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Khwezi
Maphalala

Automation Test Engineer / Manual & Automated QA Specialist

Test Engineer at Gaming Laboratories International Africa and Automation Tester at Ndosi Test Automation — building quality into systems through rigorous automation frameworks, regulatory compliance testing, and data-driven quality assurance across the full SDLC.

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01 — About

Engineering
Quality Into
Every System

Quality is not an act of inspection after the fact — it is an architecture decision made at every stage of development.

Khwezi brings a systems-thinking approach to software quality. With deep experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle in both regulated and non-regulated environments, he treats testing as an engineering discipline — not an afterthought.

At Gaming Laboratories International Africa, he performs compliance and certification testing against the strict regulatory standards demanded by global iGaming jurisdictions. This means zero tolerance for defects and rigorous documentation of every finding.

In parallel, his work at Ndosi Test Automation keeps him at the sharp edge of automation tooling — building Selenium and Playwright frameworks that are maintainable, scalable, and genuinely useful to engineering teams.

Compliance Testing Automation-First Structured SDLC Detail Oriented Performance Testing API Testing
02 — Skills

Technical Arsenal

Automation Testing

Selenium WebDriver Playwright Page Object Model TestNG JUnit Maven

Manual Testing

  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • System Testing
  • UAT

API & Performance

  • Postman
  • JMeter
  • k6

Development

J Java
C# C Sharp
Py Python
OOP Principles

Tools & Platforms

JIRA Git GitHub IntelliJ VS Code

Databases

  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
03 — Experience

Where I've Built

Gaming Laboratories International Africa

Test Engineer

Current

Performing compliance certification testing of iGaming systems for global jurisdictions. Responsible for ensuring gaming platforms meet strict regulatory standards before market approval — a zero-defect-tolerance environment requiring methodical precision.

  • iGaming certification & compliance testing across multiple global jurisdictions
  • Manual and exploratory testing of gaming systems, RNG verification, and player balance testing
  • Defect lifecycle management and tracking via JIRA
  • Code review, version validation, and build verification testing
  • Regulatory documentation and test evidence compilation for certification submissions
iGamingRegulatory TestingJIRAManual Testing
Ndosi Test Automation

Automation Tester

Current

Designing and executing UI automation frameworks using industry-leading tools. Responsible for building scalable, maintainable test suites that integrate into CI/CD pipelines.

  • Selenium WebDriver and Playwright automation script development
  • Page Object Model framework design and implementation
  • Cross-browser test execution and compatibility verification
  • Automation reporting and test result analysis
  • API testing with Postman; performance testing exposure with JMeter and k6
SeleniumPlaywrightPOMAPI TestingJMeter
Independent Consulting

Automation & Manual Test Consultant

Past

End-to-end testing lifecycle ownership across multiple client engagements — from unit testing through UAT with full automation script delivery.

  • Full SDLC test coverage: unit, integration, system, UAT
  • Automation script development and framework maintenance
  • Test strategy documentation and reporting
SDLCUATAutomation Scripts
Academic & Professional Mentoring

Software Development & Data Analytics Tutor

Past
  • Teaching Python programming to development candidates
  • SQL instruction and data analytics fundamentals
  • Mentoring candidates in testing concepts and career pathways
PythonSQLMentoring
Richfield

Junior IT Technician

Past
  • Technical support and network troubleshooting
  • IT infrastructure management and maintenance
IT SupportNetworkingInfrastructure
04 — Projects

Testing Projects

Automation frameworks, API collections, and performance labs built in practice.

01

Selenium Automation Framework

Production-grade UI automation framework using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG. Implements Page Object Model for maintainability, parallel execution support, and HTML report generation.

SeleniumTestNGJavaMavenPOM
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02

Playwright Testing Suite

End-to-end browser automation suite using Playwright with multi-browser support across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. Includes trace viewer integration and CI/CD-ready configuration.

PlaywrightJavaScriptNode.jsE2E
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03

API Testing Collection

Comprehensive Postman collection validating REST APIs — covering authentication, CRUD operations, negative testing, and response schema validation with environment variable management.

PostmanREST APIJSONNewman
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04

Performance Testing Lab

Load and stress testing simulation using JMeter with supplementary k6 scripting. Validates application stability under concurrent user load with threshold-based pass/fail criteria.

JMeterk6Load TestingPerformance
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05 — Education

Academic Foundation

Honours
Richfield

BSc Honours in Information Technology

Advanced research and systems thinking applied to IT engineering disciplines.

Degree
Richfield

BSc in Information Technology

Core IT engineering, software development, and system design principles.

Diploma
Richfield

Diploma in Information Technology

Foundational IT competencies covering programming, networking, and systems analysis.

06 — Achievements

Impact & Leadership

Leading Work-Integrated Learners

Guided and mentored IT work-integrated learning (WIL) candidates through structured programmes, supporting their transition into professional IT roles.

Software Development Instructor

Successfully taught Python and SQL to software development candidates, building their technical foundations for industry careers.

Academic Project Leadership

Led academic project groups to successful outcomes, demonstrating early leadership capability in collaborative technical environments.

Independent IT Infrastructure Management

Managed IT infrastructure operations independently as a Junior IT Technician, including network management, hardware troubleshooting, and system support.

07 — Contact

Ready to
Collaborate?

Open to QA Automation Engineer and Test Engineer roles where rigour, technical depth, and quality-first thinking are valued. Recruiters and hiring managers are warmly invited to reach out directly.

Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa
Email khwezilokusa.maphalala@gmail.com
Phone 078 605 5521
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