Steph A.

Software Test Engineer

United Kingdom

About

A professional ISEB/ISTQB Certified Software Tester with over 15 years experience performing system and regression testing of commercial web applications/SaaS. Automated testing using Playwright with Typescript/Selenium in C# and Java frameworks. Automated API testing using Postman and Newman. Keen advocate for BDD.

Experience

  • Software Test Engineer at FindAUniversity
    Oct 2025 - May 2026 · 8 mos

    Automation of Customer facing web applications and CMS systems using Playwright with Typescript for global project teams. Tests run in CI/CD with results in Allure. Agile development process. 500+ Playwright tests added in 6 months.

  • Quality Analyst at Proactis
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Automated Testing of Purchase to Pay solutions. Scenarios created using Gherkin in BDD format on a C# .NET framework with Playwright/Selenium. API Testing with Postman/Swagger. Agile development with DevOps.

  • Thomson Reuters (20 yrs 7 mos)
    • Snr Tester
      Jan 2008 - Apr 2019 · 11 yrs 4 mos

      Senior Tester within a large global team of onshore and offshore test resource responsible for the testing of product enhancements/platform migrations associated with the Practical Law/Westlaw UK suite of products. Manual and Automated testing of web applications (Selenium/Cucumber JVM) Test lead on various Agile projects using continuous integration working with remote test teams based in India/Belarus. Extensive experience mentoring Test Analysts in test process and test design/best practice Preparation and implementation of numerous process improvements and best practice documents for the team Passionate about quality test design using BDD Experienced in continuous review of regression suites and in removing non-essential tests to ensure efficient but comprehensive testing Highly articulate written communicator. Detailed updates provided to project teams and stakeholders regarding test progress Able to forge excellent working relationships with individuals around the business including project managers/developers/testers/editorial/content and domain specialists Extensive experience challenging business priorities around business requirements or bugs Approachable and enthusiastic

    • Testing and Priorities Coordinator
      Aug 2005 - Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Manual testing of various product releases to include functional testing/regression testing/user acceptance testing/system testing Test lead on multiple Westlaw UK releases including original launch along with international product releases Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Hong Kong Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Malaysia Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Ireland

    • Online Testing Coordinator
      May 2004 - Aug 2005 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Manual testing of various product releases to include functional testing/regression testing/user acceptance testing/system testing Test lead on multiple Westlaw UK releases including original launch along with international product releases Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Hong Kong Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Malaysia Test lead for initial product launch of Westlaw Ireland