QA Engineer | Automation Architect | ISTQB-Certified Test Specialist
🧪 Automated Testing • 🔍 Quality Assurance • 🔄 CI/CD Pipelines • 📊 Observability & Reliability
Hi there! I'm Daniyal — a quality-obsessed engineer who ensures systems are bulletproof before they hit production.
From manual testing to complex test automation pipelines, I thrive on making software rock-solid and reliable.
- 🏅 ISTQB Certified (CTFL) with 6+ years in QA, automation & integration
- 🛠️ Architected robust test frameworks for web, mobile, desktop, and embedded platforms
- 💡 Passionate about CI/CD, observability, and pushing quality upstream
🧪 Building high-coverage test suites | 🤝 Aligning QA with DevOps pipelines | 📊 Enabling stable, high-confidence releases | ✨ Driving quality through test strategy and automation
 Test Automation & Framework Design
📌 Designed and maintained scalable automation frameworks
📌 Enabled cross-browser and cross-platform testing 📌 Integrated UI/API tests in CI pipelines 📌 Increased regression coverage and test reliability |
 Manual & Exploratory Testing
🔍 Planned and executed test cycles across web, mobile, and hardware
🧭 Led UAT and exploratory testing aligned with business goals 📝 Created and maintained test cases, checklists, and traceability 🧠 Contributed to sprint planning, QA sign-offs, and agile QA ownership |
 CI/CD & DevOps Integration
🔄 Embedded automated tests into build pipelines
📈 Set up test result reporting and dashboarding 🛠️ Collaborated on test environment setup & maintenance ⏱️ Implemented test parallelization to reduce feedback loops |
 API & Integration Validation
🔗 Validated REST endpoints end-to-end
⚙️ Verified integration between microservices and external systems 🧾 Conducted contract and schema-based testing 🚦 Simulated dependent services using mocks/stubs |
 Quality Monitoring & Reporting
📊 Monitored release readiness and defect trends
🧩 Collaborated in triage and root cause analysis 📋 Shared test status and release health with stakeholders 📂 Maintained test documentation and traceability |
 Performance & Security Awareness
🚀 Executed performance testing to benchmark scalability
🔐 Participated in security-focused test cycles 🧯 Reported vulnerabilities and system bottlenecks 🧪 Ran stress/load test scenarios under peak usage |
| Category | Certifications |
|---|---|
| Foundational QA |
• Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) • Become a Software Tester • Test Automation Foundations • Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA • Behavior-Driven Development |
| Test Automation & Tools |
• Become a Test Automation Engineer • Selenium WebDriver with C# • Learning Selenium • Java: Testing with JUnit • JMeter: Performance and Load Testing • API Test Automation with SoapUI • Scripting for Testers |
| Agile & Project QA |
• Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) • Scrums for Professional • Agile Foundations / Agile Testing / Scrum: The Basics • Project Management Foundations: Quality |
| DevOps & Cloud | • Introduction to Kubernetes (LFS158) |
💬 Let's chat testing, automation, or futuristic QA strategies!