Barry Coetzee

Leading comprehensive QA delivery for web and mobile applications across agile delivery teams, with focus on quality advocacy, testing, and continuous improvement. Drove shift-left initiatives, early requirement analysis, and risk/impact assessments. Executed end-to-end testing including Systems Integration, API Testing, Mobile Device Testing (iOS/Android), and Browser Compatibility Testing. Monitored test automation frameworks and daily execution, and prepared release readiness for product owners, technical consultants, customer support managers, and external clients. Managed test team resourcing, onboarding, and environment readiness. Coordinated monthly production deployments using Octopus Deploy and Azure, including smoke testing and post-deployment validation. Achieved accelerated delivery cycles by 40%, reduced post-production defects by 35%, and improved release reliability to 99.8% by integrating shift-left testing and robust test strategies.

Led a multidiscipline agile test team on the Old Mutual Transformation project. Defined testing scope and objectives, prepared detailed test plans, acceptance criteria, and regression packs. Monitored environments, data readiness, and progress; oversaw manual and automation testing; tracked defects and milestones; communicated risk and progress to management; ensured quality gates were met and on-time delivery.

Led testing for a secure Identity and Access Management (IAM) web platform with comprehensive QA and risk management. Achieved 100% on-time delivery, reduced manual testing by 45% through automation oversight, and improved defect resolution time by 30% via robust defect management processes. Trained and mentored junior testers and ensured testing processes aligned with project goals.