Shadab Shaikh

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About Shadab Shaikh

Title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. Summary: Dedicated Senior Manual QA Engineer with over 9 years of experience in software testing, specializing in manual test design, execution, and defect management. Demonstrated expertise in leading QA teams, defining effective test strategies, and executing detailed test plans. Skilled at identifying and mitigating risks, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Passionate about mentoring junior testers and driving continuous improvement in QA processes. Professional Experiance: • Lead a team of 5 QA testers, managing test case design, execution, and defect tracking across multiple subsystems. • 2.6 Years of hands-on experience in REST API testing using POSTMAN, validating RESTful endpoints and ensuring integration accuracy. • Basic experience in automation testing using Selenium with Java, contributing test efficiency in regression cycles. • Analyzed SRS, FRS, and BRS documents to create comprehensive test plans and test cases tailored to sub system requirements. • Designed and executed test cases across varios airline modules, achieving 95% test coverage. • Logged and tracked over bugs using tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps, ensuring timely resolution. • Performed system, regression, smoke and integration testing across win, web and mobile platforms. • Coordinated with developers, BAs, and stakeholders to identify and resolve issues early in the development lifecycle. • Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions to upskill team members and standardize QA best practices across the team. • Delivered full manual testing coverage for end-to-end scenarios ensuring robust functionality across platforms. • Created and maintained QA documentation: Test Plans, RTMs, Test Summary Reports and daily/weekly status updates. • Led defect triage meetings, prioritizing issues driving resolutions to meet release timelines. • Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to minimize defect recurrence and improve software quality. • Implemented reusable templates and QA checklists, reducing test case creation time by 30%. • Facilitate UAT Support and walkthroughs with clients or business stakeholders. Key Achievements • Reduced UAT defect rate by 30% through rigorous test case execution and early bug detection. • Played key role in delivering 20+ successful product releases with minimal production issues. Qualifications and Requirements: • Bachelor's of Commerce.