Talal Ahmed

Sr: Quality Assurance Engineer

International Clients

Prepare and execute test plans for different websites, iOS and Android apps and desktop apps.
Perform QA / testing and report bugs on regular basis.
Used Redmine, FogBugz, Jira, Trello and many other tools for issue reporting, tracking, and milestones management.
Used Slack, Hipchat, email, and Skype for team communication.
Work directly with the Project Manager and the development team leads to determine the QA efforts and QA testing tasks.
Perform cross-browser, multi-gadget, and responsiveness testing and log all bugs and also communicate issues directly with the developers.
Follow up with the developers about the progress of the issues and tasks assigned to them.
Keep track of all bugs, tasks, change requests, and improvements posted in Jira, and make sure that the tickets status is correctly updated all the times.
Develop release notes for new features, fixes, and changes in each release pushed to live.
Estimate QA/Testing time and sizing effort for assigned projects.
Participate in the documentation of Functional Requirement Specifications and Use Cases.
Perform reviews and inspections at different phases of SDLC.
Develop Test Plans and Test Case documents for internal and user acceptance testing.
Review test cases and test results executed by QA team.
Assume ownership for the quality assurance aspects of all projects from inception to delivery.
QA testing for software releases in Alpha, Beta & Live system environments.
Perform functional, non-functional, back box, UAT, regression, security, and performance testing of desktop, web, and mobile applications..
Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
Met tight deadlines to satisfy client demands and project timelines.
Ensured timely delivery of high-quality products through effective coordination with cross-functional teams.
Maximized team productivity through continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices in QA methodologies.
Participated in agile development practices such as sprint planning meetings and daily stand-ups, contributing valuable input from a QA perspective throughout the project life cycle.
Reduced defect rates by designing and executing comprehensive test plans and test cases.
Managed bug tracking systems, ensuring timely resolution of reported issues and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
Collaborated closely with development teams to improve software functionality and stability.