AAMIR AHMED

• Collaborated closely with Business Analysts to interpret DTCC specifications for the ESMA/FCA/MAS/ASIC rewrite, ensuring clear communication of testing requirements.
• Led a team to significantly improve ESMA acceptance rates, increasing from 82% to 99% within the first two months by implementing early fixes and optimizing processes.
• Simultaneously managed the JFSA rewrite, achieving a 100% acceptance rate from day one, demonstrating the team's efficiency in handling parallel projects.
• Successfully coordinated with internal and external teams to deliver the UTI exchange functionality on time, ensuring seamless integration and compliance.
• Led cross-functional teams of functional testers, automation engineers, and devlopers to deliver the FCA Rewrite project, attaining a 92% acceptance rate on the first day.
• Played an active role in the MAS Rewrite, while handling remediation activities .
• Directed the CFTC UPI delivery, overcoming challenges to achieve a 90% acceptance rate, displaying strong leadership and problem-solving skills under pressure.
• Designed and implemented an automation framework that reduced UAT timelines by over 60%, improving delivery speed and efficiency.
• Developed an optimized automation analysis approach that cut regression slippage risk by 40%, enhancing the overall testing accuracy and reliability.

• Conducted functional testing of Trade and Transaction reporting systems, including automated legacy processes for MIFID, SFTR, QFC, and other regulatory reporting.
• Solely managed reportability testing for Credit and Commodities trades across ESMA, CFTC, HKMA, and SWISS jurisdictions while leading a 4-member team for MIFID remediation and Brexit compliance, achieving ~98% acceptance.
• Worked on SFTR reporting and the CFTC Re-write, analyzing daily production issues and validating trade bookings in Eagle alongside upstream changes in BCML.
• Designed and executed functional and regression test cases for E2E and UAT phases, collaborating with BAs and stakeholders for requirement gathering, test strategy discussions, and Jira prioritization.
• Enhanced automation test coverage using the SID tool (Java) and implemented UI automation with Selenium and TestNG, managing walkthroughs and demos to obtain stakeholder sign-offs (TTR – Operations and Business).
• Tracked and logged defects via JIRA, providing daily status updates, conducting root cause analysis, and resolving production issues.
• Facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions within the team and across application teams, assisting managers with resource planning and enhancing collaboration.

Project: Telefonica, Peru (Oct 2015 – March 2018)

• Analyzed requirements and engaged in Test Strategy and Flow discussions.
• Led Manual and Automation testing for OSS/BSS domain systems.
• Contributed to QA process improvements and designed test cases for SIT and E2E/UAT, obtaining client reviews.
• Collaborated with third-party counterparts to enhance transparency and minimize delays in E2E scenario execution.
• Managed BUAT defect certification both on-site and offshore.
• Provided on-site communication and support, ensuring smooth operations.
• Developed automation scripts using Ginger, reducing ongoing manual effort.
• Worked with systems including CRM, OMS, MCSS, Billing, Invoicing, Collection, CM, SRM, TC, and ESB.

Project: Net, Brazil (Oct 2013 – Sept 2015)

• Analyzed requirements and actively participated in Test Strategy and Flow discussions.
• Integral in initial test case design and knowledge transfer to customer site counterparts.
• Facilitated review meetings with clients regarding designed HLCs.
• Conducted daily knowledge transfers within the team and to application teams.
• Provided timely EOD handovers and reports.
• Supported issue analysis, identification, and resolution through regular follow-ups and sync-ups.

• Analyzed requirements and participated in Test Strategy and Flow discussions.
• Developed and executed effective test cases to ensure bug-free client deliveries.
• Followed Agile methodologies, attended scrums, and engaged in technical discussions.
• Reported and tracked bugs using Bug Management tools, providing support for bug analysis.
• Deployed applications on servers.
• Conducted Full Regression, Smoke, and Sanity testing.
• Performed Database testing to ensure data integrity.
• Executed automated regression tests using Jameleon.