ZUBAIR KHAN
Mumbai
Summary
- Seasoned Project Manager in the IT industry, with over 11 years of technical experience focusing on successful end-to-end implementation of new products, validating my ability to lead projects from inception to launch.
- Quality driven result on each phases of New Product Enablement.
- Skilled in leading end-to-end implementations of complex projects across financial services.
- In-depth experience with card lifecycle management, from acquiring to issuing, demonstrating a strong foundation in payment systems.
- Expertise in EMV technical standards, ensuring compliance and security across payment platforms.
- Proficient in ISO 8583 messaging, facilitating effective communication and transaction processing in financial networks.
- Comprehensive knowledge of scheme certifications and compliance across major platforms including MasterCard, Visa, RuPay, and Diners.
- Capable of analyzing business requirements to develop and execute comprehensive test plans, a testament to my analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement.
- Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Discover Financial Services
01.2022 - Current
- At Discover, key role responsibilities included the management and launch of new products, overseeing end-to-end project implementation activities, and maintaining daily operations.
- Crucial in streamlining processes for settlement file processing, authorization rate monitoring, and production issues handling.
- Enhanced approval rates and managed new product launches from requirement analysis to implementation.
- Monitored progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
Senior Test Engineer
Attra Infotech
Pune
01.2021 - 01.2022
- The Open Banking and Visa Fee project involved comprehensive testing of international fees applied by Visa and the examination of Open Banking APIs
- Analyzed requirements documents to ensure proper coverage of testing activities.
- Worked closely with developers in resolving complex issues related to software functionality.
- Developed and maintained test plans, strategies, procedures, and scripts for manual and automated tests.
- Identified root causes of defects found during software testing cycles.
Senior Test Engineer
Euronet
Pune
05.2020 - 01.2021
- The REN Testing project focused on the product's authorization and settlement processing platform, including functionality testing across ATM, POS, API, and QR code systems
- A key aspect was analyzing business and functional requirements to develop comprehensive test scenarios and cases.
- Successfully executed assigned cases within scope.
- Implemented and provided production support for various projects.
Test Engineer
Cognizant tech solution
Pune
12.2012 - 04.2020
- The project with Barclays for Falcon V4.7 encompassed end-to-end testing of the fraud detection system, ensuring robust security measures and seamless system-integration
- This involved coordinating with multiple systems for comprehensive testing coverage.
- Utilized Transaction simulator to initiate transactions
- Verified and authenticated transaction logs
- Demonstrated expertise in SIT, UAT, and E2E testing.
- Executed manual and automated tests in different environments.
- Collaborated with development teams on fixing bugs and improving existing features.
- Ensured the quality of software applications before release to customers.
Education
B.Tech - Production -
SGGSIE&T
01.2012
Skills
System : Microsoft Office, Oracle, Maria DB, SQL, UNIX, Putty, Winscp
Technical: Jenkins, HP ALM Quality Centre, Jira, MAS, MDS, VTS, FINSIM, Load Runner, POSTMAN, SOAP UI (API), Salesforce, Transaction simulators etc
Banking Domain:
- Card lifecycle- Acquiring and Issuing
- EMV Technical
- ISO 8583 Messaging
- Scheme Certifications & Compliance MC , Visa , RuPay, Diners
- MC transaction test simulators
- New Product E2E Implementation
- Business and Operations handling
Timeline
Project Manager
Discover Financial Services
01.2022 - Current
Senior Test Engineer
Attra Infotech
01.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Test Engineer
Euronet
05.2020 - 01.2021
Test Engineer
Cognizant tech solution
12.2012 - 04.2020
B.Tech - Production -
SGGSIE&T
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