Engineer Test

Yahanaz Sheriff Yakub Sharief

Experience Summary:

Over 14 years of diverse experience in IT with focus on Quality Assurance using automated and manual Testing of Web-based and Mobile based applications.

Build test automation framework using Java, Cucumber, Selenium, Maven and Jenkins

Strong expertise in Ruby Watir, Selenium Web driver in a Web Environment and functional knowledge of Tools / Libraries / Functionality and coding ability in Ruby and Java.

Strong experience in working Scaled agile framework (SAFe).

Strong experience in Java Script and GitHub, SVN.

Strong expertise in performing cross browser testing using Sauce labs and Mobile devices.

Strong Expertise in Web services testing using SOAP UI, Databases testing using SQL

Solid working experience in Agile process, ATTD and scrum and conducting test plan and test case walkthrough.

Experience in setting up test environments in Solaris, AIX and windows operating systems and creating own test harness or test pages for middleware testing.

Test Data preparation through the process of Data mining using Oracle and Sybase

Knowledge in working on different operating systems like Solaris, AIX, Windows NT/2000/XP and Unix

Experience in SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.

Academic Profile:

M.Phil. (Computer Science) (2006 -2007) Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.

M.Sc. (Information Technology) (2001-2003) Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.

B.Sc. (Computer Science) (1998-2001) Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.

Certifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (License AWS-ASA-4-59197)

HP Certified in QTP 8.0

Professional History:

Capital one, Richmond, VA Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

System Engineer

Created story in Jira and updates their status accordingly.

Worked on updating cloud formation templates for Kubernetes and committed in Github.

Worked on identifying AWS machine image size in the CFT in order to upgrade as needed.

Participated in the grooming sessions and daily standup meetings.

Verscend; Richmond, VA Jan 2018 – Mar 2018

QA Analyst

Created testing cases and executed them in Jira.

Worked on creating automated test scenario using Ruby, Cucumber and Page objects gem.

Reported defects in Jira during the testing phase.

Tracked the sprint progress and test activities in JIRA.

Participated in PI planning meeting as part of the SAFe framework.

QA Analyst, First Tek

Client: Virginia Information Tech Agency (VITA) Chesterfield, VA July 2017 – Nov 2017

Responsibilities

Build test automation framework using Cucumber, Selenium and Java.

Build the framework as a Maven project to integrate with Jenkins for Continuous testing.

Perform assertions in the framework using Junit assertions.

Ensure the test automation framework uses Page Object Model design pattern.

Create proof of concept of the automation framework and evaluate with stakeholders.

Training the testers to utilize the automation framework and build culture of automation.

Ensure the automated Cucumber scenarios are idempotent.

Maintain the code repository in SVN.

Track the sprint progress and test activities in JIRA.

Identify opportunities for automation and quickly find solutions using open source tools.

Environment/Tools: Java, Eclipse, Maven, Jenkins, Selenium Web driver, Cucumber

Sr, QA Lead, First Tek (From Jan 2014), Emtec (Mar 2011 – Dec 2013)

Client: Capital one, Goochland, VA Mar 2011 – Apr 2017

Responsibilities

Played a vital role in migrating to in-house banking application from third party application.

Helped the team to build the bridge which helped to migrate from legacy to New in-house based software.

Maintained and executed the Regression test automation suite built using Cucumber, Ruby/java with Selenium Web driver and Maven.

Played an active role in the team to build and deliver new functionalities on a regular basis.

Perform production validation of new functionality deployed to production.

Read C#, .NET code to understand the logic for further enhancements.

Create and run automated test scripts in using Ruby Cucumber framework.

Maintain the automated scripts in Github repository, SVN.

Peer review the code and consult and collaborate with technical personal in team.

Expertise with databases (oracle) and in writing sql queries.

Perform automated testing in a cloud/non-cloud based test environment.

Experience in working with TSYS and Fidelity mainframe systems for conditioning data.

Strong knowledge of Banking, Payments and credit card functionalities.

Environment/Tools: Visual studio, IntelliJ, Eclipse, HPALM, Jenkins, Selenium Webdriver, Ruby, Rubymine, Cucumber, SOAP UI, Jira

I.T. Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),

Client: Citi Group, BlueAsh, OH Sep 2006 – Mar 2011

CBOL – Citibank online is online banking portal designed for US customers of Citibank.

Responsibilities

Environment set up for middleware testing and Portal testing in Unix based setup

Creation of test pages using Java script to test REST API.

Performed API testing for testing of Middleware components.

Perform web services testing using SOAP UI for request, response and simulation

Installation of JFR release software for various businesses into the Solaris machines.

Preparation of Test plan and Test Cases in Quality Center and walkthrough conduction.

Participate in Business meetings to ensure 100% coverage of test cases.

Participate in daily scrum meetings for project update.

Test Environment set up for application testing.

System Integration Testing(SIT), Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing and enhancement testing and support to User Acceptance Test(UAT) of new applications.

Performed testing of Wire transfers, Inter institution transfers, Global transfer and Bill payments

Expertise in using SQL for data testing between source and target database.

Performed Cross browser testing, reports testing using SQL and HP Certified in QTP.

Quality Center management (test cases, test plans, test labs, defects, traceability)

Environment: Solaris, Websphere, oracle10g, iPlanet, Quality Center 9, MS Office Suite, Windows NT/XP/2000, SOAP UI.

Test Engineer, Tavant Technologies, Bangalore, India. Dec 2005 – Sep 2006

Responsibilities

Test systems & applications to ensure that products meet specifications

Test data preparation and updating

Test case, Scenario preparation, Test execution, Test Results consolidation and mapping of test cases to requirements in RTM

Developed test plan and test cases based on the high-level and detailed design.

Use Test Director to manage testing and track test results for each build and report defects detected.

Identify critical errors in initial stages of testing to minimize bug fixing costs. Defect detection, analysis, troubleshooting, tracking, reporting and closure of defects using test management tools such as Quality Centre, Test Director

Environment: QTP, Bugzilla, Weblogic, Apache server, Quality Center 9, MS Office Suite, Windows NT/XP/2000, MAC OS X

Client: Fidelity Employer Services Company, Boston, MA Aug 2004 – Dec 2005

Employer: Infosys Technologies, Bangalore, India – Junior Test Engineer

FESCo’s Defined Benefit group DB Solution

Responsibilities

Data mining in Sybase for the purpose of generating data for business scenarios.

Performed reports testing using SQL queries.

Update or Insert data as per the Test Scenarios mentioned by onsite Business Analysts.

Environment: SQL, Sybase, Quality Center 9.0, SQL Advantage, VSS, Windows 2000

Convergys, Technical support associate Jan 2004 – May 2004

Location: Bangalore, India

Microsoft windows XP -

Responsibilities

Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications;

Talking clients through a series of actions, over the telephone, to help set up systems or resolve issues;

Troubleshooting system and network problems and diagnosing and solving hardware or software faults;

Providing support, including procedural documentation and relevant reports;

Following diagrams and written instructions to repair a fault or set up a system;

Supporting the roll-out of new applications

Environment: Windows XP.

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