
Jack Simmons
Test Analyst
Thorough testing that ships software with confidence
Test analyst with seven years testing business and web software for a software company in Leeds. Designs and runs the tests that find defects before users do — writing test cases from requirements, executing functional and regression testing, and logging and tracking issues through to fix. Built a regression test suite that cut testing time and caught recurring defects earlier each release. Carries out functional, regression and exploratory testing, manages defects with developers, contributes to test automation, and reports test progress and quality clearly. Strong on both the methodical test discipline and the curiosity to break things in the right way. Detail-focused and protective of release quality. Looking for a test-analyst, QA-engineer or software-testing role on products where quality matters.
Leeds Software Solutions - Leeds, UK
Test Analyst April 2017 to Present 9 years & 3 months
Built a regression test suite that cut the testing time and caught the recurring defects earlier.
Write all the test cases from the requirements and run both the functional and exploratory testing.
Log, track and triage all the defects with the developers through to fix and retest.
Contribute to the test automation to speed up all the repetitive regression checks each release.
Report the test progress and the release quality very clearly to the whole project team.
Yorkshire Digital Ltd - Leeds, UK
Junior QA Tester August 2015 to March 2017 1 year & 8 months
Supported the regression and the functional testing for the whole team.
Learned the test design, defect management and automation basics on the job.
Gained the ISTQB certification and then moved into a test-analyst role.
Yorkshire Digital Ltd - Leeds, UK
Support / QA Assistant June 2013 to July 2015 2 years & 2 months
Reproduced the bugs, tested the releases and helped out the users.
Learned how the software breaks and how good testing catches it.
Then earned the move into a junior QA-tester role from there.
University of Leeds
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (September 2012 to June 2015)
ISTQB / Industry Training
ISTQB Foundation & Test Automation Certification (January 2017 to May 2017)
Faster regression suite
Breaks things the right way
Test Automation with Selenium
Industry Training Provider (January 2019 to May 2019)
API & Performance Testing
Test Academy (March 2021 to Present)
ISTQB Foundation & Test Automation
ISTQB / Industry Training (May 2017 to Present)
Agile Testing & API Testing
ISTQB (April 2019 to Present)
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Test Case Design
- Exploratory Testing
- Defect Management
- Test Automation
- Requirements Analysis
- Test Tools (JIRA)
- API Testing
- Quality Reporting