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Paulo Fernandes

@paulofernandes1

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QA Tester focused on automation and flawless user experiences.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a QA role where I can own end-to-end testing, expand automation, partner with developers on REST integrations, and help teams ship reliable web and mobile releases with high quality.

I’m a dedicated, detail-oriented QA professional with experience ensuring software quality across web and mobile platforms. Certified in ISTQB Foundation and Agile, I thrive on uncovering bugs, breaking application flows to improve them, and delivering flawless user experiences.

In my current role at Cyber-Mint (Pty) Ltd, I contribute to cross-platform projects spanning web, mobile (iOS/Android), and tablet. I create and optimize end-to-end automated test suites using Nightwatch.js and build Flutter integration tests, while leading exploratory and regression cycles, writing detailed test plans, and supporting QA-to-production releases through structured smoke testing and approvals.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Quality Assurance Tester

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Cyber-Mint (Pty) Ltd

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Contributed to 4 cross-platform projects across web, mobile (iOS/Android), and tablet by taking ownership of QA processes across teams. Created and optimized end-to-end automated test suites with Nightwatch.js, built Flutter integration tests, and supported REST API validation and smoke testing for release readiness.

Exploratory testing Regression Testing Nightwatch.Js Playwright API Testing Test Planning Smoke Testing Bug Reporting

Software Developer Intern

IQbusiness South Africa

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (8 months)

Completed an 8-month internship focused on software development fundamentals and software quality assurance. Built skills in Java and Microsoft technologies (Azure and Power BI), and completed QA foundation coursework that supported preparation for the ISTQB Foundation certification.

Java Software Development Software Quality Assurance Microsoft Azure Power BI Udemy QA Courses

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

WeThinkCode 132

NQF Level 5 qualification, Full-stack software development

2020 - 2022

Completed an intensive, full-time software development programme focused on full-stack development and problem-solving. Earned an NQF Level 5 qualification and completed a paid industry internship.

International Software Testing Qualifications Board

ISTQB Foundation Certificate, Software testing

2022 -

Earned the ISTQB Foundation Certificate covering fundamental software testing principles, processes, and techniques (including test design and defect tracking).