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Brenda Malakwen

Boxhill,VIC

Summary

Dedicated candidate eager to put analytical and problem-solving skills to practice in a professional setting. Skilled at gathering and analyzing data for research with a keen eye for accuracy. Reliable with strong leadership skills for mentoring and supervising students. Flexible with solid adaptability for working in dynamic environments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Application Developer

Kenya Revenue Authority
09.2020 - 01.2022

Worked in a team of developers designing and developing website applications, and after a year moved to database team, where I developed system use cases and was responsible for redesigning, modifying and creating new features for Kenya School of Revenue and KRA websites.

  • Review and develop system use cases and system design specifications
  • Conduct unit testing of developed components based on agreed quality criteria
  • Prepare documentations (user manuals, technical manuals, deployment instructions & roll back instructions, issue and ticket logs etc.) to ensure they meet set quality criteria for each component
  • Provide support for post deployment issues
  • Resolve issues arising from Quality Assurance (QA) tests.
  • Provided excellent customer support, addressing client concerns and resolving issues promptly.
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.


Intern

NorthRift Solutions
03.2020 - 08.2020
  • Modified software through creating new features, fixing bugs, improving performance and UX/UI according to user requirements
  • Working with stakeholders on technical issues including software design and maintenance
  • Develop report dashboards based on stakeholder requirements and specifications
  • Use scrum to manage team schedule with sprints running for two weeks where we planned, tracked and managed tasks using jira collaboration tools and had demonstrations at the end of each sprint
  • Any assignments given as and when directed by management.

Intern

Total Solutions Limited
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
  • Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware and software
  • Network maintenance and troubleshooting
  • User support and helpdesk support
  • Installation and configuration of operating systems and Application Software
  • Monitoring daily performance of computer systems to ensure proper operations
  • Storing and backup of user data.
  • Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.


Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Computer Science

Kabarak University
Nakuru, Kenya
10.2023

Masters in Information Technology (System Analysis) - System Analysis

Charles Sturt University
Melbourne
04.2019

Skills

  • SQL
  • M365 Platform
  • Agile methodologies
  • Business development
  • Database Management
  • Analytical Thinking

Certification

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Application Developer

Kenya Revenue Authority
09.2020 - 01.2022

Intern

NorthRift Solutions
03.2020 - 08.2020

Intern

Total Solutions Limited
05.2018 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Computer Science

Kabarak University

Masters in Information Technology (System Analysis) - System Analysis

Charles Sturt University
Brenda Malakwen