Haris Azhar
About Haris Azhar
Haris Azhar is a Senior Software QA Engineer at Ciklum in Islāmābād, Pakistan, with expertise in Grey Box and Black Box Testing methodologies. He has strong SQL skills and experience with various databases, including MS SQL Server and Oracle, and has worked in multiple software development environments.
Work at Ciklum
Haris Azhar has been employed at Ciklum as a Senior Software QA Engineer since 2022. His role involves ensuring the quality of software products through various testing methodologies. He is based in Islāmābād, Pakistan, and has contributed to the company's projects by applying his expertise in Grey Box and Black Box Testing.
Previous Experience in Software Quality Assurance
Before joining Ciklum, Haris Azhar worked at several organizations in the field of software quality assurance. He served as an SQA Engineer and Scrum Master at Wiseman Innovations from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, he was an SQA Engineer at Techtronix Corp. Pvt Ltd. from 2020 to 2021 and at Vroozi from 2017 to 2020. His career began as a Jr. SQA Engineer at MTBC from 2016 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Haris Azhar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software Engineering from Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus, which he completed from 2011 to 2015. He possesses strong SQL skills and has experience with both MS SQL Server and Oracle databases. Additionally, he has a good understanding of NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB.
Testing Methodologies and Tools
Haris Azhar is proficient in various software development and testing life cycles, including Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile methodologies. He develops test cases to ensure efficient testing of both functional and non-functional requirements. He is experienced in using bug tracking and test management tools such as JIRA, Microsoft Test Manager, Team Foundation Server, and TestRail.
Collaboration and Communication Skills
In his roles, Haris Azhar regularly communicates with offshore development teams, onshore project managers, and business analysts. He is involved in creating and reviewing user stories, tasks, test plans, test suites, test cases, and bugs in JIRA and TFS on a daily basis, demonstrating his collaborative approach to software quality assurance.