Sohaib Ali
Sr QA Consultant
Karachi
Summary
Senior SQA Consultant with 5+ years of experience across Sales & Distribution ERP, AI-driven SaaS pharma compliance, and e-commerce domains. Proven leader in delivering end-to-end Web, DB and Mobile testing strategies for global clients including GSK, Unilever, Shell, and Eli Lilly across Agile and Waterfall environments. Expert in Functional Testing, DB Testing, Selenium automation, API testing and load testing, with a positive, analytical approach to root cause analysis and a passion for mentoring teams to deliver high-quality, business-critical solutions
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Sr. QA Consultant
Qordata Inc.
11.2024 - Current
- Advised and worked on the end-to-end QA strategies for 3 AI-driven Health Compliance SaaS products (including EMA) for USA based clients like GSK and Eli Lilly, ensuring 100% compliance and alignment with international standards
- Planned and implemented LLM/OCR-based validation, that reduced false-positive audit flags by 25% and managed a repository of 800+ cases in TestRail covering complex financial auditing scenarios and other functional requirements.
- Indulge in automation transition with Automation Engineers, automated 50+ test cases (using Selenium, which reduced the Smoke Cycle time and regression testing cycle from 3 days to 8 hours (an 66.67% increase in efficiency).
- Guided QA team as Acting Lead, maintaining a zero-critical-bug leakage rate through rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Shift-Left testing, and standardized bugs reporting.
- Facilitated 10+ UAT and Client Demo sessions over 1 year tenure with stakeholders and coordinated with BAs on environment handover and data readiness to ensure seamless production releases.
Sr. Software QA Engineer
Centegy Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Worked as a QA for 2 major ERP products serving 10+ FMCG leaders (Unilever, GSK, Colgate), delivering 50+ successful releases with 100% adherence to Batch Tracking, Tax/VAT, and Pricing standards.
- Managed the validation and deployment of 120+ high-priority "Hot Patches" and Change Requests, maintaining a 99% post-release stability rate and preventing downtime for critical supply chain operations by executing smoke on Automation Bot.
- Optimized automation bot execution, monitoring and maintaining a suite of 40+ smoke test cases scripts across various application versions, which reduced manual verification effort by 20% per release cycle.
- Executed 50+ API test cases to validate seamless data exchange between core ERP modules and third-party integrations.
- Validated 50+ complex BI/SSRS Reports across 10+ clients using advanced MS SQL queries.
- Authored and governed a repository of 1,000+ test cases within Microsoft Test Manager.
- Mentored 4 junior QA and collaborated with BAs to resolve 30+ requirement ambiguities yearly, achieving a 20% faster bug-turnaround time through detailed RCA in TFS and strict SLA management.
Jr. Software QA Engineer
Crescentic Digital (Pvt.) Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Executed end-to-end manual testing for multiple Magento 2 e-commerce platforms, ensuring 100% accuracy of product data feeds, CMS content, and promotional banners.
- Specialized in Promotional Logic testing, validating 20+ complex discount rules and "Buy 1 Get 1" (BOGO) offers to ensure zero leakage in sales revenue during high-traffic periods.
- Conducted Load Testing to validate system stability under peak traffic, ensuring the platform could handle high user concurrency during major seasonal sales events.
- Developed and maintained automation scripts using Selenium with Java, reducing manual effort for repetitive smoke tests by 15% and ensuring stable releases for sales management features.
- Authored 300+ comprehensive test cases in an Agile environment, covering the full customer journey from "Add to Cart" to "Payment Gateway".
- Managed the defect lifecycle using bug-tracking tools, collaborating closely with developers and stakeholders to meet strict release schedules and maintain application quality.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Bahria University
Karachi06-2020
Skills
- Test Management & Tools: TestRail, Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), TFS , Jira, Asana, Trello
- Automation & Performance: Selenium WebDriver (Java) Load Testing, Smoke & Regression Suite Optimization
- AI & Modern Tech: Prompt Engineering, LLM Validation, OCR Testing, Event-driven testing (Exposure to Kafka, SAP-Concur)
- Technical Foundations: C# (WinForms), HTML5, CSS3, API Testing (Postman), Web Deployment
- Domain Expertise: ERP (Sales & Distribution), E-commerce (Magento 2), Pharma Compliance
- Data & Analytics: MS SQL, SSRS Reporting, BI Data Integrity Testing, Database Validation
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) – In Progress
References
Will be furnished on request.
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of Birth: 24th May 1997
- Religion: Islam
- Nationality: Pakistani
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) – In Progress
01-2026
Sr. QA Consultant
Qordata Inc.
11.2024 - Current
Sr. Software QA Engineer
Centegy Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.
01.2021 - 01.2024
Jr. Software QA Engineer
Crescentic Digital (Pvt.) Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Bahria University