Looking
for Test Manager/Test Lead, or technical Test Analyst roles.
Based
in Edinburgh. Will travel.
Available immediately, having completed at BSkyB
(Test Automation role).
Reworking of CRM. Designing System tests + Integration with Arbor
billing, then building automation scripts and running. Agile BDD
environment using Selenium, Fitnesse (Spider fixture, Fit and DBfit).
Junit framework tests built from Selenium. Continuous Integration
testing via nightly builds.
Technology: Fitnesse FitLibraryWeb Dbfit
Selenium Chordiant CRM Arbor Billing Jira
Quality center GIT Subversion Java Ruby Apache Oracle
DB Toad SQL Developer Java Beans Eclipse Maven Ant.
Very large scale Data Migration of Credit cards customers from RBS
to TSYS, and Insurance data from Mainframe/Vsam to multiple to Oracle
10i, then Integration with multiple third parties.
| Script design and
execution |
Financial reconciliation. |
Set up Sys Test environments.
Built and tested
encryption (PGP and AES256)
|
Built testing tools to parse and
compare files
across systems
(VBA/Excel, Shell script, Awk, Python). |
| Technology: Mainframe
IBM, Cobol. DB2 SQL.
IBM Datastage, Oracle, Toad, Excel, SQL, XML, Oxygen, Xsd, Schematron,
PGP , TS/2, MS Access 2010, IBM PasPorte (Linux). |
SHL deliver web based cost effective e-procurement, and other
psychometric testing to blue chip clients worldwide. 24 hrs
availability to support global time zones. Key Responsibilities:
· Delivered UAT on 4 projects simultaneously. · Data migration testing
from previous platform.
· Managed Automated regression testing, Daily on 4 environments
including a Model Office.
· Responsible for the test process, Execution and Environment
management.
· Project Management: Defect Management and supplier management (x4)
· Managed a 22-strong offshore team (Hexaware, Chennai). Quality Center
v9.0 for tracking execution and managing defects. Technology: C#,
Apache, SQL/Server, IIS, Windows XP+2003+Vista, Windows 7,
QuickTestPro, Quality Centre, VirtualPC (similar to Vmware).
Prepared a feasibility study into load testing a documentation
database for the Welsh Government. (Service Oriented Architecture SOA CORBA/IIOP with a Smalltalk client) Key Responsibilities: Assessed the feasibility of tools including Loadrunner, Borland
Silkrunner, IBM Facilita, Compuware, and others.
Assessed Vuser types
including Java, Web, Sockets, Web services & Orb · Built basic
Socket-level scripts.
Initially Telelogic but IBM took over. An Agile (BDD) software
house, the market leader in Requirements Management (RM) with tools
such as Doors, Web Access, and Focal Point. Agile development similar
to Openup. Responsible for defining, planning, managing and controlling
the test process, as well as managing the test teams. Successfully
delivered nine projects in 18 months, typically two in parallel,
maximum six. Key Responsibilities:
· Responsibility for the delivery of Testing on Web services and SOA
under Windows and Unix (Solaris and Red Hat).
· Introduced Structured test design methodology (ANSI/IEE based) and
risk assessment.
· Responsible for Environment setup.
· Managed Performance testing ; built a capacity model using
volumetrics. Web, Sockets and Custom/API vuser scripts.
· Coaching and Mentoring of staff
· Line Management of all testing staff · Helped two projects to become
more agile, and introduced TDD for a third. · Used Quality Center v9.5
for building and executing test cases, tracking to requirements, and
managing defects. Technology: ISO9001, Java, C#, Weblogic, Oracle,
Toad, VIA/Webspher/MQ, XML Spy, Windows XP+2003+Vista+2000+NT, ,
Solaris, Redhat Linux 4/5, Synergy, Oracle, Citrix, Loadrunner,
Winrunner, QuickTestPro, Quality Centre, Vmware. Integration partners:
Quality Centre, Rational Clearcase, Clearquest, Rose. Installshield.