I'm Bashir M. Saadawi, a software testing consultant with over 10 years of experience across the Software Development Life Cycle, including testing and requirements gathering. I am a motivated self-starter who thrives on understanding complex problems, collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders, and delivering reliable solutions for government and public sector clients. I enjoy coordinating testing activities, building robust test plans, and ensuring high-quality releases through both manual and automated approaches. I excel in agile environments, lead testing efforts across multiple projects, and take pride in mentoring teammates to improve processes and outcomes. My focus is on clear communication, rigorous validation, and delivering client value on time and within scope.

Bashir M. Saadawi

I'm Bashir M. Saadawi, a software testing consultant with over 10 years of experience across the Software Development Life Cycle, including testing and requirements gathering. I am a motivated self-starter who thrives on understanding complex problems, collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders, and delivering reliable solutions for government and public sector clients. I enjoy coordinating testing activities, building robust test plans, and ensuring high-quality releases through both manual and automated approaches. I excel in agile environments, lead testing efforts across multiple projects, and take pride in mentoring teammates to improve processes and outcomes. My focus is on clear communication, rigorous validation, and delivering client value on time and within scope.

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I’m Bashir M. Saadawi, a software testing consultant with over 10 years of experience across the Software Development Life Cycle, including testing and requirements gathering. I am a motivated self-starter who thrives on understanding complex problems, collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders, and delivering reliable solutions for government and public sector clients. I enjoy coordinating testing activities, building robust test plans, and ensuring high-quality releases through both manual and automated approaches.

I excel in agile environments, lead testing efforts across multiple projects, and take pride in mentoring teammates to improve processes and outcomes. My focus is on clear communication, rigorous validation, and delivering client value on time and within scope.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Engineer at Synergy BIS
January 1, 2024 - Present
Assisted team members and worked closely with the Product Owner in each release and delivery. Deployed and managed resources used for testing. Reviewed requirements with business and development teams to understand application architecture and functionality. Performed smoke, functional, and regression testing across development stages. Executed manual test cases in JIRA utilizing XRAY; conducted automation testing using FITNESS; and ran manual test cases in Team Foundation Server. Worked in an Agile environment with ceremonies. Created and maintained detailed test cases, test plans, test sets, and test execution suites within XRAY. Analyzed system specifications and collaborated with developers and POs to craft test plans. Conducted SDLC process evaluations and participated in reviews and walkthroughs of system testing.
Software Test Lead/Functional Lead, Consultant at Deloitte
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Responsible for testing multiple Desktop and Web applications. Actively participated in Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning and backlog refinement. Gathered functional requirements, prepared and finalized release documentation, and updated user manuals. Wrote and executed test cases, and documented defects in TFS. Created test plans and QA reports; executed functional, regression, and smoke tests. Used SQL Plus to set up test environments and executed SQL scripts to verify results.
Software Tester at Synergy BIS
March 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Assisted other team members and worked closely with the Project Manager in each release and delivery. Deployed and managed resources used for testing. Reviewed requirements documentation with business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the applications. Performed smoke, functional, and regression testing during different stages of development. Executed manual test cases in Team Foundation Server. Worked in an Agile team environment with traditional ceremonies. Created and maintained detailed test cases to perform various testing types within TFS. Analyzed system specifications and interacted with business analysts and developers to create test plans. Conducted SDLC process evaluations during each phase of testing.
Software Tester/Functional Analyst at Nakupuna Companies
December 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Reviewed requirements documentation with business and development teams to understand application architecture and functionality. Managed the defect-tracking process, prioritizing, assigning, and verifying bug-fixes. Performed smoke, integration, functional, system acceptance, and regression testing. Led application testing activities including test planning, data preparation, test execution, and defect reporting. Established primary formats and scope of requirements. Worked in an Agile environment with planning, execution, tracking, and reporting.
Functional Tester/Business Analyst/Scrum Master at SACM
July 1, 2012 - December 1, 2018
Analyzed system specifications, interacted with analysts and developers, and created test plans. Performed smoke, integration, functional, regression, system, and UAT testing. Used Jira to log defects and track resolutions. Executed manual test cases in HP ALM and reported defects in Jira. Created and maintained test cases in HP ALM Test Plan module. Gained experience with VB scripting in UFT for automation. Facilitated meetings with clients and management regarding analysis requirements.
Software Tester at Blue Sky Travel
January 1, 2011 - June 1, 2012
Collaborated with the team to create and execute test plans, scripts, cases, strategies, and methodologies. Gathered requirements from customers and business analysts to ensure testing covered all scenarios. Wrote manual test cases for execution. Conducted manual testing including black box, functional, GUI, regression, system, and UAT.

Education

MBBS, Medicine & Surgery at University of Tripoli
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Healthcare Informatics Certificate at University of Minnesota
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026
MBBS, Medicine & Surgery at University of Tripoli
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Healthcare Informatics Certificate at University of Minnesota
January 11, 2030 - May 19, 2026

Qualifications

ISTQB Certificate, International Software Testing Qualification Board
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
ISTQB Certificate
January 1, 2020 - May 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Professional Services