MZAbout Muhammad Zia Sami
Dynamic and versatile QA professional with expertise in identifying software requirements. Skilled at translating requirements into strategic test cases to verify and validate features through comprehensive test suites. Collaborating closely with developers in both classic and agile environments. With over 4.5 years of experience in software testing, my competences are as follow:
- AI-Augmented Software Testing with strong expertise in both Manual and Automation testing
- Deep domain knowledge in CRM, EHR, Fintech, RMS, and Data Quality Management (DQM)
- Managing Manual Testing through tools like Jira, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail, and MS Excel
- Proven expertise in automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Robot Framework and Appium
- Hands-on experience with BDD Gherkin, KDT (Keyword Driven Testing) and DDT frameworks like Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Pytest, Mocha, and Chai
- Skilled in Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Bash scripting for test automation and development
- Detailed test documentation, bug tracking, and test result reporting aligned with ISTQB and ISO 29119-3:2013/2023 standards using Confluence and TestRail
- Profound experience in API Testing with Postman, REST Assured, and performance testing using Apache JMeter
- Proficient in V-Model, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies for efficient project management
- Developed intelligent testing solutions leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Genetic Algorithms (GA)
- Expertise in frameworks like Page Object Model (POM) and Page Factory
- Strong knowledge of databases, including MySQL, MongoDB, and database testing with JDBC
- CI/CD tools such as Git, GitHub Webhooks, Jenkins, and Docker
- Extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
- Testing techniques like BVA, ECP, Table based testing, State Transition and Error guessing
- Strong team collaboration, communication and problem solving skills without missing objectives under high pressure
Urdu
Native or bilingual
German
Fluent
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Bremen (up to 50km)
Experience
- HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AGSoftware Test Engineer (Masterand)July 2023 - September 2024 (1 year and 2 months)• Established AI-powered testing for "Onsite" Logistic web and mobile app by carefully analysing software development and Q.A processes in multinational cross-functional Scrum team• Successfully engineered feature specific AI test cases generation using NLP and GA, reducing manual testing time by 40%• Devised an AI-powered tool for intelligent test case selection, optimized with JavaScript, Python, SciKit Learn, NLTK, NLP, model optimization and Matplotlib, achieving reduction in screening time for software release candidates by 73%• Manage test plans, definitions, coverage and test set executions as well as capturing and documenting defects using Sprinter and HPALM, resulting in 98% test coverage and identification of 14 critical defects
- devterm IT Solutions GmbHJunior Software Test DeveloperJune 2022 - June 2023 (1 year)• Single handedly supervised manual and automated testing for the Fintech 'AIR' web portal and mobile app, resolving 170+ issues to enhance user experience and product reliability• Strategically defined acceptance criteria by analysing epics, user stories, and requirements, resulting in 30% higher first pass acceptance of new features (Kanban)• Successfully delivered test documentation, including test plans, test designs, UAT protocols and test results, in compliance with the company's internal ISTQB-based quality rules, streamlining test set maturity• Strategically developed and executed 370+ comprehensive manual functional tests across smoke, sanity, regression, and UAT domains, leveraging X-ray to identify and report 70+ critical issues, improving software quality by 28%• Accomplished over 90% test automation for regression, retest, and E2E UI scenarios using Cypress, TypeScript, Mocha andChai (BDD with DDT), reducing manual test labour by 47.5 hours/week and achieving 95% defect detection rate• Established REST API test suites with JavaScript and Postman resulting in reduced post-release defects by 12%• Engineered robust CI/CD pipeline integrating automated regression and E2E tests using Jenkins, GitHub webhooks and Docker resulting in a 9% reduction in deployment failures and 15% faster release cycles
- HS BremerhavenSoftware Quality Manager (Research and Teaching Assistant)October 2020 - July 2021 (9 months)• Formulated software test automation for Electrical-Nose "ENEDM" device and Deutsche Bahn (DB) "ICE mass data" projects in Scrum/V-Model hybrid teams• Successfully delivered ISO 29119-3:2013 based concrete test documentation with Confluence achieving transparent communication between Test and dev teams• Engineered comprehensive manual and automated testing (UI, smoke, and sanity) across multiple projects using MS Excel, TestRail, Selenium, JavaScript, Cucumber, Python and Pytest, reducing release cycles by 28%• Execution of mobile app tests with Appium, achieved 25% fewer post-release defects and improved user experience• Utilized realistic sensor data simulation and MongoDB to test ENEDM web app, reducing hardware dependency and speed up test coverage by 69%
Recommendations
Be the first to recommend Muhammad Zia Sami
Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.
These freelancer profiles also match your criteria
Agatha Frydrych
Backend Java Software Engineer
4.7
(3)
2
Baptiste Duhen
Fullstack developer
4.6
(4)
5
Amed Hamou
Senior Lead Developer
4
(2)
7
Audrey Champion
Web developer
4.3
(3)
4
Education
- Master of ScienceHochschule2024Master of Science (M.Sc.) Embedded Systems Design