Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

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Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer

As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. My approach extends beyond traditional testing methodologies; I consider the design of the whole ecosystem that facilitates excellence and efficiency in software development.

I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts to deliver high-quality software solutions efficiently, and I'm passionate about testing and tool development, they are both critical to driving software excellence and maintaining delivery speed.

Skills Summary

Testing Skills

  • 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

Programming and Automation Skills

Javascript Java Other
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • React.js
  • Jest
  • Cypress.io
  • Webdriver.io
  • Cucumber (BDD)
  • Tidal Wave UI automation library
  • Selenium
  • REST Assured
  • JUnit, TestNG
  • LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics
  • Appium
  • XCUITest
  • C#: Specflow (BDD)
  • SQL
  • GraphQL
  • C++: Arduino, ESP32
Tools
  • Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)
  • Postman, Newman
  • Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform
  • Bash & Powershell scripting
  • SoapUI & ReadyAPI

General Skills

  • Platform Engineering
  • Staff Mentoring & Induction
  • Agile Squad Master
  • Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
  • Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Work Experience

I am currently on a Mental Health and Wellbeing Break (Jan-2024 - Present) to give myself time for self-care and recovery following significant life events in recent years.

TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer (Nov-2023 - Jan-2023 contracting)

Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the 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 environment landscape.

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, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020)

Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020)

Engel Consulting - Contracting (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016)

Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016)

LeasePlan NZ - Software Tester (Apr 2013 - Dec 2014)

Pre-2013 Roles

Related wiki pages

References

Volunteering

Professional Development

Education

Presentations, Posts, and blogs

What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024

Interesting Reads

Quote: "dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."
Interesting alternative to the "Test Automation Pyramid".
Quote: There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".

My Observability Project

I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my Observability Project


Archive of pre-2024 entries

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