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Keegan User

@keeganuser

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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

Current

Founder & Principal QA Consultant

Current

Bitfundi Pty Ltd

Aug 2025 - Present (6 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.

Python Playwright PostgreSQL AWS ETL Test Automation API Testing

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.

ETL SQL Data Validation Python API Testing AWS CI CD

Freelance Software Developer

Self-Employed

Sep 2018 - Feb 2019 (5 months)

Delivered end-to-end software solutions including data processing pipelines and web applications, and built optimization algorithms for budgeting and asset procurement use cases.

Python Web Development Data Pipelines SQL Algorithm Design Automation Testing

Business Analyst

Rand Merchant Bank

Feb 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 7 months)

Led requirements analysis and stakeholder engagement for BI and regulatory reporting initiatives, supporting QA and UAT to align business intent with technical delivery.

Business Analysis Requirements Gathering BIツール Regulatory Reporting Stakeholder Management SQL UAT

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.

BI Development ETL SQL Regulatory Reporting Dashboarding Data Validation

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.

Functional Testing Regression Testing UAT Automation BIツール SQL