IQRA SHAUKAT

• Maintained version control systems like Git or SVN for seamless collaboration among developers and engineers during project lifecycles
• Oversaw a team of senior engineers to design and implement a container-based deployment using Jenkins, reducing server instances by 50%
• Led a seven-member team to find and implement technical solutions for customer engagement and tackling complex software development issues, resulting in a rise in product quality by 40%
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop reliable software solutions boosting operational efficiency of deployments and server by 30%
• Redefined Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines by adopting Git and Bitbucket leading a 20% improvement in software builds/deployment process
• Install, configure and manage the monitoring tools of the cloud platform to improve delivery processes
• Improved quality control with the integration of automated test scripts during build process, reducing bugs by 70%
• Reduced monthly costs by 20% by removing unnecessary servers

• Developed and implemented Software Release Management strategies for various applications according to the agile process
• Collaborated with software development teams to integrate new code into the main branch and ensure that it meets quality standards
• Implemented a comprehensive version control strategy using Git, resulting in a 30% decrease in merge conflicts and a streamlined process for code integration across multiple development teams
• Orchestrated the development and optimization of a CI/CD pipeline, achieving a 40% reduction in deployment time and supporting a 99.9% uptime for critical production services
• Designed monitoring systems for tracking key performance metrics of deployed applications, aiding in rapid issue detection and resolution within the release process to safeguard against vulnerabilities
• Collaborated with QA to integrate automated testing into the release cycle, leading to a 50% improvement in defect detection rates and a significant enhancement in overall software quality
• Tracking metrics and KPIs related to the release process to continually improve speed, efficiency, and reliability of monthly releases by 90%

Environment: LINUX, Jenkins, Windows, Apache Tomcat, Shell Scripts, GIT, Bitbucket

• Created, implemented 15+ new pipelines to speed the delivery of infrastructure as code between departments
• Implemented a novel containerization strategy, incorporating leading automation practices, this resulted in an increase in efficiency of servers by 80%
• Led the transition to microservices architecture using Jenkins resulting in a 50% decrease in downtime during deployments
• Integrated security into DevOps pipelines reducing security breaches by 80%
• Revamped and managed CI/CD pipelines, improving code quality by implementing automated testing, achieving a 70% reduction in post-production bugs

• Designed and developed 3 dynamic and interactive web applications of Broker Digitization Quick Wins (BDQW) notifications hub using MEAN(MongoDB, Express, Angular 4, Node.js) stack
• Designed RESTful web API's leveraging JSON & XML payloads for communication between client-server applications
• Conducted unit and integration testing before launches
• Collaborated with other developers to ensure proper integration of components into larger application system
• Improved existing codebase through refactoring techniques
• Developed and maintained databases/data structures, ensuring efficient, secure storage and retrieval of information
• Wrote SQL statements for querying database and extracting data
• Identified bottlenecks and places for improvement in existing code bases to improve customer experience

• Designed technical architecture of Selenium Automation Framework to accelerates the creation of keyword-driven, BDD (Behavior Driven Development) and Java automation test cases for mobile & desktop applications - local and cloud
• Overhauled company's QA processes using Agile methodologies leading to 36% increase in module testing efficiency
• Maintained traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects throughout project life cycle

Environment: Informatica, SQL

• Collaborated work with Business Analysts and Data Analysts in building Enterprise Data Warehouse/Data Marts, Logical/Physical Data models; designed solution for ETL/Informatica applications
• Performed research, development and testing for solutions and resolutions of the entire life cycle of systems development using an ETL Platform (Informatica Power Center) and Oracle/SQL Server.
• Reviewed and understood data integration requirements and create functional prototypes (POC)
• Created 20 Informatica mappings daily building business rules to extract 100,000 sets of data from Broker Portal and Mainframe systems to staging area and loaded into different target systems such as Oracle, Teradata, and DB2
• Designed Process Control Table to maintain 100's of Zena jobs nightly and thereby drove load of 200,000-400,000 dataset into respective derived Master Tables
• Worked with users, clients, business and testers to analyze, resolve CR (Change Requests) and defects
• Identified, evaluated industry trends in databases to serve as source of information & advice for upper management
• Created quality code, provided support during testing cycles and Post-Production deployment, engaged in peer code reviews. Contributed to project plans, estimations and status updates
• Scheduled 10+ ETL jobs daily, weekly and monthly based on business requirement