Joseph Tochi Udoka — QA Engineer

About

Detail-oriented QA Engineer with experience testing fintech and payment processing platforms. Skilled in manual and automation testing using Selenium and Cypress, API validation, and defect management. Experienced working in Agile environments to deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality software supporting high-volume financial transactions.

₦2B+

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Years at ALAT

1st

Class Honours, UI

Experience

Quality Assurance Engineer (SDE I)

ALAT by Wema Bank

Mar 2024 – Present

ALATPay Squad — Payment Processing Platform

Contributed QA on ALATPay, a fintech payment platform supporting ₦2B+ in processed transactions.
Co-validated a Tap-to-Pay (SoftPOS) mobile app enabling merchants to accept NFC contactless payments via smartphone; currently in pre-production awaiting final deployment.
Executed manual and automated tests using Selenium and Cypress to validate core workflows and ensure software reliability.
Conducted API testing via Postman to validate backend services and payment transaction endpoints.
Designed and executed functional, regression, and UAT tests before every production release.
Documented and tracked defects; collaborated with developers to ensure timely resolution and verified fixes via regression testing before deployment.
Participated in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
Collaborated with developers, product managers, and designers to improve product performance and user experience.
Contributed to improving QA processes, testing documentation, and quality standards within the team.

Key Projects

Tap-to-Pay (SoftPOS) Application

QA validation of a contactless payment solution enabling merchants to accept NFC payments via smartphone. Tested payment processing flows, transaction validation, and merchant onboarding features in pre-production environments prior to final production approval.

NFC / Contactless UAT Pre-production Merchant onboarding Cypress

ALATPay Web Platform

Manual and automated testing on merchant services and payment workflows for a high-volume fintech platform supporting ₦2B+ in transactions. Identified usability issues and defects through regression testing cycles, helping maintain quality standards at scale.

Regression testing Selenium Postman Fintech Web app testing

Skills

Automation & testing tools

Selenium Cypress WebDriver BlazeMeter Postman

Platforms & data

SQL Microsoft Azure

Testing techniques

Manual Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing UAT API Testing Test Case Design Defect Tracking Bug Reporting

Methodologies

Agile Scrum CI Awareness Cross-functional Collaboration Sprint Planning