Yusuf Hamid

• • Defined and implemented the test automation and overall quality strategy for high-traffic insurance products.

• • Built and maintained automation suites in Selenium (Java), Cypress, and Cucumber, with API testing in Postman and Maven.

• • Accelerated test development with AI-assisted tools – Claude Code for multi-file refactors and auto generating Cucumber step definitions and Page Object Models, Kiro for spec-driven test scaffolding, and GitHub Copilot for in-IDE pair programming.

• • Integrated AI assistants with internal tooling via open-source MCP servers (Splunk, JIRA, Confluence) to streamline log investigation, defect triage, and knowledge lookup.

• • Containerised test environments with Docker and orchestrated them on Kubernetes in production.

• • Architected AWS-based test infrastructure across EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation.

• • Drove CI/CD via Jenkins for test execution and Argo CD for GitOps-style deployments to Kubernetes; defect tracking and reporting in JIRA.

• • Partnered with engineering teams in an Agile environment to translate technical specs into robust test coverage.

• • Coached the QA team on best practices and led process improvements that raised release confidence.

• • Built test automation in Python for Android and web, and Swift for iOS applications.

• • Generated test reports using Extent Test, TestNG, and Maven.

• • Identified and tracked bugs through JIRA and verified fixes across release cycles.

• • Followed Agile methodology, authoring test cases ahead of each sprint.

• • Generated non-functional test reports covering throughput, response time, and load.

• • Led a 12+ member team running daily reconciliation between custody and accounting positions, ensuring final reports were accurate client publication.

• • Drove automation of the cash reconciliation workflow, reducing manual variance research across accruals, FX, and gift receipts and shortening daily turnaround time.

• • Automated monthly MIS reporting and management presentations, replacing repetitive manual collation with template-driven outputs for senior management.

• • Standardised the internal client database and records system to an ISO-aligned structure, lifting data quality across the reconciliation pipeline.

• • Owned NAV calculations and Financial Statements under IFRS and US-GAAP, embedding validation checks to surface breaks earlier in the cycle.

• • Streamlined wire confirmation and affirmation on Treasury Edge through tighter coordination with the bank, wire room, and internal departments.

• • Resolved bank-loan queries and processed exceptions per WSO standards; partnered with brokers and internal teams on break investigations.