Latiff Syed
Whitby,ON
Summary
- 12+ years of experience in Information Technology as Senior Quality Engineer supporting financial e-commerce platforms, online and mobile payment solutions, and retail demand management applications
- Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Software Test Life Cycle (STLC)
- Expertise in manual and automated testing using tools such as SoapUI, ReadyAPI, Postman, QTP, JMeter, Ranorex, and frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber
- Extensive experience in Web based application testing and proficient in REST and SOAP based Web Services API Testing
- Proficient in using JIRA and X-Ray for bug reporting and defect tracking
- Experience in performing data validation and verification using databases such as SQL Server , MySQL and Oracle
- Demonstrated ability in documenting precise test coverage and creating Traceability Matrix to align with user requirements.
- Collaborative team player experienced in Agile methodologies within Scrum teams.
- Extensive knowledge in CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) processes
- Familiarity with Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) techniques
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Engineer
Tools Group North America
03.2021 - 06.2024
- Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for various projects, ensuring quality and reliability of consumer-facing applications and technologies
- Developed and implemented test strategies, plans, and cases to evaluate usability, functionality, and performance of delivered systems
- Contributed to testing discussions, including project planning, time estimation, and prioritizing release deliverables
- Performed extensive automation, exploratory, system, regression, and back-end testing
- Collaborated with product owners, developers, and other subject matter experts to define UAT scope and design comprehensive test cases
- Created and executed automation test scripts using Selenium and Cucumber for cross-browser web UI testing
- Designed, executed, and automated functional API test scripts using Postman to ensure reliable API performance
- Integrated automated Postman API tests with TeamCity, enhancing CI/CD workflows across development and release cycles
- Utilized Ranorex Studio for testing desktop applications, providing a repository of test cases as quality deliverables
- Planned and designed manual tests using the X-ray test management tool for thorough coverage and accurate documentation of test scenarios
- Created and maintained a manual test repository within JIRA, and integrated the X-ray tool with TeamCity to automate the recording of manual testing results
- Developed and managed automation acceptance test suites using Cucumber framework
- Implemented TSQLT unit tests in SQL Server to validate code functionality and reliability
- Conducted SQL and API performance testing using JMeter, validating performance metrics
- Set up, configured, and maintained testing environments, including IIS and Web APIs
- Traced data movement through backend SQL stored procedures and functions to help developers locate issues in the code for timely resolution
- Authored detailed defect reports using Jira and X-ray, collaborating with the development team for timely resolution
- Enhanced existing Confluence pages during quarterly and cumulative releases
- Contributed to idea generation and proposed solutions during monthly QA meetings prioritizing end-user perspectives
- Executed testing strategies in collaboration with distributed teams within an agile environment.
Senior Quality Analyst
Wirecard UK & Ireland Limited
11.2011 - 11.2020
- Translated Software Requirements Specification into Test Plan, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases
- Implemented and executed Smoke, Integration, Regression, BlackBox, Sanity, and System Tests
- Collaborated with the development team to build an in-depth understanding of architecture and features
- Acted as a lead in the QA release process and generated Quality Test Reports before production deployments
- Performed XML based REST and SOAP API Testing using SoapUI, ReadyAPI, and Postman, and validated responses against requirements
- Responsible for updating existing test scripts against new API change requests
- Validated Front-End functionality and usability of web applications using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG
- Involved in testing web applications on different mobile platforms such as iOS and Android devices
- Conducted Back-End/ Database testing to verify data accuracy and to ensure data consistency using MySQL queries
- Performed UAT, Service-Level, and End-to-End testing on an as-needed basis
- Implemented Data-Driven Testing and stored test data iteratively from various external sources
- Integrated automated test scripts with Jenkins and Teamcity for Continuous Integration
- Used Performance Testing for web services and measured load it handles in different environments
- Participated regularly in Stand-up meetings, Reviews, and Walkthroughs
Education
Master of Information Technology -
University Of Southern Queensland
01.2007
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communications) -
Madurai Kamaraj University
01.2003
Skills
- Programming: SQL Server, MySQL, T-SQL, UNIX commands
- Web Technology: HTML, XML, JSON
- Platforms: Windows 10, Linux
- Testing Tools: SoapUI, Ready API, LoadUI, Postman, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, QTP, LoadRunner, JMeter, Ranorex
- Test Framework: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD)
- Version Control: GitHub, SVN, Mercurial
- CI/CD Tools: Teamcity, Jenkins
Timeline
Senior Quality Engineer
Tools Group North America
03.2021 - 06.2024
Senior Quality Analyst
Wirecard UK & Ireland Limited
11.2011 - 11.2020
Master of Information Technology -
University Of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communications) -
Madurai Kamaraj University
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