John Khoza
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa-
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linkedin.com/in/john-khoza-
Summary
With over 8 years of experience in the automotive industry, I am a technology consultant at Accenture, where
I leverage my expertise in end-to-end customer connectivity testing, vehicle programming, diagnostics, and
telematics. I am proficient in all phases of testing, from meticulous test planning and design to successful
implementation. I also streamline test review processes and proficiently manage and resolve issues using the Jira
platform.
As a cloud architect, I have extensive expertise in AWS cloud services and deploying cloud-native applications. I
manage AWS resources, including EC2, S3, EBS, various databases, Route 53, and VPCs. I also apply DevOps
and agile practices, such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, automated testing, and monitoring.
Experience
Technology Consultant
Accenture
Jan 2022 - Present (2 years 2 months)
- Expertise in E2E Customer Connectivity testing across multiple vehicle architectures.
- Proficiency in all phases of testing, from meticulous test planning and design to successful
implementation.
- Streamlined test review processes and proficiently manage and resolve issues using the Jira platform.
- Effective utilisation of diagnostic tools to perform root cause analysis, configure systems, and facilitate
software updates
- Extensive expertise in AWS Cloud Services and deploying cloud-native applications.
- Proficiency in managing AWS resources, including EC2, S3, EBS, various databases, Route 53, and
VPCs
- Experience with DevOps and Agile practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery,
automated testing, automated deployment and continuous monitoring utilizing Prometheus and
Grafana.
- Experienced in implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS CodeDeploy
- Proficient in version control systems such as GitHub, GitLab, and AWS CodeCommit
- Competent in resource provisioning with Terraform, CloudFormation.
- Proficient in resource configuration using Ansible and Chef.
- Knowledgeable in container environment and concepts using applications such as Docker.
Senior Automotive Test Engineer
umlaut company
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 3 months)
- E2E connectivity testing for Automotive OEMs
- Execute test plans to ensure control functions meets requirements.
- Review findings of validation test plans and document issues found.
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- Flashing and configuration of ECUs with respect to a specific market.
- Data analysis from vehicle, debug logs, cloud, telecom and mobile app to verify performance and
conformity.
- Using diagnostic tools such as Diagnostic Engineering Tool (DET), CANoe, CANalizer and
VehicleSpy.
- Experienced with automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN and Ethernet.
- Client support on data analysis, debugging and engineering innovative solutions to support their
needs.
EOL and Vehicle Diagnostics Engineer
TUMARC LIMITED
Mar 2019 - Feb 2021 (2 years)
- Authoring End of Line (EOL) Tests and Sequences executed at the EOL System of the Car
Manufacturer.
- On-site testing/validating and deploying of EOL diagnostic hardware and software.
- Verify the EOL test sequences.
- Preparing and participating in plant launches of EOL test systems.
- Resolving and supporting production with all electrical issues on any aspect of a project (launch and
day to day production).
- Define rework matrix procedures for technicians to utilize on their day to day.
- Commissioning of WAHA (Wheel Alignment and Headlight Adjustment) and ROLLS (Rolling Road).
- Maintaining FFT to the highest standard.
Graduate Electrical/systems Engineer
BMW Group
Mar 2017 - Feb 2019 (2 years)
During my time with BMW ZA Plant I have been in various departments within assembly shop where I
held different roles.
As a Systems Engineer my responsibilities varied through:
- Vehicle diagnostics
- Vehicle configuration
- ECU Flashing
- product and process planning
- System maintenance, installation, set-up and implementation of various handheld devices.
As a Quality Engineer my role was to:
- Oversee all electrical/electronic defects.
- Ensure all quality standards are met.
- Compile daily E/E quality reports and present them to management.
- Responsible for operators and technicians training.
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017 (2 months)
Student
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R&H rail (pty) Ltd
Jun 2014 - Feb 2015 (9 months)
• I did my Vacation work for 6 months with R&H Rail (Pty) Ltd where I was exposed to the following
aspects
I. Electrical didtribution of traction power from supply ( Substation) to locomotive, including return circuit.
II. Overhead Track Equipment (OHTE) system configuration.
III. OHTE basic design.
IV. Capacity calculations of rail overhead conductors.
V. Circuit breaker calibration setting calculations.
VI. Cable sizing
VII. Transformer performance wrt temperature rise.
VIII. Auto-Cad
Education
University of Pretoria
BEngHons, Electrical Engineering
2016 - 2016
I was under a research group of Energy. I majored in Energy optimization, Energy management and
auditing, Power distribution and Renewable energy.
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering
2012 - 2015
I majored in electrical machines, power systems, power electronics, electrical drives. My final year
project was to design and develop a prototype of a DC-DC Bidirectional converter that interfaces the
energy storage and the DC-Bus. The project was successful and managed to accomplish the power
efficiency of 81%.
Licenses & Certifications
Thriving Together - Thrive Global
Kubernetes Administrator: Kubernetes Fundamentals for Administrators Skillsoft-
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Apr 2023 - Expires Apr 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Jul 2023 - Expires Jul 2026
AWS Certified Developer – Associate - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Issued Aug 2023 - Expires Aug 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Oct 2023 - Expires Oct 2026
Skills
chef • Strategic Thinking • prometheus • Grafana • Continuous Integration (CI) • Terraform •
Jenkins • Git • Solution Architecture • DevOps
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