QA Engineer · Manafa

Apr 2025 – Oct 2025

• ◉ Contributed to 10+ fintech releases through end-to-end testing of web and mobile applications across the full lending lifecycle, with no critical defects reported by end users post-release.
• ◉ Applied shift-left testing by reviewing BRDs, user stories, and Zeplin design specifications with Business Analysts before development starts, identifying 20+ requirement and design gaps that reduced downstream rework and improved release quality.
• ◉ Contributed to test planning and test strategy for Agile sprint releases; designed and executed 250+ test scenarios and test cases in TestRail, maintained RTM documentation to ensure requirement-to-test coverage.
• ◉ Performed functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing across SAMA-regulated lending workflows, including KYC, user onboarding, loan generation, repayment, and reporting modules, validating end-to-end business processes and supporting compliance with financial regulations.
• ◉ Validated 100+ API scenarios using Postman across major HTTP methods, covering authentication, loan processing, repayment, and reporting workflows; performed PostgreSQL database validation using SQL queries and Teleport to verify data integrity and consistency across UI, API, and database layers.
• ◉ Identified, logged and tracked 80+ defects across critical lending workflows, documenting clear reproduction steps and technical evidence in JIRA, used application logs and Browser DevTools to investigate failures and collaborated with developers to accelerate retesting and defect closure before release.
• ◉ Contributed to the automation team by developing and maintaining Cypress-based regression tests within an existing Page Object Model (POM) framework, reducing regression suite execution time by 30%.
• ◉ Supported release readiness across 10+ Agile sprints by participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, providing QA sign-off and testing metrics to stakeholders, and contributing to consistent on-time delivery.

SQA Engineer · Qualitx

Jun 2022 – Apr 2025

• Successfully delivered QA across 30+ releases and 10+ SaaS, healthcare, and enterprise web, mobile and desktop applications, consistently meeting sprint and release deadlines.
• ◉ Led and mentored a team of 5 QA engineers by reviewing test cases and providing guidance on test coverage, test design, and QA practices, contributing to reduced defect leakage to production.
• ◉ Enhanced test coverage by deriving structured test cases directly from Figma designs and functional specifications, proactively identifying UI inconsistencies and requirement gaps before development starts.
• ◉ Developed reusable Cypress automation components that strengthened regression stability and reduced manual testing overhead across sprint cycles.
• ◉ Identified and tracked 100+ defects across multiple product features using functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing, logging and prioritizing issues in JIRA and ClickUp to support timely resolution.
• ◉ Validated 100+ REST API scenarios using Postman across user management, authentication, payments, and reporting modules, verifying request/response schemas, status codes, and error handling to ensure backend reliability across core application workflows.
• ◉ Performed backend data validation using SQL queries across multiple modules, verifying data integrity, accuracy, and consistency between UI actions and database records.
• ◉ Streamlined UAT cycles by acting as the primary QA point of contact for stakeholders, coordinating blocker resolution and ensuring acceptance criteria were met before each release sign-off.

Bachelors of Science in Information Technology · University of Sargodha

2017 – 2021