Professional Summary
Detail-oriented Junior Software Tester with hands-on experience delivering manual functional testing, regression passes, and REST API validation in Agile workflows. Dedicated to clear defect documentation, proactive cross-functional communication, and ensuring dependable software releases.
Work Experience
Severnbridge Digital Solutions
Bristol
Junior QA Tester
Sept 2024 – Present
- Execute manual functional, exploratory, and regression testing across web and mobile web platforms for client portals.
- Author concise, reproducible defect reports in Jira, providing network traces, environment logs, and screenshot evidence.
- Validate RESTful API responses, status codes, and JSON schemas against specification documents using Postman.
- Collaborate with developers and product managers during sprint planning and refinements to clarify user acceptance criteria.
Avonmouth Media Labs
Bristol
QA Test Intern
Nov 2023 – Jul 2024
- Drafted and executed more than 100 test cases covering critical user workflows including user registration, search, and checkout.
- Assisted senior test engineers with cross-browser and mobile viewport verification using BrowserStack.
- Maintained shared regression test suites and release checklists within Confluence.
Education
University of the West of England
BSc (Hons) · Computing · Bristol · Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) · Sept 2018 – Jun 2021
Completed modules in Systems Verification, Software Engineering, Database Systems, and Web Application Development. Participated in team coursework delivering tested software prototypes against defined client specifications.
Projects
Open Forum Quality Assurance Project
Apr 2023 – Aug 2023
- Authored a comprehensive test plan and executed over 60 manual test cases for an open-source discussion platform.
- Tested core REST API endpoints and verified authentication tokens and database record updates using Postman and SQLite.
Skills
Manual Testing
Test Case Design
Defect Tracking (Jira)
API Testing (Postman)
Regression Testing
Exploratory Testing
Cross-Browser Testing
Browser Developer Tools
SQL
Agile & Scrum
Languages
English
C2
Certifications
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
UK and Ireland Testing Board · Mar 2024
Volunteering
Bristol Digital Skills Guild
Bristol · Oct 2022 – May 2023
- Digital Workshop Assistant
- Assisted community workshop attendees with basic browser navigation, digital tools, and accessibility settings.