Experience

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  HyperJar

  • United Kingdom
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • QA Lead

    • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Quality Assurance Engineer

    • Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

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  Yoti Ltd

  • Manual QA

    • Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

    Working as a manual QA on the Yoti mobile app across Android and iOS. Working at Yoti has providedme the following experience:● Working closely with cross functional teams including developers, product managers anddesigners.● Using JIRA for daily sprint work and bug tracking● TestRail for creating test cases, creating and managing test plans and executing test runs,including regression testing● Knowledge in using Firebase to analyse app stats, crashlytics reports, A/B testing scenariosand configuring app notifications● Working closely with automation QA to understand the automation tools and techniques, aswell as helping to prioritise manual tests to an automated format● Working closely with an off-shore team to manage and execute testing

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  Sparta Global

  • United Kingdom
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Test Analyst

    • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Test Analyst

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

    Currently working on-site at a UK television channel as a Test Analyst for their Video on Demand mobile app on the Android platform. My role at the company has given me experience in the following:• Working in an Agile approach, including Scrum/ Kanban• Using JIRA to track project workflow and report issues• Experience in using proxy tools/web debugging tools to intercept traffic• Working closely with developers, business analysts and product owners to keep a steady project velocity• Involvement in all stages of the development lifecycle• Manual testing of functional and non-functional tasks• Collaborating with other teams and supporting end-to-end project releases• ISTQB Certified• Investigating viewer enquiries and communicating issues with developers• Exposure to the automation testing framework including debugging failures reported by automated tests

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  CeX Webuy.com

  • Watford, United Kingdom

  • Warehouse Assistant

    • Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
    • Watford, United Kingdom

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  Sparta Global

  • Richmond, Surrey, UK

  • Trainee Test Analyst

    • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Richmond, Surrey, UK

    I completed a 12 week intensive course that provided me skills and knowledge in the field of Software Testing. A few of the key areas covered are listed below:• ISTQB – BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)• Agile Methodologies – A solid understanding of the Agile Manifesto and its 12 principles• Software Testing Fundamentals – A good grounding of the different ideas and methodologies behind manual software testing• Mobile Testing - An understanding of the differences between native and web applications, and how testing varies between devices• HTML/ CSS – Use of responsive design for creating websites and using web inspectors and CSS selectors for use in web testing and automationAdditional Skills – Additional Skills learnt during the course include the following:• Test Automation with Ruby using Watir, Capybara and Selenium• Using UNIX Shells, Git and GitHub to manage a working repository• Using REST/ CRUD for HTTP Requests• Knowledge of SQL Queries and database models• BDD with Cucumber for writing features and scenarios

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  CeX Webuy.com

  • Watford, United Kingdom

  • Warehouse Assistant

    • Nov 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Watford, United Kingdom

    • Liaising with a remote WeCare team, who worked from India, to deal with company email regarding customer product returns• Quality Assurance checks on products to ensure they were defect free and to a high standard• Collaboratively working with a team to manage tasks. I also regularly collaborated with different departments in order to maintain work progress

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  VMC

  • Slough, United Kingdom

  • Compliance Tester

    • Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Slough, United Kingdom

    • Following test scripts to check whether video games were following the standards for compliance• Working in a large independent testing team with strict deadlines that were regularly met• Using a task board collaboratively with the whole team to keep track of daily work progress

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  Video Games Uncovered (VGU)

  • Staff Writer

    • Dec 2012 - Oct 2013

    • Writing news, feature and review articles whilst adhering to strict deadlines• Effectively spotting errors when reviewing video games as well as in my own writing• Attending various game preview events and trade shows as a member of the press for networkingAttached below is my review of Tomb Raider to read.