Afzal Shaik
Associate Manager ( Technical )
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
I have been in a direct management and architecture role for various years now and have a hands-on experience with a variety of Development & Automation technologies and platforms.
I have always delivered with focus on aligning IT strategy with company vision, employees and clients. In addition to my current experience, I have consistently driven teams to deliver a very high quality product within stringent time and budget constraints. I can also master new technologies very quickly and love new challenges. I have an excellent success record on all projects I have worked on and have excellent recommendations from my past experiences in various companies.
Overview
3
3
Certifications
3
3
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Architect
Temenos India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, Telangana
07.2017 - Current
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
- Defined test strategy for product documentation and diagnostic frameworks.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Eliminated downtime and maximized revenue by providing top project quality control.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Researched and selected automation tools, prioritizing cost-effective solutions to shorten diagnostic workflows.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans and workforce breakdown structures for complete systems.
- Monitored emerging test automation frameworks, technologies and best practices for useful developments.
- Integrated test automation into all layers of application stacks to improve Infinity product quality.
- Maintained bug reporting system for all logged faults, delegating issues to development personnel for remediation.
Associate Architect
Cigniti Technologies
Hyderabad, Telangana
12.2015 - 06.2017
- Consulted with clients to determine functional and performance requirements of new structure.
- Coordinated with segment leaders to promote architectural goals and design concepts.
- Maintained, debugged and optimized automation frameworks in the organization.
- Trained developers and quality assurance team members in automation tools and processes.
- Developed and implemented cost-effective strategies for updating existing applications.
- Established best practices and innovative solutions to enhance production rates and output quality.
- Established company automation methodology, frameworks and tools.
Lead Engineer
United Technologies Corporation
Hyderabad, Telangana
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards, adhere to timelines and meet quality assurance targets.
- Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
- Coordinated with systems partners to finalize designs and confirm requirements.
- Received and prioritized service requests to optimize resources.
- Established best practices and innovative solutions to enhance production rates and output quality.
- Completed automation of functional and regression testing.
- Prepared automation concept and control drawings according to client specifications.
Software Consultant
Virtusa India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, Telangana
12.2006 - 04.2014
- Provided quality assurance testing for pre-release software through alpha and beta cycle development channels.
- Executed program modifications and changes and documented results of software research tools and applications.
- Performed software demonstrations for potential clients, highlighting strengths of Virtusa unified process.
Education
Master of Science - Masters in Computer Application
Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College
Tirupati 04.2003 - 07.2006
Skills
Automated Test Development
Test implementation
Project Management
Java
Selenium
Playwright
Cypress
NodeJS
Javascript
Azure, AWS Cloud Configurations
Selenium Webdriver
Appium
Eclipse, Katalon
API ( Postman, Soap UI, Rest Assured )
Cucumber, Jasmine
Certification
SCRUM MASTER ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION
Timeline
Prince2 Practitioner
03-2018
Test Architect
Temenos India Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - Current
Associate Architect
Cigniti Technologies
12.2015 - 06.2017
SCRUM MASTER ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION
12-2014
Certified ScrumMaster®
12-2014
Lead Engineer
United Technologies Corporation
05.2014 - 05.2015
Software Consultant
Virtusa India Pvt Ltd
12.2006 - 04.2014
Master of Science - Masters in Computer Application
Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College
04.2003 - 07.2006