Amit Tora
London
Summary
Experienced professional in the food industry with a strong background in operating commercial appliances and a steadfast commitment to quality assurance. Demonstrates exceptional skills in maintaining high standards of food safety and efficiency. Seeking to leverage extensive industry knowledge and technical expertise to contribute to a dynamic team focused on excellence in food production and service.
Well-organised team player promptly performs required tasks, acts individually and thinks creatively. Eager to develop and execute tests on actual mobile and desktop devices by collaborating and learning from experienced QA engineers.
Creative Quality Analyst with talent for writing and executing test plans. Demonstrates skills in identifying and creating ideal testing conditions. Solid knowledge of broad range of software applications and hardware.
Detail-oriented quality analyst with years of field experience. Strong observation skills with above-average proficiency in mathematics and language. Fast learner with talent for solving complex problems quickly to keep companies operating smoothly.
Qualified professional with diverse background in analysis, testing and reporting within various organisations. Strong programmer with developed understanding of industry trends. Proven skills in abstract thinking and making small details fit into big-picture scenarios.
Results-driven Quality Analyst with knack for enhancing operational processes. Boosted product quality and customer satisfaction by identifying and solving key issues. Excel in fostering teamwork and streamlining workflows for optimal performance.
Driven professional with keen eye for detail and strong analytical abilities. Demonstrates proficiency in problem-solving and effective communication. Poised to enhance quality assurance processes and drive continuous improvement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work history
Quality Analyst
S64 Capital
London
2022.11 - Current
- Followed health and safety guidelines, ensuring a safe work environment.
- Ensured smooth service with effective communication skills.
- Assisted in food preparation for enhanced meal quality.
- Improved kitchen flow by maintaining a clean and organised workspace.
- Multi-tasked efficiently to meet strict deadlines.
- Handled all foods, storage and cleaning activities in accordance with sanitary procedures.
- Demonstrated teamwork by assisting fellow staff during peak hours.
- Undertook comprehensive reviews of existing systems, identifying potential areas for enhancement.
- Facilitated cross-departmental communication, promoting a holistic approach towards quality management.
- Streamlined process efficiency for better productivity through keen analysis and implementation of improvements.
Senior QA Analyst
R3
London
2020.11 - 2022.10
- Project: RMS & Digital Assets
- Responsible for testing RMS system involving frontend, middleware and backend.
- Involved in building Automation test suite, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing
- Maintain, updated and enhance regression tests for the system.
- Testing on Microsoft Azure involving deploying of nodes.
- Testing backend API requests using Postman and automating APIs using rest Assured
- Coordinating with Project Managers, Business Analysts to define scope, drive milestone and estimate QA efforts
- Liaising issues with the scrum team to define scope, identify issues, demonstrating the steps to recreate issue and re-testing the fixes.
- Developed and executing Test Plan for backend.
Senior QA Tester
IG Group
London
2012.05 - 2020.10
- Project: Core Dealing
- Involved in complete testing life cycle for the Core dealing system - central trade booking system for various financial asset classes- CFD, Spread bet, Equities, FX, Indices, Commodities, binaries etc.
- Maintain, update and enhance automation ITF framework in Java.
- Involved in Automation testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing and UAT testing for the clients.
- Coordinating with Project Managers, Business Analysts to define scope, drive milestone and estimate QA efforts
- Liaising issues with the scrum team to define scope, identify issues, demonstrating the steps to recreate issue and re-testing the fixes.
- Debugging and analyse middleware logs using Splunk in order to test messages.
Senior QA Analyst
Thomson Reuters
London
2010.11 - 2012.03
- Involved in testing of Portfolio & Wealth Management product.
- Played a key role in testing various components of Back Office system including key functionalities like FTID’s
- Data feed testing for Security details, prices, FX rates etc., interface testing, Data Conversions Testing, Corporate Actions etc.
- Designing, developing and executing Test Plan, Test Cases, Bug Tracking/ Defect Reporting, bug analysing and interacting with development team in fixing the defects, Creating Test Summary, Generating Test Reports using Quality Centre.
- Involved in UAT testing for the clients, Regression Testing, Functional Testing and System Testing.
- Coordinated with the Development team to discuss the new issues, demonstrating the steps to recreate issue and re-testing the fixes. Also coordinated with Business Analysts to perform Spec Walkthroughs and Test Case Reviews.
Test Engineer
Societe Generale – Investment Bank
2008.02 - 2010.04
- Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Shake down testing of software applications and Web applications for Equities trading - Nominee Services and Registrar & Certificated Services, Wealth Management.
- Automated Regression test suite using QTP and updating the suite for new features and any GUI changes.
- Testing using Manual and Automation techniques to cover Functional, Regression, SIT, UAT, Security testing, Cross browser compatibility testing, Database Migration testing
- Designing, developing and executing Test Plan, Test Cases, Bug Tracking/ Defect analysing and Reporting
- Using the logs, database etc., perform comprehensive analysis of any error to assist in working out the root cause of the issue prior to recording in a defect tracking tool.
- Interacting with developers to reproduce the bugs in order to analyse bugs.
- Involved in analysing change requirements and prepare test cases, data and expected results, scope and design regression testing.
- Testing in the agile methodology full development lifecycle within the time frame by following Agile practices (daily scrum, iteration planning, retrospective).
- Organizing Reviews & Walkthroughs, Team meetings, Retrospectives and interaction with Business Analysts to ensure proper and complete understanding of the business requirements and functional requirements.
- Managed, accountable and SME for testing multi-currency back-office system offering all types of security investments including Wealth Management, Corporate Actions.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Skills
- Test life cycle management
- Defect life cycle expertise
- Test strategy and planning
- Frontend, middleware, backend testing
- Cross-platform testing proficiency
- Web and mobile application testing
- API and web service testing
- Automation with Selenium WebDriver
- Automation frameworks development
- Software tools proficiency: Maven, IntelliJ, Git, Jira
- Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban
- Java, Azure, Kubernetes expertise
- Application tools: TestLink, Salesforce, Splunk
- Trading systems knowledge: MTFs, CFDs, FX market
- QA software tools mastery
- Product testing techniques
- Quality assurance knowledge
- Familiarity with regulatory standards
- Task prioritisation competency
- Product validation competence
- Use case creation
- Scripting language familiarity
- Collaborative approach
- Result interpretation
Timeline
Quality Analyst
S64 Capital
2022.11 - Current
Senior QA Analyst
R3
2020.11 - 2022.10
Senior QA Tester
IG Group
2012.05 - 2020.10
Senior QA Analyst
Thomson Reuters
2010.11 - 2012.03
Test Engineer
Societe Generale – Investment Bank
2008.02 - 2010.04