Sharique Akhtar, SQA Manager/ Lead

Sharique Akhtar

SQA Manager/ Lead

AXA Insurance/GIG Gulf

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
بكالوريوس, B.Tech. (Information Technology)
الخبرات
13 years, 4 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :13 years, 4 أشهر

SQA Manager/ Lead في AXA Insurance/GIG Gulf
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ أكتوبر 2018

Key Result Areas:
• Leading the QA Team, including hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating team members to ensure high performance and morale.
• Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks related to product quality, project timelines, and resource constraints, and developing mitigation strategies to address them effectively.
• Developing the test plan for the tasks, dependencies and participants required to mitigate the risks to system quality and obtain stakeholder support for this plan
• Ensuring content and structure of all testing documents / artifacts is documented and maintained
• Organizing the status meetings and send the status report (daily, weekly etc.) to the client
• Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and report on the effectiveness of QA processes, test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness.
• Defining guidelines, best practices, and standards for User Stories, Test Cases, Defects, Test Automation Scripts, ensuring alignment with project goals and industry standards.
• Designing scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver for web UI testing, UFT for GUI testing, Appium for Mobile testing and Rest Assured for API testing.
• Defining the structure of test suites and modules, leveraging Maven for project organization and dependency management.
• Implementing data-driven testing using tools like Excel Macros and SQL for data retrieval and manipulation.
• Ensuring test scripts are modular, reusable, and maintainable, adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Setting up test environments and configuring test data required for automation, integrating with databases using SQL for data management.
• Executing automated test suites using selected tools and frameworks, monitoring test execution and analyzing results for defects and performance issues.
• Implementing monitoring and alerting mechanisms to ensure timely detection and resolution of test automation failures.
• Maintaining and updating existing automation frameworks and test scripts, incorporating changes in application features and functionality.
• Enhancing automation frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, and maintainability, leveraging version control systems like GitHub for code management.
• Performing code reviews and refactor automation code as necessary to ensure quality and performance.
• Fostering cross-functional collaboration to understand testing requirements and providing guidance on test automation strategies and tools.
• Providing training and mentorship to team members on test automation practices and tools.
• Generating comprehensive test reports and metrics using selected tools and frameworks, providing insights and recommendations to improve product quality and reliability.
• Functioning as Jira Admin to perform all the required tasks like assignment of releases, user access, user creation, creation of release folder structure and associate them with corresponding releases

SQA Manager/ Lead في Kualitatem Gulf FZ LLC
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • مايو 2016 إلى أكتوبر 2018

Key Result Areas:
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive quality assurance strategy aligned with the organizations goals and objectives.
• Tracking and preparing the report of testing activities like test testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines etc.
• Identifying opportunities for improving software development and testing processes to enhance quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Leading the planning, design, and execution of software testing activities, including test case development, test automation, and regression testing.
• Defining and tracking key quality metrics to measure the effectiveness of testing efforts and provide regular reports to stakeholders.
• Establishing a robust defect management process to accurately identify, prioritize, and track software defects throughout the development lifecycle.
• Identifying potential risks to quality and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project delivery.
• Providing leadership and guidance to the SQA team, fostering a culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Communicating with project stakeholders, including development teams, product managers, and clients, to ensure alignment on quality goals and expectations.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality policies.
• Facilitating training and development programs to enhance the skills and competencies of the SQA Team members.
• Monitoring customer feedback and satisfaction levels related to product quality, and take proactive measures to address any issues or concerns.
• Collaborating with external vendors and partners to ensure that quality standards are met throughout the supply chain.

Senior Software Development Engineer Test في Fiserv Indi
  • الهند - جورجاون
  • ديسمبر 2015 إلى مايو 2016

•Developed automated tests to improve reliability and repeatability of frequently run software tests using UFT/Selenium WebDriver with Java.
•Functioned as an ALM Admin to perform all the required tasks like assignment of releases, user access, user creation, creation of release folder structure and associate them with corresponding releases
•Served as an ALM Point of Contact in the company to handle all the issues related to ALM
•Drafted reports in excel using ALM for complete release progress status with respect to the status of daily/weekly execution progress and defects resolution status
•Created and maintained test environment for automated software testing
•Involved in integration, verification & validation of specifications, designing traceability matrix, manual test case scripting, test case review, test case execution & automation, defect & issue reporting, and defect tracking & follow up
•Created an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture; setting-up clear team goals; delegating tasks and setting-up deadlines; monitoring team performance and report on metrics
•Motivated team members; discovering training needs and provide coaching; listening to team members’ feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts
•Recognized high performance and reward accomplishments; suggesting and organizing team building activities

Senior Software Development Engineer Test في Genpact (Headstrong Capital Markets)
  • الهند - Noida
  • نوفمبر 2014 إلى ديسمبر 2015

• Develop automation with VB Script and integrate within HP QC/HP ALM/QTP.
• Write manual test cases on HP ALM or Jira from the requirements and functional specs and then Automate them or execute them manually.
• Review test cases from HP ALM and select test cases that can be automated.
• Testing software to identify and resolve problems from an end user’s perspective.
• In charge of testing for developed software against specified requirements
• Testing full product suites, identifying problems & resolving them with the development team
• Write clear and comprehensive bug reports to communicate and coordinate effectively with Management, developers, network operation, and other QA team members on HP ALM.
• Tested embedded application software on various mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets

Software Engineer in Test في Xavient Information System
  • الهند - Noida
  • فبراير 2011 إلى نوفمبر 2014

• Develop automation with VB Script, and integrate within HP QC/HP ALM/QTP.
• Write manual test cases on HP ALM or Jira from the requirements and functional specs and then Automate them or execute them manually.
• Review test cases from HP ALM and select test cases that can be automated.
• Testing software to identify and resolve problems from an end user’s perspective.
• In charge of testing for developed software against specified requirements
• Testing full product suites, identifying problems & resolving them with the development team
• Write clear and comprehensive bug reports to communicate and coordinate effectively with Management, developers, network operation, and other QA team members on HP ALM.
• Performed Manual + Automation testing using QTP for android applications.
• Prepared utilities on excel using designing forms and macros coding.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, B.Tech. (Information Technology)
  • في Dr. M.G.R University
  • يناير 2010

Specialties & Skills

VBScript
LoadRunner
Healthcare Industry
API Testing
Selenium WebDriver
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API)
TEST AUTOMATION
COLLABORATION
EXCEL MACROS
FOURGEN COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE) TOOLS
MAINTAINABILITY
SELENIUM WEBDRIVER
UNIFIED FIELD THEORIES (UFT)
MITIGATION
Core Java
UI Automation
CI/CD Integration
Version Control
LoadRunner
Postman
Rest Assured
TDD Framework
BDD Framework
Hybrid Framework
Eclipse/IntelliJ IDE
Excel Macros
Manual Testing (Black Box)
Jira Software Administrator
VB Script
Domain: Insurance (Healthcare & P&C), Retail, Education, Telecom, BFSI, Airline, Ecommerce

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الأوردو
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التدريب و الشهادات

HP0-M102 - HP Unified Functional Testing 12.x Software (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
June 2016

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