Seeking Manual QA Engineer Roles
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aschalew Tesfaye
Software QA Engineer | Fintech | Telecom | HealthTech
Ensuring software quality through comprehensive manual testing, API validation, regression coverage, UAT, and user-focused quality assurance.
Core Focus
Manual QA, risk, trust
Release confidence for business-critical systems.
Testing Coverage
Manual, API, E2E, UAT
From onboarding flows to production validation.
Trusted domain experience
Fintech
Trusted domain experience
Telecom
Trusted domain experience
Health Insurance
Trusted domain experience
ERP Solutions
Professional Summary
Manual QA and API-focused quality assurance for high-impact systems.
Software QA Engineer and IT Professional with 5+ years of experience delivering quality assurance across fintech platforms, telecom acquisition channels, health insurance systems, and enterprise software. My work centers on disciplined manual testing, API validation, regression strategy, UAT support, and close collaboration in Agile environments to reduce release risk and strengthen user trust.
What I bring
- Comprehensive QA coverage from requirements review through production validation.
- Hands-on experience with fintech payments, wallets, e-KYC, mobile money, claims, and ERP workflows.
- Strong defect triage, stakeholder communication, and user-centered testing discipline.
How I work
- Risk-based testing aligned with business-critical journeys.
- Structured regression, manual validation, UAT, and end-to-end coverage.
- Partnership with developers, product teams, and business users in Agile and Scrum teams.
Where I create value
- Improving release quality for payment, onboarding, and integration-heavy platforms.
- Validating APIs, workflows, user roles, security-sensitive paths, and cross-system behavior.
- Supporting go-lives, field deployment, user training, and production confidence.
Featured Projects
Interactive project showcase across fintech, telecom, health insurance, and enterprise software.
Each card highlights a system I tested, the role I played, the technologies involved, and a visual product-style preview designed to make the work easier to explore.
CoinPayments
Manual QA support for cryptocurrency payment workflows, wallet integrations, API validation, and release readiness.
Industry: Fintech
Role: Manual QA Engineer
Tech: Postman, APIs, UAT, Regression
Safaricom e-KYC Platform
Validated customer acquisition journeys including biometric verification, onboarding quality, and production support.
Industry: Telecom
Role: Specialist - eKYC Platform
Tech: UAT, Functional Testing, Defect Tracking
Safaricom M-PESA
Supported quality across mobile money workflows where transaction stability and user trust are critical.
Industry: Fintech / Telecom
Role: QA Specialist
Tech: Integration Testing, Functional Testing, UAT
Community Based Health Insurance
QA coverage for public-sector health insurance workflows with strong focus on validation and field readiness.
Industry: HealthTech
Role: Software Tester
Tech: System Testing, Integration Testing, UAT
SHI OpenIMIS
Contributed QA support to digital health insurance transformation with workflow and integration validation.
Industry: HealthTech
Role: Software Tester
Tech: UAT, Integration Testing, Defect Management
Case Management System
Structured QA for enterprise workflows where permissions, reporting, and process consistency mattered.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Role: Software QA Tester II
Tech: Functional Testing, Security Checks, Reporting Validation
CRM System
QA support for customer and sales workflows with a focus on integrations, reliability, and reporting accuracy.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Role: Software QA Tester II
Tech: Functional Testing, Dashboard Testing, Integration Testing
ERP System
End-to-end validation across multi-module ERP workflows used by organizations with operational dependency.
Industry: ERP Solutions
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Deployment Support
POS Management System
Testing around operational speed, transaction reliability, and usability in retail-facing system flows.
Industry: ERP / Retail
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Client Support
Inventory Management System
QA work focused on inventory integrity, delivery coordination, process validation, and dependable reporting for operations teams.
Industry: ERP / Inventory
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, Reporting Validation, Troubleshooting
Food & Beverage Management System
Tested cafe and restaurant workflows with emphasis on ordering accuracy, service usability, billing reliability, and day-to-day operational flow.
Industry: ERP / Hospitality
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Support
Pharmacy Management System
Supported quality across pharmacy operations with focus on inventory accuracy, transactions, usability, and dependable day-to-day workflows.
Industry: ERP / Healthcare Operations
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Troubleshooting
Recreational Management System
Quality coverage for reservation and activity flows where operational accuracy and ease of use matter.
Industry: ERP / Leisure
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Deployment Support
Hotel Management System
Supported dependable hospitality operations through testing of reservations, workflows, and business logic.
Industry: ERP / Hospitality
Role: Software Tester & Implementer
Tech: Functional Testing, UAT, Troubleshooting
Skills Visualization
QA toolkit centered on manual testing, API validation, and release confidence.
My strongest expertise is in Manual QA, API Testing, Regression Testing, UAT, and End-to-End Testing, with supporting hands-on exposure to automation tools where needed.
Skill Categories
QA Testing
Core Coverage
Manual Testing
Functional Testing
Regression Testing
UAT
Smoke Testing
Integration Testing
E2E Testing
API Testing
Validation & Reliability
Postman
REST APIs
Authentication
API Validation
SQL Checks
Automation
Supporting Experience
Selenium
Playwright
Appium
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Performance & Delivery
Operational Readiness
JMeter
Jira
TestRail
Azure DevOps
GitLab CI/CD
Agile/Scrum
Strength Snapshot
Primary expertise in manual QA and API-focused validation, with some practical automation exposure supporting broader quality efforts.
Manual QA & Functional TestingExpert
API Testing & ValidationExpert
Regression, UAT & E2E TestingExpert
Automation Testing ToolsIntermediate
Performance TestingIntermediate
Implementation, Support & TrainingAdvanced
Experience Timeline
A career built around quality, delivery confidence, and enterprise responsibility.
From software implementation and ERP testing to telecom onboarding and crypto payments, each role expanded the scale and criticality of the systems I supported.
2025-Present
CoinPayments
Manual QA Engineer
Testing wallet integrations, crypto transactions, gateway behavior, WalletConnect journeys, QR payments, API validation, regression, smoke, UAT, and production readiness.
2023-Present
Safaricom Ethiopia
Specialist - eKYC Platform & Acquisition Channels
Validating onboarding, biometric verification, identity flows, M-PESA transactions, user journeys, integrations, UAT, defect management, and production support.
2023-2024
Management4Health
Software Tester
Supported CBHI and SHI OpenIMIS through system testing, integration testing, UAT, claims and enrollment verification, data validation, training, and field deployment support.
2022-2023
Excellerent Technology Solutions
Software QA Tester II
Tested case management and CRM systems covering workflow automation, customer management, reporting, notifications, integrations, and security permissions in Agile teams.
2019-2022
PEDS Software Company
Software Tester & Implementer
Owned functional testing, UAT, implementation, training, deployment support, troubleshooting, and client support across ERP, POS, inventory, hotel, and related business systems.
2018-2019
Refugees and Returnees Service
IT Professional
Early-career technical support and IT operations experience that strengthened my service mindset, troubleshooting discipline, and system reliability focus.
Testimonials
Professional credibility backed by peers and collaborators.
Recommendations that reflect the quality, consistency, and collaboration I bring to software delivery.
Outstanding software tester and quality assurance expert with exceptional attention to detail and professionalism.
Talented QA Engineer with strong technical skills and excellent collaboration.
Skilled QA Engineer who consistently delivers high-quality testing and effective defect identification.
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Let's build software users can trust.
I’m interested in Manual QA, software testing, and quality engineering opportunities where careful validation, business awareness, and release confidence matter.