Drikus Oosthuizen

QA Lead

Talent

Cape Town, City of Cape Town700 ZAR/hourMember since 2 October 2023

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About

A trained and experienced Quality Assurance Lead and Software Tester; Drikus Oosthuizen has progressed his position through hard-work and self-development - beginning as a Freelance Graphic Designer and advancing to the current role of Quality Lead.

Having worked as a Technology Reviewer, Software / Quality Assurance Tester and Test Lead, spanning Software Environments including Online Gaming / Publishing and Point of Sale Software; Drikus is confident in his ability to extend his acumen into a new industry. An adventurer, with a passion for all things digital, Drikus has worked in the Technical Testing Space for over a decade - and specialises in strategic approaches and planning for quality assurance and testing.

Drikus has both led and performed functional and specialised testing, driving successful results achievement across hundreds of projects.

Experience

Ayoba – Cape Town South Africa August 2022 to Current

Quality Assurance Lead [Hybrid Employee] – Mobile Application Development

Establishing a new QA department withing the Ayoba Tech branch, a first for the company.
Build and lead a QA team to facilitate both manual and automation testing for all projects.
Establishes and implements policies and procedures for Quality Assurance in all internal projects.
Develops test matrixes, work breakdown structures and risk control plans for projects.
Assist Automation and Specialisation QA teams in all aspects as a lead.
People management, overseeing teams’ individual personal development and quarterly goals.
Planning of all projects, including test planning, assigning work, and signing off projects.
Assists Developers in identifying issues and performing related investigations.
Compiles comprehensive test plans and test reports for all projects.
Oversees testing on all aspects of projects, from inception to post release support.
Builds and implements novel test approaches, in-line with new technologies and methodologies.
Performs all QA related strategic planning and KPI reporting for the Company.
Compiles weekly KPI reports for stakeholders and weekly alignment sessions for key focus areas.
Align with external vendors on QA goals, running projects in parallel and reaching milestones together.
Communicates with Stakeholders, Project Owners, and Clients across diverse time-zones / locations.
Interview and hire potential new candidates, as well as onboarding and training them towards QA integration.
Leading a team of 20 QA members across multiple frontend and backend projects with a broad spectrum of testing approaches, scope and technical difficulty.