About James Brett
A Quality Engineer with over 15 years' experience’ working in both manual testing and test automation. A people leader and team contributor, confident in both mentoring and managing team members; and working with the wider team to refine requirements and identify issues early from design sessions through to release.
Skills & Experience
My experience across quality engineering domains has been built through hands-on work and continuous learning on a variety of projects and technical contexts.
Manual & Automated Testing
Experience building automation frameworks for UI and API testing, along with performance testing. My approach mixes automated testing with manual exploration, adapting to whatever technology stack I'm working with - whether that's mainframe systems, web applications, or cloud-native applications.
UI & API Automation
Performance Testing
Test Leadership
Built and led testing functions from inception, growing teams from manual processes to automation-focused practices. Currently leading 2 Senior QEs at Harbr, previously line managed 4-person testing team at Experian, balancing technical leadership with people development.
Programming & Technology Experience
Proficient in Python for test frameworks, utilities, and data validation, plus JavaScript/TypeScript for UI automation. Adapted testing approaches across diverse technology environments from legacy mainframe systems to cloud-native applications, with experience across financial services, data platforms, and web-based systems.
Programming Languages
JS/TS: UI automation, web testing
Professional Certifications
Certifications that complement my hands-on experience in testing, quality engineering, and development work.
Connect With Me!
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