Skills
This page links my skills to the roles where I learned and used them.
Testing
Context Driven Testing
- Used in all my roles from 2016
Programming & Automation
API Testing
Native Mobile App Testing
Web App Testing
Firmware & Embedded System Testing
Testability Concepts
Observability Concepts
Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
Visual Modelling
- Eg. Mind mapping
Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
Accessibility Testing
Data Privacy
Automation & Programming
JavaScript
Node.js
- Including npm
Express.js
React
Jest
Cypress.io
Webdriver.io
mermaid.js
Java
Maven
JUnit
TestNG
Cucumber (BDD)
REST-assured
Selenium
Page Object Models (POMs)
Tidal. Wave
Other Automation & Programming
C#, Specflow (BDD)
SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Test Data creation
- Record Verification
- profiling stored procedure calls
- Testing DB schema update scripts
Appium & XCUITest
GraphQL
C++, Arduino, ESP32
Tools & Technologies
Splunk
- log aggregation & analysis
Postman, Newman
VS Code
IntelliJ
Visual Studio
Github, Bitbucket
- GitFlow branching strategy
- Release trains
Sonarlint & Sonarqube
Linux
Docker
Terraform
HashiCorp Vault
Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark
- And sometimes Burp Suite CE and MITM Proxy as well
Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform
- TFS - Team Foundation Server (now rebranded to Azure DevOps), was used for version control (Git repos), continuous integration build server & build agents, and including Microsoft Test Manager (now rebranded to Azure Test Plan).
Kafka & Azure Event Queues
Bash & PowerShell scripting
Jira, Confluence
- Including Zephyr Scale (was previously TM4J)
XMind
SoapUI, ReadyAPI
General Skills
Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Squad Master)
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) - at Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer
- Agile ceremonies - stand-ups, backlog grooming, estimation, planning, demos, and retros.
- Development lifecycle - story design, implementation, testing, and integration
Banking and Finance Sector
AML/CFT Sector
- Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism