Niyas Mattara

Software Engineer in Test @Scotiabank

Toronto, ON, CA

Defining QA strategy and test plans for all modules, including functional, integration, regression, and UAT.• Leading QA teams (manual + automation) across multiple projects or domains (e.g, core banking, digital banking, credit systems).• Mentor team members on domain-specific QA practices, such as compliance testing and secure data handling.• Coordinating with cross-functional teams in business calls including developers, business analysts, cybersecurity, and product owners.• Scheduling & allocating testing resources for optimal test coverage and timelines.• Implementing test automation for smoke and regression tests covering 80% of core flows.• Performing API testing, performance testing, and security validation.• Executing Accessibility testing by following WCAG 2.0 guidelines and met the goal of making the application WCAG compliant of >95%.• Managing bug tracking, production incidents and reporting using Jira, with metrics on defect leakage and resolution times.• Collaborating with business analysts to ensure test coverage of key business scenarios.• Delivering a stable MVP with 100% of test coverage and reduced defect leakage ~95% to production.• Reducing manual regression effort by 60% through automation.• Empower smooth onboarding of SMB clients with an average processing time of ~10 minutes per application.

PEEVEES Model School

High school, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

University of Calicut

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Engineering

Fanshawe College

Postgraduate, Network and System Administration/Administrator

Fanshawe College

Postgraduate Degree Certifcate, Software and Infromation Systems Testing