Zulfaqar Ali Faisal, QA Lead

Zulfaqar Ali Faisal

QA Lead

CGI

Location
India
Education
Higher diploma, Computer Science
Experience
20 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 1 Months

QA Lead at CGI
  • India - Hyderabad
  • My current job since April 2015

Client: PNC Bank (US)

Responsibilities:

Leading QA team at offshore which is responsible for Unit Testing, Integration Testing and System Testing.

Analyze and estimate story points for user stories from an active Project Backlog. JIRA tool is used in order to maintain Project Backlog, Sprint Backlog and individual tasks and activities assigned to QA and development team.

Actively participate in Sprint grooming sessions during the start of an sprint. Also attained retrospective meetings after completion of each sprint.

Participate in Kick off meetings of each scrum along with Product owner and Scrum master. Gather and maintain offshore availability and share with client and onshore management.

Conducting Scrum calls in absence of Scrum Master.

Senior Software Engineer at CGI
  • India - Hyderabad
  • April 2013 to April 2015

Client: PNC Bank (US)

Software Development Method: Agile - Scrum

Application: HCA for PNC clearing house

Tools and Technologies:
Core Java, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, PL-SQL, JavaScript, Selenium Webdriver & UFT, JIRA and ALM

Domain: Banking and Finance

Responsibilities:

Designed and developed Selenium automation TestNG framework for Automated Deployment Testing(ADT) for Continuous Integration and deployment in Agile mode of development. ADT involves smoke and sanity testing for each deployment in a sprint.

Configured Eclipse with SVN and created Maven Project (POM) for Selenium Webdriver TestNG framework. Customized TestNG report and integrated the project with Jenkins a build tool.

Designed Test Script and Test Functions using core Java, TestNG and Selenium Webdriver. Created keys using core Java in order to create keyword driver framework.

Performing Unit Testing using Junit, Integration Testing and System Testing of HCA application. Process EDI files to validate Functionalities of the HCA application. Participate in Regression and UAT as and when required.

Designed and developed business objects using core Java and PL-SQL.

Associate at Cognizant
  • India - Hyderabad
  • August 2010 to April 2013

Client: Express Scripts Inc (US/Canada)

Software Development Method: V-Model

Tools and Technologies:
VB, SQL Server 2005, MS-Access, QTP, ALM, EDI

Domain: Health Care - Pharmacy Business Management

Responsibilities:

Creating Test Plan, Identifying test scenarios writing test cases and conditional chart for requirements received for EVA/DEVA application.

EVA/DEVA application is used to enroll client/patient, Process online submitted pharmacy and dental claims. This application was developed in VB, Unix, SQL server 2005.

Prepare and execute EDI test scripts for batch claim processing in Unix environment.

Execute regression test suite using QTP automation tool.

Reviewing test cases/ conditional chart/ EDI scripts for functional and regression testing.

Validating results in Database (SQL server). Write SQL queries in order to get expected result.

Reporting incident in to Quality Center. Doing defect ageing analysis and share it with on-site counterpart and client.

Managing team status report of 10 members and reporting the status to on-site coordinator on daily basis.

Prepare weekly and monthly progress report and share with on-site counterpart and clients.

Testing Engineer at Infosys
  • India - Hyderabad
  • January 2010 to August 2010

Client: Wal-Mart (US)

Software Development Method: V-Model

Tools and Technologies:
VB 6.0, VB.net, C#, SQL Server 2005, QTP, QC

Domain: Retail

Responsibilities:

Writing and reviewing test cases for window application used by Pharmacy, Tire, Lube and Battery service center in Wal-Mart stores. This application was developed in .net technology (VB.net, C# and SQL server 2005).

Test environment set for automation using HP (QTP and QC) tool. Writing and executing automation test scripts, reporting bug to QC tool.

Setup test environment, new build installation.

Manually testing the application, doing Integration and system testing, Functional and integration testing.

Doing database testing, executing simple and complex SQL queries for data verification.

Production Support Engineer at Infosys
  • India - Bengaluru
  • January 2008 to December 2009

Client: Meijer, Inc. (US)

Software Development Method: Waterfall

Tools and Technologies:
ASP, Javascript, Vbscript, HTML, SQL Server, Teradata, ASP.net, Remedy

Domain: Retail

Responsibilities:

Providing Level 3 production support to Cash Office and Team Tracker departments of Meijer stores.

Analysing and resolving tickets from Remedy within SLA. Resolving the issue based on the priority assigned. Calling users or stores in USA in order to get clarification if required.

Analysing ASP codes, VB DLL and SQL server store procedures in order to identify issues in production.
Resolving and fixing the issues by updating database or reporting the production bug to the offshore development team in order to fix the production issues.

Developed a auto check-in and check-out tools in VB for Store Finance department. It improve the store finance productivity and reduced the number of tickets by 25%. It also reduced the manual effort of store finance department.

Testing Engineer at Infosys
  • India - Bengaluru
  • January 2007 to December 2007

Client: BT Global

Software Development Method: V-Model

Tools and Technologies:
ASP.net, C#, SQL Server 2005, Oracle 10g, VSTS, QTP, QC

Domain: Telecom

Responsibilities:
Writing and reviewing test cases for web application developed for Genesis portal. This portal was used by BT customer to crate purchase orders for BT vendors. This application was developed in .net technology(ASP.net, C#, SQL server 2000/2005 and Oracle 10g).

Doing manual testing and automation testing.

Doing Unit testing using VSTS and Nunit tool, preparing coverage report. Using MS FX cop tool to analyse code according to BT standard.

Member of automation testing environment setup for QTP and QC. Writing and executing automation test scripts and reporting bugs to QC tool. Updating defect logs.

Testing Engineer at Infosys
  • India - Pune
  • May 2006 to December 2006

Client: Aetna, Inc(US)

Software Development Method: Waterfall

Tools and Technologies: Mainframe, CICS and DB2

Domain: Health Care

Responsibilities:
Doing manual testing of Mainframe application in online (CICS) and batch environment. Regression and Performance.

Using online screen to execute application according to test scrip for CICS application designed for members (AETNA Insurance holders). Verifying results and updating defect logs.

Set up and submit Jobs in Batch processing environment for application design for Providers (Aetna service providers). Submitting Jobs and verifying result in each step. Verifying results and updating defect logs accordingly.

Running internal performance tool for performance testing developed by Infosys for performance testing

Senior Faculty at Darbhanga
  • India
  • February 2004 to February 2006

Teaching DOEACC ‘O’ and ‘A’ level syllabus
Helping students in assignment and project work
External Examiner for NCPUL examination center Shafi Muslim High school.

Education

Higher diploma, Computer Science
  • at St Xaviour's College, Kolkata
  • May 2003
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at LNMU Darbhanga
  • May 2001

Specialties & Skills

Agile Software Development
Core Java
Manual Testing
Selenium
Manual Testing, Unit Testing (Junit and TestNG), Integration, System Testing
C#, ASP.Net, VB, VBScript
Automation Testing using Selenium Webdriver, Core Java and TestNG, Jenkins, Maven
HTML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax, Json, JQuery
Core Java, Selenium, Maven, TestNG, Junit, PL-SQL

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert