👤 Professional Profile
Results-driven QA Engineer and Project Manager with 10+ years of experience across banking, government, and fintech in Ethiopia. Delivered 60+ enterprise projects at Awash Bank and INSA — spanning core banking, payment integrations, remittance platforms, ERP, and digital financial services. Deep expertise in test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps combined with strong project management skills.
# Daily focus
class QAEngineer:
name = "Meseret Akalu" | role = "Principal QA · PM · Developer"
focus = ["Test Automation", "CI/CD", "Quality Metrics", "Security Testing"]
motto = "Quality is not an act, but a habit"
💼 Professional Experience
Principal Software QA Engineer
Awash Bank S.C. — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Lead QA strategy and governance across all digital banking and integration projects.
- Design end-to-end automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, and Katalon Studio.
- Conduct performance, security, and regression testing for high-traffic banking systems.
- Embed quality gates into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and mentor QA teams.
Project Manager
Awash Bank S.C. — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Managed 30+ enterprise projects: payment integrations, remittance platforms, core banking.
- Applied Agile/Scrum for on-time, on-budget delivery across multi-vendor environments.
- Handled stakeholder expectations, risk management, budgets, and executive reporting.
Senior Project QA Officer
Awash Bank S.C. — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Defined QA standards, conducted risk-based testing, ensured regulatory compliance.
- Managed test environments and coordinated UAT with business stakeholders.
Senior QA Tester & Supervisor
Information Network Security Agency (INSA)
- Automated and manual testing for national government software systems.
- Managed Docker/Kubernetes test environments; used TestLink and Mantis for defect tracking.
Software Developer
Information Network Security Agency (INSA)
- Developed high-availability web applications in Java and PHP within Agile sprints.
- Managed version control and contributed to CI/CD pipeline setup.
🎓 Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Mizan Tepi University, Ethiopia
January 2010 – June 2014
3.21GPA
🚀 Key Projects — 60+ Delivered
Core Banking & Customizations
12 projects
- Islamic Profit Distribution (IPD)
- Suspense Account Management
- FBE Customization (National ID & Late Payment)
- VAT Implementation Customizations
- Automatic ATM Card Charge Collection
- Minimum Balance Management
- IFB Saving Migration Customization
- Chequepoint Enhancement (Compliance & VAT)
- Customer Profile Management Customization
- SACCO Corporate Business Solution Phase II
- Loan Processing System Implementation
- Customer Risk Grading System
PMQA Lead
Payment & System Integration
14 projects
- Awash Bank – SNV Integration
- ECX Payment Integration
- Addis Pay – C2B Merchant Debit API
- EEU Mobile & Prepaid Payment Integration
- Auction Ethiopia Integration
- 2Mercato.com / e-Biz Online Solutions
- Addis Ababa Water Integration
- Sheger City Water & Sewerage
- Fuel Payment Aggregator Integration
- Kefiya Financial Technology Integration
- NBE Unite.et Platform
- IPS-R2P Project
- FenanPay & Medaf Delivery Integration
- Star Pay Financial Solution
PMQA Lead
Remittance & Money Transfer
9 projects
- Awash Remit – Mastercard Integration
- Mojo Money Transfer Service
- Fast Pay Remittance Integration
- LakiPay Remittance Integration
- EZ-Remit Remittance Integration
- Swiss-Remit Remittance Integration
- Ethio-Dash Remittance Integration
- Amhara Housing Corporation Integration
- Cash-out Enhancement & Cash-in Implementation
PMQA Lead
Awash Birr Pro & Digital Banking
8 projects
- Loan Enquiry Service on Awash Birr Pro
- POS & Terminal Management System (TMS)
- POS & TMS Project (Tracom)
- E-Ticketing Solution on ABP
- Loyalty Solution on ABP
- Forex Requisition & Approval System
- Daily Exchange Rate System
- Online Transaction Audit System
PMQA Lead
ERP & Enterprise Systems
10 projects
- Budget Control System (BCS)
- Material Management System Enhancement
- Payroll Management System Enhancement
- Leave Management System (LMS)
- Manpower Assignment Management System
- Fleet Management System Enhancement
- Building Rental Management System
- Change Management Automation
- AFR FMS Enhancement
- VMS Enhancement – Foreign Bank Guarantee
PMQA Lead
Infrastructure & In-house Dev
7 projects
- Tier III Data Center Project
- DARS System Development (In-house)
- E-Learning Portal for MSMEs
- Zubak AA Traffic Management
- SD Access Resource Requirement
- Digital EQUB Integration – Chipchip
- EthioTelecom Microloan & Land Asura Payment
PMQA LeadDev