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I really like testing things, as well as developing tools that help us do it efficiently.== Skills ===== Testing ==={| class="wikitable"|- style="vertical-align:top;"|* Context Driven Testing* API Testing* Testing Native Mobile Apps* Testing Web Apps * Testing Firmware/Embedded systems* Testability Concepts| * Observability Concepts* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)* Visual Modelling* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)* Accessibility Testing|}
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== Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==I am As a generalist versatile Software Quality Engineer, always keen I aim to learn understand the nuances of the product, teamdynamics, technologytechnological landscapes, and organisational contexts, to organizational structures so that I can adapt myself to them, and then use my skills and knowledge to perform the role required from mecontribute effectively. I am able specialize in adapting to test solutions and processes directlydiverse contexts, and also love look beyond traditional testing methodologies to help engineer consider the design of the whole interconnected quality ecosystem necessary to efficiently determine and monitor the for delivering quality of a software solution. Automating the product itself, as well as preparing the product to be ready for testing, version control and branching strategy, CI/CD pipelines, creating test environments and infrastructure, preparing test data, capture and aggregation of (test) environment logging and monitoring data, and many more, all of these tasks lend themselves to degrees of automationsolutions efficiently.
==Skills= Programming and Automation ==={| class="wikitable"|- style="vertical-align:top;"! style=Testing="text-align:left"| Javascript! style="text-align:left"| Java! style="text-align:left"| Other|-|* Node.js* Express.js* React.js* Jest* Cypress.io* Webdriver.io|* Cucumber (BDD)* Tidal. Wave UI automation library* Selenium* REST Assured'''A'''PI Testing* JUnit, '''TestNG* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics|* Appium* XCUITest* C#: Specflow (BDD)* SQL* GraphQL* C'''ontext Driven Testing++: Arduino, '''R'''isk Based TestingESP32|-!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools|-|colspan="3"|* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)* Postman, '''T'''ool Assisted '''E'''xploratory '''T'''estingNewman* Github/Bitbucket* Jenkins, '''T'''est PlanningAzure Devops, '''V'''isual ModellingTFS, '''S'''ession and '''T'''hread Based Testing, '''G'''herkin, '''B'''ehaviour Driven Development, '''M'''etrics Driven Development, '''A'''B Testing, '''M'''obile Testing, '''M'''entoring Google Cloud Platform* Bash & Powershell scripting* SoapUI & Induction, '''U'''AT, '''F'''irmware Testing. ReadyAPI|}
===AutomationGeneral ===[[Curriculum_Vitae_{| class="wikitable"|-_Vincent_Dirks#Senior_Automation_Test_Engineer_-_Westpac_.28Aprstyle="vertical-2021_-_Nov-2023.29|''Westpac(2.5yr)'']]align: '''R'''EST Assured ... XXX TBD <br/>[[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Apr-2020.29top;"|''Fiserv (3.3yr)'']]: '''P'''ostman * Platform Engineering* Staff Mentoring & '''N'''ewman, '''J'''avaScript('''N'''ode.js, '''E'''xpress.js, '''P'''ug), '''T'''FS, '''P'''owershell, '''S'''pecFlow & '''C'''#, '''S'''oapUI, '''S'''QL.<br/>[[Curriculum_Vitae_Induction* Agile Squad Master* Manufacturing Resource Planning -_Vincent_Dirks#Senior_Software_Test_Analyst_.E2.80.93_Trade_Me_.28Dec_2014_Logistics Manager* Physics -_Aug_2016.29|''Trade Me (2yr)'']]: '''S'''oapUI/'''G'''roovy scriptingWeather Radar Systems, '''S'''QLLasers, '''P'''rotractor, '''X'''PATH Fibre-optics* Electrical & CSS locators. <br/>[[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Software_Tester_.E2.80.93_LeasePlan_NZ_.28Apr_2013_-_Dec_2014.29Electronic Engineering|''LeasePlan (2yr)'']]: '''V'''BA/'''A'''ccess, '''S'''QL.}
===Programming=Work Experience =='''J'''avascript ('''N'''ode.js, '''E'''xpress.js, '''P'''ug, '''C'''ypress.io, '''W'''ebdriverI am taking a break from work to give myself some time for self-care after some difficult periods over the last couple of years.io), '''J'''ava (Selenium, GWT, Robotics, JUnit), '''S'''QL, '''C'''#, '''P'''owershell, '''C''', '''C'''++
===Other[[Water Services Reform, Dept of Internal Affairs (NZ Govt) - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===: Contracting through [https://ttcglobal.com TTC Global]. Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. wave] Selenium automation library === [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===: Served as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams. Tested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for viewing the test environments and interconnections. === [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===: Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) industry. === [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===: Contracting 4 days/week. Helping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB''S'''plunks, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis. === [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a small solution to run a Postman collection in Google Cloud Platform and a simple Web UI (Node.js, '''S'''quad masterExpress.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. === [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, '''Specflow with C'''I#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/CDExpress.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring. === [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) === === [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, '''D'''eploy leadI conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, '''P'''roduct demo'sUIs, '''T'''rainingAPIs, '''M'''anufacturing Resource Planningand mobile apps, '''L'''ogisticsleading deployments, '''E'''xternal Relationshipsconducting test planning and peer reviews, Radarsutilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, LasersSplunk, Fibre-opticsReadyAPI, PhysicsXMind, RoboticsJira, Statisticsand Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds. {{Work Experience}} === [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]
== Related wiki pages ==
=== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===
:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]]
=== [[Volunteering]] ===
: Laingholm & Districts Community Association, [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School
=== [[Professional Development]] ===
: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.
=== [[Education]] ===
: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)
=== [[Presentations, Posts, and blogs]] ===
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==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
=== Test Community Events ===
* Registered to go to the [https://nztestingconf.nz/ NZTestingConf 2024] in Wellington to listen to
** Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero: Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
** Nevetha Mani, Product Human @ Hectre: Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
** Emma Procter & Jonathan Shirley, @ PikPok: Finding the fun: researching and playtesting games at PikPok
** Patricio Miner, Content Creator @ Free Range Testers: ETL: the testing niche you've never thought of
** Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay: Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up
** Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia: Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester
:''== Watch this space for conference notes ==''
===Interesting Reads===
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing] ''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton:Quote: ''"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."''* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy] ''' by James Bach:Interesting alternative to the ''"test automation pyramidTest Automation Pyramid"''. :Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, ''"Quality above requires quality below".''.
===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]