Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
Timeline
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Mahmoud Maher

Mahmoud Maher

Data Quality Lead | Testing Manager
Sheikh Zayed

Summary

A testing champion of best practice who is team star, organized, customer-focused, technically strong and has the required level of communication skills needed to make every customer feel special.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Data Governance Quality Lead | Quality Manager

Banque Misr Digital Factory
12.2022 - Current

Main Responsibilities:


  • Squad lead for beyond banking products, ensuring quality and resolving gaps.
  • Lead performance testing for web and APIs across multiple tribes. • Improved testing processes and executed test strategies for releases on major platforms.
  • Orchestrated smooth release activities, collaborating with stakeholders for successful go-live.
  • Managed test data creation and automation among squads using Python scripts.
  • Led data quality initiatives in the data governance program, resolving issues and creating technical rules.

Senior Automation Engineer | Test Architect

IBM Egypt
11.2019 - 11.2022

Main Responsibilities:


  • API Testing using Rest Assured for robust testing of web services.
  • Planning and executing functional and visual test automation activities. • Leading a squad of 15 resources and providing automation coaching.
  • Monitoring resource capacity to ensure optimal team utilization.
  • Solving quality issues and proposing solutions as a testing coach.
  • Orchestrating test processes between internal and external teams.

Senior Test Engineer | Business Analytics Test Lead | Business Analytics Test Manager

Vodafone Egypt
07.2012 - 11.2019

Main Responsibilities:


  • Conducted test cases creation, execution, and defect management in various projects, including Siebel CRM, MNP
  • MBAE, D2, Vodafone business cloud service, Mobile Wi-Fi Monitor App, and more
  • Led testing activities, defect tracking, and coordination with stakeholders and vendors
  • Acted as a Test Manager, Test Lead, and Consultant for testers, ensuring high-quality deliverables
  • Developed and presented Agile/Waterfall Test Strategies and Approaches
  • Ensured effective communication with business, development, and senior management.

Test Engineer | Senior Test Engineer

IBM Egypt
08.2005 - 07.2012

Main Responsibilities:


  • Functional testing on Siebel CRM, Web and Desktop applications
  • System and Integration testing for various projects
  • Performing Analytics testing using OBIEE and data-based testing
  • Conducting Performance testing, including test script creation and workload analysis.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Helwan University
Egypt
07.2001 - 07.2005

Skills

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Accomplishments

    Banque Misr DF:

  • Implemented SIT testing for core banking products, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
  • Successfully managed production rollbacks, investigating root causes and ensuring quality coverage.
  • Developed JMeter API scripts, optimizing performance and providing valuable insights.
  • Streamlined test data management, reducing bottlenecks, and enhancing efficiency.
  • Orchestrated vendor management, securing a cost-effective software testing cloud platform for handheld devices.
  • Led data quality sector in data governance program, resolving data quality issues and providing remediation plans
  • Vodafone:

  • Successfully led functional testing on frontend Siebel CRM in the Fixed-line project.
  • Contributed to MNP project's successful port-in and port-out processes for mobile numbers.
  • Played a pivotal role in stabilizing the E2E BI Reporting solution, resulting in a newborn BI solution for Vodafone technology centers.
  • Coordinated distributed teams and achieved successful functional, performance, and security testing in VSDM & VDM projects.
  • Led Transformation program GTF's system testing service and established a transformation process for next markets in the roadmap.
  • Developed the first Agile test strategy for the BI Reporting project, leading automation, data extraction, and performance testing initiatives.
  • IBM:

  • Successfully led the testing strategy to maintain Mobinil's market leadership in the Egyptian Telco Mobile Market, focusing on Marketing and Sales operations.
  • Applied functional and system testing on the components of SPE Blu-print, ensuring error-free execution of multiple languages.
  • Tested Web-services monitored auditing and logging, and initiated SOAP messages in Saudi GSB project.
  • Created and debugged Rational Functional Tester Scripts for Fawry banking services, ensuring backend validation and reporting.
  • Collaborated with a team using RTC to promote agile practices and seamless project execution.
  • Forecasting and addressing future issues proactively.
  • Contributing to code review and maintenance for peers.
  • Implementing E2E Testing Process for SAP teams in Egypt & Spain.
  • Automating manual tracking using Excel Power Query for improved efficiency.
  • Migrating test management and tracking to IBM test management tool.
  • Integrating the test tool with Slack for smart notifications.
  • Ensuring quality assurance and smooth pre-UAT activities.
  • Enhancing flexibility and portability through a new integrated Mobile App.
  • Successful go live and rollouts of multiples mega projects with the satisfactory quality levels.

Certification

ISTQB Foundation Certified Professional in Software Testing

Interests

Machine learning and BigData

Space, Cosmic and NASA’s discoveries

Astronomy, Psychological Analysis

Running, Playing Football and Yoga

Practicing Meditation and re-programming of Subconscious mind

Cyber security field and exploring some of the web vulnerabilities

Timeline

Data Governance Quality Lead | Quality Manager

Banque Misr Digital Factory
12.2022 - Current

IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v1

12-2021

Senior Automation Engineer | Test Architect

IBM Egypt
11.2019 - 11.2022

ICAgile Certified Professional Agile Testing

05-2017

ICAgile Certified Professional

01-2017

ITIL Foundation Certification

12-2013

ISTQB Advanced Level for Test Manager

11-2013

IBM Rational Performance Tester V8

05-2013

HP AIS - Application Lifecycle Management v11

03-2013

Senior Test Engineer | Business Analytics Test Lead | Business Analytics Test Manager

Vodafone Egypt
07.2012 - 11.2019

ISTQB Foundation Certified Professional in Software Testing

03-2006

Test Engineer | Senior Test Engineer

IBM Egypt
08.2005 - 07.2012

Bachelor of Computer Science -

Helwan University
07.2001 - 07.2005
Mahmoud MaherData Quality Lead | Testing Manager