Bilal U.

Data Engineering Enthusiast: Transitioning from over 3 years of Quality Assurance experience, I am now focused on building scalable data solutions. Coursera-Trained: Completed specialized courses in Data Engineering, SQL, and Python on Coursera, equipping me with modern data engineering skills and best practices. QA Expertise: Proven track record in both manual and automation testing, with hands-on experience across all phases of the SDLC and STLC in Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) environments. Technical Proficiency: Experienced in test automation using Selenium WebDriver, Java, Maven, JUnit, and Cucumber BDD, as well as developing BDD scripts with Gherkin. Analytical & Collaborative: Adept at defect tracking with JIRA, maintaining code in version control systems like GIT, and leveraging continuous integration tools such as Jenkins to ensure quality and efficiency. Future Focus: Eager to merge my QA background and newly acquired data engineering expertise to design, build, and optimize robust data pipelines and architectures that drive strategic, data-informed decision making. ## Skills: ## Testing Tools & Frameworks: Java, JavaScript, SQL, Gherkin(Cucumber), Cucumber-BDD, Page Object Model Design Pattern, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Selenium GRID, Junit, TestNG, WebdriverIO Testing Methods: Functional, Regression, Smoke, API, Frontend and Backend, End-toEnd, Exploratory, and Sanity Testing Other Tools & Technologies: Maven, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Jira, HTML, CSS, XML, PostgreSQL, Postman, Java Rest Assured Libraries, RESTful Web Services, IntelliJ, VS Code ### PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE### HOGARTH WORLD WIDE INC. Sep 2021 - Sep 2024 - Worked in a digital marketing and advertising company, contributing to strategic campaigns, and client engagement, developing and executing test plans, and test scripts for various applications. - Leveraged my expertise in automation to develop test cases using JavaScript and Selenium WebdriverIO, while also conducting manual testing on web applications across different browsers, including Safari, Edge, Firefox, and Chrome, as well as on mobile app testing on Android and IOS platforms. - Conducted comprehensive manual testing for web and mobile applications, identifying and logging 300+ bugs and issues; utilized an internal bug tracking tool for bug tracking, ensuring transparent communication and documentation of test cases and results. - Assisted in the development and maintenance of automated test frameworks, contributing to a 30% increase in test coverage and reducing testing time by 20% by going over all test cases and fix slow test cases. Openly CRM June 2020 – Aug 2021 • Completed project in bootcamp using QA methodologies, strategies, and plans in all stages of SDLC, such as developing and performing Data Driven framework using Selenium WebDriver and using Maven to build and run the Selenium automation framework. • Created and maintained detailed test cases in Jira, ensuring their linkage to the appropriate requirements based on business requirements, data models, and technical specifications. • Updated test procedures to reflect changes in functionality and prepared test cases for new functional modules throughout the testing cycle. • Automated RESTful Web services testing using Java libraries like REST-Assured, created custom assertions using Junit. • Conducted backend data verification using SQL, ensuring data integrity across systems. FleetApps March 2020 – June 2020 • Designed and developed a BDD Automation Framework using Java and the Page Object Model (POM) from scratch using WebDriver with a focus on automation as part of bootcamp project. • Used Selenium WebDriver and locators such as Xpath and CSS Selectors to extensively test web applications, reporting defects on Jira and collaborating with developers to resolve technical issues. Additionally, developed and maintained automation test scripts for web-based applications using Java and automated with Selenium WebDriver. • Conducted database testing using SQL and JDBC libraries for data verification and validation.