Zubair Shariff Akbar Shariff , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Test Analyst with 10 years of extensive functional testing experience in various business domains such as Retail, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Publishing, Energy and Utilities. Certified in ISTQB foundation level and have a strong proficiency of working on a wide variety of project assignments like Web/Desktop based applications, Point of Sale (POS), Sharepoint, eCommerce, Electricity and Gas smart meters. Possess robust leadership and project management skills.

Profile Summary:
• Proficient in various testing such as system, integration, compatibility, usability, regression, interface and user acceptance.
• Extensive experience of working in all stages of Software Testing Life Cycle including functional, non-functional, manual and automation.
• Proven experience in using testing tools such as HP ALM and JIRA to effectively manage the testing lifecycle including defect management related to logging and retesting of defects.
• Possess hands-on experience in analyzing the business requirements/technical specifications to design a detailed test strategy and test plan.
• Proficient in projects executed in Agile, Waterfall and Iterative models.
• Expert in performing end to end testing.
• Experience in processing transactions in POS and Delta system with different payment types such as cash, credit cards and cheques.
• Proven experience in test management, test coordination, test planning, resource management, risk management and conflict resolution.
• Experience in coordinating and supervising with third party vendors.
• Expert in developing quality processes and change management.
• Experience in validating the invoices, store promotions and loyalty points awarded to the customers.
• Proficient in test data management that involves creating, managing and delivering test data for end to end test execution.

Areas of Expertise:
Test Strategy/Plan
System Testing
Integration Testing
Interface Testing
Web Testing
Mobile App Testing
Regression Testing
Compatibility Testing
Point of Sale Testing
Sharepoint Testing
Usability Testing
User Acceptance Testing
Test Data Management
Test Execution
Test Results & Analysis
End-to-End Testing