Detail oriented and driven Quality Engineer with a passion for delivering high performing, user-centric websites. Proactive, highly organised, and a strong advocate for quality at every stage of the development lifecycle. I bring hands-on experience testing across mobile apps, front-end websites, and headless CMS platforms, with a solid track record of ensuring robust, bug-free releases in fast-paced agile teams.\n\nI thrive in cross-functional environments, working closely with developers, UX designers, and Product Managers to validate features, troubleshoot issues, and ensure that both functional and user experience requirements are met. I’m currently developing automation with Cypress, translating business requirements into effective test strategies, and actively identifying gaps before they become problems. I enjoy continuous improvement and mentoring junior testers.

Mohammed Arfan

Detail oriented and driven Quality Engineer with a passion for delivering high performing, user-centric websites. Proactive, highly organised, and a strong advocate for quality at every stage of the development lifecycle. I bring hands-on experience testing across mobile apps, front-end websites, and headless CMS platforms, with a solid track record of ensuring robust, bug-free releases in fast-paced agile teams.\n\nI thrive in cross-functional environments, working closely with developers, UX designers, and Product Managers to validate features, troubleshoot issues, and ensure that both functional and user experience requirements are met. I’m currently developing automation with Cypress, translating business requirements into effective test strategies, and actively identifying gaps before they become problems. I enjoy continuous improvement and mentoring junior testers.

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Detail oriented and driven Quality Engineer with a passion for delivering high performing, user-centric websites. Proactive, highly organised, and a strong advocate for quality at every stage of the development lifecycle. I bring hands-on experience testing across mobile apps, front-end websites, and headless CMS platforms, with a solid track record of ensuring robust, bug-free releases in fast-paced agile teams.\n\nI thrive in cross-functional environments, working closely with developers, UX designers, and Product Managers to validate features, troubleshoot issues, and ensure that both functional and user experience requirements are met. I’m currently developing automation with Cypress, translating business requirements into effective test strategies, and actively identifying gaps before they become problems. I enjoy continuous improvement and mentoring junior testers.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Test Analyst at NBrown (Griffin House)
May 1, 2022 - Present
Led testing within an agile squad and performed senior-level responsibilities. Maintained high-quality standards across the squad’s features and those delivered by other teams. Key initiatives included migrating six large websites to a modern, mobile-first platform, significantly enhancing site speed and customer experience. Tested and supported the launch of high-impact features; defined release test strategies (regression, OAT, sanity); reviewed automation test packs and manually validated results to ensure reliable automated coverage. Created shift-left testing guides enabling early validation in Dev environments and contributed to decommissioning a flaky mocked environment. Validated new features/bug fixes with developers and product owners; logged defects in Jira; managed releases and merge requests via GitLab. Performed backend/data layer testing and generated datasets to reduce cross-squad dependencies.
Systems Analyst at NBrown (Griffin House – Manchester)
April 1, 2017 - May 1, 2022
Acted as Systems Analyst within NBrown; trained new team members; used Jira to log issues; tested live environments; accurately recreated and documented errors; performed data analysis using SQL and mainframe procedures; prepared proposals for stakeholders; collaborated with developers to ensure user satisfaction and delivered robust test documentation.
Data Entry Admin at Intra Health (NHS)
October 1, 2016 - December 1, 2016
Entered and verified data in databases, produced accurate report tables, and corrected data entry errors with strong attention to detail. Managed inbound queries from professional clients and performed data manipulation in Excel; supported general administration tasks.
Production Admin at AQA Examining Board
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016
Supported production administration tasks including documentation, data handling, and coordination for exam-related processes; collaborated with teams to ensure timely delivery.

Education

BSc (Hons) Information and Communications at Oldham Sixth Form College
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2016
BTEC Double ICT (Distinction/Merit) at Oldham Sixth Form College
September 1, 2011 - June 1, 2013
Diploma Finance at Breeze Hill High School
September 1, 2006 - June 1, 2011
GCSEs (12 subjects including Maths, English, Sciences) at Breeze Hill High School
September 1, 2006 - June 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services