
Rayees Ahmed
QA Manual - Banking & Insurance Specialist || ISTQB Certified || Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) || Test Coordinator || Gen AI
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
With a proven track record as a Project Lead for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in the Banking domain, Have successfully managed and executed numerous testing projects, showcasing a meticulous and results-driven approach to quality assurance. My expertise spans the entire testing lifecycle, from planning and execution to defect management and stakeholder communication. I excel at delivering projects within stringent deadlines, adhering to budgetary constraints, and maintaining the highest quality benchmarks. My ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, understand complex business requirements, and ensure seamless user experiences has consistently contributed to the successful implementation of critical banking systems and applications. Passionate about driving efficiency and innovation, I am committed to delivering solutions that align with both business objectives and end-user needs. Overview of my responsibilities and achievements: 1. Project Initiation and Planning 2. Test Preparation 3. Test Execution 4. Stakeholder Management 5. Defect Management 6. Quality Assurance 7. Documentation and Reporting 8. Go-Live Support During the course of the projects, I consistently demonstrated core competencies in Software Program and Project Management, with a strong focus on quality, timelines, and budget. My expertise in software testing, including test planning and defect tracking, along with documentation skills, enabled me to maintain clear and up-to-date project repositories. On-time communication and collaboration abilities facilitated effective stakeholder engagement and cross-functional teamwork, contributing significantly to the successful project completion and timely go-live implementations.
Work experience
UAT Coordinator
Qualitest
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
6 months
Lisbon, Portugal
Facilitate the SIT/UAT process by organizing and overseeing the UAT activities to ensure they align with project timelines and objectives. Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, end-users, and the development/testing teams. Coordinate efforts among business users, project managers, and technical teams to ensure the smooth test executions. Collaborate closely with QA teams to ensure that test cases encompass all business scenarios and requirements. Make sure that test environments and user access are properly set up and ready for execution besides Offering support to business users throughout the testing process. Planning and Preparation Test Case Development Execution Management Defect Management Reporting and Documentation Training and Support Post-UAT Activities
Project Lead - Scrum
Tech Mahindra (formerly Mahindra Satyam)
Jan 2013 - Jul 2023
10 years 7 months
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Served as the Project Lead Scrum for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on banking projects, consistently meeting stringent deadlines, budgetary constraints, and rigorous quality benchmarks. Effective communication and collaborative relationships among team members to ensure alignment with project objectives. Involved in numerous test executions of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for various IT projects within the banking domain.Worked closely with project managers, stakeholders, and SMEs to facilitate the entire UAT testing lifecycle, ensuring timely completion and successful go-live. • Hands-on-experience in Business Delivery, Transition Management, Change & Incident Management, • Strategic Decision Making, Program Management & People Management. • Experience in Project planning, Product backlog prioritization, refinement, sprint planning, daily scrum,sprint review, retrospectives and Shift Level & Shift Right testing • Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI/CD pipelines. • Resourceful in providing end-to-end Application support / maintenance Solutions with knowledge on SDLC • Knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban frameworks. • As a True Leader, coach the team remove impediments and work closely with Product Owners to ensure that backlogs are Refined/well-groomed, prioritized, and continuous improvement, whether through retrospectives & actionable feedback.
Education
ISTQB CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE
ISTQB FOUNDATION LEVEL, SOFTWARE
2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance, Business Administration and Management, General
2024 - 2026
3 years
Alliance Francaise Hyderabad
French Langauge Certification, Communication
2002 - 2004
3 years
Andhra University
B.Sc, Computers
Licenses & certifications
Certified ScrumMaster®
Issued: Dec 2025
What Is Generative AI?
Issued: Apr 2025