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I bring a strong foundation in software testing and a deep commitment to Software Quality, with hands-on experience in both functional and automated testing. While I have extensive experience in manual and functional testing and remain open to roles that require these skills, my primary interest lies in advancing within Test Automation. My long-term goal is to transition into an SDET role, where I can combine strong testing knowledge with programming skills while continuing to focus on ensuring software quality and reliability through effective requirements analysis, collaboration, and robust test design. I am actively seeking permanent, full-time opportunities, though I am also open to short-term contract roles where I can contribute effectively. I am currently based in Brisbane, QLD, and am willing to relocate across Australia for the right opportunity. Regarding my work rights, I am able to work full-time until 15 November 2027. Beyond this, I intend to apply for permanent residency through the Subclass 190 visa or an alternative pathway. I am seeking an organisation where I can make a meaningful long-term contribution and grow over several years. I am motivated by solving complex problems and ensuring the highest possible standard of Software Quality. I am particularly interested in applying AI within testing and quality assurance practices, including areas such as test case generation and self-healing automated test solutions, to improve efficiency and reliability. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my skills, experience, and long-term goals align with your team’s needs.…I bring a strong foundation in software testing and a deep commitment to Software Quality, with hands-on experience in both functional and automated testing. While I have extensive experience in manual and functional testing and remain open to roles that require these skills, my primary interest lies in advancing within Test Automation. My long-term goal is to transition into an SDET role, where I can combine strong testing knowledge with programming skills while continuing to focus on ensuring software quality and reliability through effective requirements analysis, collaboration, and robust test design. I am actively seeking permanent, full-time opportunities, though I am also open to short-term contract roles where I can contribute effectively. I am currently based in Brisbane, QLD, and am willing to relocate across Australia for the right opportunity. Regarding my work rights, I am able to work full-time until 15 November 2027. Beyond this, I intend to apply for permanent residency through the Subclass 190 visa or an alternative pathway. I am seeking an organisation where I can make a meaningful long-term contribution and grow over several years. I am motivated by solving complex problems and ensuring the highest possible standard of Software Quality. I am particularly interested in applying AI within testing and quality assurance practices, including areas such as test case generation and self-healing automated test solutions, to improve efficiency and reliability. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my skills, experience, and long-term goals align with your team’s needs.

Craig Ballantine

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I bring a strong foundation in software testing and a deep commitment to Software Quality, with hands-on experience in both functional and automated testing. While I have extensive experience in manual and functional testing and remain open to roles that require these skills, my primary interest lies in advancing within Test Automation. My long-term goal is to transition into an SDET role, where I can combine strong testing knowledge with programming skills while continuing to focus on ensuring software quality and reliability through effective requirements analysis, collaboration, and robust test design. I am actively seeking permanent, full-time opportunities, though I am also open to short-term contract roles where I can contribute effectively. I am currently based in Brisbane, QLD, and am willing to relocate across Australia for the right opportunity. Regarding my work rights, I am able to work full-time until 15 November 2027. Beyond this, I intend to apply for permanent residency through the Subclass 190 visa or an alternative pathway. I am seeking an organisation where I can make a meaningful long-term contribution and grow over several years. I am motivated by solving complex problems and ensuring the highest possible standard of Software Quality. I am particularly interested in applying AI within testing and quality assurance practices, including areas such as test case generation and self-healing automated test solutions, to improve efficiency and reliability. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my skills, experience, and long-term goals align with your team’s needs.…I bring a strong foundation in software testing and a deep commitment to Software Quality, with hands-on experience in both functional and automated testing. While I have extensive experience in manual and functional testing and remain open to roles that require these skills, my primary interest lies in advancing within Test Automation. My long-term goal is to transition into an SDET role, where I can combine strong testing knowledge with programming skills while continuing to focus on ensuring software quality and reliability through effective requirements analysis, collaboration, and robust test design. I am actively seeking permanent, full-time opportunities, though I am also open to short-term contract roles where I can contribute effectively. I am currently based in Brisbane, QLD, and am willing to relocate across Australia for the right opportunity. Regarding my work rights, I am able to work full-time until 15 November 2027. Beyond this, I intend to apply for permanent residency through the Subclass 190 visa or an alternative pathway. I am seeking an organisation where I can make a meaningful long-term contribution and grow over several years. I am motivated by solving complex problems and ensuring the highest possible standard of Software Quality. I am particularly interested in applying AI within testing and quality assurance practices, including areas such as test case generation and self-healing automated test solutions, to improve efficiency and reliability. Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my skills, experience, and long-term goals align with your team’s needs.

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I bring a strong foundation in software testing and a deep commitment to Software Quality, with hands-on experience in both functional and automated testing.

While I have extensive experience in manual and functional testing and remain open to
roles that require these skills, my primary interest lies in advancing within Test
Automation. My long-term goal is to transition into an SDET role, where I can combine strong testing knowledge with programming skills while continuing to focus on ensuring software quality and reliability through effective requirements analysis, collaboration, and robust test design.

I am actively seeking permanent, full-time opportunities, though I am also open to
short-term contract roles where I can contribute effectively. I am currently based in Brisbane, QLD, and am willing to relocate across Australia for the right opportunity.

Regarding my work rights, I am able to work full-time until 15 November 2027. Beyond
this, I intend to apply for permanent residency through the Subclass 190 visa or an alternative pathway. I am seeking an organisation where I can make a meaningful long-term contribution and grow over several years.

I am motivated by solving complex problems and ensuring the highest possible standard of Software Quality. I am particularly interested in applying AI within testing and quality assurance practices, including areas such as test case generation and self-healing automated test solutions, to improve efficiency and reliability.

Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss
how my skills, experience, and long-term goals align with your team’s needs.

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Work Experience

QA Analyst at Antero Software

June 1, 2025 - Present

Improved release confidence by introducing shift-left testing, reducing downstream production issues for the company’s primary revenue generating product, Incept. Reduced manual regression effort by engineering a scalable automation framework using the Page Object Model, enabling more time for exploratory testing. Designed and executed detailed test plans to uncover critical edge cases missing from automated regression tests. Enhanced QA standards by defining structured testing guidelines and automation strategy to improve product quality.

Test Engineer at Tesco Bank

August 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024

Coordinated with business analysts and stakeholders to define non-functional requirements, establishing accountability across the wider team and driving higher quality outcomes. Validated application stability with LoadRunner and JMeter to design and execute load, stress and regression tests. Identified performance bottlenecks by analyzing system and application metrics using Splunk and DataDog, helping prevent outages before new features reached production. Extended test coverage by contributing to automated end-to-end test suites using Cypress.

QA Engineer at First Derivatives / KX

August 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023

Ensured reliability of a market-leading trading platform by executing comprehensive smoke, regression and UAT testing. Maintained stable test environments by automating deployments using command-line tools via MobaXterm. Managed onboarding of new team members, ensuring adherence to QA processes and effective defect reporting. Diagnosed complex system issues by troubleshooting with MySQL, Splunk, CLI and FIX Messaging.