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Sara Shahzad

@sarashahzad

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I’m an SDET and product delivery lead who builds test automation and drives reliable enterprise releases.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead test automation and end-to-end release delivery for enterprise products—partnering with engineering and stakeholders to improve regression coverage, manage production deployments, and ship reliably.

I’m an SDET and Product Delivery Lead with 10+ years in software quality assurance and test automation across fintech, healthcare, and enterprise platforms. I combine hands-on automation depth with cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and full ownership of production releases.

In my current role, I led end-to-end delivery of an enterprise cash-management platform, coordinating cross-functional engineering, QA, and client stakeholder teams. I led defect triage and release validation, improving regression coverage and release readiness to reduce post-release issues.

I build and scale automation frameworks using Selenium, Appium, and Gauge/Taiko, and I run CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps. I’ve developed Appium automation scripts in Java for Android and iOS and built Selenium-with-Java automation suites for web applications.

I also bring strong execution across environments and delivery practices, running builds and Azure pipelines across QA and Staging, and supporting Agile sprint planning and production testing. Alongside automation, I’ve worked on MongoDB and .NET services, change requests, and rollout/rollback planning to align with client governance.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

SDET / Product Delivery Lead

Current

FHK Cash

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Led end-to-end delivery of an enterprise cash-management platform, coordinating engineering, QA, and client stakeholder teams. Managed defect triage, release validation, and change requests/rollout planning, improving regression coverage and production deployment stability.

Selenium Appium Gauge Taiko CI CD Azure DevOps Defect Triage Regression Testing Release Management Change Management MongoDB .NET Performance Optimization

Automation Test Engineer

SDS-IT (A Payactiv Company)

Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year)

Developed Appium automation scripts in Java for Android and iOS and built Selenium-with-Java suites for web regression coverage. Conducted load/performance testing with JMeter and used BrowserStack for interactive debugging.

Appium Java Android iOS Selenium Regression Testing Testing Automation JMeter Performance Testing Load Testing BrowserStack

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

SDS-IT (A Payactiv Company)

Nov 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year)

Served as lead test engineer in the production environment, owning QA sign-off across sprint deliverables. Ran builds and Azure pipelines across QA and Staging environments and supported sprint planning with production testing in an Agile cycle.

Sign Off On Testing Testing In Production Azure Pipelines Azure DevOps CI CD Agile Sprint Planning Build Management

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Celestia Software Pvt. Ltd

Oct 2019 - Oct 2021 (2 years)

Delivered QA and automation testing for a US/UK health information system following Agile processes, including planning, estimation, and scoping. Wrote automated test scripts in Gauge/Taiko and integrated them into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

Quality Assurance Test Planning Test Strategy Agile Scrum Gauge Taiko Testing Automation Azure DevOps CI CD

Software Project Manager

FHK Trading

Mar 2017 - Mar 2019 (2 years)

Led project planning, estimation, and scoping for an ERP system built on Odoo. Managed scope control and resource planning, coordinating stakeholders and releasing ad-hoc product patches.

Project Planning Estimation Scoping ERP Odoo Resource Planning Release Management

Medical Billing Executive

MTBC (Now CareCloud)

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)

Processed medical billing and insurance claims for US healthcare providers by verifying patient information, billing codes, and claim accuracy before submission. Resolved billing issues with healthcare providers and insurance companies while maintaining compliance with medical billing procedures and documentation standards.

Medical Billing Insurance Claims Compliance Medical Documentation

ICT Facilitator

Roots International Schools

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year)

Delivered ICT lessons and practical computer training to students and supported the maintenance of computer labs. Assisted with troubleshooting hardware/software issues and supported teachers with classroom technology and educational software.

ICT hardware troubleshooting Software support

QA Intern

Emumba

Jan 2016 - Present (10 years 7 months)

Assisted with manual testing of web and mobile applications, including preparing and executing functional and regression test cases. Reported defects and verified fixes with the development team.

Manual Testing Web Testing Mobile Testing test case preparation Functional Testing Regression Testing