build: passing · quality engineering & test leadership

Dorothy Ali

Senior Test Professional

Results-driven test consultant with over a decade of experience across web, mobile, and cloud systems. I lead cross-functional teams, own end-to-end test strategy in Agile and DevOps environments, and embed quality as a culture through automation, performance engineering, and mentoring.

dorothy.rs@gmail.com Birmingham, UK

Skills & Tooling

Test Disciplines

AutomationAccessibilityPerformance App TestingExploratoryContract Testing API Automation

Languages

JavaScriptPython

Frameworks & Tools

PlaywrightCypressNode.js AppiumMochaWebDriver IO

Performance

JMeterTaurusGatling

CI/CD

GitLabGitHubAzure DevOpsJenkins

Cloud

AWSAzure

Approach & Management

BDDATDDAgileKanban JIRAVersionOneHP ALM

AI & Automation

n8nClaude CodeChatGPT

Experience

Senior Consultant (Performance Test)
Jul 2025 — Present
CGI, Birmingham
Online English Language Assessment Platform
  • Own and deliver test strategy and test plans; responsible for defect triage and test completion reporting.
  • Oversee performance testing per release, analysing microservices and Lambda performance via Grafana AWS dashboards and Sumo Logic.
  • Use GitLab for CI/CD and JIRA for test and defect management.
  • Deliver performance reports and demos to business and technical stakeholders each release.
  • Leadership — promotion panel, interviews, mentoring, and training.
Consultant (Test Manager/Lead)
Jul 2021 — Jun 2025
BJSS, Nottingham
University Online Learning Platform
  • Delivered a cross-platform mobile automation framework with Appium, Node.js, and JavaScript, plus web automation with Cypress.
  • Facilitated requirement gathering with internal teams and third-party stakeholders.
  • Ran UAT, mob testing, and exploratory testing; supported production releases.
Aircraft Engine Data Monitoring — Azure Virtual Desktops
  • Test Manager for a solution built on Azure Virtual Desktops to monitor aircraft engine data.
  • Delivered Azure VMs for data scientists to manage data submitted by aircraft operators.
Government Client — AWS Lorry Driving Licensing System
  • Led QA for a serverless web app using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
  • Built automated frameworks with Playwright, JavaScript, WebDriver IO, and Mocha; integrated into Jenkins CI/CD.
  • Ran SIT and performance testing with Gatling; performed accessibility and beta testing with end users.
Lead SDET
Jan 2016 — Jul 2021
Wipro Ltd, Nottingham
AWS Cloud Services Quality Engineering — FinTech
  • Led two cross-functional teams of four testers each within an Agile feature team delivering AWS-hosted services.
  • Led the full STLC for onboarding a new credit card partner, managing all test phases.
  • Maintained ATDD suites in JavaScript with Cucumber, integrated into the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.
  • Coached and mentored newly onboarded test engineers.
Software Quality Engineer
Aug 2014 — Jan 2016
Wipro Ltd, Bengaluru
On-Premises Acquisition Systems — Credit Card FinTech
  • Defined and executed the QA strategy, including quality metrics and goals.
  • Designed and executed test automation for on-prem systems using Ruby with Cucumber.
  • Credit Checker product nominated for the UK Customer Satisfaction Award (2015) — represented the testing team at the ceremony.
Project Engineer — Test Analyst
May 2012 — Aug 2014
Wipro Ltd, Chennai
Business Change Testing — On-Prem Systems (Waterfall)
  • Created and maintained end-to-end test suites and regression packs for on-prem systems.
  • Produced detailed test plans and cases across the SDLC from system specs and business requirements.
  • Logged and managed requirements and defects using HP ALM.

Education

MBA
Jun 2026 — Present
Warwick Business School, Coventry, United Kingdom
B.Tech, Biotechnology
Apr 2008 — Mar 2012
Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India