Aftab Ahmed

A second-line QA Manager with a total of 20 years of experience with 10+ years in leading teams. Currently leading a System Test team of 16 people, including 2 managers and 6 ICs. Led the entire QA practice in NXP semiconductors Secure Service 2GO Platform across multiple regions. Worked on B2B SAAS platforms - Secure Service 2GO Platform and Qwikcilver Gift Platform. Largest team size: 22 (QA + Automation) with a mix of Full-Time Employees and contractors. Designed, developed & implemented 2 test automation frameworks from scratch. Experience in the QA domain, leading QA projects and managing teams. Have built 3 test teams from the ground up.

• Own, define and drive QA strategy and product roadmaps
• Estimating efforts, identifying risks, and devising mitigation strategies
• Preparing test plans and reviewing test cases for maintenance and major releases
• Devising an Automation framework strategy
• Participate in release planning, impediment removal, and tracking KPIs
• Identify prospects for test automation, ensuring its judicious application
• Review requirements, design documents and test specifications
• Apprehend and manage risks affiliated with the testing activities

• Experience in coding, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging
• Developing test strategies
• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases
• Drive the testing of SDKs responsible for rendering Rich Media Ads
• Certification of Third-Party Ads on the Inmobi Ad SDK for iOS and Android
• Supervise the tracking and resolution of reported defects
• My teams have been responsible for End-to-End testing, performance and 100% automation
• Perform root cause analysis of complex issues and work with the component team to resolve issues and enhance the overall product quality
• Organize and lead scrum meetings, track dependencies, and manage project schedules
• End-to-end ownership of automation framework development
• Conducting Code Reviews

• Communication and coordination with globally distributed teams (South Korea to SFO)
• Define key metrics for measuring and reporting on the quality of software products and test effectiveness
• Work closely with internal organizations, project teams and stakeholders to develop schedules, execute on plans and deliver high-quality products
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to resolve bottlenecks on dependencies/faster flow of information
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define quality requirements and ensure they are met throughout the software development lifecycle
• Foster effective communication with stakeholders spanning senior leadership, development teams, and business units
• Disseminate regular updates on testing progress and outcomes

• Designed 2 automation frameworks from scratch - One for mobile device automation and one for API automation
• Transformed QE strategy to align with the technological advances in enterprise architecture
• Continuous improvement of the testing process, suggesting and implementing process enhancements
• Completed an initiative to automate testing of rich media UI & UX with cross devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod and Android) to reduce the testing cycle from 5 man-days to less than a day
• Started the initiative that every team member's quarterly goal is to come up with one improvement per quarter