Engineer Test
Resume:
Kalim Mirza
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY
● Solid QA background who is passionate about driving the team quality culture throughout the entire product life cycle. Good at hiring, mentoring and nurturing test teams and coaching them in advanced quality practices. Champion in shortening product delivery cycles using CI/CD practices.
● Experience working in any (Agile and Waterfall) development environment, planning and participating.
● Analyze technical requirements and develop testcases to test requirements.
● Experience in testing database stored procedures, PL/SQL, Dynamic SQL, CRUD and join statements.
● Experience using Postman, SoapUI, GitHub, Jenkins Continues Integration, Microsoft Foundation Server, MTM, qTest, Bugzilla, Jira, Rally, Source Control, Testlink, Test Director, the latest web browsers, Oracle, MS SQL, MongoDB, Hadoop, ETL, MacBook, Windows, Mobile Devices (iOS and Android), Linux & UNIX, VMWare and ghost imaging software. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Consultant (Whole Foods) Feb 2020 – Current
Responsible for implementing QA automation framework to test backend APIs using Postman Team. Used GitHub and Jenkins to build automation framework using Postman and Bash Scripting. Worked with business and developers to conduct requirement analysis, define test strategy & design and lead execution to guarantee superior outcomes for their retail client solution. Lead a small QA team to deliver timely and accurate QA milestones and reports. Provided training as how to create automated scripts using Postman Team
QA Consultant (GM) March 2016 – January 2020
Responsible for managing QA process from development thru execution for Automobile apps including
.Net based web interface and Mobile Devices (iOS & Androids). Identified test cases suitable for automation, develop automation test scripts using Postman for any web-based APIs. Identified defects and questionable functions, manage and coordinate resolution using Microsoft Foundation Server. Work with the business and clients to understand their requirements and responsible for creating user scenarios for a final QA sign-off.
NextGen, Austin, TX Jun 2014 – March 2016
Software QA Engineer III
Responsible for making sure that software meets the business and technical requirements which guided the design and development. Analyze specifications and user stories. Researched pertinent information related to the assigned scope of work. Then design, write, and execute complex test cases. Identified test cases suitable for automation, develop automation test scripts using Postman for any web-based APIs. Lumeris, Austin, TX Feb 2012 – June 2014
Lead QA Engineer
Responsible for managing 4 QA resources and providing them with coaching, planning, mentoring, and training as needed. Delegated test assignments to the team and keep a tight check on quality output that is aligned with our department goals. Provided higher management with QA Status reports as needed. Also managed cross locations QA efforts including offshore. Also responsible for preventing defects, find defects at the earliest, to make a positive impact to the organization and clients. Identified test cases suitable for automation, develop automation test scripts using SoapUI for any web-based APIs. ShoreTel, Austin, TX Aug 2011 – Jan 2012
Sr. SW QA Engineer (consultant)
Responsible for executing the testing plans and cases on VoIP platform using Linux and Windows. Gerson Lehrman Group, Austin, TX Nov 2007 – August 2011 Senior QA Engineer
Responsible for executing the testing plans and cases. Duties included were test planning, test estimates, test documentation, and execution. Tested internal and external facing .NET web-based applications. Used QTP automation tool to test various web-based methods and payment processing component. Managed and led QA resources and test teams in several sites in India. Traq Wireless, Austin, TX Feb 2006 – Dec 2006
Senior QA Engineer
Tested Traq Wireless Management application that was written in C#.Net and Java. Responsible for developing and executing test plans and test cases using business cases and functional requirements. Managed, mentored and led QA teams in India and other offshore locations. Dell Inc, Round Rock, TX Jan 2005 – Dec 2006
Sr. Test Analyst
Responsible for testing Dell’s Storage products. Duties included were test planning, documentation, and execution using manual and automated techniques. Coordinated test activities around offshore test centers. Provided technical expertise and training around various test resources. Sun Microsystems, Austin, TX Jan 2002 – Dec 2004
QA Lead
Responsible for test planning, documentation, and test execution. Prepared test reports for management consumption. Worked with engineers and testers to execute test plans. Worked from a Test Plan and executed Test Cases. Worked with Engineers to resolve product issues discovered during test. Reported defects in the appropriate Defect Tracking Tool and test execution progress daily. Times N Systems, Inc. Austin, TX Nov 2000 – Jan 2002 QA Engineer
Provided technical leadership to QA team for testing of new hardware/software platforms. Helped defining, planning, and leading the execution of final system test. Responsible for arranging the compatibility testing against Oracle, Veritas, Legato, Citrix, etc. Performed critical testing on windows 2000 and Linux 6.22 with parallel computing across a team of 4, 8 and 16 servers. Used SCSI (RAID1) and Fiber Channels hardware during
BMC Software, Austin, TX Oct 1997 – Nov 2000
Software Test Engineer
Installation/Testing and Setup of Patrol DB product on Window and UNIX (client/server environment) platform using TCP/IP protocol. Used Oracle & DB2 database administration skills during testing J2EE applications.
Arrowsmith Technologies, Inc. Austin, TX Jan 1996 – Aug 1997 Software Test Engineer
Responsible for activities associated with the testing efforts during normal software development life cycle for FLEETCON products. Tested/Installed of FLEETCON on HP/Sun on UNIX and Win95 platform using wireless communication channels, TCP/IP, SPX/IPX, and routers. EDUCATION
BS in Management Science and Computer System. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (1995).
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