Awatef Eldib

Bradford,West Yorkshire

Summary

Quality assurance professional with extensive experience in CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Expertise in both automated and manual testing across mobile platforms, including iOS and Android, with proficiency in backend and API testing. Skilled in developing test strategies, designing test cases, and executing acceptance and regression tests to ensure comprehensive coverage. Strong background in agile methodologies, driving continuous improvement while mentoring peers and fostering collaboration within teams.

Overview

Certification

years of post-secondary education

years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Quality Engineer / SDET

Capital One

Nottingham

2022.05 - 2025.12

Led test planning and execution for multiple product releases, collaborating with developers, product owners, and business analysts to define acceptance criteria and testing scope, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Designed and executed comprehensive testing strategies for the front-end Mobile application and backend microServices, ensuring seamless functionality across environments.
Developed and maintained automated test suites using XCUITest, Espresso, Compose, and RestAssured, increasing test coverage and reducing manual regression effort by over 80%.
Created resilience and load test frameworks to validate system stability under production-like conditions using Gatling, contributing to enhanced reliability.
Conducted end-to-end functional, regression, and integration testing, ensuring high-quality releases aligned with business goals.
Drove a quality-first culture within agile teams by mentoring junior testers and standardising test documentation practices, providing guidance and promoting best practices.
Partnered with DevOps to integrate automated test pipelines into CI/CD workflows, improving defect detection early in the development cycle and enhancing overall system reliability.
Created test approaches, scenario mappings, and acceptance test documentation for large-scale mobile and backend initiatives, ensuring thorough documentation.
Generated test completion reports and deviation reports, including mobile app evidence collection, with a collaborative approach.

Quality Engineer

FDM

Nottingham

2020.05 - 2022.05

Developed UI tests for Android and iOS using Jetpack Compose, Espresso, and XCUITest to ensure reliable and consistent app performance following end-to-end feature coverage.
Explored innovative approaches to improve overall testing effectiveness and applied various testing methodologies.
Collaborated with team members to coordinate and align testing strategies across features and platforms, fostering a supportive team environment.
Developed familiarity with AWS services and backend infrastructure, including databases, storage mechanisms, and the integration between frontend and backend systems.
Built a strong understanding of technical terminology and worked effectively within an Agile environment, demonstrating analytical skills and attention to detail.
Refined test plans and took ownership of testing activities, working autonomously to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Education

Master's degree - Advance Computer Science

University of Leeds

Bachelor's degree - Computer Forensics and Security

Leeds Beckett University

2015.09 - 2018.06

Skills

Quality Assurance
CI/CD Integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), etc)
Quality Engineering
Automated Testing
Manual Testing, Mobile Testing (iOS / Android)
Backend & API Testing, Resilience & Performance Testing
Appium
Test Strategy
Approach Development
Test Case Design & Execution,

Acceptance & Regression Testing
Test Scenario Mapping & Coverage Analysis
Agile / Scrum Methodologies
Tools: XCUITest
Debugging
Postman
Root-cause analysis
Continuous Improvement
Attention to Detail
Ability to mentor