Syed Farrukh Ali
Cell:-, E-mail:-LinkedIn: https://pk.linkedin.com/in/sfarrukhali
Headline: Fin-tech | Payment Gateways | Electronic Banking | Merchant Acquiring | Mobile
Payments | E-commerce | Azure deployments | Cards Acquiring | Mobile App | Bill payment system
Executive Summary
13 years of experience in the field of Software Quality Assurance.
Tested web and mobile applications in Waterfall, Agile and Scrum development processes.
Analyzed business requirements, software requirement specifications to create test plans and test cases for
black box testing.
Experienced in various types of testing, for example black box testing, functional, GUI, and system,
regression, integration, UAT, performance and penetration testing.
Deep understanding of Software Quality Assurance and Software Development Life Cycle.
Created detailed QA documentation including QA reports, actively participated in SQA and project status
meetings. Lead testing effort with business analysts and customers.
Experiences
Principal QA Consultant
Systems Limited (April 2021 – Present)
● Create and Execute API Test cases
● Create and Execute Functional Test Cases - Ensure that the test cases are linked to the user
stories.
● Prepare and review Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Cycles, Bug Reports and Release Documents.
● Test execution on recommended Web Browsers (Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox)
● Android and iPhone Native Apps Testing
● Arrange and conduct Pre-UAT Defect Triage Meetings every week
● Arrange and conduct QA demonstration to all stakeholders
● Perform Smoke Test on Production after GO- LIVE
● Prepare and review Release Documents.
Senior SQA Engineer
InertiaSoft Private Limited (March 2020 – March 2021)
● To Establish an effective testing and release process, aligned with and embedded into the
scrum development and delivery processes.
● To support the story mapping process to ensure requirement and acceptance criteria are
captured properly.
● Playing an active part in estimating and planning of Sprints and their deliverables.
● Working with the developers during the coding phase to ensure solutions are fitting.
● Preparing the story for UAT with an appropriate stakeholder.
● Potentially handling of releases.
● Prepare and review Test Plan, Test Cases, Bug Reports and Release Documents.
Lead SQA Engineer
Binary Vibes Private Limited (March 2019 – March 2020)
● Ensure that the team strictly follows the QA processes with all necessary QA documentations.
● Review Test Plan, Test Cases, Bug Reports and Release Documents created by subordinates.
● Supervise team in Penetration testing of products.
● Supervise team in Automation of products.
● Supervise team in support related queries raised by clients.
● Consult with product development to evaluate system interfaces, operational requirements, and
performance requirements of the overall system.
● Manage licensing of web applications.
● Manage deployments of Web applications on Azure server.
● Manage product development, its deliverables and its weekly progress reports.
● Coordination with clients for Project requirement clarifications and support issues.
Lead SQA Engineer
Wemsol Private Limited (November, 2016 – March 2019)
● Execute test plans and create test reports to describe program evaluation, testing, and
correction criteria.
● Ensure that the team strictly follows the QA processes with all necessary QA documentations.
● Review Test Plan, Test Cases, Bug Reports and Release Documents created by subordinates.
● Penetration testing of Keenu Wallet Web, Keenu Wallet Mobile Application and Keenu
NetConnect and Application Databases.
● Consult with product development to evaluate system interfaces, operational requirements, and
performance requirements of the overall system.
● Recommend design improvements or corrections to engineers throughout the development
process.
● Conduct compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs.
● Build Readiness for UAT, pseudo and Production environments.
● Aid in build deployment activity on UAT, pseudo and Production Environment.
Senior SQA Engineer
TPS Pakistan Private Limited (May, 2013 – November, 2016)
● Deployment of release on QA server.
● Testing includes: Functionality, Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing.
● Development of Bug reporting and follow-up of Bug fixing with the development team.
● Plans and monitors Quality Assurance activities of assigned projects.
● Involved in Internal Audit of the company.
● Implementation of the project on the Production Environment of the client.
● Investigation and replication of client reported issues on QA environment.
SQA Analyst
ARPATECH Private Limited (July, 2012 – May, 2013)
● Testing included; Functionality, Integration, Regression Testing.
● Development of Bug reporting and follow-up of Bug fixing with the development team.
● Plans and monitors QA activities of assigned projects.
● Investigation and replication of client reported issues on QA environment.
● Requirement Analysis of Company's products development.
SQA Analyst
Dream World Limited (January, 2011 – July, 2012)
● Analysis of new systems and preparation of Functional specification documents.
● Testing included; Functionality, Integration, Regression Testing
● Development of Bug reporting and follow-up of Bug fixing with development team
● User assistance and training after system deployment.
Academic Qualification
● Bahria University, Karachi Campus
BS, Software Engineering
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Bahria College, Karsaz Karachi.
Intermediate, Pre-Engineering
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Shahwilayat Public School
Matriculation, Science
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Professional Domains / Projects
● Online Air Tickets Management Application: eSource Aqua
● Point of Sale: Acquiring App, Discount Management System, Loyalty Management System
● Mobile Application: KEENU Wallet, Askar Mobile Banking
● Payment Gateway: KEENU NetConnect, Pay Axis
● Desktop based ATM / Debit/ Credit Card Production System: ACCeSS
● Internet Banking: PRISM
● Security Risk Assessment Tool: Cyber Security Dashboard
● Ecommerce Website: Junaid Jamshed, Almirah
● Better Cotton Initiative Standardization Website: BCI Bale Tracker
● Sales Tracking System: Contacts and Communication Management System
● Payroll Management System
● Inventory Management System
Academics Projects
● Criminal Behavior Prediction System (FYP)
● Mobile Shop Inventory System
● Air Ticketing and Reservation System
Tools Expertise
● Project Tracker Tools: JIRA, Open Project
● Test Cases Automation Tool: Katalon Studio
● API Testing Tools: Postman, Swagger, MS Web Service Studio
● Databases: MongoDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
● Code Repositories: GitHub, TFS
● Cloud Deployment Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services
● Performance Testing Tool: JMeter
● Compatibility testing on real mobile devices: Browser Stack
● Penetration Testing Tool: Burp Suite
● Test management Tool: Test Link, Zephyr
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Broken Links Checking Tool: Xenu's Link Sleuth
Productivity Tools: Microsoft Office
