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Hello, I’m Antony P. Thomas. I’m a software testing professional with 16+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across government, banking, and finance domains. I’ve led test automation for complex Credit Risk applications and am proficient in Agile, SIT, UAT, and regression testing, with a track record of defining, developing, and maintaining automated test regression suites and frameworks. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and robust automation solutions. I’m quick to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs, with a strong focus on delivering value, mentoring teams, and continuously improving testing processes and tooling to achieve timely project outcomes.…Hello, I’m Antony P. Thomas. I’m a software testing professional with 16+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across government, banking, and finance domains. I’ve led test automation for complex Credit Risk applications and am proficient in Agile, SIT, UAT, and regression testing, with a track record of defining, developing, and maintaining automated test regression suites and frameworks. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and robust automation solutions. I’m quick to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs, with a strong focus on delivering value, mentoring teams, and continuously improving testing processes and tooling to achieve timely project outcomes.

Antony P. Thomas

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +3

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Hello, I’m Antony P. Thomas. I’m a software testing professional with 16+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across government, banking, and finance domains. I’ve led test automation for complex Credit Risk applications and am proficient in Agile, SIT, UAT, and regression testing, with a track record of defining, developing, and maintaining automated test regression suites and frameworks. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and robust automation solutions. I’m quick to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs, with a strong focus on delivering value, mentoring teams, and continuously improving testing processes and tooling to achieve timely project outcomes.…Hello, I’m Antony P. Thomas. I’m a software testing professional with 16+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across government, banking, and finance domains. I’ve led test automation for complex Credit Risk applications and am proficient in Agile, SIT, UAT, and regression testing, with a track record of defining, developing, and maintaining automated test regression suites and frameworks. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and robust automation solutions. I’m quick to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs, with a strong focus on delivering value, mentoring teams, and continuously improving testing processes and tooling to achieve timely project outcomes.

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Hello, I’m Antony P. Thomas. I’m a software testing professional with 16+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across government, banking, and finance domains. I’ve led test automation for complex Credit Risk applications and am proficient in Agile, SIT, UAT, and regression testing, with a track record of defining, developing, and maintaining automated test regression suites and frameworks. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to ensure quality delivery and robust automation solutions.

I’m quick to learn new technologies and adapt to changing project needs, with a strong focus on delivering value, mentoring teams, and continuously improving testing processes and tooling to achieve timely project outcomes.

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Work Experience

Test Analyst at Revenue Scotland, Scottish Government

March 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020

As part of the UAT for Back office and portal applications, involved in analysis of User Stories, test preparation, test execution and bug reporting. Coordinated with the supplier, product owners, business analysts and other stakeholders for user stories, requirement changes and clarifications during all development phases. Attended daily stand-ups, sprint planning and bug triage meetings; presented changes to business teams. Reported test preparation/execution status, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies. Configured and maintained Back office users, teams, workflows and reference data. Administered users, project configurations, test resources and reporting in JIRA.

System Test Analyst at SAAS, Scottish Government

August 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018

Led system testing activities for the SAAS program. Implemented automation concepts using UFT, ALM, Java and Oracle; coordinated cross-functional teams and stakeholders; managed test environments and configurations; performed test planning, execution and defect reporting. Tools included UFT 12.02, ALM 11.00, Oracle 11, Java 1.8, Eclipse, Tomcat, TOAD, Confluence, JIRA, Windows 7.

Test Automation Lead at Ministry of Defence (MoD)

July 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015

Designed, developed and maintained the automated test framework using UFT 11.53/11.53, ALM 11.52; led the automation team across multiple releases; performed automation requirement analysis, planning, data preparation, script development, execution and reporting; coordinated with stakeholders and managed risk and issues.

Automated Test Engineer at Memex Technology Ltd, SAS

June 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Developed automated scripts using UFT 11.5, VBScript; maintained functional libraries; participated in Agile/Scrum rituals; executed automated regression tests and reported results; contributed to test data generation and framework evolution.

Test Automation Consultant at Bradford & Bingley Group, UKAR

September 1, 2011 - May 31, 2013

Developed the library of VBScript functions for the initial automation framework; automated web-based applications for UAT regression; performed test data analysis, defect management and reporting; provided framework maintenance and training to team members.

Senior Test Analyst at HCL Technologies Ltd

April 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010

Manual testing for the Financial Services Authority project and the Lloyds Banking Group integration; prepared test strategy and master test plan inputs; executed test cases and managed defects; collaborated with business users and solution architects.

Senior Test Analyst at HCL Technologies Ltd

March 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010

Credit Risk Integration project within the Wholesale division; engaged with business analysts and solution architects; coordinated with third-party vendors; contributed to QA activities across transition states and migrations.

Test Automation Lead at HCL Technologies Ltd

August 1, 2006 - February 28, 2010

Led and coordinated the Agile test automation development for multiple applications; single point of contact for automation delivery; responsible for regression test automation, risk assessment, data preparation and stakeholder communication.

Test Engineer – Automation at HCL Technologies Ltd

December 1, 2004 - July 31, 2006

Developed automated scripts for regression testing from offshore; reviewed and maintained framework libraries; participated in Scrum ceremonies; conducted automated batch test execution across multiple environments using VMware.

Test Engineer – Manual Testing at HCL Technologies Ltd

November 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Executed manual test cases; prepared test documentation; performed smoke, system and regression testing; defect management.

Application Developer at HCL Technologies Ltd

December 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Application & Database design, coding and documentation; implementation and maintenance of intranet applications.

Self-Employed / Entrepreneur

October 1, 2020 - Present

Period of exploring and starting own business opportunities; managed time for family caregiving during the Covid period and continued skill development and job market re-entry.

Test Analyst, Contractor at Revenue Scotland, Scottish Government

March 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020

Part of UAT for Back Office and portal applications; analyzed User Stories, prepared and executed tests, reported risks and issues; coordinated with suppliers, product owners, and stakeholders; managed system configuration and JIRA administration.

System Test Analyst, Contractor at SAAS, Scottish Government

August 1, 2016 - June 1, 2018

Designed and executed automation scripts, participated in requirement analysis, test planning, and Kanban/Scrum ceremonies; contributed to automation framework and test data preparation.

Test Automation Lead, Contractor at MoD (Ministry of Defence)

July 1, 2014 - February 1, 2015

Designed, developed and maintained the automation framework; led the automation team (onsite/offshore); performed test scoping, estimation, planning, execution, and reporting.

Automated Test Engineer, Contractor at Memex Technology Ltd, a SAS Company

June 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013

Developed automated scripts using UFT 11.x with VBScript; contributed to framework maintenance; participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and automated test execution.

Test Automation Consultant, Contractor at Bradford & Bingley Group, UKAR

September 1, 2011 - May 1, 2013

Developed library of VBScript functions; built and maintained automated regression scripts for web applications; supported UAT regression packs and reporting.