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I’m Martin Philip Carroll, a senior automated and manual tester with over 20 years of software testing, automation, and quality assurance experience. I specialise in API testing, automation frameworks, and performance testing, and I enjoy mentoring teams and shaping robust test plans.
Throughout my career, I’ve led testing across government and enterprise environments, worked with Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software. I’m an Australian citizen with baseline security clearance and I’m passionate about improving testing processes and software quality.
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English
Fluent
Work Experience
Senior Test Engineer at City of Gold Coast Council
August 19, 2024 - November 19, 2024• Developed test cases for a new mobile application and library system implementation.
• Managed defects, created test reports, and monitored PVT activities.
Senior Test Engineer at City of Gold Coast
August 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024Developed test cases for a new mobile application and library system implementation. Managed defects, created test reports, and monitored PVT activities.
Senior Automated & Manual Tester at Domino's
September 1, 2021 - November 1, 2023Automated tests using C# and Playwright; created API tests with Postman and Swagger. Managed defects and retesting, utilising AWS (S3, DynamoDB, EC2) and Azure (Cosmos DB, Functions). Led mobile app testing (Android/iOS) and utilised tools such as Visual Studio, Git, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence.
Test Team Lead & Senior Automated Tester at NowInfinity
August 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021Led a team in creating automated tests using C# and Visual Studio. Developed manual tests in TestRail, migrating to Zephyr Scale for test management. Utilised VBA for generating custom test status reports.
Senior Automated Tester at Australian Taxation Office
May 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019Developed automated tests using C# in Visual Studio. Used Git for version control and SharePoint for defect tracking. Automated reporting using VBA in Excel.
Senior Manual & Automated Tester at Origin
May 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018Created and managed test cases in ALM, Jira, and Excel. Advised on automation for greenfield projects and developed Python/AutoIt applications for data conversion. Performed performance testing on Tableau using LoadRunner and Kinesis CI.
Senior Automated Tester at Energy Queensland
March 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018Developed regression test scripts and integrated UFT with Quality Centre for automated script execution.
Owner/Operator at Carroll Computer Consultancy
June 1, 1996 - August 1, 2017Provided IT services including training, software/hardware consultation, and network engineering. Developed websites and provided VOIP and HTPC consulting.
Senior Test Reporter at Gold Coast City Council
May 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017Led test reporting and automated the generation of reports using VBA in Excel.
Senior Automation Tester at DILGP
February 1, 2014 - December 1, 2016Built an automation lab and developed a Ruby/Selenium automation framework. Conducted performance and load testing using JMeter and FitNesse.
Senior Automation Tester at Mincom
January 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014Developed automated test scripts using JUnit, Selenium, and Groovy. Mentored staff and set up Selenium test frameworks.
Contract Senior Tester at Queensland Health
July 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013Automated testing tasks and utilised HP OpenView, Confluence, Quality Centre, and Jira for defect management.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith University
February 1, 1992 - October 3, 1996Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science) at Griffith University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1997Computer Science Diploma at University of Central Queensland
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1992Qualifications
Agile
January 1, 2005 - January 3, 2026Quality Centre
January 1, 2005 - January 3, 2026Rational ClearQuest
January 1, 1999 - January 3, 2026MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
January 1, 1999 - January 3, 2026Rational Robot
January 1, 1998 - January 3, 2026Rational ClearCase
January 1, 1998 - January 3, 2026Industry Experience
Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Energy & Utilities
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