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Mark Watson

Test Manager

Quality strategy, capable teams, releases you can trust

[email protected]
+44 117 555 0548
linkedin.com/in/mark-watson-testmanager

Software test manager with thirteen years in QA, the last six leading test teams for a Bristol software company. Owns the test strategy across projects, leads a team of test engineers, and is accountable for the quality of what ships. Drove the shift to test automation and CI that cut regression time dramatically and lifted release confidence. Manages test planning, resourcing, risk-based prioritisation and stakeholder reporting, and balances quality against delivery deadlines. Strong on both the technical craft and leading people, and clear with stakeholders about real release risk. Looking for a test-manager or QA-lead role with an organisation that treats quality as a first-class part of delivery.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Bristol Software Group - Bristol, UK

Test Manager April 2018 to Present 8 years & 3 months

Own the test strategy across projects and lead a team of test engineers accountable for release quality.
Drove the shift to test automation and CI that cut regression time dramatically and lifted release confidence.
Manage the test planning, the resourcing and risk-based prioritisation across many concurrent project deliveries.
Report the real release risk clearly to all the stakeholders, balancing quality against the delivery deadlines.
Coach and develop the test engineers, steadily raising the whole team's automation and technical skills.
Define the quality metrics and the processes that made the testing predictable and clearly visible.

West Software Solutions - Bristol, UK

Senior Test Engineer / Test Lead August 2009 to March 2018 8 years & 8 months

Designed and executed test suites and led testing on individual client projects.
Built the early automation frameworks and mentored a group of junior testers.
Managed the regression and release testing cycles to tight project deadlines.
Earned the advanced certification and then moved into a test-manager role.

Bristol Tech - Bristol, UK

Software Tester / QA Analyst June 2007 to July 2009 2 years & 2 months

Tested web and desktop software, writing and running manual test cases.
Logged and tracked the defects and verified fixes through to release.
Learned test design, defect management and QA process on the job.
Built the grounding that led into a full senior test-engineer role.
Qualification

University of Bristol

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (September 2006 to June 2009)

Computer science degree covering software engineering, testing and systems, with a placement year. The placement steered the move into QA. Built the technical base behind test leadership.

ISTQB

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certification (January 2015 to June 2015)

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification covering test strategy, risk and team management. It formalised the leadership and strategy side of the role. Applied directly to driving the automation and CI shift.
Highlights

Automation & CI shift

Drove the move to test automation and CI that cut regression time dramatically and lifted release confidence. Faster, more reliable testing let the business release more often, safely.

Honest release risk

Gives stakeholders a clear, honest picture of real release risk rather than a rubber stamp. That trust is what lets the business make informed go/no-go decisions.
Key Initiatives

Performance-Testing Capability

Test Manager (January 2019 to September 2019)

Stood up a performance and load-testing capability the teams had been lacking, catching scalability problems before release rather than in production where they cost far more to fix.

Risk-Based Test Strategy Rollout

Test Manager (February 2020 to August 2020)

Introduced a risk-based test strategy across projects, focusing effort where the release risk truly sat so testing got faster without the coverage that actually matters slipping.
Activities & Interests
Drinking
Tennis
Play with Dog
Horror Movies
Photography
Certifications

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager

ISTQB (June 2015 to Present)

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification covering test strategy, risk and team management. It formalised the leadership and strategy side of the role. Applied directly to driving the automation and CI shift.

Agile, CI/CD & Test Automation

ISTQB (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in agile testing, CI/CD pipelines and test-automation tooling. It supports the automation-and-CI shift that cut regression time and lifted release confidence across the team.
Technical Skills
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Team Leadership
  • Test Automation Strategy
  • CI/CD Quality
  • Risk-Based Testing
  • Test Planning & Resourcing
  • Quality Metrics
  • Stakeholder Reporting
  • Defect Management
  • Process Improvement
Langauges

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

French

Limited Working Proficiency
Personal Info

Location

Bristol, UK

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Notice Period

2 months

Date of Birth

1987-05-12
Personal Skills

Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Reliability

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