Laraib Shafi
QA Manager
Karachi
Summary
Highly skilled and dedicated Quality Assurance and Release Manager with 9 years of experience ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Adept at implementing and managing comprehensive quality assurance strategies, overseeing release processes, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Strong expertise in leading cross-functional teams, collaborating with stakeholders, and streamlining workflows to achieve project objectives and exceed customer expectations. Committed to delivering top-notch software solutions on time and with superior quality.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
QA Team Lead & Release Manager
SOUM
Riyad
06.2022 - Current
- Task Assignments: Responsible for assigning tasks to the QA team members within the agile teams.
- Daily Standup Meetings: Conduct daily standup meetings to ensure effective communication and coordination among team members.
- Reviewing Test Cases: Review test cases and setup test case review process for both the application (APP) and web platforms to ensure they meet the required standards.
- Testing Strategy: Make decisions regarding the testing strategy, determining the best approaches for ensuring product quality.
- Managing API Automation Team: Oversee the task assignments and review the work of the API automation team.
- Managing Mobile Automation Team: Similarly, Manage the task assignments and review the work of the mobile automation team.
- Web Automation: Managing and working on Web Automation, using playwright.
- Bug Triaging: Perform bug triaging activity with Tech Leads.
- Release Management: Manage releases and participate in release planning activities with the agile teams and team leads.
- Coordination with Product Owners: Collaborate with product owners to prioritize tasks and ensure alignment with project goals.
- Production Monitoring: Closely monitor production releases and organize and address any issues that arise during the production phase.
- Coordination with Operations Team: Coordinate with the operations team to address production issues and maintain product quality with every build release.
- Follow-ups with Developers: Follow up with developers on priority items, track progress, and share estimated time of arrival (ETA) with the business and operations teams.
Lead QA Engineer & Line Manager
Folio3 (pvt.) ltd
Karachi
03.2019 - 06.2022
- Automation Testing: Using tools like Selenium, NUNIT, and C#, I develop and maintain automated test scripts for web applications. This involves creating test cases, executing tests, and reporting defects or issues.
- Manual Testing: I perform manual testing for Mobile, APIs, and Server-side. This includes executing test cases, validating system functionality, and ensuring compliance with project requirements.
- QA Team Leadership: I lead the QA team for manual and API testing on Server and mobile projects. This involves assigning tasks, mentoring team members, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality testing.
- Test Planning and Execution: I identify requirements, write test cases, and maintain execution cycles using Test Rail. I develop test strategies, define objectives, and execute test plans to validate software functionality.
- Bug Tracking and Reporting: I use tools like JIRA and Target Process for bug tracking, scrubbing, and reporting. I collaborate with stakeholders to investigate and resolve issues, ensuring efficient bug resolution.
- Test Planning and Team Management: I contribute to release test planning, manage test cycles, and create user stories on JIRA. I communicate with clients, provide support, and conduct demos to showcase product features.
- Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Researched and evaluated new techniques and technologies to improve product quality.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive quality assurance program to guarantee organization products met safety and quality standards.
- API Testing: I conduct API testing using Postman, creating test cases and validating API endpoints. I verify data integrity and assess system performance.
- Continuous Learning: I actively run skill learning groups within the company, staying updated with industry trends and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
- Resource Management: As a line manager, I manage resources' performance, evaluations, reviews, and goal-setting.
ECapital Manual & Automation Test Engineer
eCapital
11.2017 - 01.2020
- Writing Test Cases for manual and automated execution
- Creating Automated cases using Puppeteer and Jest
- Manual Testing on Mobile and web portals
- Bug Tracking in JIRA and documentation on Confluence
- Coordination with remote team members.
Software Tester
Aurea Software/CrossOver
07.2018 - 02.2019
- Test Cases and testing scenarios development (TestRail)
- Bug tracking and bug reporting (JIRA)
- Testing web applications on various domains
- Scenarios and template designing
- Conducting meetings with product teams and requirement refinement
- Work with remote teams and PCAs
Software Engineer
IBEX Global
Karachi
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Test Cases and testing scenarios development (JIRA)
- Writing Automation test script on Test Complete
- Writing Stress and load test scripts using Jmeter
- Bug tracking and bug reporting (JIRA)
- SQL Query and database testing
- Conducting UAT session and interaction with client and preparing modular documents for UAT and client.
SQA Engineer
Systems Limited
Karachi
01.2015 - 07.2016
- Quality Insurance & Quality Control
- Test Cases and testing scenarios development (QC +Excel)
- Bug tracking and bug reporting
- Database Testing
- Writing scripts using java (selenium Webdriver)
- Karachi, Pakistan.
Education
B.E - Software Engineering
NED University
Karachi 04.2011 - 04.2014
Skills
Quality Control Checks
undefinedTimeline
QA Team Lead & Release Manager
SOUM
06.2022 - Current
Lead QA Engineer & Line Manager
Folio3 (pvt.) ltd
03.2019 - 06.2022
Software Tester
Aurea Software/CrossOver
07.2018 - 02.2019
ECapital Manual & Automation Test Engineer
eCapital
11.2017 - 01.2020
Software Engineer
IBEX Global
07.2016 - 07.2018
SQA Engineer
Systems Limited
01.2015 - 07.2016
B.E - Software Engineering
NED University
04.2011 - 04.2014
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