I am a Senior Quality Assurance/Automation Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience across Real Time Communication (RTC), E-Commerce, Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Retail, social media, recruitment, and medicine. I specialize in software quality assurance, agile testing, and automation using Tricentis Tosca for GUI and API testing, as well as Selenium WebDriver with TestNG for web applications. I have implemented QA methodologies on client/server and web-based, desktop, and mobile (iOS & Android) applications, and I bring a proven track record of delivering reliable automation frameworks and high-quality releases. I design and maintain robust automated testing frameworks, drive CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, and collaborate closely with developers, BAs, and POs to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. My strengths include leading QA teams, defining testing strategies, and accelerating time-to-market through automation and performance testing (Load Runner) across multiple platforms in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments.

Tahir Mahmood Khan

I am a Senior Quality Assurance/Automation Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience across Real Time Communication (RTC), E-Commerce, Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Retail, social media, recruitment, and medicine. I specialize in software quality assurance, agile testing, and automation using Tricentis Tosca for GUI and API testing, as well as Selenium WebDriver with TestNG for web applications. I have implemented QA methodologies on client/server and web-based, desktop, and mobile (iOS & Android) applications, and I bring a proven track record of delivering reliable automation frameworks and high-quality releases. I design and maintain robust automated testing frameworks, drive CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, and collaborate closely with developers, BAs, and POs to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. My strengths include leading QA teams, defining testing strategies, and accelerating time-to-market through automation and performance testing (Load Runner) across multiple platforms in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments.

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I am a Senior Quality Assurance/Automation Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience across Real Time Communication (RTC), E-Commerce, Banking & Financial Services, Telecom, Retail, social media, recruitment, and medicine. I specialize in software quality assurance, agile testing, and automation using Tricentis Tosca for GUI and API testing, as well as Selenium WebDriver with TestNG for web applications. I have implemented QA methodologies on client/server and web-based, desktop, and mobile (iOS & Android) applications, and I bring a proven track record of delivering reliable automation frameworks and high-quality releases.

I design and maintain robust automated testing frameworks, drive CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, and collaborate closely with developers, BAs, and POs to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. My strengths include leading QA teams, defining testing strategies, and accelerating time-to-market through automation and performance testing (Load Runner) across multiple platforms in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent
Panjabi, Punjabi
Fluent
Polish
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist at PPG Industries
December 1, 2022 - Present
Leading testing activities for web and mobile applications; coordinating release activities across six teams from deployment to handover; automation testing of GUI and API test cases using Tricentis Tosca; contributing new Tosca automation test cases and maintaining existing automation frameworks; API testing of RESTful & GraphQL APIs; managing deployment pipelines on multiple test environments using Microsoft Azure DevOps; advisory board member for the quality principals CoP; writing and managing QA documentation; active sprint planning participation and collaboration with Scrum roles; ensuring test maintenance with product changes and QA environments.
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at Intive GMBH Sp. z o.o
November 1, 2017 - November 1, 2022
Setting, executing and leading the QA process; mentoring junior QAs; conducting interviews; test automation using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG in Java; implementing Log4j; RESTful & GraphQL API testing using Postman & SoapUI; running compatibility testing across Windows/Mac and Android/iOS platforms and multiple browsers; in-sprint exploratory testing using Session Based Test Management; QA documentation; sprint planning and collaboration with developers; review participation and release status reporting.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at NextBridge Pvt. LTD
May 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Developed and maintained repeatable automation test suites; generated manual test scenarios and test cases suitable for automation; functional and regression testing across multiple platforms; maintained and updated the regression suite; bug reporting and collaboration with developers; helped product owners with clear acceptance criteria; involved in load, stress and performance testing using HP Load Runner 12.53; coordinate UAT feedback and change management; daily release status reporting.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Livegreeter
November 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Collaborated with stakeholders in QA and development processes; accurate testing result documentation; prepared detailed test plans, acceptance criteria and test scenarios for projects; tested mobile app behavior under interruptions; contributed to automated test case development; executed test management and addressed QA issues from development to release.
QA intern at 11Values
December 1, 2014 - July 1, 2015
Prepared detailed test plans, acceptance criteria and test scenarios; coordinated with product engineers to test software components; logged and communicated test results; monitored testing process and identified failures; involved in performance testing, UAT, sanity, system, regression and smoke testing; documented software and created UML diagrams for required scenarios.

Education

BS (CS) - Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Higher Secondary School (Pre-Engineering) at Govt. Degree College Shakargarh
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
Secondary School at Ghazali Model High School Shakargarh
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008
BS (CS) - Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Higher Secondary School (Pre-Engineering) at Govt. Degree College Shakargarh
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
Secondary School at Ghazali Model High School Shakargarh
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Fundamentals − Automating web application testing (AS1)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Fundamentals − Optimizing test automation with centralized test data (AS2)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Deep Dive − Automating API test cases
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Oracle Database Administration Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Fundamentals − Automating web application testing (AS1)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Fundamentals − Optimizing test automation with centralized test data (AS2)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Tricentis Tosca Deep Dive − Automating API test cases
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
Oracle Database Administration Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Professional Services