Hi, I’m
RAUF MOHAMMED
Swindon
Summary
An all rounded enthusiastic, technical and results driven individual with over 25 years experience within the Banking, Telecommunications, Distribution, Health,Mobile and IT industries and currently over 15 years experience in the validation and test arena as a test specialist. ISEB Intermediate-level certified and accomplished test lead and ability to handle projects of all sizes and complexity with a full understanding of project lifecycles. Excellent ability to cope in stressful situations and deliver on timescales, while maintaining the highest quality standards. Good management, leadership and interpersonal skills with over 10years experience in managing direct customers and resolving customer related issues.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
Work history
Dragonfly Holdings LtdLondon
Senior Consultant
09.2021 - 09.2023
Job overview
- Facilitated client project from concept to execution, within the NHS and banking industries, within Agile environments.
- Liaised with software development team to resolve software defects.
- Tested web applications across diverse range of desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
World Fuel ServicesBrinkworth, Wiltshire
Senior Test Analyst
08.2018 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Routing platform for fuel distribution Service for EMEA Land
- Migration of distribution systems to a new routing platform (Ortec) and upgrade to associated applications
- Involved in the management of production support
- Member of an agile team of BA's, developers and test analysts
- Developing/executing of test scenarios and defect tracking.
SmithsNews, Connect GroupSwindon
Test Analyst
05.2018 - 08.2018
Job overview
- New platform for PassMyParcel distribution Service
- Working in an agile environment with team of developers and BA's to create/test a new platform used for parcel distribution
- Assess business requirements and create test scripts with the development team
- Jira and Confluence to document and write scripts, alongside test execution and defect tracking
TSBGloucester
Test Analyst
07.2017 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Bank Migration Program from Lloyds PBS to TSB Proteo (Sabadell) platforms - Cards,Cash and ATM POD
- UAT and Integration Testing of Self Service ATM and IDM migration, including ATM Clearing and Settlements
- Card Issuance and Billing
- Proteo with Access Plus and CMS for Card Management (via First Vision)
- Cash Management and User Profiles for Branch Testing
St James Place Wealth ManagementCirencester
Senior Test Analyst/Test Lead
01.2016 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Leading a small team of offshore testers to migrate Corporate db and Surround Systems to new platforms (DWH)
- Generating Master Test Plan/Test Strategy documentations
- Test planning and scoping of test scenarios with script reviews
- Attending review/progress/defect meetings with relevant business stakeholders
- Providing technical support to offshore testers and liaising closely with the business to resolve requirements/issues.
Zurich Financial ServicesSwindon
Test Analyst
10.2015 - 01.2016
HESA
Test Analyst
04.2015 - 07.2015
Job overview
- Higher Education Statistical Analysis)
- Test planning, script/data preparation and execution of business rules and exception process for student and staff data provided by educational institutions in the UK
- XML and SQL data preparation and interrogation
- XRunner automation for regression packs.
Senior analyst
01.2014 - 04.2015
Job overview
- Corporate Savings Platform - 3months and Retail Platform - 13months
- FNZ Corporate and Retail Wrap platforms in managing client and advisor portfolios, including model portfolios and DIMs and XHUB
- Test planning, script preparation and execution of FNZ Wrap platform, including model portfolios and DIMs and XHub
- FE Client reporting, BSB client and advisor portal and FATCA UAT testing
- Business review meetings and requirements capture, leading small groups of test engineers responsible for verification of mobile application software, throughout the software development and delivery process
- Managing and execution of test planning, scripting, executing, recording at various test phases
- Test phases include Static testing, BPG/UAT/Performance/System, OAT and regression testing
- All tests captured in Test Director/Quality Centre
- Static testing of business requirements and detailed design documentation
- Working closely with development teams in an agile environment
- Test Management of MI/ETL project to deliver new feeds and existing feed enhancements
- POINT (CRM), Singl.eView (Billing System), TIBCO (Middleware) and Greenhat, IVR, Web applications, TOAD(SQL tool), QTP, SnagIt (capture tool), MIS systems, Strategix (Inventory management),Equifax, Retail Web Applications, Oracle, SQL, Unix, HP Quality Center 10.2
Nationwide Building Society
Test Analyst
02.2013 - 08.2013
Job overview
- Day Account Switcher)Day Account Switcher programme involved in the switching of current accounts between banks, within a 7 day timeframe
- Test planning for regression packs and datasets for account switching in/out of society
- Test execution of regression packs and controlling as per release needs
- Test execution on legacy and SAP systems with dataset formulation
- End-to-end testing from account opening to various scenarios during customer journeys for both legacy and SAP systems
- SAP Banking services, SAP Data Services, Transforms, Nucleus, Discovery, Payment Enquiry, Portrait, BOSS, ATM, BASE24, TSS (Telephone banking), CMS (Microsoft Case Management), Windows - MS SQL Server2008, HP Quality Center 10.2
Nationwide Building Society
Test Analyst
09.2012 - 02.2013
Job overview
- Major program involving the migration of existing Unisys products to SAP platform and introduction of new value add current account
- Performing User Acceptance testing against plans and controlling as per release needs
- Participating in review meetings with analysts and developers to track project status
- End-to-end testing from account opening to various scenarios during customer journeys
- Channel testing via web services, online bank, TSS, Transform and 3rd party channels
- BASE24 pathway sessions including CAF, TLF, PTLF, PBF etc
- Working to enable faster payments, direct debits and bill payments via OLB
- Involvement in Value Added Features (VAF) live proving phase, working in conjunction with business users and stake holders at all levels
- SAP Banking services,SAP Data Services, Transforms, Nucleus, Discovery, Payment Enquiry,BACS Payments, Portrait, BOSS, BASE24, Windows - MS SQL Server2008, HP Quality Center 10.2
Nationwide Building Society
BI Test Analyst
06.2011 - 09.2012
Job overview
- Major programme involving the migration of existing Unisys products to SAP platform and introduction of new value add current account
- Test scoping/planning of scripts and test scenarios around new SAP and existing legacy feeds
- ETL, Marts testing for SAP CAW and HDS data stores
- End to End mapping from feed specifications to HDS (CAW) to Marts through to user reports
- System testing and UAT of MSRS, ORS and BO Reports
- Attendance of regular defect triage meetings with progress updates
Nationwide Building Society
Test Analyst
11.2010 - 06.2011
Job overview
- Voyager Programme)
- Major programme involving the migration of existing Unisys products to SAP platform and introduction of new value add current account
- Mapping business / functional requirements to test cases / scripts in Quality Center
- Preparation of detailed test plans and scripts based on the ToDDaSO (Transfer of Direct Debits and Standing Orders) to aid transfer of accounts between banks
- Participating in review meetings with analysts and developers to track project status
- Assist in setting up of test environment to test ToDDaSO system
- NET framework, MTSI Web Services, SAP ProDS Services, HP Quality Center 10.2
VIRGIN MOBILETrowbridge
Senior System Test Analyst & Validation Manager Secondment
04.2008 - 08.2010
ALCATEL-LUCENTSwindon
Principle Test Engineer/ Group leader
02.2005 - 12.2007
Job overview
- Leading a small group of test engineers, responsible for the verification of Management System Software Platform (OMS)
- OMS supports the transport technologies of SDH, Sonet, DWDM and Ethernet equipment.
Education
Brighton University
BEng (Hons) from Electronic Engineering
1991
Skills
- Experience in migration of several banking platforms, including SAP
- Static testing, System testing, Mobile, System Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression and ETL testing
- Analysing requirements documents and liaising with Business Analysts and Developers
- Producing test strategies and plans, designing test cases, producing and executing test scripts, documenting results to mitigate risk
- Co-ordination of all testing activities, including strategy, execution, progress reporting and stakeholder management
- Employing V-model and Agile models for testing software products
- Strong working knowledge in ETL Testing of Historical Data Store (HDS), CAW (Corporate Analytical Warehouse) Marts and Cubes integrated to end user business reports
- SQL skills
- Defect Management
- Lifecycle test development and production
- End User business reports testing using MSRS, Business Objects, ORS reporting tools
- Knowledge of Inbound and Outbound payments including BOSS, payment mandates like direct debits, bill payments, regular payments, CHAPS and CardMS, Base24, Visa and Link simulator transactions
- Self Service Functional and Operations Testing of ATM and IDM's including Proview monitoring tool
- Experienced in Defect Management and HP Quality Centre\ALM Administration\Jira
- Good Knowledge of Data Communication Networks, including CISCO administration and HP and SUN Microsystems
- Testing of mobile software platforms, including mobile billing
- Amazon Web Services & Google Cloud Platform
- API Testing - Use of Json,XML,Postman,Swagger,SOAP
- CI/CD
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (98, 2000, XP, VISTA), SUN O/S and HP UX
- Process Models: V- Model, Water Fall Model, Agile
- Application Servers: Web sphere, Web logic, JBoss and Tomcat
- Web Technologies: AWS,C, C, JAVA, J2EE, JDBC, XML, and SOAP, MTSI Web Services
- Databases/BI/ ETL: DB2, MS SQL Server 2005/2008 R2, Oracle10g/11i, MySQL and SAP DS
- Banking Services/Apps: SAP BW/BI/DS/DM BOSS, ToDDaSO, PLPoS, Nucleus, CardMS, Payments Platform, BACS, Discovery, Portrait, Transform, Base24, Telephone Banking TSS,Payment Platform, Client Portfolio/Wealth Account Management, ATM/IDM Self Service,Proteo, CMS,Payments Platform, Mobile Banking Applications
- Test Management/Collaboration Tools: Quality Centre, ALM, JIRA, Confluence,Slack,Zoom
Technical Skills:
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Dragonfly Holdings Ltd
09.2021 - 09.2023
Senior Test Analyst
World Fuel Services
08.2018 - 09.2021
Test Analyst
SmithsNews, Connect Group
05.2018 - 08.2018
Test Analyst
TSB
07.2017 - 04.2018
Senior Test Analyst/Test Lead
St James Place Wealth Management
01.2016 - 07.2016
Test Analyst
Zurich Financial Services
10.2015 - 01.2016
Test Analyst
HESA
04.2015 - 07.2015
Senior analyst
01.2014 - 04.2015
Test Analyst
Nationwide Building Society
02.2013 - 08.2013
Test Analyst
Nationwide Building Society
09.2012 - 02.2013
BI Test Analyst
Nationwide Building Society
06.2011 - 09.2012
Test Analyst
Nationwide Building Society
11.2010 - 06.2011
Senior System Test Analyst & Validation Manager Secondment
VIRGIN MOBILE
04.2008 - 08.2010
Principle Test Engineer/ Group leader
ALCATEL-LUCENT
02.2005 - 12.2007
Brighton University
BEng (Hons) from Electronic Engineering
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