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yonela kenneth

@yonelakenneth

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I build automated quality solutions for cross-border payments and SWIFT integrations.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to continue building modern quality engineering practices in payment systems, with opportunities to deepen my work in performance engineering, AI-assisted testing, test automation, and reliable regulatory solutions.

At FNB South Africa, I deliver business and technical analysis, test design, automation, and end-to-end quality assurance for payment solutions, including Forex cross-border payments, Balance of Payments regulation, and SWIFT integrations.

I build and maintain UI and API automation frameworks, validate JSON schemas, business rules, settlement processing, and SWIFT message generation. I also created AI-powered agents for dynamic test-data generation and UI/API failure analysis to accelerate troubleshooting and root-cause identification.

My career began as a Java developer in FNB’s Forex Product House, where I helped grow automation coverage from 0% to 80% in seven months and earned the Rookie of the Year Award. I’m ISTQB Performance Testing Certified and continue expanding my work in performance engineering and AI-assisted quality engineering.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Technical Test Analyst

Current

FNB South Africa

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Responsible for business and technical analysis, test design, automation, and end-to-end quality assurance of payment solutions. Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, and Product Owners to validate requirements, identify defects, and ensure production readiness within Agile delivery teams.

Designed, developed, and maintained UI and API automation frameworks, converting manua

Java Developer

FNB South Africa

Jul 2023 - Jan 2024 (6 months)

- Designed, developed, and maintained automated test solutions for a Forex Payments platform within an Agile environment.
- Collaborated with business analysts, developers, and testers to ensure high-quality delivery of payment processing enhancements and regulatory changes.
- Contributed to the establishment and growth of the test automation framework, increasing automated test coverage from 0% t

Graduate Trainee

FNB South Africa

Feb 2023 - May 2023 (3 months)

As a developer at FNB Forex Product House within the Compliance team for BOP (Balance of Payments), I played a vital role in implementing new features provided by system analysts. Working closely with the QA team, I ensured that the application met the highest standards of quality. Collaboration with the DevOps team was essential, as I liaised with them to deploy changes to various development env

Technical Mentor

WeThinkCode

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)

Help first year students (cohort 2022) navigate their journey of technical learning and to support them as they transition into the WeThinkCode_ environment.

Duties:
> Daily check-ins with my mentees, in the form of a stand-up meeting, to ensure that they are coping with the curriculum.
> Introducing programming concepts.
> Assist with any struggles the students may be facing, ensuring that they