Sarah Long
Senior Test Analyst at Drax Group- Claim this Profile
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Gareth Collinson
Sarah is a proactive, outcome focused analyst, willing to stretch the boundaries of her role. Working with her over the past six months, she has demonstrated her ability to grasp new concepts quickly (new delivery methodologies, new systems etc...), build rapport quickly with a well-established team and influence the way in which we have worked as a project. Furthermore, she is recognised not only by the project team, but the wider business change and IT community as a highly competent test analyst.
Jo Armstrong
Sarah reported to me directly during her time spent as a tester in the TPA UAT team.. Sarah was a valued team member and I would recommend her work highly to anyone. Sarah is an excellent tester and extremely thorough. She strives to ensure the highest standards are met during code delivery. Sarah is analytical and works hard to ensure she fully understands what is being delivered and focuses her test coverage accordingly. Sarah was a highly respected team player. She received numerous special recognition rewards during the period I managed her. She had an excellent reputation with project teams and her stakeholders which in turn reflected on the team as a whole and forged effective working relationships. Sarah was a pleasure to manage and a motivated, dedicated member of the UAT team.
Gareth Collinson
Sarah is a proactive, outcome focused analyst, willing to stretch the boundaries of her role. Working with her over the past six months, she has demonstrated her ability to grasp new concepts quickly (new delivery methodologies, new systems etc...), build rapport quickly with a well-established team and influence the way in which we have worked as a project. Furthermore, she is recognised not only by the project team, but the wider business change and IT community as a highly competent test analyst.
Jo Armstrong
Sarah reported to me directly during her time spent as a tester in the TPA UAT team.. Sarah was a valued team member and I would recommend her work highly to anyone. Sarah is an excellent tester and extremely thorough. She strives to ensure the highest standards are met during code delivery. Sarah is analytical and works hard to ensure she fully understands what is being delivered and focuses her test coverage accordingly. Sarah was a highly respected team player. She received numerous special recognition rewards during the period I managed her. She had an excellent reputation with project teams and her stakeholders which in turn reflected on the team as a whole and forged effective working relationships. Sarah was a pleasure to manage and a motivated, dedicated member of the UAT team.
Gareth Collinson
Sarah is a proactive, outcome focused analyst, willing to stretch the boundaries of her role. Working with her over the past six months, she has demonstrated her ability to grasp new concepts quickly (new delivery methodologies, new systems etc...), build rapport quickly with a well-established team and influence the way in which we have worked as a project. Furthermore, she is recognised not only by the project team, but the wider business change and IT community as a highly competent test analyst.
Jo Armstrong
Sarah reported to me directly during her time spent as a tester in the TPA UAT team.. Sarah was a valued team member and I would recommend her work highly to anyone. Sarah is an excellent tester and extremely thorough. She strives to ensure the highest standards are met during code delivery. Sarah is analytical and works hard to ensure she fully understands what is being delivered and focuses her test coverage accordingly. Sarah was a highly respected team player. She received numerous special recognition rewards during the period I managed her. She had an excellent reputation with project teams and her stakeholders which in turn reflected on the team as a whole and forged effective working relationships. Sarah was a pleasure to manage and a motivated, dedicated member of the UAT team.
Gareth Collinson
Sarah is a proactive, outcome focused analyst, willing to stretch the boundaries of her role. Working with her over the past six months, she has demonstrated her ability to grasp new concepts quickly (new delivery methodologies, new systems etc...), build rapport quickly with a well-established team and influence the way in which we have worked as a project. Furthermore, she is recognised not only by the project team, but the wider business change and IT community as a highly competent test analyst.
Jo Armstrong
Sarah reported to me directly during her time spent as a tester in the TPA UAT team.. Sarah was a valued team member and I would recommend her work highly to anyone. Sarah is an excellent tester and extremely thorough. She strives to ensure the highest standards are met during code delivery. Sarah is analytical and works hard to ensure she fully understands what is being delivered and focuses her test coverage accordingly. Sarah was a highly respected team player. She received numerous special recognition rewards during the period I managed her. She had an excellent reputation with project teams and her stakeholders which in turn reflected on the team as a whole and forged effective working relationships. Sarah was a pleasure to manage and a motivated, dedicated member of the UAT team.
Experience
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Drax Group
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Test Analyst
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Feb 2021 - Present
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QA Test Analyst
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Jun 2014 - Feb 2021
Responsible for planning and executing system and integration testing of internal and 3rd party development on a range of web applications and integrated systems to support fuel and logistic planning. Work closely with the business stakeholders to coordinate UAT before facilitating deployments into pre-production and production.
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TSYS
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Release Analyst
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Apr 2013 - May 2014
Responsible for managing major and minor releases for TSYS International clients across a number of distributed platforms through the SDLC, culminating in deployment into Production.Working closely with Delivery Managers in the US and UK, Clients and key stakeholders across the globe to ensure releases run smoothly to agreed release milestones. Facilitating deployments into Client’s UAT and Production regions, escalating issues and instigating back out processes if problems are encountered, ensuring the integrity of live environments is maintained at all times. Show less
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International Quality Lead
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2013
Leading an offshore testing team to delivery high quality Integrated System Testing, Regression Testing and Internal Acceptance Testing for TSYS International clients.Working closely with the Development and Solutions Teams to validate Functional and Unit Testing to ensure Business Requirements have been met.
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Test Coordinator
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Dec 2009 - Jan 2012
Responsible for coordinating the Quality Assurance phase of testing on behalf of clients of TSYS. Responsibilities include managing resource, planning and coordinating execution of testing and liaising with Developers, Business Analysts, Project Management and Release Management, to successfully deliver high quality code into the User Acceptance phase of testing.
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Senior Test Analyst
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Dec 2000 - Sep 2009
Leading a wide range of high profile projects with extensive experience in Waterfall / V Model and Agile testing practices on IBM WebSphere, Mainframe and Front Office systems. Specialised in Acceptance Testing but also experienced working in an Agile environment, carrying out early System and Integration testing in addition to Acceptance testing. Leading a wide range of high profile projects with extensive experience in Waterfall / V Model and Agile testing practices on IBM WebSphere, Mainframe and Front Office systems. Specialised in Acceptance Testing but also experienced working in an Agile environment, carrying out early System and Integration testing in addition to Acceptance testing.
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Aviva
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Services Officer
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Aug 1988 - Dec 2000
Progressed from an Office Junior to a Senior Customer Services Officer during this time. Became multi-skilled, working in all areas of the business from new business processing to chasing outstanding accounts and existing business processing, before moving on to project work towards the end of 2000. Progressed from an Office Junior to a Senior Customer Services Officer during this time. Became multi-skilled, working in all areas of the business from new business processing to chasing outstanding accounts and existing business processing, before moving on to project work towards the end of 2000.
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Education
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1986 - 1988
York Technical College
BTEC Diploma in Business and Finance, Business and Finance -
1981 - 1986
Tadcaster Grammar School
n/a, General
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