Syed Ali

Experience

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  CellarStone Inc.

  Sept 2006 - Nov 2008

  Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Designed Data Driven Framework, developed Automation Test Scripts using UFT Automation• Shown ROI for this project using Automation Tool UFT • Prepared Automation Estimation for Regression test cases• Defect Tracking using PVCS (Project Version Control System)• Involved in Documentation such as preparation of Automation Technical Handbook.• Technology & Tools: EIM & UFT, PVCS, CI Jenkins

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  FSS

  Dec 2008 - Dec 2010

  Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

  Good Experience in designing many Automation Frameworks such as Cypress, Test-Cafe, Robot, BDD - Cucumber/Junit/Serenity/JBehave/PyAutoGUI/PyTest)Significant knowledge & Experience in AWS Cloud Platform & Microsoft Azure. Automation Reporting Mechanism using Extent, Allure ,Serenity and Cucumber reportsBDD Framework: Implemented reusable functions in BDD Framework for testing the different protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, REST, SOAP, JMS, IBM MQ, Amazon SQS and SNS client) Show less

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  Cognizant

  Dec 2010 - Mar 2022

  Test Automation Consultant

  Functional Automation Testing ( UFT/Selenium)Cloud Automation (AWS/Microsoft Azure)SOA Automation ( SOAPUI, Open source frameworks [Serenity ,Cucumber ,Junit, Jbehave, Grafana, Kibana / Splunk Logs)CI/CD Automation: Jenkins/MavenREST Automation : POSTMAN, Open source REST Automation using Serenity BDD, Cucumber,Karate Framework etcDefect Management: JIRA,HP ALM, Auto Task, MANTIS,PVCSSource Code Management: GitHub, BitBucket and SVN.Paga Test Automation in Pega Digital Applications Show less

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  HM Revenue & Customs

  Apr 2022 - now

  Pega Test Manager

  Led the design and development of Automation Frameworks using Selenium-Cucumber for Pega-based Case Management Applications.Managed end-to-end testing for critical applications, including ICS (Import Control System), TGP (Trader Goods Profile), and CADX (FATCA).Collaborated with stakeholders to define test strategies, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business goals.Managed and mentored testing teams, assigning tasks and ensuring timely completion of test activities.Developed and optimized test processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.Monitored test progress, tracked metrics, and reported results to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment. Show less