Nurfarah Mazarina Mazalan
QA Lead
Kuala Lumpur
Summary
QA Lead with over 7 years of experience in software quality assurance, driving quality through process improvements, testing best practices, and strategic QA initiatives. Skilled in quality metrics, risk-based testing, regression optimization, and team leadership. Passionate about building a quality-first culture and enabling teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software solutions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
QA Lead
ServeDeck Innovation Sdn Bhd
03.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues and implement improvements, elevating overall product quality.
- Championed the adoption of best practices in QA methodologies throughout the organization.
- Implemented automation tools, increasing testing accuracy and reducing manual effort.
- Evaluated emerging trends and technologies in software testing to maintain a competitive edge in the market.
- Improved quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
Associate Engineering Manager, QA
Fave Asia Sdn Bhd
04.2023 - 02.2024
- Lead QA efforts for major cross-team initiatives by planning and executing tests to validate functional requirements.
- Manage team performance, including 1:1s, team reviews and OKR setting.
- Support team goal setting by helping members define clear individual and team objectives.
Senior Software Engineer
Fave Asia Sdn Bhd
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Monitor QA activities for engineering teams in both the Platform and Payment divisions.
- Ensure product initiatives were properly documented for internal reference.
- Guide QA and developers in understanding QA processes and workflows.
- Review test cases from QA team members before test execution started.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
ServeDeck Innovation Sdn Bhd
05.2021 - 03.2022
- Monitor production releases to ensure feature and module readiness.
- Track QA team workload by estimating QA effort for each GitLab ticket.
- Review test cases created by QA team members based on requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Plan QA team activities by managing effort estimates and task assignments for each release.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Mandrill Tech Sdn Bhd
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Set up the local environment, including database setup, to run feature tests.
- Use SQL queries to verify data during feature and regression testing.
- Build the Android app locally to test features.
- Conduct and prepare regression tests before product release to production.
- Execute tests on web and mobile, and generated reports based on features scheduled for release.
Education
Master of Computer Science - Program
03.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor Computer Science (Hons.) - undefined
09.2014 - 01.2018
Science Module II - Physic & Computer Science
05.2013 - 04.2014
Skills
UAT testing
API Testing
Manual Testing
Test Planning
Test Case Design
Defect Management
Regression Testing
Load Testing
Mobile App Testing
QA team management
Scrum Master
Process Improvement
Quality Metrics & Reporting
QA Initiative
QA Best Practices
Automation Planning & Roadmap
Risk Management
Continuous Improvement
Training/Coaching
Jira
Xray
Katalon
MagicPod
Selenium
Postman
JMeter
Qase
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Awards
QA of the Year, Fave Engineering, 02/01/23
Timeline
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
03-2026
QA Lead - ServeDeck Innovation Sdn Bhd
03.2024 - Current
Associate Engineering Manager, QA - Fave Asia Sdn Bhd
04.2023 - 02.2024
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
03-2023
Senior Software Engineer - Fave Asia Sdn Bhd
03.2022 - 03.2023
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - ServeDeck Innovation Sdn Bhd
05.2021 - 03.2022
Quality Assurance Engineer - Mandrill Tech Sdn Bhd
03.2019 - 05.2021
UiTM Shah Alam - Master of Computer Science, Program
03.2018 - 01.2020
UiTM Jasin - Bachelor Computer Science (Hons.),
09.2014 - 01.2018
Labuan Matriculation College - Science Module II, Physic & Computer Science
05.2013 - 04.2014