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Coventry, GB

• Testing embedded (CO & CPE) devices (converting ethernet to/from broadband).
• Investigation of connectivity issues relating to link, DHCP & vlan issues. Performance measurement using 3rd party tools (Open Broadband UDP SpeedTest, OOKLA, Video Streaming).
• SLIC/SIP integration on CPE device aided with Wireshark.
• Development of framework using Ansible to enable automation of measurement of performance (rates & connectivity).
• Creation of Python utilities using matplotlib & pandas libraries to generate graphical reports of CO-CPE DSL (broadband) rates.
• Installation and management of Atlassian JIRA & Confluence.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Training on the Helix Perforce (P4) versioning system.
• Developing regression tests to identify inadvertent changes in the (long-established) P4 product.
• Tests written in PERL. Use of JIRA to track issues and Confluence to record test analysis & design.
• Analysis of existing test framework to provide opportunities for enhanced test quality & coverage.
• Working remotely from my team in a non-agile environment.

• Designing YANG data structures based on G.fast ITU G.997.2 documentation for management of product (embedded device aggregating Layer 2 traffic across DSL lines aka. broadband).
• Support in managing integration of 3rd party Broadcom code updates into product codebase.
• Incorporating static validation techniques into build process to improve build integrity.
• Reducing technical debt by making build process more data-driven.
• Created Python based automation framework using Expect to enable control of embedded device (SSBL, bash, bespoke CLI via serial/SSH) to help simplify tedious tasks (e.g. upgrading build) and perform basic tests.
• Line length simulator: Designed, developed (code & test using TDD) to manage array of relays used to switch multiple pairs of differing cable lengths in/out to create required length. Used to determine broadband rates.

London, England, GB

• Developed a quality checking utility to run on Windows based devices in order to ensure that (bulk configured) Windows based devices have correct final configuration following automated and manual configuration steps.
• Initial quality check characteristics performed: application, drivers and licenses as required.
• Tool packaged as self-extracting HTA application (VBScript + HTML + CSS), launched over network.
• Required to leave minimal residual footprint upon device after execution.
• Devices assessed against a template and report generated. Technician manual process instructions auto-generated from template. Report shown in browser. Verification templates read and reports written via RESTful i/f.
• Worked as sole software engineer to design, develop and document (design approach, progress reports, deployment instructions, suggested approach for merging into existing process). Atlassian JIRA used for issues and.

(Covering absence). Performing software QA within the highly agile development environment of a biometric access & workforce management solution used in the construction industry.Manual testing + Automated UI testing using Selenium & Robot Framework; using VMs and Docker.Writing user stories in Gherkin to enable "Specification by example" (aka BDD).Manual.

Obtained BCS Intermediate Testing certification and ISQI Certified Agile Tester qualification.Upskilling in Testing, CI/DevOps & Requirements analysis.Upskilling in cloud environments (Azure & AWS) & automated deployment.Keeping in touch with current trends + attending many BCS & other s/w related meetings.Increased involvement supporting people primarily.

Instigate & configure Atlassian JIRA based system to allow improved recording & tracking of Field incidents by customers thus enabling the provision of a more professional support mechanism. Provision of knowledge portal as repository for meetings, plans and of system configuration information. Development of enhancement plan for upgrade of Windows Server.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI

Tested embedded system and associated User interface.Configured & supported issue tracking system (Redmine) and version control system (SVN) in virtualized environment for support of development.Wrote memory Load tests for an embedded system and developed a Python based Build & Test environment to drive associated headless toolset.Testing using traditional.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

* Secure telecoms network application: Developing & running Functional Tests using Java & TestNG in an Eclipse IDE on Linux as part of an Agile development environment.* Preparation for site move: Migrating development kit to a new network configuration in readiness for & transfer to our new site whilst maintaining a working development & support.

Developer on the following projects:* Impact SoftSwitch: Building; SNMP MIB design inc backward compatibility issues, data persistency; Version control & branching; Dev environment issues relating to source data split over sites; Driver for consolidation of information sources and move to XML; Lead in DB enhancement schema handling multiple customer &.