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Hi, I’m Helen Ayele. I bring 10+ years of senior-level testing across frontend and backend systems, with a strong focus on data integrity and system reliability. I enjoy designing scalable automation strategies and improving overall product quality through thoughtful testing and collaboration.
I specialize in architecture-focused automation using Page Object Model and BDD with Cucumber, testing complex data pipelines and microservices, and enforcing performance and reliability through non-functional testing. I’m also a proactive process advocate, contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives to reduce defect leakage and accelerate delivery.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
QA Engineer at Data Virtuality
January 18, 2023 - PresentQA Engineer for connectors project focusing on data integration and management solutions. Responsibilities included verifying that integrated data is correctly fetched from source systems, comparing source and integrated data, validating data materialization, ETL testing, and creating stored procedures to automate ETL processes. Documentation and reporting were also part of the duties.
QA Engineer at Excellerent Technologies (Fishbowl Client)
March 21, 2022 - December 16, 2024QA Engineer for Fishbowl Inventory project. Tested Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Sales & Purchasing, and Customization & Reporting modules (Account Integration was not included). Involved in complete test cycle (analysis, estimation, design, execution, and closures), active sprint participation, writing test cases from requirements, executing manual tests, logging and verifying bugs, and participating in retrospectives.
QA Engineer at Upwork (Freelancer) - USA
March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2022Freelance QA Engineer providing manual testing, test planning, and defect reporting for diverse clients on Upwork.
QA Specialist at Genuitec LLC
March 1, 2012 - March 9, 2018QA Specialist for MyEclipse project. Responsibilities included test analysis, test design, test executions, environment preparation, regression testing, writing automation scripts, supporting automation runs, verification and confirmation testing, and smoke testing. Tools used included QF-Test, Eclipse, and MyEclipse.
QA Engineer at Data Virtuality (Connectors) / Data Virtuality
December 1, 2024 - PresentInvolved in end-to-end QA for connectors and data virtualization, validating data access and integration across cloud, on-prem, SaaS apps, and file systems. Responsible for ETL testing, data verification, test case design and execution, and creating automated tests and documentation.
QA Engineer at Excellent Technologies
March 21, 2021 - January 31, 2023Worked as a QA Engineer across multiple projects, performing test planning, scenario writing, manual test execution, issue reporting, and regression testing. Supported automation efforts and conducted smoke tests.
QA Specialist at Genuine LLC
March 1, 2012 - March 9, 2018QA Specialist for enterprise solutions in Texas, overseeing test analysis, design, execution, regression testing, sprint planning support, and bug verification. Wrote and maintained test artifacts and participated in retrospectives.
QA Specialist at Upwork (Freelancer)
March 1, 2018 - March 21, 2021Provided QA testing services for diverse clients via Upwork, performing manual and automated testing, crafting test cases from requirements, executing tests, and contributing to project retrospectives.
QA Engineer at Data Virtuality
December 1, 2024 - PresentQA Engineer for connectors for data integration and management solutions. Built high-performance, enterprise-grade connectors enabling real-time data virtualization from cloud platforms, on-premises databases, SaaS applications, and file systems. Validated data integration pipelines including ETL processes, semantic layer modeling, query optimization, and metadata management. Performed data completeness and transformation accuracy validations through end-to-end testing, including automatedSanity checks on large data sets. Maintained rigorous test artifacts (Data Mapping docs, ETL Test Summary Reports) to ensure traceability and auditability.
QA Specialist at Genuine LLC
March 1, 2015 - March 9, 2021QA Specialist for MyEclipse (enterprise Java IDE). Full-stack involvement including frontend (HTML, CSS, JS, Angular) and backend (Java, Spring, Hibernate) development support. Enabled rapid deployment with optimized incremental server builds and multi-DB connections. Implemented live collaboration tooling, data tooling, and robust test artifacts. Focused on requirements traceability, 100% test coverage, automation scripting, and an immediate post-deployment Smoke Suite to shorten time-to-detect blockers.
Performance Tester at Safaricom Ethiopia
July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023Performance Tester for Safaricom Ethiopia (first private telecom operator in the country). Defined Performance SLIs/SLOs for critical APIs, designed realistic load and stress tests, and validated under high concurrency. Executed load, stress, and volume testing using Apache JMeter to identify bottlenecks and ensure scalable performance. Analyzed 90th percentile response times, throughput, and error rates to provide actionable dev insights.
QA Specialist at Gen u ite LLC (MyEclipse project)
March 1, 2016 - July 20, 2021MyEclipse project QA Specialist within Genuine LLC. Full-stack support for the IDE product, including frontend (HTML/CSS/JS/Angular) and backend (Java/Spring/Hibernate) development. Delivered rapid deployments, managed multiple DB connections, and provided live collaboration features. Ensured end-to-end test coverage with comprehensive automation scripts and a Critical Smoke Suite to accelerate feedback post-deployment.
Performance Tester at Excellent Solutions
July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023Safaricom Ethiopia project: defined SLIs/SLOs and performed load/soak/volume testing for critical telecom APIs; analyzed results and collaborated with devs to optimize performance.
QA Engineer at Excellent Solutions
July 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023Fishbowl Inventory IT integration project: tested integration with QuickBooks and Xero; focused on inventory, manufacturing, sales & purchasing, accounting integration, and reporting; automated tests and validation.
Education
M.Sc (Masters Degree in Computer Technology) at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007B. Sc (Bachelor Degree in Computer Technology) at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2003M.S. in Computer Technology at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007B.Sc in Computer Technology at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003MSc (Masters Degree in Computer Technology) at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007BSc (Bachelor Degree in Computer Technology) at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003Master of Science in Computer Technology at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology at Addis Ababa University, Science Faculty
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003Qualifications
Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services
Skills
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