Waqas Zulfiqar, Senior QA Engineer Manual & Automation | QA Lead | Testing Manager

About

A hardworking, conscientious, and inventive person with 6 years of experience in the IT industry, I have a proven track record of successfully releasing and supporting software products. My expertise lies in defining quality standards, strategizing testing approaches, developing robust test frameworks and tools, creating technical documentation, incident reporting, and managing end-to-end CI/CD solutions. My approach is always aligned with a comprehensive business- oriented vision, ensuring that the software meets both technical and business requirements.

Experience

ActiveProspect

Sep 2021 – Present

Remote

Automation Engineer

• Successfully developed and implemented a comprehensive test framework utilizing Puppeteer, starting from scratch • Proficiently created feature test plans, ensuring thorough coverage of desired functionalities • Demonstrated leadership by establishing a single Automation Framework, across all products • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub actions, streamlining the software delivery lifecycle • Provided mentoring and guidance to new hires, aiding in their onboarding and fostering their professional growth. • Proficient in utilizing Puppeteer, Jest, GitHub Actions, AWS, Localstack, and BrowserStack to optimize testing and development processes.

Adjust

Dec 2020 – Sep 2021

Remote

Lead Automation Engineer

• Define test objectives, scope, and strategies. Developing comprehensive test plans and cases for thorough testing coverage. • Performing various types of testing (functional, regression, performance, usability, security). Executing test cases, logging defects, and verifying fixes. • Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks (Cypress and Ruby) to enhance testing efficiency. Analyzing results from automated tests. • Identifying, documenting, and tracking software defects using issue-tracking systems. • Collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. Ensuring automated tests are part of the deployment process.

Tareenity

Apr 2019 – Dec 2020

Lahore

Lead Automation Engineer

• Primary responsibilities include managing the Automation Team. • Define test objectives, write test cases, and develop automation scripts. • Evaluate projects and test scenarios eligible for automation. • Implemented and executed automated regression tests in Appium, Selenium & Cypress. • Extensively used Bit Bucket/Microsoft Azure/Jenkins pipelines for CI/CD implementation. • Build and maintain automation scripts across projects. • Consistently maintained automation scripts according to modifications made to the software. • Provided training on the use of automation tools and the execution of existing scripts for new employees. • Work in a team environment with architects, developers, project managers, and systems engineers to ensure the timely delivery of quality products into production.

Tareenity

Mar 2018 – Apr 2019

Lahore

SQA Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities: Creating and maintaining the test artifacts specific to each release/cycle for which we have requirements, test cases, etc. Establishing traceability and coverage of the test assets. Test execution support – test suite creation, test execution status capture, etc. Bug tracking/defect management. Demonstrated methodical, detail-oriented, and thorough approach to all assignments while adhering to compressed timelines. Complete all assignments on or ahead of schedule. Consistently recognized for excellent problem-solving and analytical skills by programmers, project managers, and supervisors. Worked collaboratively with QA, development, and business groups to complete comprehensive testing on more than 50 major new releases. Experience in cucumber scripting

Education

Comsats University Lahore

Feb 2014 – Mar 2018

Software Engineering , Computer Science

Waqas Zulfiqar

Senior QA Engineer Manual & Automation | QA Lead | Testing Manager

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