Finance
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Developed and executed test plans for new payment features, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, and achieving 100% compliance in audits
- Collaborated with the payments back-end team to identify and resolve defects, improving transaction security and performance by 25%
- Utilizing Insomnia/postman for functional and regression testing of RESTful APIs, creating detailed test suites to validate API functionality and performance
- Performed contract testing using Pact with Ruby, Python, and JavaScript, ensuring seamless integration between microservices and reducing integration issues by 50%
- Conducted web functional testing using Cypress/playwright, validating user interfaces and workflows, and reducing UI-related defects
Software Test Automation Engineer
Cellulant
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Developed systematized test scripts using Cypress/Playwright/Selenium, increasing coverage by 50%
- Conducted performance testing with Apache JMeter, simulating up to 1,000 concurrent users
- Performed regression, smoke, and exploratory tests before deployments, reducing post-deployment defects by 40%
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and later GitLab, cutting deployment times by 60%
- Conducted static code analysis with SonarQube, resolving 95% of code quality issues
- Cooperated with back-end and UI teams using Java, PHP, and React, enhancing performance
- Developed automated test scripts for mobile applications using Appium/Espresso, improving stability by 30%
Software Engineer
Kenya Airports Authority
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Developed and maintained the Flight Information Display System (FIDS), ensuring accurate flight data
- Utilized HTML, C#, and PHP for the FIDS interface and backend services, improving user satisfaction
- Managed databases using MSSQL, reducing data retrieval time by 20%
- Ensured the FIDS system meets operational needs by gathering requirements from operations teams
Software Engineer Trainee
Andela
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Participated in the Andela Fellowship, an intensive, multi-month training program that lasted for 5 months
- Focused on developing technical skills and fostering a mindset of continuous learning and collaboration
Education
No Degree - ITIL Foundation
Institute of Computer Studies
Kenya02.2014
Bachelor of Science - Business Information Technology
Kenya Methodist University
Kenya09.2013
Skills
- Automated Testing
- Manual Testing
- Agile Methodologies
- Performance Testing
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
- Test Automation Frameworks
- Test Execution
- Functional Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Regression Testing
- Database Testing
Languages
English
Basic Chinese
Projects
- QA Dashboard, QA tool to monitor projects added on Jira and track the transition from start to finish, https://github.com/skingori/QA-hub
- QA Tingg, Python plugin to integrate with pytest, https://pypi.org/project/qatingg/
- K6-XRAY, This is a library that I created to make it easier to convert k6 JSON output to XRAY required format, https://github.com/skingori/k6xray
Volunteer Experience
Tana Tech, Volunteered to mentor junior QA engineers in developing and maintaining test scripts and understanding QA processes.
Timeline
Senior Software Test Engineer
AZA Finance
05.2022 - 09.2024
Software Test Automation Engineer
AZA Finance
01.2020 - 12.2022
Software Test Automation Engineer
Cellulant
01.2018 - 12.2020
Software Engineer Trainee
Andela
01.2017 - 05.2017
Software Engineer
Kenya Airports Authority
01.2015 - 12.2018
No Degree - ITIL Foundation
Institute of Computer Studies
Bachelor of Science - Business Information Technology
Kenya Methodist University
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