Syed Adeel Salam, Principal Quality Engineer

Syed Adeel Salam

Principal Quality Engineer

GFK

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology
Experience
14 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months

Principal Quality Engineer at GFK
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since April 2021

GfK Etilize specializes in product data. It has the Largest e-Commerce Data Distribution Network in the World today. We provide product data to more customers in more countries than any other data provider of Information Technology, Consumer Electronics and Office Products. GfK Etilize is committed to providing the best service possible. We understand that businesses need to be on the leading edge to stay competitive which is why we continually expand into new verticals and build new SKUs at a rapid pace. They also provide custom product data solutions to meet specific customer requirements. Some of the world's largest manufacturers, distributors, resellers, e-tailers, GPOs, GWACs and search engines rely on GfK Etilize for high-quality product data, custom SKU development and merchandising capabilities. We produce an average of 100, 000 new SKU data sheets a month to ensure our customers' satisfaction. GfK Etilize has been in business since 2000, providing clients from around the world with product data and solutions enabling increased conversions and sales.

• Currently, working on e-Commerce ready product data catalogs (SpexLive and SpexAccess) containing millions of products representing thousands of popular international brands. Provide custom product
data solutions to meet specific customer requirements.
• Perform testing on Soap UI for APIs.
• Automation Test Case upgradation and execute those cases on Selenium web driver on Eclipse with TestNG framework and generate a report.
• Perform testing on Linux platform (access to database, review and update them).
• Perform Product finder and upgradation of products in database on Linux platform.
• Perform build deployment task on Linux environment.

Senior SQA Analyst at ARPATECH Pvt. LTD
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • October 2018 to April 2021

Worked on multiple projects mainly on Microsoft Center of Excellence (COE), E-Commerce B2B portal (Global Serve) and UBL Funds Banking App and other Mobile Apps (Cloud59). Understand the business requirements against the projects, collaborate with the team to make sure the product should meet the requirements and deliver accordingly.
• Performed testing on E-Commerce B2B Customize portal features (Global Serve).
• Performed testing on UBL Funds mobile app (Smart Savings App provides most convenient way to access your investments online)
• Performed testing on Microsoft Center of Excellence project’s landscape optimization module that creates customized forms to generate reports for license optimization based on user data.
• Performed testing on mobile app CLOUD59 (app built by Connection Enterprise and designed for internal use by Connection Enterprise’s Account Executives and solution experts. The app’s purpose is to provide a secure, internal place to share wins from the field, as well as common client challenges and the solutions provided for them)
• Devising procedures to inspect and report quality assurance issues.
• Monitoring all operations that affect quality on ecommerce portal.
• Review current ecommerce standards and policies.
• Keep records of quality reports, statistical reviews and relevant documentation.
• Functional testing and analysis with the team and generate reports.

Senior SQA Engineer at CREATIVE CHAOS
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2015 to July 2018

Worked on product named PODIUM DATA now acquired by QLIK. With Podium Data, QLIK will provide customers with an expanding enterprise data management solution to transform their raw data into a governed, analytics-aware information resource. Together Podium Data and QLIK will help break down bottlenecks and silos inherent in disparate enterprise data environments, and expand the value of data
throughout the enterprise. Podium Data helps customers transform the passive data lake into a self-service data resource that efficiently manages data processes, reduces data prep time, and delivers data faster into the hands of business users. QLIK envisions a complete data hub offering that transforms data from raw to ready and includes key capabilities such as:

• Create test cases and test plans, and responsible to create and manage the test cases and monitor them with manual execution and supporting UAT.
• Collaborate with developer’s team and share technical ideas on systems analysis, design, development, testing and do manual testing on application.
• Performed testing on Linux platform (access to database, review and update them).
• Do Automation testing of UI for a product application by using SELENIUM Web driver tool with Eclipse IDE. Create Scripts for automation testing.
• Mostly performed Smoke, Regression, Functional, Usability and Negative Testing.
• Worked in Agile Methodology environment. Attend daily scrum calls with clients and provide feedback of daily assigned tasks.
• Create report for queries and activities in detail from development department and send to the project manager.

SQA Engineer at ITIM SYSTEMS Pvt. LTD
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2012 to March 2015

Worked on the POS Catalogue Module (Point of Sale Catalogue) system for ARGOS UK. One of the UK’s leading digital retailers which have a retailing domain product named “The Retail Suite” TRS covering all modules of the ERP (Product Catalogue, Pricing, Deals & Promotions, Point of Sale, Ware house management, Real Time Stock Management). It is the largest multi-client product and provides a best-in-class multi-channel sales platform for multi-channel retailers. It is a single sales application for all channels, a single view of the customer and product catalogue.

• Created and modified Test case Specs and Support the FERs and customers on bug verification, reporting, follow up with team and coordinate for problem fixing.
• Conducted testing at all stages such as functionality, performance, GUI, system and database testing and follow SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) methods for testing.
• Collaboration with developers to provide technical direction on systems analysis, design, development, testing and deployment.
• Worked on UML designing and database creation and testing against new requirements.
• Provide UAT and Live system support against issues reported by clients.
• Report all the details, queries and activities from development department to the top management.
• Worked in Waterfall Methodology environment.

Business Development Executive at JEEM SOLUTIONS LLC
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • October 2009 to July 2012

Worked on the product named Template Magician. Template Magician is a digital marketplace of unique and creative web templates. Template Magician was established with a simple idea: all web PROs should get high-quality digital products with ease. Now you can build and customize a website or do anything else using only high-quality design essentials. Jeem Solutions offers services of designing, development of mobile phone apps (including mobile apps and pre-designed apps) and also offers new website designing and development, revamping the websites, ecommerce website, social media page designing and logo design services.

• Worked in Agile environment and collaborate with the team of developers, designing, production support, and account teams to provide technical direction on analysis, design, development, testing and deployment.
• Ensuring timely and effective delivery of the project.
• Understand customer’s business requirements and propose customized solutions.
• Create project proposals, project plan and statements of work, execute and monitor them.
• Worked with clients directly at the technical level and giving complete technical support to the clients.
• To devise strategies and techniques for achieving the sales targets and to ensure the team is delivering good results.
• To maintain and improve relationships with the client, do brand promotion and to make the product popular amongst the customers.
• To keep track of sales activity and performance and responsible to make the project successful (cost and time effective) and managed the multiple projects at a time.
• Development of documents like communication Plan, Ball Park/Scope Document, Status reports.
• Responsible for making meeting with clients and make the requirement of clients fulfill by engaging the best people in the project.

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology
  • at Institute of Business & Technology, Biztek
  • November 2015
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Hamdard University, Pakistan
  • June 2009
High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at D.J. Sind Govt. Science College
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

QA Automation
Test Strategy
Business Development
Software Quality Assurance
Project Management
E-COMMERCE
FIREPATH
ASSEMBLA BUG MANAGEMENT TOOL
FIREBUG
SOAP UI
MYSQL 2008 DATABASE
TEST PLANS AND STRATEGY
SELENIUM WEBDRIVER
SELENIUM AUTOMATION
SWAGGER API TESTING
ZEPHYR for Jira
AGILE METHODOLOGY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE TESTING
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE
agile project management
regression testing
manual testing
user acceptance testing
quality assurance
Postman

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Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

POSTMAN API Testing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
WebServices & Rest API Testing with SOAPUI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2021
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021