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Syed Farhan Syed

Syed Farhan Syed

Kitchener,ON

Summary

QA – Senior Test Analyst with 8+ years of experience designing and implementing quality assurance tests. Evaluated test objectives to develop and implement test procedures optimized for relevant results. Reported on test results and suggested interpretations relevant to product applications and further test development. Oriented towards streamlining testing and reporting processes to lower costs and optimize production efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

QA - Test Analyst

Wipro LTD [Client: TD Bank]
07.2022 - Current
  • Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
  • Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
  • Worked throughout ETL Migration process from the On-Prem system to Azure Cloud
  • Part of Cloud Ingestions from Podium using Linux commands
  • Developed ADF pipeline to Automate ETL validations
  • Worked with BDD framework with Cucumber and Java to create an Automation suite to run ETL validations for various scenarios
  • Have good experience with Bitbucket in hosting and collaborating the codes
  • Managed complete End To End Test process using Jira and JTMF

QA - Test Analyst

UST [Client: Walmart-US]
11.2018 - 04.2021
  • Participated in each phase of ETL testing from Extraction to Transformation including Data warehouse testing.
  • Addressed customer concerns, issues or complaints through root cause analysis and implemented solutions to prevent recurrence
  • Developed and implemented quality programs, including analyzing, reporting, and problem-solving
  • Coordinated with Design, development, and implementation team to resolve customer complaints
  • Evaluated data sets from multiple test implementations to determine and account for standard variance in test results.
  • Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
  • Documented current production methods to identify points of limitation to target for quantification through testing procedures.
  • Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing
  • Worked closely with different departments to develop innovative solutions to functionality issues.

QA Analyst

Allianz - Australia
08.2014 - 11.2018
  • Championed quality-related issues via QC tool with their assigned scope of responsibility
  • Requirement Analysis, Test Plan preparation, Test scenario identifications and organizing client calls, and Maintained records and reports in concise manner
  • Organized and leaded cross-functional problem-solving teams through root cause identification, verification, and corrective action steps including preventive actions
  • Ensuring Smooth coordination between Onshore and Offshore teams
  • Contributed to Automation regression Test Suites creation using Selenium
  • Recommended changes in requirements to correct detected problems to BA's
  • Performed Mainframe Testing for verification of real-time upload and batch jobs.
  • Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
  • Defined and implemented quality initiatives to reduce risk.

Test Engineer

Dell International Services [Client: Experian]
05.2012 - 02.2014
  • Requirement Analysis, Test Plan Preparation, Traceability Maintenance
  • Test Scenario, Test Case Design, Test Execution, and Defect Management
  • Used SOAP UI for web service Testing
  • Performed Mainframe testing with Batch jobs and CICS online screen
  • Reviewed, evaluated and identified requirements for testability.
  • Engaged internal and external customers during planning and test phases to answer questions.

Education

Information Technology Infrastructure

Conestoga College
Waterloo, ON
04.2022

Bachelors in Computer Application

Oxford College of Science
Bangalore, India
05.2011

ISTQB Foundation Level - 2014

Skills

  • Test Procedure Documentation
  • Strong Problem Solver
  • Mainframe Testing: Batch Jobs, CICS and JCL
  • API Tools: Postman & SOUP UI
  • ETL Testing: Azure Data Bricks, Azure Data Factory & Informatica Power Center
  • Domain knowledge: Insurance & Retail domain
  • Database: DB2, Oracle, MySQL
  • Project Management Tools: HP QC(ALM) and Jira
  • Test Management Tools: JTMF
  • Bug Tracking: HP Quality Centre (ALM) and Mantis
  • Knowledge on Core Java and BDD framework with Cucumber
  • Python, Cucumber, VBA, PowerShell Scripting
  • Virtualization, Private Cloud & Hybrid Cloud
  • Agile Methodology & Waterfall

Timeline

QA - Test Analyst

Wipro LTD [Client: TD Bank]
07.2022 - Current

QA - Test Analyst

UST [Client: Walmart-US]
11.2018 - 04.2021

QA Analyst

Allianz - Australia
08.2014 - 11.2018

Test Engineer

Dell International Services [Client: Experian]
05.2012 - 02.2014

Information Technology Infrastructure

Conestoga College

Bachelors in Computer Application

Oxford College of Science

ISTQB Foundation Level - 2014
Syed Farhan Syed