Manchester Area, United Kingdom
I’m a Senior Quality Engineer specialising in performance engineering, large‑scale digital banking systems, and cloud/mainframe migrations. Over the last 8+ years, I’ve owned the end‑to‑end performance strategy for retail and business banking platforms, becoming the go‑to person for performance testing, analysis, and technical leadership. My expertise spans LoadRunner Professional & Enterprise, custom C/Java/Python scripting, deep‑dive performance analysis, and designing test frameworks that scale. I’ve delivered performance assurance for major transformation programmes, including IBM IKS cloud migrations, mainframe modernisation, and legacy decommissioning. I’m known for: Clear communication of complex performance issues Strong ownership and delivery under tight timelines Mentoring colleagues and raising engineering capability Improving processes, templates, and tooling to make testing faster and more reliable I’m passionate about staying ahead of technology trends, learning new tools, and helping teams build systems that perform reliably at scale.
tupe'd across from The Co-operative Bank. Owned digital performance testing for the retail banking channel for 4+ years. Delivered performance assurance for major migrations: Physical hardware to IBM IKS cloud Mainframe migration and legacy platform retirement Digital channel modernisation Built custom LoadRunner frameworks, including C‑based error handling and advanced correlation logic. Developed a Java gRPC testing tool to support services not natively compatible with LoadRunner. Trained and mentored new engineers, becoming the first point of contact for performance queries. Created templates, automation, and analysis tools to improve testing efficiency and reporting clarity. Provided accurate test estimations, risk assessments, and stakeholder‑ready performance reports.
Owned digital performance testing for the retail banking channel for 4+ years. Delivered performance assurance for major migrations: Physical hardware to IBM IKS cloud Mainframe migration and legacy platform retirement Digital channel modernisation Built custom LoadRunner frameworks, including C‑based error handling and advanced correlation logic. Developed a Java gRPC testing tool to support services not natively compatible with LoadRunner. Trained and mentored new engineers, becoming the first point of contact for performance queries. Created templates, automation, and analysis tools to improve testing efficiency and reporting clarity. Provided accurate test estimations, risk assessments, and stakeholder‑ready performance reports.
Performance testing as part of a close team of skilled individuals. Always ensuring the deadlines are met and following the correct procedure for the task at hand.