Experience

Checkit

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Software Test Engineer

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Azuri Technologies

• United Kingdom
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Test Automation Engineer

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2020



Prolifics

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Tester

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2020

  Clients: Cancer Research UK, Elektron-technology & Netcel Day to day tasks included pulling from git, reviewing code, doing builds, maintaining automated UI checks and Jenkins jobs, writing new UI checks, exploratory testing, writing jmeter checks and using Postman to help create automated api checks. In addition to the agile team work, there was participation in getting builds working with WSL2 and as part of a team of 3 quality assurance engineers putting together proofs of concept for a new JavaScript automated framework As other testers use the frameworks, teaching and answering their support queries was required. Show less



Platform Twenty Limited

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Software Tester

  • Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Developed a java/selenium/junit/jenkins automation framework, which ran nightly to check the UI functionality. Using the above, automated Smoke checks were created. Further Manual tests were made and then converted to automated checks. Developed a java/selenium/junit/jenkins automation framework, which ran nightly to check the UI functionality. Using the above, automated Smoke checks were created. Further Manual tests were made and then converted to automated checks.



Signagelive

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Tester

  • Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

  Authored overall test strategy and other test artifacts. Guided the choice of test tool, which was required to communicate with Jira, so I configured the integration. Configured Jira for testing. Created manual test suite covering current functionality e.g. xml playlists. Created tests suites for new developments e.g. image editing. Performed tests on a variety of embedded players etc. Authored overall test strategy and other test artifacts. Guided the choice of test tool, which was required to communicate with Jira, so I configured the integration. Configured Jira for testing. Created manual test suite covering current functionality e.g. xml playlists. Created tests suites for new developments e.g. image editing. Performed tests on a variety of embedded players etc.



Service Birmingham

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

• Team Lead/ Analyst

  • Aug 2008 - Oct 2011

  Helped to create the test plan (with MS project) for the 3rd release of the Customer First project. Jointly managed a test team until a new programme test manager was resourced. Reviewed Selenium as a possible tool for automated web testing. Setup ALM 11(QC 11) and administrated for multiple projects. Managed an offshore team for the creation of a new web based system for regression testing. Maintained the existing Excel driven QTP regression scripts and built new scripts for new developments. Functionally tested a new benefit information website. Used SQL via toad to test the data migration of a Childcare information system. Helped write UAT test scripts and support UAT. Led a team, planning and monitoring their progress for the 2nd release of the Customer First project. Created relevant documents (products) e.g. entry and exit reports. Functionally tested 3rd party systems, e.g. standalone kiosk systems and queuing systems. Performed the requirements analysis (to ensure the client and the developer had the same expectations), created the test scripts and executed the tests for the 1st release of the Customer First project. This was mainly a SAP CRM IC-WEB client implementation with a SAP ECC, MDM, HR & BW systems, using XI to communicate with existing bespoke systems. There were some other off the shelf products such as Oracle OID & Microsoft Sharepoint that were tested for integration purposes. Show less



Centrica

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• SAP Testing Analyst

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

  Tested different builds of SAP IS-U (Industry Solution for Utilities), CRM (Customer relations management) and BW (Business information warehouse) modules including: Data Migration Testing; checked, updated and ran scripts; used Ascential Datastage to extract data to oracle tables from SAP. Using this data, produced new oracle SQL scripts to check data in legacy tables compared to SAP tables; witnessed the Extract, Transform & Loading process to ensure it matched deliverable documents. BW Testing; used SAP ISU reports to check data correlated with BW. Exceptions Testing; ensured exceptions were being raised when expected and sent to correct destination; for technical exceptions, debug mode of the ABAP code was used to create the scenario. Security Testing; wrote scripts to check users' authorisations roles/available transactions were as expected. Maintenance Testing; designed tests from functional and technical specifications; delegated work to other testers; created industry files that were required by the governing body; consultation with the developers and business contacts was required to design and implement tests on emergency changes. Regression Testing; updated scripts and ran scripts over a wide range of areas of the SAP system; wrote some basic scripts in QTP (Quick Test Professional). The majority of the testing was written and recorded using HP Quality Center. Prepared the test approach and exit documents. Maintained and amended code to an Access database which was used to extract and allocate data for testing. Created items such as file creation templates using VBA in Excel. Show less



Anglian Water Services

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• SAP Testing Analyst

  • Dec 2004 - Aug 2006

  Trained to use SAP CRM and SAP IS-U modules. Managed creation of data, including teaching others how to create data with IS-U. Functional Testing. Testing business processes with Integration Testing. Managing other testers to create data, due to a Team Lead unexpectedly leaving. Helping to manage the defects, including communication with Functional Team Leads on how to get a solution. Some experience with Portal & Case Management. Trained to use SAP CRM and SAP IS-U modules. Managed creation of data, including teaching others how to create data with IS-U. Functional Testing. Testing business processes with Integration Testing. Managing other testers to create data, due to a Team Lead unexpectedly leaving. Helping to manage the defects, including communication with Functional Team Leads on how to get a solution. Some experience with Portal & Case Management.



University of Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT consultant

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  I was contracted to create software for a records storage system in laboratory. Responsible for streamlining and cataloguing the IT software and hardware. Providing technical support to laboratory members. I was contracted to create software for a records storage system in laboratory. Responsible for streamlining and cataloguing the IT software and hardware. Providing technical support to laboratory members.