Abdullahi Aliyu
Sc Cleared Senior Test Specialist @Fujitsu Software
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WORK HISTORY
Sc Cleared Senior Test Specialist @Fujitsu Software
Basingstoke, GB
Senior Test Analyst leading infrastructure testing for the £2.4bn Royal Navy training modernisation programme across 8+ secure MOD sites.Designed and executed test strategies for critical infrastructure: TWAN (Training Wide Area Network), Navy Digital Hosting (NDH) migration, and Modernisation OS domain implementation.Developed comprehensive test frameworks for VMware ESXi, Juniper firewalls, and Windows Server 2022 domain services in Official Sensitive environments.Translated complex infrastructure designs into executable test cases covering security compliance (JSP 440/604), availability, disaster recovery, and operational monitoring.Managed full testing lifecycle for infrastructure deployments including physical/virtual server validation, network connectivity, and security configuration verification.Led defect triage and resolution processes, coordinating with network engineers, security architects, and service transition teams.Implemented wave-based testing strategy: full regression at pilot sites, transitioning to risk-based smoke testing for subsequent deployments.Utilised JIRA for test management, Splunk for log validation, and vSphere for virtual infrastructure testing in secure MOD environments.Ensured governance and compliance throughout infrastructure SDLC, maintaining strict adherence to MOD Secure by Design principles.Conducted stakeholder workshops and defect reviews with Royal Navy, Capita, and Fujitsu teams to ensure alignment with training objectives.Specialised in testing security implementations: Trellix ePO deployments, firewall rule validation, and Active Directory trust configurations.
EDUCATION
University of Leicester
MSc, Security and Risk Management
Solent University
BA (Hons), Business Management
SKILLS
ABOUT ABDULLAHI ALIYU
Results-Oriented ISTQB Tester and Scrum certified professional with over a decade of experience in software systems testing from end to end throughout the SDLC. Extensive knowledge of software development methodologies ranging from Agile, Waterfall and V-Model. A confident, versatile and enthusiastic individual, with essential professional experience across a variety of industries, and specialised skills in E-commerce, Telecommunications, Air Space Traffic management, Defence projects, Home Office DBS, Policing environment (Hampshire police), Fire Services, Ambulances working alongside internal and external Stakeholders applying Information Technology and Management principles and procedures. Acknowledged as a highly focused and committed professional, I have been entrusted with carrying out Signals/Telecoms and risk assessment reconnaissance missions for HM Forces 19th Regiment Royal Artillery within UK, Canada, Kenya, & Afghanistan, as well as carrying out numerous Project Coordination and Testing/administration duties at the Army Battery Command Headquarter. Active SECURITY CLEARED till 2033 By National Vetting Agency.
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