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Stand-in Director & Software Developer in Test

I am learning to be a director to improve my leadership and management skills as I better my Software testing skills.

A dedicated and hardworking professional with formal training in IT Systems Development and Quality Assurance. Possesses practical experience in manual functional testing and in automation testing utilizing the Robot Framework. Highly motivated to learn and contribute to robust quality assurance processes in an Agile environment.

Deninio Smith

Deninio Smith

Stand-in Director & SDET, Linkage Software Solutions

Skills

Tech Stack

Test Automation

  • Robot Framework
  • Automation Testing
  • Test Case Creation
  • Regression Testing

Quality Assurance

  • Web Base Testing
  • Functional Testing (Manual)
  • Test Documentation

Development

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • C-Sharp
  • Web

Management & Process

  • Jira
  • TestRail
  • Daily Scrum Meetings
  • Refinement/Planning
  • Sprint Demo
  • Agile/Scrum
  • LLM and AI agents - Use of agents for writing manual tests and automated
Background

Experience

Linkage Software Solutions, Cape Town — Automation Test Assistant (Part-Time)

Cape Town

Oct 2024 – Present
  • Test Automation: Actively involved in the implementation and maintenance of the scalable automation framework, gaining hands-on experience utilizing the Robot Framework.
  • Execution: Responsible for the efficient execution of automated test suites to ensure daily quality assurance checks are completed.
  • Documentation: Reporting and logging any failures or discrepancies found during automation runs into the defect tracking system.

Mystic Consultancy Services, Cape Town — Tester (Contract)

Cape Town

February 2022 – December 2025
  • Manual Testing: Executed manual Web Interface Testing and Functional testing (Manual).
  • Defect Management: Created test cases and executed tests in Jira, verified test outcomes against the expected results, and logged bugs/defects in Jira - TestRail.
  • Process Adherence: Performed scheduled regression testing because of the database changes and ensured the safekeeping of test documentation.
  • Agile Participation: Participated actively in Daily Scrum meetings, Refinement (Planning) meetings every second week, and Sprint Demo every second week, maintaining constant communication with the developer and the project manager.
Academic

Education

CTU Training Solutions Stellenbosch, Cape Town — QCTO National Certificate: IT Systems Development January 2020 - November 2021 Brainnest, Cape Town — Quality Assurance Certificate June 26, 2022 - July 23, 2022 Northpine Technical High School, Brackenfell Cape Town — Matriculant January 2015 - December 2019