Eagle Technology - Contract Software Testing Specialist

From March 2025 to present time

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MPI Tupu-ake - Phase 2

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Hired initially to work on test strategy for the second phase of the MPI Tupu-ake project and plan the next phase of testing. Test Estimation and recommendations for test resources. Identify possible risks for project and test process.

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Health NZ - Contract Test Lead

March 2024 to Present Time

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Contracted through Robert Walters

Brought on to help with Test Lead activities at Health NZ for a Salesforce Enhancement project. Implement comprehensive testing strategies. Setup and Manage Confluence site for project and test management activities. Identify possible risks for project and test process. Analysis of Stories, Business Requirements and Technical Documentation. Working with Product Owners, Business SME’s, Business Analysts and other test team members to identify test scenarios and supporting data. Test Estimation and recommendations for test resources. Test Preparation using Confluence and JIRA. Test Execution using Confluence and JIRA. Defect Logging and Tracking using JIRA. Test Status Reporting to Leadership Team.

 

Entain (TAB) NZ - Contract Test Lead

March 2023 to March 2024

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Became Entain NZ from 1st June 2023

Contracted through Zephyr Consulting Ltd

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Acceptance and Regression Testing of the OpenBet Fixed Odds Betting Platform. Device testing using physical devices and BrowserStack. Analysis of Stories, Business Requirements and Technical Documentation. Working with Product Owners, Business SME’s, Business Analysts and other test team members to identify test scenarios and supporting data. Test Estimation. Develop Test Scripts using TestRail. Prepare Test Data to support Test Scripts. Perform Test Execution using TestRail. Defect Logging and Tracking using JIRA. Test Status Reporting to Leadership Team. SCRUM Agile Methodology. Recommendations for Team and Process Improvements. Lead Activities, undertaking Interview, Support and Mentor team members.

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Eagle Technology - Contract Test Lead

From July 2022 to March 2023

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Contracted through Zephyr Consulting Ltd

MPI Tupu-ake - CCIS Replacement Programme

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Test Team Lead for 6 Testers based in New Zealand and Australia covering two workstreams. Sizing of Backlog of Users Stories with assistance from development and SMEs. Planning for Resources to clear the backlog of User Stories. Making recommendations on the test process for GIS. Analysing test results and making recommendations to help improve the test process. Creating Test Schedules to identify test timelines and help confirm resource requirements. Analysis of User Stories, Business Requirements and Technical Documentation. System Testing of ArcGIS Mapping integration with Salesforce. Preparation of Test Scenarios using Azure ADO. Make recommendations on the data requirements for test execution. Data Preparation using ArcGIS and Salesforce. Performing ArcGIS REST Directory Service queries for the test team. Running Defect Triage. Defect Analysis and Logging. Tracking Execution and Defects using Azure ADO. Preparing Test Summary Reports for project leads.  Support and Mentor team members. Agile Methodology.

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ANZ - Contract Senior Test Analyst

August 2021 to July 2022

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Contracted through Find Recruitment
BS11 Compliance Project: Markets Risk & Treasury

Engage and work alongside the Business & the M&T project team. Perform test analysis, data, access and scenario preparation/development and execution activities specific to Business acceptance testing. Work side by side with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) & Business Analysts to identify Business test scenarios, and to understand the complexity and requirements of the E2E functions & business processes. Understand the E2E landscape and uncover environment and data requirements. Review previous tests phases to identify overlaps and test efficiencies for the Business. Identify and raise defects, perform defect management activities supporting the Business SME’s. Assist the Test Lead with inputs to the estimates, detailed test plans and completion reports.

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TAB NZ - Contract Senior Test Analyst

August 2020 to August 2021

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Contracted through Enhance Consulting

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Integration Testing of the OpenBet Fixed Odds Betting Platform for Quickwins Team, SG Digital. End to End, Functional, Acceptance and Regression Testing of the OpenBet Fixed Odds Betting Platform for Quickwins Team, TAB. Device testing using physical devices and BrowserStack. Analysis of Stories, Business Requirements and Technical Documentation. Develop Test Scripts using TestRail. Prepare Test Data to support Test Scripts. Perform Test Execution using TestRail. Defect Logging and Tracking using JIRA. Test Status Reporting to Leadership Team. Data Reconciliation between IS and the OpenBet platform. SCRUM Agile Methodology. Support and Mentor team members.

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Z Energy - Contract Senior Test Analyst

April 2019 to April 2020

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Contracted through Find Recruitment

Customer Tribe Project

Implementation of Salesforce for the management of Marketing Offers.

System Integration Testing of the Offers steam of work including Salesforce, Triquestra Infinity Retail POS, Mulesoft Discount Processing / Rewards Engines and the JDE Database system. Assisting with Unit Testing of the changes to the JDE System. Analysis of Business Requirements using JIRA Agile Board. Develop Test Scenarios using the JIRA Agile Board. Data Preparation using Postman and SQL Server Management Studio. Perform Test Execution using JIRA Agile Board. Defect Logging and Tracking using JIRA. Financial Data Reconciliation between Triquestra, Mulesoft and JDE. Preparing and running UAT with Business Users for signoff. Test Status Reporting. Sizing and Scoping Test Effort. Safe / SCRUM Agile Methodology.

Pumped Project:
System Integration Testing of changes to JDE 9.2 database system for Pumped project. SAP Business Object 4.2 Reports System Integration Testing. End to End Testing for Pumped project including Triquestra Infinity Retail POS, Mulesoft and JDE. Analysis of Business Requirements and Technical Documentation. Develop Test Scenarios. Assist with Data Preparation. Perform Test Execution. Data Reconciliation between Triquestra, Mulesoft and JDE. Defect Logging using JIRA and Test Status Reporting. Support and Mentor Business Users and SME's during UAT preparation and execution. Running UAT sessions with Business Users for Signoff.

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New Zealand Racing Board - Contract Senior/Technical Lead Test Analyst

January 2018 to March 2019

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Contracted through Find Recruitment

Fixed Odds Betting: Implementation of new betting platform.

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System Integration Testing of new Fixed Odds Betting Platform with OpenBet and Paddy Power. Technical Test Lead within Scrum Team for Data Load to Test Environments. Analysis of Business Requirements and Technical Documentation, Prepare Test Schedules for all levels of testing within SCRUM Team, Develop Test Scripts using TestRail, Prepare Test Data to support all levels of testing manually and using Jenkins, Perform Test Execution using TestRail, Defect Logging using JIRA and Test Status Reporting, Support and Mentor Business Users and SME's during UAT preparation and execution. Agile SCRUM methodologies.

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Z Energy - Contract Senior Test Analyst

July 2017 to December 2017

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Jade Project: Upgrade of JDE.

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System Integration Testing of JDE 9.2 replacement Management Platform. Data Migration Testing. Analysis of Business Requirements and Technical Documentation, Develop Test Plans and Test Schedules, Develop Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Matrices, Prepare Test Data to support Test Scripts, Assist with setup and configuration of Test Environments, Perform Test Execution, Defect Logging using JIRA and Test Status Reporting, Support and Mentor Business Users and SME's during UAT preparation and execution. Defect Reporting and Management. Post Deployment Support Crew. Purchasing Task Force Lead. Lead Activities for Dataprint stream of work.

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Vector Advanced Metering Systems - Contract Senior Test Analyst

August 2016 to June 2017

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Contracted through The Testing Consultancy

Swagman Project

 

Co-ordination of UAT and PAT for Australian Smart Meter roll-out.

Coordination of UAT and PAT of Australian Smart Meter roll-out for Swagman project. SIT, UAT and PAT on the integrated environment including Salesforce/ServiceMax, Bravo, MDM and SAP. Data Preparation with SOAP UI Test Harness. Production of test scripts using JIRA Agile and Zephyr Test Tools. Fault Reporting and Tracking using JIRA. Fault Escalation to Management and Development Teams. Liaise with internal and external SME's, Business Analysts and Management. Agile SCRUM methodologies.

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Z Energy - Contract Senior Test Analyst

August 2015 to July 2016

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Contracted through Find Recruitment
Tria Project: Chevron Transition

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System Integration Testing of JDE based Management Platform in support of the transition of Chevron New Zealand to Z Energy. Data Migration Testing. 18-month programme of work to complete in 7 months. Analysis of Business Requirements and Technical Documentation, Develop Test Plans and Test Schedules, Develop Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Matrices, Prepare Test Data to support Test Scripts, Assist with setup and configuration of Test Environments, Perform Test Execution, Defect Logging using JIRA and Test Status Reporting, Support and Mentor Business Users and SME's during UAT preparation and execution. Perform Lead activities and prepare documentation in support of IT Programme and Test Managers. Defect Reporting and Management for ICT Transition Lead. JIRA Administration. Support of Go Live Validation. Participate in Quality Reviews and Planning.

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Advanced Metering Systems - Contract Senior Test Analyst

July 2014 to April 2015

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Contracted through Hays

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System Integration and Regression Testing of L&G and EDMI Meter Programs in Silver Spring Networks UIQ environment for SmartCo project. Verification of meter programs against L&G and EDMI meters, Software and Hardware. Production of test scripts using Enterprise Tester. Mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements using Enterprise Tester. Manual Test Execution using Enterprise Tester. XML Export File Analysis. Fault Reporting and Tracking using JIRA. Fault Escalation to Management and Development Teams. Liaise with internal and external SME's, Business Analysts and Management. Agile SCRUM methodologies.

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Chorus - Contract Senior Test Analyst

November 2013 to June 2014

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Contracted through The Testing Consultancy

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Lead a team of SME's through Manual System and BAT Testing of Chorus's new Windows 7 VDI Desktop system, BAT and Migration Testing from Windows XP to Windows 7 VDI Desktop, System Integration Testing of Enhanced Content for SAP NetWeaver Business Client, Verification against legacy systems, Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams, Defect Tracking using HP ALM 11, Production of User Guides, Agile methodologies.

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New Zealand Post (Datam) - Contract Senior Test Analyst

December 2012 to September 2013

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Manual System and Migration testing of print and mail functionality to new GMC Inspire platform. Fault investigation. Production of test scripts. Verification against legacy systems. Mapping of test scenarios to business requirements. XML data prep using UltraEdit text editor. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Defect tracking using Mantis Bug Tracker. JIRA project tracking. Agile methodologies.

Telecom - Contract Test Analyst

October 2011 to October 2012

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Contracted through Cipher Solutions

Machine 2 Machine Project and MVNO APN Projects

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Integration and End to End testing of Machine to Machine and MVNO APN changes to ICMS in the Integrated Model environment. Verify WCDMA Provisioning to all downstream systems through their respective User Interfaces. Test scenarios included New Connection, Disconnection, Changes and Porting. Verify Billing through to customer bill generation. Verify SIM Load and Changes. Handset and APN testing in the Model Exchange. Production of Test Scripts using HP Quality Centre v10. Set-up of Test Suite, mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements and Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using Toad for Oracle Professional. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Working Senior Test Lead.

Priority Communications Project

Integration and End to End testing of Priority Communications changes to ICMS in the Integrated Model environment. Verify WCDMA Provisioning to all downstream systems through their respective User Interfaces. Test scenarios included New Connection, Disconnection, Changes, Porting and Reporting. Handset testing in the Model Exchange. Production of test documentation including Test Strategy and Test Plan. Set-up of Test Suite, mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements and Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using Toad for Oracle Professional. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Working Senior Test Lead.

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Separation Project: ICMS Billing and MVNO

System testing of Separation Changes to ICMS Billing. Call Loading, Landline/Broadband/Mobile Connections and Changes. Call loading and Bill Runs. Integration Testing of Separation changes to ICMS MVNO WCDMA Provisioning. Verify MVNO WCDMA Provisioning to all downstream systems through their respective User Interfaces. Provisioning of MVNO WCDMA connections. Test scenarios include New Connection, Disconnection, Changes and Transfers. Set-up of Test Suite, mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements and Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using Toad for Oracle Professional. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Working as part of a team and individually.

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ANZ Bank - Contract Senior Test Analyst

February to September 2011

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System Testing of Internet Banking system. Production of Test Scripts using HP Quality Centre v9.2. Importing of Test Suite in HP Quality Centre. Mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements. Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using SQL Browser. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Agile methodologies. Working as part of a team and individually.

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Telecom - Contract Test Analyst

August 2009 to November 2010

 

Contracted through Cipher Solution
MVNO Project

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Integration Testing of MVNO WCDMA Provisioning. Verify MVNO WCDMA Provisioning to all downstream systems through their respective User Interfaces. Provisioning of MVNO CDMA and WCDMA connections. Administration functions including Start and End of Day Procedure including startup of all servers. Test scenarios include New Connection, Disconnection, Changes, Porting and Transfers. Regression Testing of CDMA and WCDMA Provisioning Systems. Production of Test Scripts using HP Quality Centre v9.2. Set-up of Test Suite in HP Quality Centre. Mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements using HP Quality Centre. Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using Toad 9.6 Editor and DB Browser. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Working as part of a team and individually.

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Separation WAVE Project

Develop test estimates in conjunction with the Lead Tester. Review test plans for accuracy and understanding. Analyse Software Architecture Design documents and Use Cases. Produce and update test requirements matrices. Produce and/or update test scripts. Produce test execution logs. Setup test data as required to support test execution. Undertake test execution of assigned test scripts using Quality Centre v9.2. Record defects when actual results do not match expected results using Quality Centre v9.2. Maintain evidence for all tests executed for assigned test type. Re-test for defect resolution using Quality Centre v9.2. Identify and report all testing-related issues and risks that may impact quality or delivery time of the test output. Provide status updates for the Team Lead.

EDS - Test Analyst

February 2008 to July 2009

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Project Sunrise – Telecom NZ

Integration Testing of the new WCDMA Provisioning System involving ICMS. Verify WCDMA Provisioning to all downstream systems through their respective User Interfaces. Provisioning of CDMA and WCDMA connections. Administration functions including Start and End of Day Procedure including startup of all servers. Test scenarios include New Connection, Winback, Upgrades, Disconnection, Changes, Porting, Transfers, Enquiries and Barring. Regression Testing of CDMA and WCDMA Provisioning Systems. Production of Test Scripts using HP Quality Centre v9.2. Set-up of Test Suite in HP Quality Centre. Mapping of Test Scripts to Business Requirements using HP Quality Centre. Manual test execution using HP Quality Centre. Fault Investigation using Toad 9.6 Editor and DB Browser. Fault Reporting and Escalation to Management and Development teams. Agile methodologies. Working as part of a team and individually.