Yasir Ali (Istqb Ata, Pmp, Msc Cs) Email & Phone Number

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

As Senior QA/ Test Specialist: • Reviewing system analysis & design documents, user-guides to prepare for contractual acceptance testing of software applications delivered by vendors.• Testing software applications, web-portals and web-services using Soap-UI and Postman. • Coordinating with business analysis team, with vendor teams for acceptance testing and with project managers to provide test effort & schedule.• Writing & executing tests, tracking defects & status reporting using team foundation. Applications Tested:------------------------------MLSD Manpower Application Portals (E-Services & MyClients), Web-services APIs and Restful Integration using SOAPUI and Postman, LEP_Sharepoint Site_ثقافة العملية, Policies Management System_تطوير أنظمة السياسات, National Address_Saudi Post_Webservice, New Previlige for Labor Office_اطلاق خدمات تحسينية جديدة, Violations Management, مشروع خدمات رسائل التبليغ العمالية, Event Management System, صندوق تغير المهنة, Disabilities web-service_ذو الاعاقة, AjeerContract Web-service_اضافة حقلين للديوان الملكي, Gov-Visa-Assent_تأييدات الجهة بدون عقد, Account Manager_حساب المنشأة, Meeting Management System, Instant Visas - التأشيرات الفورية, ISIC4 Smoke Testing, UI-UX Project_EServices, OEF Incidents, اعادة رصد رواد الأعمال عند إلغاء التأشيرت, GovContracts_خطوة دراسة بعض العقود بالوزار, MCI Web-service, MyClients_حاسبة نطاقات عدد السعودين, Identity Management, Survey_استبيان معوقات التوطين and مشكلة نقل التابع.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

As Quality Specialist: • Reviewing system analysis & design documents, user-guides to prepare for contractual acceptance testing of software applications delivered by vendors.• Testing software applications, web-portals and web-services using Soap-UI and Postman. • Coordinating with business analysis team, with vendor teams for acceptance testing and with project managers to provide test effort & schedule.• Writing & executing tests, tracking defects & status reporting using team foundation. • Involved in identification of test process metrics for useful status reporting.• Participated in vendor response evaluation for CMMI and ITIL projects RFPs.Applications Tested:------------------------------Web-services (Al-Mowammah Integration Service, Job Creation Integration Service), Labor Education Portal, Saudization Certificate, Complaints Management, Violations Management, Event Management System, and Meeting Management System.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As QC Consultant:• Reviewed requirements and solution documents for test planning and test specification. • Performed system integration testing for new & enhanced applications for LOB.• Used iPlan for test planning, defect tracking and test status reporting to management.• Performed QMS reviews; ensured adherence for projects periodically as per quality plan.• Enhanced customer satisfaction by fostering quality practices within the team members.• Completed work-products inventory for SCAMPI appraisals for the assigned applications.• Conducted mock sessions within the team for CMMI L3 SCAMPI-B & A appraisals.• Followed-up with team leads and managers to close non-conformances of QMS audits.• Reported testing activities status to PM and quality activities status to QAM on regular basis.Applications Tested: ------------------------------Airport Activity Control System developments and enhancements, Zeus developments and enhancements,DMIS and DNCRM enhancements, Marhaba Enhancements.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As Module Test Lead: • Managed the test team, assigned CRs (enhancements) to team for review & effort estimate. • Facilitated team meetings with domain analyst to clarify requirements and reduce quality gap.• Coordinated with to develop test schedules and test plan for quarterly releases. • Supervised test-cases and scenarios created by the team in HP quality center 9.2. • Monitored and control test plans execution to meet tight time-line & quality expectations. • Reviewed weekly testing dashboards and test artifacts CM repository on quarterly basis. • Organized regular team meetings for knowledge sharing and resolving any testing issues. • Conducted mock sessions within the team for CMMI L3 SCAMPI-B & A appraisals.• Reported status to quality manager on regular basis for assigned testing projects.Applications Tested:------------------------------Quarterly LARA Release, North China Project, Oracle 9i to 10g Migration and Session ID Fix & Clean-up Fix.

Lahore, Pakistan

As QA Team Lead:• Led a small test team and managed the entire testing life-cycle for assigned project.• Coordinated with US team for task division and setting-up testing priorities.• Organized team meeting with US team to understand and clarify ambitious requirements.• Performed test planning, designing and effort estimation in coordination with the team.• Managed test plans, test cases and defects using Mercury Test Director 6.02.• Established priorities for on-going test activities based on risk and business needs.• Monitored test team progress and reported project-status to quality manager on regular basis.Applications Tested: ------------------------------Home Mortgage Repurchase Tracking System, Periodic Enhancements for Liz Claiborne Inventory Control.

Lahore, Pakistan

As QA Analyst:• Responsible for reviewing functional requirements and solution definition documents.• Performed test planning, specification, execution and reporting for assigned applications.• Coordinated with US team to clarify functional requirements and setting test priorities.• Working closely with PM throughout analysis, design and test phases to meet expectations.• Maintaining and applying testing checklists to identify defects related to UI layout formatting.• Executed system and integration testing for the application under test.• Reported testing status to PM on testing activities and issues on regular basis.Application Tested: -----------------------------V-trax Inventory Control System.

Lahore, Pakistan

As Software Quality Engineer:• Reviewed test basis documents, specified and executed test cases using Test Director 6.02. • Performed smoke, compliance, integration, system and production sanity testing.• Worked on Y2K maintenance projects on IBM AS/400 for RPG/400, CL/400 and DB2.• Reported status to QA manager on testing activities and issues on regular basis.Applications Tested: ------------------------------Periodic Enhancements for Liz Claiborne Inventory Control, Bunny’s Inventory Control System, World-Bank Survey Applications.

M.Sc Computer Science, Software Engineering, Project Management & Software Quality Assurance, Cgpa: 3.23 / 4.00

Bachelor Degree In Commerce & Accounting (B.Com), Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, And Business Communication & Report Writing, 2Nd Division