Callum Wright
QA Tester | Manual & API Testing | Regression & Integration Specialist
Manchester
Professional Summary
Detail-oriented QA Tester based in Manchester with extensive experience verifying web and SaaS applications across the full software lifecycle. Skilled in structured manual testing, API validation using Postman, and collaborating within Agile sprints to deliver reliable release builds.
Professional Experience
NorthForge Digital Solutions
Manchester, UK
QA Tester
Mar 2021 – Present
- Plan and execute manual functional, integration, and regression test suites across multi-tenant enterprise SaaS applications.
- Collaborate with software engineers and product owners in fortnightly Scrum sprints to define acceptance criteria and test coverage for new user stories.
- Log, triage, and track defects through Jira, verifying resolved issues across staging and pre-production environments.
- Design and maintain API verification workflows using Postman to validate JSON schemas, status codes, and response latency.
- Author and maintain clear test plans and documentation in Confluence, standardising testing procedures for web and mobile web platforms.
Pennine Retail Logistics Systems
Oldham, UK
Junior QA Analyst
Sept 2017 – Feb 2021
- Executed test scenarios for warehouse management software and inventory tracking web applications.
- Reported defect lifecycles, identifying critical boundary condition bugs prior to scheduled customer deployments.
- Conducted end-to-end user journey testing alongside business analysts to confirm regulatory and operational compliance.
- Coordinated weekly regression cycles for point-of-sale integration updates, reducing patch release rollbacks.
Apex Technical Services
Manchester, UK
Software Support Technician
Apr 2013 – Aug 2017
- Provided tier-2 support for proprietary desktop and web business software, reproducing and isolating user-reported defects.
- Assisted QA leads with exploratory testing cycles ahead of quarterly software maintenance updates.
Education
University of Salford
BSc (Hons) · Computer Networks and Support · Salford, UK · 2:1 · Sept 2006 – Jun 2009
Completed coursework covering networking architecture, relational database management, and structured systems analysis. Final year dissertation investigated web application reliability and baseline performance metrics.
Projects
OpenCart Integration Test Suite
Jan 2024 – Apr 2024
- Designed comprehensive test scenarios covering authentication, product catalogue filtering, and checkout payment gateway responses.
- Created reusable Postman collections with assertion scripts for rapid API smoke tests on test server builds.
Key Skills
Manual Testing
Regression Testing
API Testing with Postman
Test Case Design
Jira & Confluence
Defect Lifecycle Management
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
SQL Database Verification
Exploratory Testing
Cross-Browser Testing
Languages
English
C2
French
B1
Certifications
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
ISTQB · May 2020
ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)
ISTQB · Nov 2023
Volunteering
Greater Manchester Code Club
Manchester, UK · Oct 2022 – Jun 2023
- Volunteer Testing Mentor
- Assisted students with understanding basic software testing principles and setting up structured test scenarios.