Test Automation Lead

Candidate Description

A results-driven QA Lead and Senior Test Automation specialist with over 12 years of experience spearheading quality engineering for enterprise-scale solutions across government, not-for-profit and consulting sectors. Adept at orchestrating high-impact testing strategies for platforms such as Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and complex web applications, this professional combines deep technical insight with strong stakeholder engagement to ensure robust, compliant and timely releases. Their breadth spans multi-year transformation programmes, large distributed team leadership and seamless collaboration with PMOs and business executives.

Leveraging advanced proficiency in Selenium, SpecFlow BDD, Azure DevOps pipelines and CI/CD practices, this professional consistently delivers modern automation frameworks that amplify coverage and accelerate feedback loops. Key achievements include cutting regression effort by up to 80 % at a Not-for-Profit Organization through enterprise-grade frameworks, and introducing governance models that lowered production defect leakage by 40 %. Skilled in API, performance and data validation testing, they integrate quality checks across Azure and Microsoft Fabric ecosystems while upholding rigorous metrics, risk reporting and release sign-off processes.

Known for decisive leadership and mentoring, they cultivate Communities of Practice, drive continuous improvement and foster testing maturity across geographically dispersed teams. Their adaptability to diverse domains—ranging from Oracle product environments to Australian Government digital services—underscores their capacity to align quality initiatives with strategic objectives. By blending technical depth, process governance and collaborative acumen, they deliver sustained value and reliability to complex transformation programmes.