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QA Automation Specialist/Manager

Paul Ballard , Cambridge, United Kingdom


Experience

10 - 14 years

Other titles

product owner product manager test lead test manager test engineer + 1 more

Skills

Software test Functional testing Automation test Manual testing Regression testing + 25 more

I'm offering

A detail oriented, solution focused and innovative Quality Assurance Manager, Test Manager with over 10 years of experience and a track record for delivering major test solutions for multiple projects, for multiple different clients. I have managed both onshore and offshore members of internal staff and 3rd
parties to successfully deliver each product on time, within budget and to the required level of agreed quality.
Summary:
▪ Expert in building Testing Centre of Excellence- TCOE, creating Test Planning, strategy, testing
roadmaps.
▪ Experienced in Agile Project Management with - Atlassian toolset - JIRA, HP Tool set and related testing
tools such as Xray and TM4J.
▪ Adept knowledge of checking the source code, reviewing designs, testing product functionality,
developing and running tests for automation and performance testing, documenting test results,
identifying bugs, and providing feedback to software developers.
▪ Excellent team leadership and management abilities with effective communication and problem
solving skills.
▪ Expertise in BDD and TDD methods of delivery.
▪ Served in various management and technical positions including: QA/Test /Manager, Consultant,
Project Manager, QA Lead, Technical Lead, Test Engineer, Proposals for Testing/QA practise
▪ Experience in building Testing COEs for oil industry, automotive, telecommunications,
pensions/financial and retail customers.
▪ Experience working with CI/CD and QA automation configuration
▪ Designed and implemented multiple testing automation frameworks.
▪ Experience in managing a large team up to 30+ resources and delivering projects of £100K to £2M in
budget.
▪ Outstanding abilities in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life
Cycle (STLC).
▪ Excellent programming skills in Java, JavaScript, VBScript, MySQL and Python and no-SQL Databases.
▪ Adept and have implemented Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall methodologies.
▪ Over 8 years of experience in Black-box, White-box, Load, Stress testing, Automation and Performance
testing.
▪ Broad knowledge of iOS, Android, ERP, CRM, WEB, Windows, SAP modules, JDE, Oracle, Siebel CRM
▪ Expertise in API, White Box Testing, Manual Testing, Functional, Automated, Performance Testing using
tools HP QuickTest Professional, Serenity BDD, SOAPUI, Test Complete, HP QC/ALM and JIRA.
▪ Experienced in managing projects or programs by Software Development Lifecycle methodology -
Agile, Waterfall

Markets

United Kingdom

Industries

Finance & economy Telecommunication Pension Oil & Energy

Language

English
Fluently

Ready for

  Smaller project
  Larger project
  Ongoing relation / part-time
  Full time contractor

Available

Typically available right away



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