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I am Willy Kipchumba Barmasai, an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of QA and software development experience. I have tested core banking systems (T24), CRB platforms, USSD applications, Android apps, and web solutions, with hands-on expertise in performance testing, automation frameworks, and cloud-based test management. I lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive innovation to deliver scalable, high-quality banking, credit reporting, and insurance solutions. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, turning complex requirements into reliable, user-friendly software, and advancing automation practices to reduce regression cycles and improve product quality. I thrive in fast-paced environments and aim to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient solutions.…I am Willy Kipchumba Barmasai, an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of QA and software development experience. I have tested core banking systems (T24), CRB platforms, USSD applications, Android apps, and web solutions, with hands-on expertise in performance testing, automation frameworks, and cloud-based test management. I lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive innovation to deliver scalable, high-quality banking, credit reporting, and insurance solutions. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, turning complex requirements into reliable, user-friendly software, and advancing automation practices to reduce regression cycles and improve product quality. I thrive in fast-paced environments and aim to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient solutions.

Willy Kipchumba Barmasai

QA Engineer, Data Scientist, Full Stack Developer, +2

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I am Willy Kipchumba Barmasai, an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of QA and software development experience. I have tested core banking systems (T24), CRB platforms, USSD applications, Android apps, and web solutions, with hands-on expertise in performance testing, automation frameworks, and cloud-based test management. I lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive innovation to deliver scalable, high-quality banking, credit reporting, and insurance solutions. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, turning complex requirements into reliable, user-friendly software, and advancing automation practices to reduce regression cycles and improve product quality. I thrive in fast-paced environments and aim to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient solutions.…I am Willy Kipchumba Barmasai, an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of QA and software development experience. I have tested core banking systems (T24), CRB platforms, USSD applications, Android apps, and web solutions, with hands-on expertise in performance testing, automation frameworks, and cloud-based test management. I lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive innovation to deliver scalable, high-quality banking, credit reporting, and insurance solutions. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, turning complex requirements into reliable, user-friendly software, and advancing automation practices to reduce regression cycles and improve product quality. I thrive in fast-paced environments and aim to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient solutions.

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I am Willy Kipchumba Barmasai, an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer with 10+ years of QA and software development experience. I have tested core banking systems (T24), CRB platforms, USSD applications, Android apps, and web solutions, with hands-on expertise in performance testing, automation frameworks, and cloud-based test management. I lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive innovation to deliver scalable, high-quality banking, credit reporting, and insurance solutions.

I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, turning complex requirements into reliable, user-friendly software, and advancing automation practices to reduce regression cycles and improve product quality. I thrive in fast-paced environments and aim to deliver secure, compliant, and efficient solutions.

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Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

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Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Swahili

Advanced

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Engineer at KCB Bank Kenya Limited

October 1, 2024 - Present

Translates business and technical requirements into test scenarios, designs data-driven test data and test cases, implements test automation, performs API, performance, and load testing for banking applications, and manages test environments. Oversees CI/CD pipeline activity (Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitLab), Azure Test Plans, OpenShift container management, and cloud-based testing (Azure/AWS) to ensure scalable, secure delivery.

Software Test Analyst at Metropol CRB

May 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024

Reviewed requirements, designed and executed manual and automated test cases, performed backend/database validation, API/UI integrations, and performance testing; integrated Taurus/JMeter into CI/CD pipelines and tracked defects for timely resolution.

Machine Learning Engineer/Lecturer at The Eldoret National Polytechnic

February 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022

Lectured programming languages (Python, Java, C/C++), advised on ML projects, trained models, and supervised data acquisition and preprocessing pipelines; contributed to business-aligned ML model development and data quality initiatives.

Software Developer / Tester at Wima Technologies

September 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020

Developed and tested financial software and web/mobile apps; connected front-ends to REST APIs; designed test cases and automated scripts (Selenium, Appium); collaborated with cross-functional teams for issue resolution and deployments.

Software Developer at Mycroft Enterprise

July 1, 2015 - Present

Collaborated across teams to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software; led automation strategy and built test automation resources; contributed to Agile projects and continuous improvement.

IT Support Intern at Kenya Revenue Authority (Mombasa)

May 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015

Diagnosed hardware/software issues, deployed updates, managed backups, and contributed to IT workflow improvements and security hardening.

PHP Developer at Intelcert Information System Center

April 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014

Built PHP websites, performed cross-browser testing, developed database-driven web systems, and implemented backend/frontend functionality with PHP/MySQL.