Saiful Islam
Ottawa,Canada
Summary
Dynamic Platform Security Test Engineer with a proven track record at Ford Motor Company, enhancing cloud-native cryptographic systems and driving 24/7 incident response. Expert in Python and CI/CD, achieving a 25% reduction in authentication time while fostering collaboration to optimize workflows and ensure reliability across embedded systems.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Platform Security Test Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Ottawa, Canada
11.2023 - Current
- Triage reliability across 100+ platforms and 500+ embedded devices, ensuring flawless streaming and UI with Azure, Docker, and edge computing.
- Design cloud-native cryptographic systems (RSA, ECC, AES, SHA), cutting authentication time by 25% and boosting accuracy by 80%.
- Lead penetration testing and vulnerability fixes, partnering with suppliers to harden consumer platforms.
- Analyze petabyte-scale telemetry with SQL, Python, and Tableau, integrating AI insights to optimize workflows.
- Drive 24/7 incident response, maintaining 99.9% uptime for critical services.
Test Validation Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Ottawa, Canada
12.2019 - 10.2023
- Managed 10,000+ OTA updates in a CI/CD pipeline, ensuring seamless deployment across embedded systems.
- Optimized video pipelines and UI responsiveness, resolving codec issues to enhance user satisfaction.
- Built Python tools to automate device health monitoring, reducing manual effort by 20% and scaling telemetry analysis.
- Collaborated with partners to fix streaming bottlenecks, driving enhancements for millions of users.
Test Lead - Enterprise Application
Pason Systems
Calgary, Canada
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Led a team to resolve real-time defects, mentoring engineers and ensuring performance with vendors.
- Engineered CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Python), cutting deployment times by 15% and enabling proactive detection.
- Spearheaded systemic issue resolution, implementing fixes adopted company wide.
SDET Engineer
Wipro | Shaw Communication
Calgary, Canada
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Automated streaming reliability tests with Selenium and Python, ensuring uninterrupted video delivery.
- Analyzed REST/SOAP logs to enhance service quality across consumer platforms.
Mobile Application Tester
Smart Technology
Calgary, Canada
09.2015 - 12.2017
- Built Appium automation for 50+ device types, ensuring consistent performance.
- Visualized device metrics with SQL and Tableau, delivering stability insights.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Husky Energy
Calgary, Canada
10.2012 - 07.2015
- Tested enterprise applications across Android and iOS devices, ensuring cross-platform reliability.
- Developed SQL-driven test scripts to optimize database validation, accelerating workflows by 15%.
- Tracked and resolved defects in JIRA, collaborating with developers to enhance product quality.
Education
Bachelor’s - Business Administration
Cape Breton University
Sydney, NS01.2012
Skills
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript/Nodejs
- SQL
- JSON
- Jenkins
- Selenium
- Appium
- Git
- Postman
- Docker
- Azure
- Tableau
- Embedded Systems
- Streaming
- Security
- Reliability Engineering
- CI/CD
- Edge Computing
- Cloud-Native Workflows
- Telemetry Analysis
- AI Insights
- Big Data Visualization
Certification
- Building Generative AI-Powered Applications with Python, Coursera (IBM)
- Python for Data Science and AI, Coursera (IBM)
- Generative AI: Prompt Engineering, Coursera (IBM)
- Generative AI Essentials, Coursera (IBM)
- Cloud Fundamentals, Coursera (Google)
- Ultimate GRC Training | Governance, Risk, Compliance (Udemy)
- FastAPI - The Complete Course 2025 (Udemy)
- 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp (Udemy)
Accomplishments
- Pioneered automation slashing token management time by 25% and improving accuracy by 80%.
- Enhanced platforms for millions, delivering user-centric reliability at scale.
- Resolved a systemic streaming issue, deploying a fix adopted across product lines.
- Streamlined mobile testing at Husky Energy, accelerating validation by 15% through script optimization.
Languages
Bengali
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional
Urdu
Professional
Timeline
Platform Security Test Engineer
Ford Motor Company
11.2023 - Current
Test Validation Engineer
Ford Motor Company
12.2019 - 10.2023
Test Lead - Enterprise Application
Pason Systems
07.2018 - 12.2019
SDET Engineer
Wipro | Shaw Communication
01.2018 - 06.2018
Mobile Application Tester
Smart Technology
09.2015 - 12.2017
Quality Assurance Analyst
Husky Energy
10.2012 - 07.2015
Bachelor’s - Business Administration
Cape Breton University
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