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Keegan User

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Senior QA engineer specializing in automation, data validation, and BI testing for regulated environments.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I seek remote contract or interim roles where I can lead QA and automation for data-intensive, regulated BI or financial systems, focusing on automation, data validation, and risk reduction.

I am a senior QA professional with 8+ years delivering high-quality software in data-intensive, regulated financial and BI environments. I embed quickly into remote teams, lead end-to-end QA, and reduce production risk through automation, API testing, and SQL-driven data validation.

My work includes designing testable analytics pipelines with PostgreSQL, Python and AWS, building automation and validation layers for ML-driven applications, and leading large-scale BI migrations and ETL testing. I hold ISTQB certifications and a Postgraduate Diploma in Data Analytics, and I am available for contract or interim remote engagements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

BL
Current

Founder & Principal QA Consultant

Bitfundi Pty Ltd

Aug 2025 - Present (7 months)

Designs testable analytics pipelines and builds automation and SQL-based data validation layers for ML-driven and data-driven applications, improving test coverage and reducing production risk.

SB

Senior BI Test Analyst

South African Reserve Bank

Mar 2019 - Jul 2025 (6 years 4 months)

Owned end-to-end QA for large-scale BI migrations and enhancements, led ETL and data validation across reporting pipelines, and implemented automation that reduced regression cycle time.

SS

IT Business Analyst & BI Developer

Signature Business Solutions

Sep 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 3 months)

Developed and validated BI solutions and ETL pipelines for BASEL regulatory returns, built SQL reports and operational dashboards to improve test readiness and monitoring.

SL

Business Analyst / Test Analyst

Sybrin Limited

Oct 2013 - Aug 2015 (1 year 10 months)

Designed and executed functional, regression, and UAT test cases across fintech platforms, introduced early automation and ETL monitoring dashboards to strengthen BI pipeline stability.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

AS

Amazon Web Services

Certified Cloud Practitioner, Cloud-Based System Architecture

2026 - 2026

Certified Cloud Practitioner: CLF-02

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ISTQB

ISTQB CTFL 4.0, Software Testing

2025 - 2025

Obtained ISTQB CTFL 4.0 Foundation Level certification in 2025.

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ISTQB

ISTQB CTAL-TM 3.0, Software Testing

2025 - 2025

Obtained ISTQB CTAL-TM 3.0 certification in 2025 for Test Management.

IC

IIE Varsity College

Postgraduate Diploma, Data Analytics

2024 - 2024

Grade: 4.7

Activities and societies: Awarded Top Academic Achiever for the class of 2024 Completed exploratory research paper synthesizing supervised learning concepts into a real-world analytics pipeline.

Postgraduate Diploma in Data Analytics (NQF8), achieved Top Student honors in 2024.

Covers theoretical and practical applications of supervised learning algorithms and statistical analysis.

University of Pretoria logoUP

University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Commerce, Information Systems

2009 - 2013

Grade: 3

Activities and societies: Modeled, Developed and Deployed a Patient Booking and Management system using .NET Windows and ASP Web Forms for a doctor's practice.

Undergraduate Qualification with a focus on system design, modelling and implementation.

Completed coursework at NQF7 level at the University of Pretoria in 2013.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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