Humayun S.-Senior Test Manager | QA Mobile & Digital Platforms

• QA Lead for end-to-end quality assurance of the Sparkasse & Sparkasse Business banking apps (iOS/Android); design and implementation of the test strategy, including functional testing, regression testing, and UAT for eID, push notifications, and white-label components
• Creation and maintenance of test concepts and test plans in TestRail; structured defect management and error analysis; stakeholder management and risk management for the early identification of critical quality risks
• Accessibility testing according to WCAG 2.1 (iOS/Android); coordination of AI-supported test automation and optimization of test processes to shorten release cycles
• Release Management: planning, controlling, and coordinating all test activities; status reporting to management and stakeholders; quality assessment of releases and release recommendations in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Challenge: Highly complex build and release process across several Sparkasse institutions; close coordination with the DevOps team to stabilize the CI/CD pipeline and ensure reproducible test builds before each release.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, TestRail, Android Studio, Xcode, Firebase, Jenkins, GA4

• Success: Successful launch of the eID authentication process - quality assurance ensured for 50+ Sparkasse institutions

• End-to-end QA of two ERP-based web applications; development of the test strategy; execution of functional, integration, and regression testing; defect management with Jira and Xray
• Risk management: creation and maintenance of test plans and test completion reports; error analysis (root cause analysis) and follow-up of corrective actions in the Agile/Scrum environment
• Accessibility testing according to WCAG 2.1; UAT for business department acceptance; API testing to validate interface integrations
• Creation of test completion reports and documentation of all test results; close cooperation with developers when reviewing identified defects, as well as stakeholder management for transparent communication of quality status
• Challenge: Unclear and frequently changing requirements made test planning difficult; proactive introduction of a requirements review process to clarify acceptance criteria at an early stage.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Xray, iOS, Android Tablet, Agile, ERP, API Testing, WCAG, MS Office

• Success: Successful phased EU rollout in 8 countries – accessible, intuitive interface for more than 3,000 employees

• Test strategy and test management for the cloud migration of the freight transport application PVG (SAP CALM); analysis of the system architecture; execution of comprehensive E2E, regression, and system tests in the CI/CD environment
• Defect management and error classification by severity; written documentation of all test results; stakeholder management and coordination of migration activities with business departments and IT
• Integration and system testing of the migrated SAP freight transport application; analysis of relevant documents (business concepts, IT concepts, backlogs, user stories in Jira) and derivation of test designs; consulting on test strategy and test design in a waterfall project environment
• Execution of functional and non-functional tests with specific tools (HP ALM, SAP CALM); recording and documentation of defects; ensuring the quality of test execution throughout the entire integration process
• Support for the business department during UAT and business acceptance; coordination with subject matter experts to validate business processes and ensure the functional correctness of the migrated freight transport solution
• Challenge: Lack of test environment parity between the legacy and cloud infrastructure; set-up of a dedicated staging environment ensured stable validation results before the final migration.

Tools: Waterfall, Jira, Confluence, HP ALM, SAP CALM, SharePoint, UAT

• Success: Error-free cloud migration completed on schedule – ensuring operational stability and future readiness of freight transport IT

• QA Lead for 8 white-label streaming apps (iOS/Android), including real-time voting for live TV shows; test strategy design; planning, coordination and execution of crowd testing through an external test farm; functional testing, regression testing, compatibility testing and performance testing in the CI/CD pipeline
• Creation of test cases, test scenarios and test reports after each test phase; structured defect management via Azure DevOps and Jira; test result documentation including test completion reports
• Stakeholder management: quality KPI reports for C-level and cross-functional teams; participation in various meetings with developers, Product Owners and DevOps
• Risk management through coordinated use of crowd testing to cover high device and OS fragmentation; release management and optimization of the CI/CD pipeline in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Accessibility testing of streaming apps on iOS and Android; API testing to validate streaming interfaces and content delivery; ensuring app performance under high concurrent user load during live events
• Building and further developing the device matrix for mobile testing across physical devices and simulators; close coordination with DevOps to optimize the CI/CD pipeline and shorten release cycles
• Challenge: high device and OS fragmentation across 8 white-label apps; introducing a prioritized device matrix and coordinated crowd testing significantly reduced critical gaps.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Android, iOS, Agile-Scrum, Azure DevOps, Firebase, Testflight, Appcenter

• Success: Launched 8 white-label streaming apps without errors, ensuring quality for millions of users

• Design, planning and execution of integration and system tests for the user account portal of the Federal Information Technology Centre; coordination of test activities in the agile team
• Ensuring compliance with business requirements; test result documentation including test cases and test reports after each test phase; defect management and error classification
• Stakeholder management: participation in various meetings; risk management for the early identification of critical quality risks; support for the business department with UAT and acceptance

Tools: User Account Portal, HP ALM, ID Card Readers, Agile

• Test management and quality assurance for a regulatory XBRL software solution; design, planning and execution of system and integration tests; validation, processing and analysis of XBRL instances
• Planning and monitoring test activities and coordinating the team; supporting the creation of test data; regression testing; evaluation and documentation of test results; preparation of test completion reports
• Stakeholder management: communication with business departments and the specialist test team; supporting the business department with testing activities and UAT; participation in various meetings with all stakeholders

Tools: Jira, V-Modell XT, IBM Cognos

• Quality assurance for the website; checking layout, images and formats, text formatting, functionality of all links, and usability testing
• Defect management, accessibility testing and UAT support; evaluation and documentation of test results; risk management to ensure quality before go-live

Tools: BeV website, MS Office, Citrix Remote Desktop

• Planning and execution of testing activities for the WiBe Calculator; requirements analysis and test specification; specification of regression test cases; setup of the test environment and creation of test data, including installation and configuration of databases (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, HSQL)
• Test execution, evaluation and reporting; defect management and documentation of all test results; preparation of test completion reports
• Stakeholder management: participation in various meetings with all stakeholders; support for the business department; risk management to ensure system stability before production rollout

Tools: WiBe Calculator, Jira, V-Modell XT, Debian, Suse, Oracle DB, MySQL DB, MSSQL DB, HSQL DB

• Training users on the test management tool (HP Quality Center); supporting the design and administration of the tool; advising on the test process and adapting it
• Monitoring test progress and coordinating testing; planning, conducting, and monitoring test activities; defect management and support with test execution, evaluation, and reporting
• Risk management and stakeholder management: reporting to project management; ensuring the quality of test processes; preparing test completion reports

Tools: eBIV application, HP Quality Center 10

• Mobile device testing for Vodafone devices in close cooperation with manufacturers; joint test sessions with Nokia, RIM, Samsung, LG, and Huawei; creating test case specifications
• Defect management and error analysis; regression testing, drive testing, and review of test scenarios; documenting test results

Tools: HP Quality Center