Cast 2017

Although I stumbled into testing — in 1999 after migrating from the UK to Australia amid a tech boom time — I have since become a passionate member of the worldwide testing community and currently hold the title of Principal Test Architect. But what does that really mean? A test architect at “company” provides technical leadership and strategic direction for testing, and I will describe what that means in my day-to-day work.

My position involves advocacy for great new testing ideas gleaned from the wider testing community, mentoring new testers and coaching testing teams in using context-appropriate approaches to their work. This leadership role extends beyond “company” too so a typical day might include sharing knowledge with a meetup group, blogging on a testing topic or helping a new speaker with a conference proposal.
Join me to discover that testing is far from being a dead-end career and learn how you can become an active participant in your testing community.