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Kit Hargreaves

Staveley, Kendal,Cumbria

Summary

Proactive and hard working Senior QA Manager. Well versed in all things agile, Jira, Sentry, Jenkins, Browserstack, Testrail etc. Strong focus on team building and empowering individual contributors to be impactful through a Shift Left approach to QA within the SDLC.

Work history

Lead QA Engineer

Red Sift
01.2023 - Current
  • Leading a team of QA engineers and taking full responsibility for all QA initiatives and operations within the company
  • Testing a combination of web based services and AI platforms
  • Implementing an automation framework from the ground up, as well as various process improvements, metrics tracking and tooling.
  • Used both automated and manual testing techniques to deliver quality products.
  • Created a comprehensive suite of test plans


Senior QA Manager

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
07.2020 - 12.2022
  • Leading a team of 40+ QA engineers, leads and managers
  • Defining standards, process, platforms and tooling
  • Providing stakeholder accountability
  • Helping ensure our clients (both mobile and web) get the best possible experience from our products and enabling my team to do the same.


QA Manager

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
05.2019 - 07.2020
  • Leading a team of 12+ QA engineers, both automated and manual on products that covered web and mobile
  • Contributing to process definition and refinement and enabling those reporting to me to be the best that they can be.
  • Identified project blockers and acted as driver to overcome obstacles and achieve deadlines.


QA Lead

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
06.2018 - 05.2019
  • Leading a team of 5+ QA testers, both automation and manual
  • Ensuring process and tooling are correctly implemented to ensure the best possible client experience.
  • Led testing of both of Kraken's mobile apps from initial development through to release and beyond


Project Manager

Cadcomms
08.2015 - 04.2018
  • Working on a variety of technical projects with a focus on quality and client experience
  • Leading a variety of teams and providing stakeholder accountability.
  • Prepared and managed project plans from end to end, meeting required milestones.
  • Led meetings with both client and internal teams to facilitate and drive project completion and provide status updates.


Founder

Synisis
09.2007 - 05.2015
  • Founder and CEO of one of Cambodia's first software development initiatives
  • Creating a range of products to serve the local market and building skilled employment in a developing country.


Skills

  • Test strategy and implementation
  • Test management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • All practical aspects of FE and API testing
  • Coaching and development
  • Tooling and documentation


Timeline

Lead QA Engineer

Red Sift
01.2023 - Current

Senior QA Manager

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
07.2020 - 12.2022

QA Manager

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
05.2019 - 07.2020

QA Lead

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
06.2018 - 05.2019

Project Manager

Cadcomms
08.2015 - 04.2018

Founder

Synisis
09.2007 - 05.2015

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Tools

  • Testrail
  • Jira/Atlassian Suite, Notion
  • Browserstack
  • Android Studio/X-Code, Flipper
  • Katalon Studio, Tricentis
  • Selenium/Appium
  • Jenkins, Circle CI, Git
  • Splunk, Launch Darkly, Sentry, Datadog


Tools

  • Testrail
  • Jira/Atlassian Suite, Notion
  • Browserstack
  • Android Studio/X-Code, Flipper
  • Katalon Studio, Tricentis
  • Selenium/Appium
  • Jenkins, Circle CI, Git
  • Splunk, Launch Darkly, Sentry, Datadog


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