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I’m Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo, a Quality Engineer specializing in performance testing, quality analysis and control, test automation, and QA leadership. With over five years of experience in testing software projects and hands-on involvement in software development, I help teams deliver robust products through thoughtful test strategies, automation, and data-driven quality assurance. I thrive on solving tough problems by breaking them down into actionable steps, and I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software. I have led testing efforts for large-scale deployments at Safaricom and ICT Authority, mentored testers, contributed to open-source testing tools, and maintained a practical balance between coding and QA leadership in fast-paced environments.…I’m Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo, a Quality Engineer specializing in performance testing, quality analysis and control, test automation, and QA leadership. With over five years of experience in testing software projects and hands-on involvement in software development, I help teams deliver robust products through thoughtful test strategies, automation, and data-driven quality assurance. I thrive on solving tough problems by breaking them down into actionable steps, and I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software. I have led testing efforts for large-scale deployments at Safaricom and ICT Authority, mentored testers, contributed to open-source testing tools, and maintained a practical balance between coding and QA leadership in fast-paced environments.

Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo

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I’m Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo, a Quality Engineer specializing in performance testing, quality analysis and control, test automation, and QA leadership. With over five years of experience in testing software projects and hands-on involvement in software development, I help teams deliver robust products through thoughtful test strategies, automation, and data-driven quality assurance. I thrive on solving tough problems by breaking them down into actionable steps, and I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software. I have led testing efforts for large-scale deployments at Safaricom and ICT Authority, mentored testers, contributed to open-source testing tools, and maintained a practical balance between coding and QA leadership in fast-paced environments.…I’m Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo, a Quality Engineer specializing in performance testing, quality analysis and control, test automation, and QA leadership. With over five years of experience in testing software projects and hands-on involvement in software development, I help teams deliver robust products through thoughtful test strategies, automation, and data-driven quality assurance. I thrive on solving tough problems by breaking them down into actionable steps, and I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software. I have led testing efforts for large-scale deployments at Safaricom and ICT Authority, mentored testers, contributed to open-source testing tools, and maintained a practical balance between coding and QA leadership in fast-paced environments.

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I’m Walter Ochieng’ Odhiambo, a Quality Engineer specializing in performance testing, quality analysis and control, test automation, and QA leadership. With over five years of experience in testing software projects and hands-on involvement in software development, I help teams deliver robust products through thoughtful test strategies, automation, and data-driven quality assurance.

I thrive on solving tough problems by breaking them down into actionable steps, and I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software. I have led testing efforts for large-scale deployments at Safaricom and ICT Authority, mentored testers, contributed to open-source testing tools, and maintained a practical balance between coding and QA leadership in fast-paced environments.

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Software Developer in Test and Lead at Safaricom Ethiopia

February 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022

Test Lead for M-PESA System (Core, USSD, STK, Portals, Value Added Services) overseeing 33 testers across Kenya, Ethiopia, India and the Philippines; developed efficient Robot Framework automated tests, cutting total testing hours by more than half; maintained manual test cases; refined MPESA configuration menus and customer journeys; defined release scope, resource planning, and metrics; utilized Micro Focus ALM to track defects and support development; managed integrations and vulnerability findings; proposed improvements to MPESA platform.

ICT In-charge at Twikatane e.V Kenya NGO

April 12, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Developed organizational IT delivery recommendations to support funding; installed internal IT systems; designed network layout for security; participated in county board meetings and managed social media and online content.

System Application Development and Testing at ICT Authority

July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020

Conducted project research and feasibility studies for market-accepted systems; reported on project parameters; designed and implemented software systems including a job matching system; redesigned the Whitebox system to capture public innovations; performed software testing, risk analysis, QA, and mitigation; advised on software needs and contributed to CRM procurement; prepared system documentation and user training.

ICT Support and Network Administration at Kengen (Attachment)

January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Troubleshooting network problems; cable terminations; configured switches, data backup and recovery; installed servers; worked with Active Directory; configured Cisco IP phones; installed access points and CCTV.