I am a detail-oriented QA Analyst with proven experience in quality assurance, test integration, and business analysis across diverse projects. I design and execute robust test plans, identify defects, and ensure seamless integration of software components. I am reliable, thorough, and collaborative, skilled at finding root causes and working with developers and stakeholders to resolve issues. Following a recent redundancy, I am seeking a new opportunity to apply transferable skills and contribute to continuous improvement through rigorous testing, automation, and analysis, delivering value and high-quality software.

Neil Pryor

I am a detail-oriented QA Analyst with proven experience in quality assurance, test integration, and business analysis across diverse projects. I design and execute robust test plans, identify defects, and ensure seamless integration of software components. I am reliable, thorough, and collaborative, skilled at finding root causes and working with developers and stakeholders to resolve issues. Following a recent redundancy, I am seeking a new opportunity to apply transferable skills and contribute to continuous improvement through rigorous testing, automation, and analysis, delivering value and high-quality software.

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I am a detail-oriented QA Analyst with proven experience in quality assurance, test integration, and business analysis across diverse projects. I design and execute robust test plans, identify defects, and ensure seamless integration of software components. I am reliable, thorough, and collaborative, skilled at finding root causes and working with developers and stakeholders to resolve issues.

Following a recent redundancy, I am seeking a new opportunity to apply transferable skills and contribute to continuous improvement through rigorous testing, automation, and analysis, delivering value and high-quality software.

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Experience Level

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Work Experience

QA Analyst at ThinkProject UK Ltd
March 1, 2020 - July 1, 2025
Part of an agile Scrum team testing Cemar contract management and ThinkCloud. Worked in a two-week sprint cycle, prioritising and sizing User Stories in sprint planning, with daily stand-ups, retrospectives and end-of-sprint reviews. Initiated conversations around Acceptance Criteria and test scenarios. Wrote test scripts for each User Story and performed function-to-non-functional testing, including regression, API, accessibility, and automation. Conducted manual and automated regression testing using Playwright (JavaScript) to automate ThinkProject applications. Performed mobile testing to validate layout and functionality on mobile devices. Raised bugs, tracked backlog items, and demonstrated completed User Stories to Product Owners during Sprint Review. Trained new starters and supported them with user stories in sprint until they were comfortable testing independently.
Test and Integration Engineer - SC Cleared at Raytheon
April 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Tested Raytheon systems in an agile Scrum team, collaborating with developers daily. Created functional to regression scripts in Jira, reviewed scripts and raised observations. Participated in daily stand-ups, planning, estimations, and demos; traveled between sites during sprints for project meetings. Contributed to automation using Selenium with Gherkin/Cucumber/JavaScript. Trained and supported new starters, ensuring readiness for the next sprint.
Business Test Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group
June 1, 2008 - March 1, 2019
Business Test Analyst for LBG Mortgage systems. Worked in an agile environment translating business requirements into test scenarios to validate scripts. Created test plans and end-of-test reports; used Jira, Confluence and ALM to document defects, queries, and results for the scrum team. Defect management, environment coordination with developers, incubation calls with all scrum teams, and progress updates in daily standups. Supported release team regression testing and ran Eggplant automation for regression testing.

Education

HND Computer Programming at Lincoln University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2003
BTEC National Diploma Computer Studies at Brunswick College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

ISTQB certified tester
January 11, 2030 - December 11, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet