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Brent Nancarrow

@brentnancarrow

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Hands-on Workstream Test Lead and Senior Manual QA Engineer delivering release confidence.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek a remote-first hybrid role as a hands-on test lead or senior QA focused on regulated, data-driven programmes where I can own release readiness, mentor teams, and improve quality through risk-based testing and clear stakeholder reporting.

I am a hands-on Workstream Test Lead and Senior Manual QA Engineer with 10+ years delivering release readiness across regulated, data-driven environments including NHS, financial services and critical national infrastructure. I specialise in risk-based manual testing, UAT coordination, defect triage, evidence-based go/no-go decision support and data/BI validation using Power BI, SQL and Databricks.

I combine pragmatic, calm leadership with technical capability in API testing (Postman/Newman), accessibility checks and audit-ready reporting to build stakeholder confidence and improve delivery outcomes. I hold ISTQB CTAL-TM, PRINCE2 Agile and PSM I certifications and am currently increasing cloud literacy with planned AWS Cloud Practitioner study.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Workstream Test Lead

NHS Arden & Gem CSU

Feb 2025 - Dec 2025 (10 months)

Owned hands-on testing across multiple NHS workstreams, validating Power BI dashboards and backend FDP datasets with SQL and Postman/Newman to ensure release readiness and data integrity for clinician-facing reporting used in operational decision-making.

Databricks Newman Accessibility Testing

QA Engineer

Nominet

Mar 2022 - Jun 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Led QA for data and analytics platforms supporting critical internet infrastructure, implementing SQL/Databricks-driven validation and dashboard QA standards to improve reporting reliability and manage release readiness.

Data Validation Databricks Test Strategy Xray Jira Defect Triage

Senior Test Analyst

Toyota Financial Services

Sep 2015 - Feb 2022 (6 years 5 months)

Coordinated UAT and delivered functional/regression testing across regulated finance platforms, managing test traceability through tool migrations and validating APIs and data to support go/no-go decisions.

UAT Functional Testing SQL Test Management (Zephyr Xray)Defect Triage Confluence

Support Analyst - Test Analyst

Ultima Business Solutions

Aug 2007 - Sep 2015 (8 years 1 month)

Progressed from support to test analyst owning QA for national dealership and sales systems, testing API integrations and supporting national application rollouts.

And Support API Testing Regression Testing Test Execution