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Shamya Fathima Peer Mohamed

Chennai, India

Summary

QA Lead with 7 years of experience delivering quality assurance for large-scale retail store systems, including Point of Sale (POS), Self-Checkout (SCO), Verifone pin pads, card payments, web and mobile applications, and store operations. Strong expertise in test management and governance, risk-based testing strategy, defect lifecycle ownership, and cross-functional coordination across multi-team programs. Recognized for clear communication of testing outcomes and quality risks, mentoring junior QA engineers, and independently identifying high-severity defects in business-critical flows. Experienced in functional testing, Tricentis Tosca automation, API validation, SQL-based data verification, and leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance QA efficiency and effectiveness.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead (Onsite)

Wipro Technologies
California
03.2024 - Current
  • Own test governance for POS/SCO releases including strategy, risk‑based coverage, regression scope, and release readiness.
  • Lead defect triage across cross‑functional teams, manage prioritization, dependencies and escalations.
  • Produce quality metrics (execution health, defect trends, risks) and communicate outcomes to business/IT stakeholders.
  • Coordinate UAT and production readiness; validate hotfixes/bug fixes and provide go/no‑go recommendations.
  • Mentor a team of 7 QA engineers

Key Projects:

  • Customer Loyalty Program – Phase 1 – Test Lead and Defect Manager across 5 development teams. Performed API testing using Postman to validate loyalty workflows, including request/response validation and payload modifications
  • POS Penny Rounding – Change‑impact analysis and regression optimization; prevented high‑severity defects in critical flows. Used MS SQL to query backend data for test validation, including SKU verification and transaction-level checks.
  • AI Enablement (Microsoft Copilot) for QA – Designed and standardized AI-assisted prompts using Microsoft Copilot for test design and test strategy creation. Enabled reusable prompt frameworks adopted across multiple client projects, improving QA efficiency and consistency.
  • Puerto Rico POS Expansion – Fiscal features (Country Pack/Control Number) + SCO enhancements.
  • Genetec Store Video Management System Upgrade – VMS migration validation outcomes; vendor triage and rollout readiness.

QA Lead (Offshore)

Wipro Technologies
Tamil Nadu
10.2021 - 02.2024
  • Owned test strategy and execution governance for POS enhancements.
  • Led Tosca tool upgrade and ensured suite compatibility and stability.
  • Fixed automation scripts for various applications.
  • Improved test processes and standardized artifacts (plans, traceability, evidence) for audit readiness.

Key Projects:

  • Coupa Sourcing – Automation scripting of sourcing workflows
  • Tosca Tool Upgrade – Automation framework handling/maintenance; suite compatibility, failure analysis, and risk reporting.
  • Stores ISP Refresh – Phase 2 – Online Returns enhancements & Quick Chip enablement validation and defect triage leadership.

Senior QA Engineer

Wipro Technologies
Tamil Nadu
11.2020 - 09.2021
  • Designed and executed functional and regression test cases for POS returns and payment workflows, ensuring compliance with business rules and tender policies.
  • Performed end‑to‑end validation of non‑receipted returns and card‑based return lookup scenarios, covering positive, negative, and edge cases.
  • Independently identified and logged high‑severity defects impacting customer returns and transaction accuracy; supported defect triage with clear evidence and reproduction steps.
  • Conducted fix verification and regression testing to stabilize releases prior to production deployment.

Key Projects:

  • POS Returns Enhancements – Validated driver‑license scanning for non‑receipted returns and card‑based return lookup flows. Verified transaction behaviour across different return types and tenders; ensured audit and compliance requirements were met. Provided defect evidence (screenshots, logs, scenarios) and supported triage discussions with development and business teams.
  • POS Automation Re‑Visit – POS automation coverage improvements, execution and fix verification.

QA Engineer

Wipro Technologies
Tamil Nadu
05.2019 - 10.2020
  • Hands‑on functional/regression testing for store refresh programs; defect logging and retesting; Excel VBA utility development.
  • Performed hands‑on functional and regression testing for large‑scale store infrastructure refresh programs, validating application stability post OS, SQL, and hardware upgrades.
  • Logged, tracked, and retested defects across store systems; ensured fixes were validated without impacting existing POS and store workflows.

Key Projects:

  • Stores ISP Refresh – Phase 1 – OS/SQL upgrades and ISP hardware refresh (R430→R440) validation for stability/connectivity.
  • Associate Clock‑In Tool – Excel VBA tool development and workflow validation with unit tests and defect reporting.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Anand Institute Of Higher Technology
India
02.2015 - 03.2019

Skills

  • Tosca Test Automation
  • API Testing
  • Retail POS, Self Checkout
  • Verifone Pin Pads & Payments
  • MS SQL Data Validation
  • DevOps ALM Exposure
  • Excel VBA & VBScript
  • Test Management & Governance
  • Risk‑Based Testing
  • Test Strategy & Planning
  • Functional Testing Leadership
  • Defect Lifecycle Management
  • Quality Metrics & KPIs
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Test Case Design & UAT Coordination
  • Regression, Integration and E2E Testing
  • Cross-Team Coordination

Certification

  • Tricentis Tosca AS Level 1 & 2
  • Tosca AE Level 1
  • Tricentis qTest Specialist
  • SDET (Wipro)
  • Google Cloud Gen AI

Locations

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Dublin, California, USA

Tools And Technologies

  • Tricentis Tosca – Automation script design and execution
  • Jira, Tricentis qTest, Oracle Test Manager - Test Lifecycle Management
  • Postman – REST API validation and response verification
  • MS SQL – Data validation, querying, and backend verification
  • Azure DevOps (basic usage/exposure)
  • Excel VBA, VBScript

Timeline

QA Lead (Onsite)

Wipro Technologies
03.2024 - Current

QA Lead (Offshore)

Wipro Technologies
10.2021 - 02.2024

Senior QA Engineer

Wipro Technologies
11.2020 - 09.2021

QA Engineer

Wipro Technologies
05.2019 - 10.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Anand Institute Of Higher Technology
02.2015 - 03.2019
Shamya Fathima Peer Mohamed