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Test Lead/Programme Test Manager at Vanquis Bank

Led test engineers across 9 Agile Scrum teams covering Data/ETL, Loans, FICO and Cloud Migration. Mentored on test strategies, defined and implemented the SDLC with Engineering leads, oversaw test preparation and execution, test data creation and defect management. Ensured Agile methodology compliance, reviewed and enhanced Automation Frameworks, and drove test governance, capability building, tooling strategy and stakeholder management.

Agile Development Test Lead at MoD

Led testing in self-organizing agile development teams for personnel management information systems and a military driving competency mobile app. Established and coached Agile practices; led testing on multiple projects; implemented CI/CD, TDD/BDD; used Azure DevOps; created and maintained an automation framework (Selenium WebDriver/Java/TestNG/Maven) for regression testing.

Email Replacement Programme Test Manager at Virgin Media

Delivered all testing for mailbox/data migration during Google to Ziggo transition. Managed 4 Test Leads and 10+ testers onshore/offshore; stakeholder management, reporting, daily standups; defect management; cross-browser and mobile testing; produced test strategies, plans and closure reports.

Agile Data Migration QA Lead at Camelot – National Lottery (Contract)

Joined a project behind schedule, re-planned and delivered new test phases. Implemented Agile testing, then led Testing Automation – created a Selenium-based framework with BDD scenarios, SQL checks and UNIX data handling.

Race for Life Programme Test Manager at Cancer Research

Program Test Manager on a complex Agile development project, delivering ongoing testing as well as Integration & End-to-End testing for DB components. Took over mid-project, re-aligned and delivered; Managed a team of 8 testers; automated testing using Selenium/Java/Jenkins.

Lloyds Banking Group – Implementation Lead and UAT Manager at Accenture

Delivered aggressive implementation plan on time for a large PPI complaint automation project; Took control of the UAT phase and restored schedule.

Test Data Management Lead at Accenture – DWP

Led a team delivering large test data sets for DWP benefit system projects using Oracle, SQL, Siebel and legacy data; advised on test planning; led multi-location/offshore resources (8-person team).

Technical End-to-End Test Manager at Accenture – Barclays

Managed a 24-hour test team (UK and Manila); performance and infrastructure testing; hands-on performance testing using LoadRunner; stakeholders’ management.

Associate Manager at Accenture

Delivered testing across multiple client projects (Lloyds, DWP, Barclays, NHS, etc.) and contributed to the Accenture Delivery Model (ADM) for testing; led multi-location/offshore teams.

Test Environment Owner at Accenture – NHS

Led a team designing, building, and maintaining Test Environments (VMs) and provided hardware/SQL support to Performance and Functional test teams.