Karim I.

Test Engineer

Schwerzenbach, Switzerland

Experience

Dec 2025 - Present
-1 years -1 months

Test Engineer

Ixtrac AG

  • Building a framework for automated website testing
  • Testing and regression testing
  • Defect management
  • Release management and UAT in an agile environment
  • Discussing features with business units
  • Test management
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
1 year

Automation Test Engineer

SwissLife via Prostaff GmbH

  • Designing, specifying, executing, and documenting automated software tests
  • Test case management and documentation
  • Interface testing with SoapUI and REST API
  • Gathering requirements for ADZ and Fiantec field service tool and turning them into tests
  • Defect management and review with developers
  • Creating and maintaining a test matrix from requirements with the business unit
  • Conducting end-to-end tests and UAT approvals
  • Recording user stories, tests, and bugs in Azure DevOps and X-Ray
Oct 2023 - Feb 2024
5 months

Test Manager

Tek System

  • Setting up processes in Confluence for the marketing team
  • Introducing Confluence and testing for non-IT teams
  • Training the marketing team on Confluence structure and setup
  • Migrating from OneDrive to Confluence
Sep 2023 - Apr 2024
8 months

HP Test Engineer

Swisslinx AG

  • Automating the Helsana website with Playwright and Azure DevOps
  • Building a test framework and defect management
  • Test management and reporting for payment transactions in collaboration with business and team leads
  • Creating and recording tests using Xray and Jira
  • Release preparation and release management
  • Interface testing
  • Mobile testing with BrowserStack (JavaScript)
  • Regression and sanity testing for web frameworks
  • Applying agile methods and Scrum
  • Working with Adobe AEM and publishing for web portal
  • Requirement engineering
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
8 months

Test Manager - Senior Test Engineer

Ixtrac AG

  • Developing the test concept and defining user stories and test cases
  • Testing software/hardware for POS and payment terminals
  • End-to-end testing of payments through payment terminals and checking interfaces with Kibana
  • Card testing and certifications using UL tools and schemes
  • Project lead for "Marco Polo" at the German School in Cairo across multiple locations
  • Setting up terminals and verifying hardware
  • Defect management and release management
  • Conducting regression tests and unit tests
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
5 months

Test Manager - Test Engineer

Boxcon AG

  • Development of a unified test strategy for different banking teams
  • Automation with BDD and Cucumber for multiple projects
  • Mobile e-banking tests with BrowserStack and GUI tests
  • Capturing user stories
  • Defect management
  • Creating templates for Definition of Done and Definition of Ready
  • Optimizing processes in various teams using a BDD approach
  • Reporting and meetings for test analysis
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
6 months

Test Engineer

Buhl GmbH

  • Mobile app tests on iOS and Android with BrowserStack
  • Creating test progress and quality reports
  • Preparing acceptance tests by customers (regression, UAT, agile testing)
  • Assisting testers in identifying and writing good test cases
  • Capturing and testing user stories
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
10 months

Test Engineer

Wavestone AG

  • Development of the Order Management System (OMS)
  • Interface testing
  • Collecting and analyzing server logs
  • Conducting UAT and E2E tests and onboarding new partners into the OMS
  • Capturing user stories and bug retesting
  • Defect analysis for OMS developments
  • Maintaining Confluence and tests in Xray
  • Planning test automation
Jan 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 10 months

Test Manager - Test Engineer

SIX Payment Services AG

  • Testing software and hardware of various ATMs and payment systems
  • Conducting UAT, E2E tests, and onboarding
  • Reviewing transactions in the backend
  • Certification tests on different cards using UL tools
  • Implementing new features in the Argos monitoring system
  • Interface testing and log analysis with Kibana, FOX, and SQL
  • Writing and optimizing test cases
  • Test management for Argos and ATM Futura projects
  • Test automation and release management
Jan 2015 - Nov 2019
4 years 11 months

Consultant Testing (Test Engineer - BA - TM - RE)

Qestit AG

  • Test automation with Tosca, Selenium, and Java
  • Testing and regression tests
  • Business analysis in various projects
  • Requirements engineering and test management
  • Using Jira, Confluence, HP ALM, and Tosca
  • Working in agile teams for clients like Allianz, A1, Viessmann, and CIB

Summary

I am an experienced Automation Test Engineer with extensive experience in test automation and test management in the insurance and financial services industry.

My strengths lie in developing test strategies, conducting end-to-end tests, and optimizing processes to ensure software quality. I enjoy working in a team and bring my skills in Jira and X-Ray to create efficient test solutions.

Languages

Arabic
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2008 - Jun 2013

Cairo University

Bachelor of Engineering · Engineering · Cairo, Egypt

Oct 1996 - Jun 2008

German School in Cairo

German high school diploma · Cairo, Egypt

Certifications & licenses

ISTQB Foundation Level Certificate

Tosca Linear Q Certificate

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