Ghous Khan

MUHAMMAD GHOUS KHAN Test Automation Engineer/ SQA Engineer PROFILE EDUCATION I am a Software Test Automation Engineer with a strong QA and Development background and 10+ years of experience in the software development industry. I enjoy applying innovation, curiosity & end-to-end thinking to everything I do, be it application development, application testing, application security testing, collaboration and even doing side projects(freelancing). I have a strong ownership mindset, proficient in Test Automation technologies, Scrum & Agile Practices, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and a passion for learning and adapting to new technologies. Karachi University – Karachi, Pakistan 2016 - 2018 Degree: M.S Computer Science. E-mail:-Contact: - GitHub:github.com/GhousKhan 2020 Stack Overflow: ghouskhan22 YouTube: ffx178 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ghous-khan51a2321b4/ Hamdard University – Karachi, Pakistan 2008 - 2012 Degree: B.E Computer Systems Engineering. Imperial College – Karachi, Pakistan Intermediate Pre-Engineering (H.S.C) Equivalent (11th till 12th Grade). Chapter & Verse the Educational Center – Karachi, Pakistan Matriculation Computer science (S.S.C) Equivalent (Kindergarten till 10th Grade). CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine Specialization (Completed) Certificate: Credential Link (Click to Verify) Google Cloud: Specialization, 2020 This four courses specialization certificate covered GCP Fundamentals Core Infrastructure, architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine Foundations, architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine Workloads & architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine Production. Continuous Delivery & DevOps (Completed) Certificate: Credential Link (Click to Verify) University of Virginia: Course, 2020 This four-week study program discusses importance of velocity, Testing stack, Infrastructure & the job of Ops and How to maintain a pipeline to Deliver Continuously. Geekle QA Global Summit 22 Participation Certificate: Credential Link (Click to Verify) Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate Certificates: Credential Link Course on Python Credential Link Using Python to Interact with the OS Credential Link Introduction to Git and GitHub Google Professional Certificate, 2020 - This six-course professional certificate covered Crash Course on Python, Using Python to Interact with Operating System, Introduction to Git and GitHub, Troubleshooting and Debugging Techniques, Configuration Management and the - Cloud and Automating Real-World Tasks with Python. WORK EXPERIENCE Turing Senior QA Automation Engineer (Remote, Contract based) For a US Based Client March 2022–Presently working. - Mentored QA Team in Selenium WebDriver and automation best practices. Maintained and Improved existing Ranorex and Playwright Automation framework. Performed entire migration of entire Ranroex 6.5 codebase to 8.3 and executed in newly created AWS EC2 VMs. Created CI Pipeline in AzureDevOps and Jenkins. Ensured the release of premium-quality applications that provided intuitive and secure experiences for users. Develop a test management process according to the organization’s needs. Work with the product team to develop requirements and user stories, according to customer needs. Perform Integration, acceptance, and regression tests. Enhance and Develop Selenium WebDriver and Winium Framework. Increased the coverage of Smoke Test Automation suite on an existing project by 42%. Utilized the Selenium/Webdriver framework with Java to create 200+regression tests along with integration & functional testing. Implement test automation framework into CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and AzureDevOps. Participated in Daily Scrum meeting, Stand-up meeting, walkthrough meeting, weekly assessment meetings with business analysts and developers. TPS Worldwide Principal Test Automation Engineer - DevSecOps Team (Karachi, Pakistan) March 2020–June 2022. - Performed DevSecOps for Linux and Windows Platform. Developed Automation framework from scratch using C#, Java, NUnit, SpecFlow and Selenium WebDriver using POM Design pattern. Created Test Plan for various Fintech Application (e-wallets, Digital Payment systems and P2P Payment applications. Responsible for both Functional and non-functional testing.) Implemented SonarQube Rules in CI Pipeline. Leads Functional and Non-Functional teams. Developed Framework for Selenium Webdriver and Integrated with OWASP ZAP for active and passive scan. Used Selenium Webdriver, Winium, Cypress, Finsim, VTS (Visa Test System), JMeter, Kong, PostMan and Multiple tools for Test Automation in Fintech Environment. Focused on Test automation and System Integration Testing. Daily Test Execution and development of Test Cases, utility applications and fixed flaky automated test cases. Responsible for Stress testing of extremely complex fintech systems on Client side (on-site and remotely) as well (Mostly JMeter). eDevTech (Modern Requirements Markham ON, Canada) Senior Test Automation Engineer (Karachi, Pakistan) November 2016– November 2020 - - Actively involved in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Conducted Test Automation using the Standards, guidelines, and structured methodology in testing theapplication. Defect logging assignment and tracking using TFS and AzureDevOps. Involved in end-to-end functional testing of the application. Worked closely with development, Product owners, Business Analysts, Client and Project Management teams for effective defect management and to verify the resolutions of bugs. Used MSTest, VSTS, Selenium Webdriver and VMs to execute Selenium automation ordered test on different platforms, browser combinations in parallel. Extensive experience in C# & Java programming for automation using tools like Selenium Webdriver, Coded UI, TFS,API, PostMan for API Testing &Performance testing in Visual Studio Load Test. Involved in Weekly Defect Meetings. Support UAT execution, Data requirements and defect resolution. Good Knowledge of Agile, SCRUM, CI/CD and DevOps. Nexus Leads Consultants Manager Application Development (Karachi, Pakistan) September 2013–November 2016 - Converted abstract specifications. into executable code. Developed and Implemented Web Services and used JSF Framework. Oversee multiple projects across all phases of development. Monitor workflow and make timeline adjustments as needed. Collaborate with development to plan project sprints. Managing small teams and assigning tasks. Worked on various running and upcoming projects. Managing & Releasing builds. Webhawkx LLC J2EE/Java Developer (Colombus OH, US Remote) April 2013–September 2013 Worked on a wide range of web applications. Wrote user manuals according to the defined standards. Initiate new Project from scratch. Development and unit testing of solutions. Communicated technical issues to nontechnical management. Bug fixing and adding new features to Projects/Products SKILLS - - Agile, Scrum & DevOps. C#, AzureDevOps, TFS, Java SE and Java EE, Selenium Webdriver, Ranorex Studio 6+ and 8.3, Cypress, Postman, JMeter, RestAPIs,Winium, JavaScript, CodedUI, Jira, Confluence, X-Ray, TestNG, MS Test, Playwright, VSTS, SpecFlow. Oracle 10g, 9C & MySQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Redis. OWASP ZAP for Security Testing.