Sean Frankel

ISTQB-certified Software Tester with over three years of commercial experience in manual QA for enterprise web applications and current contract testing work. Experienced in functional, regression, end-to-end, exploratory, API, database and cross-browser validation within Agile, sprint-based environments. Strong in requirements analysis, test scenario design, SQL/PostgreSQL validation, Postman and SoapUI testing, defect investigation, evidence-based reporting and retesting.

Expanding automation capability through self-directed Playwright practice and applying QA discipline while building and testing a full-stack AI-powered personal project.

Software Tester at 4D CREATE (2026-03 – Present)

Contract position performing manual software testing on web-based applications.

• Perform manual software testing on web-based applications, with focus on functional behaviour, regression coverage, usability and reliable delivery.
• Analyse requirements and acceptance criteria, execute test scenarios, document results and report defects with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
• Collaborate with developers during sprint-based delivery, retest completed fixes and assess potential regression impact.
• Independently explored Playwright-based test automation through GitHub to strengthen automation capability; this was self-directed professional development rather than a formal role requirement.

Software Tester / QA at ebTax (2024-01 – 2026-03)

Performed comprehensive testing on enterprise web-based tax-compliance systems.

• Performed functional, regression and end-to-end testing on enterprise web-based tax-compliance systems.
• Validated complex tax-directive calculations, business rules and system behaviour against requirements and expected outcomes.
• Created and executed test scenarios from requirements and acceptance criteria, including positive, negative and edge-case coverage.
• Used SQL to validate backend data, compare system results and support defect investigation.
• Tested and validated APIs using Postman and SoapUI, including response behaviour, data accuracy and integration workflows.
• Investigated defects across UI, API and database layers; logged reproducible evidence, retested fixes and checked regression impact.
• Collaborated with developers and stakeholders in Agile, sprint-based delivery, including investigation of calculation, email-workflow, data-consistency and regional date/time issues.

Intern Software Tester / QA at OVATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (2023-06 – 2023-12)

• Performed manual testing and quality-assurance activities while contracted to the ebTax environment.
• Supported test-case creation, execution, defect reporting and validation of enterprise application functionality.
• Built practical experience in Agile delivery, requirement analysis and collaboration with development teams, leading to a permanent position at ebTax.

Higher Certificate in Human Resource Practices – Varsity College (2021)

National Senior Certificate – Excelsior Academy (2019)