# sara tester

sara tester is a remote worker on Himalayas, Software Test Team Lead at Mizaic (IMMJ Systems), based in United Kingdom.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@saratester

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Software Test Team Lead at Mizaic, leading NHS QA and maintaining a Cypress and Playwright automation framework.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Authorized to work in | United Kingdom |
| Salary expectations | 72k+ GBP |
| Job categories | QA Automation Tester, QA Engineer, Automation Tester, Senior QA Tester, Test Analyst |
| Skills | Test Strategy, Test Leadership, Testing Automation, Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, NodeJS, NHS Healthcare Software Testing, Risk Based Testing, Shift Left Testing, CI CD and Pipeline Integration, API Testing, REST APIs, Postman |

## About

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At Mizaic (IMMJ Systems), I own the test strategy for a healthcare platform that helps NHS hospitals scan, index and archive paper medical records. I lead three QA Engineers across Agile squads and designed and maintain a Cypress, Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript automation framework for critical workflows, UI components and APIs.

I introduced AI-assisted testing with Cursor AI and Model Context Protocol, and integrated automated suites into CI/CD pipelines. My work has increased test coverage, reduced manual regression effort and contributed to reducing customer-reported incident tickets by up to 50%; earlier at GFM, I tested fantasy sports and holiday-booking products and led a team of six testers.
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## Experience

### Software Test Team Lead (current)

Mizaic (IMMJ Systems). Oct 2021 - Present

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Lead a team of 3 QA Engineers across multiple Agile squads, defining QA strategy and improving software quality processes. Designed and maintain a scalable test automation framework using Cypress, Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript, and pioneered AI-assisted testing using Cursor AI and Model Context Protocol.
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Skills: Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, NodeJS, Cursor, Model-Context-Protocol, Jira, TestRail, Postman, REST-APIs, CI-CD, Azure-DevOps, GitHub-Actions, Shift-Left-Testing, Risk-Based-Testing, API-Testing, Testing-Automation, Test-Strategy, Team-Leadership

### Senior QA Tester

Next plc. Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

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Performed manual functional and regression testing of .NET-based retail applications ahead of releases, logging and tracking defects through to resolution. Worked closely with developers to verify fixes and confirm expected application behaviour.
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Skills: Manual-Testing, Functional-Testing, Regression-Testing, .NET, Defect-Tracking, Exploratory-testing, Cross-Browser-Testing, Cross-device-Testing

### Test Team Lead

GFM. Sep 2017 - May 2021

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Led a team of 6 testers across digital projects including fantasy sports and holiday booking applications, combining manual and automated regression testing with exploratory testing. Strengthened communication between clients, account managers and developers by building technical test strategies and documentation.
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Skills: Test-Leadership, Manual-Testing, Testing-Automation, Regression-Testing, Exploratory-testing, Jira, Confluence, Gatling, SoapUI, GitHub, Charles-Proxy, Appium, Protractor, REST-APIs, Rest-Assured, BrowserStack, Agile-Scrum, iOS, Android

### Senior Test Analyst

GFM. Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

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Delivered full manual and automated regression testing for Fantasy Football and Telegraph Fantasy Football websites and applications, alongside exploratory testing. Analysed user stories and acceptance criteria to determine testing scope and identified regression scenarios for automation.
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Skills: Manual-Testing, Testing-Automation, Regression-Testing, Exploratory-testing, Jira, Confluence, Charles-Proxy, BrowserStack, iOS, Android, Pair-Testing

### Test Analyst

JD Sports. Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

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Tested a bespoke Content Management System supporting Mobile Value-Added Services, covering diverse content types. Developed manual test plans and cases from functional specifications, logging defects in Jira and working closely with developers and product owner.
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Skills: Manual-Testing, Test-Planning, Test-Case-Design, Jira, Selenium-Grid, Cross-Browser-Testing, Exploratory-testing, Agile

### Test Analyst

99p Stores Ltd. Jun 2012 - May 2014

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Delivered regression, E2E, UAT and manual testing using Agile/Scrum methodology. Interpreted Business Requirement Specifications to design and execute test cases across the full STLC, and maintained requirements-to-test-case traceability.
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Skills: Manual-Testing, Regression-Testing, End-To-End-Testing, UAT, Agile, Scrum, STLC, Test-Case-Design, Jira, Cross-Browser-Testing, Traceability

## Education

### University of Wales

Master's Degree

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Master's degree from the University of Wales.
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## Tech stack

- Postman
- BrowserStack
- GitHub
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
- MongoDB
- Node.js
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Cypress
- Protractor
- JavaScript
- JSON
- Gatling
- Appium
- Confluence
- TypeScript
- Git
- Docker
- REST Assured
- SQL
- SoapUI
- TestRail
- Playwright
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Charles Proxy
- Selenium WebDriver
- AWS

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