Fathima Sahala

Work Experience

Etimad Research and Developments

Nov 2020 - Present -4 yrs, 3 months

Job Details:Engineered and maintained Selenium-based automated testing frameworks, reducing manual test effort by 60%. Integrated unit and contract tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps, boosting build quality and reducing regression issues by 30%. Led exploratory and context-driven testing strategies across multiple releases, significantly improving defect detection rates. Implemented container-based test environments using Docker and cloud VMs, accelerating deployment cycles. Collaborated with developers and product owners to align testing strategies with business flows and non-functional requirements. Leveraged Git and Bitbucket for version control and continuous integration workflows across distributed teams.

Accenture

Aug 2019 - Sep 2020 -1 yr, 1 month

India

Job Details:Developed automated test scripts for web applications (Selenium, Postman), improving release confidence and reducing production bugs. Conducted UAT and collaborated closely with developers and QA leads to ensure product readiness. Executed performance testing using JMeter to identify bottlenecks and ensure system scalability. Used JIRA and Bugzilla to track and resolve software issues across sprint cycles.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
St. Agnes College
Jan 2016 - Jan 2019 - 3 yr