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Career Readiness · Resillion

Senior Technical Consultant · Grade 2

Promotion board targeting January/February 2027. Evidence must be less than one year old. Presentation: 10–15 minutes to a panel of up to 3 senior leaders.

Days Until Board

249

Effective

1 Apr 2027

Pages Mapped

73

across 10 areas

Vault Coverage by Requirement

73 pages mapped

10 pages

Test Strategy & Planning

Create Test Strategies, Test Plans; review test scripts and requirements.

→ Test Strategy→ Test Planning→ Test Case Design→ Regression Testing→ Test Data Management→ Test Environments→ Test Estimation→ UAT Governance→ Release Sign-Off→ UAT

7 pages

Performance & Load Testing

Manage progress reports for Performance Testing; assess client test capability.

→ Performance Testing→ Load Testing Advanced→ API Performance Testing→ Performance Testing QA→ Performance Test Reporting→ Performance Capacity Planning→ JMeter

6 pages

API & Contract Testing

Expert in multiple test tool types — API and contract testing.

→ API Testing→ Contract Testing→ API Testing Advanced→ GraphQL Testing→ Mock Strategies→ WebSocket Testing

8 pages

CI/CD Quality Gates

Influence policy and strategy on client site; integrate quality into delivery pipelines.

→ CI/CD Quality Gates→ GitHub Actions→ CI/CD Pipelines→ Continuous Testing→ Test Reporting Dashboards→ Docker in CI Testing→ GitOps Quality Gates→ Flaky Test Management

7 pages

QA Leadership & Metrics

Manage multiple test streams; manage risk; improve metrics; own Process Improvement Model.

→ QA Leadership→ QA Metrics→ Risk-Based Testing→ QA in DevOps→ Root Cause Analysis→ QA Change Management→ Risk-Based Test Selection

9 pages

Test Automation Tools

Expert in five or more technical test tools of different types.

→ Playwright (Web UI)→ Selenium (Web UI)→ Pytest (Framework)→ Postman / Newman (API)→ WireMock (Service Virtualisation)→ Playwright Advanced→ Self-Healing Tests→ Visual Testing→ Accessibility Automation

7 pages

Security Testing

Broaden test capability scope; assess and identify security risks on client systems.

→ Security Testing QA→ Security Automation→ Red Teaming→ OAuth Boundary Testing→ Prompt Injection→ OWASP WSTG→ Threat Modelling

7 pages

Observability & Monitoring

Ensure effective quality assurance; monitor production quality and system health.

→ Observability Platforms→ Cloud Monitoring→ Test Observability→ Production Monitoring QA→ Tracing→ SLO / SLA Quality→ Datadog

6 pages

AI in Testing

Identify new tools; bring AI-assisted testing as a differentiator on client sites.

→ AI Testing→ Claude Code→ Cursor / Copilot→ Aider→ Testing LLM Apps→ AI Test Generation

6 pages

Process Improvement (PIM)

Build measurable, benefits-driven improvements roadmaps utilising the Process Improvement Model.

→ Process Improvement Model→ Test Automation Strategy→ Defect Prevention→ Shift-Left Testing→ Agile QA→ Benefits Realisation

Presentation Brief

10–15 min · panel of 3
Slide 101

Meeting responsibilities & prerequisites

Evidence you are already operating at Grade 2 level — not aiming for it.

Slide 202

Displaying core values

How your behaviours reflect and reinforce Resillion culture.

Slide 303

Added value to a client

Specific, measurable examples — what changed, what improved, what was saved.

Slide 404

Supporting Resillion business initiatives

Bids, marketing material, developing new service offerings or collateral.

Slide 505

Alignment to organisational strategic direction

How your work and behaviours serve where Resillion is heading.

Prerequisites — Grade 2

1
Required

Expert range of technical testing skills

Deep expertise across multiple testing disciplines, not just one tool.

2
Required

Working relationships across clients, peers, industry

Established contacts; maintain and grow relationships proactively.

3
Required

Thorough understanding of client challenges

Identify opportunities for Resillion; follow up where appropriate.

4
Required

Expert in five or more test tools (different types)

Playwright, Selenium, pytest, k6, Postman/Newman — minimum five, different categories.

5
Required

Leadership, mentoring, interpersonal & decision-making skills

Evidence of leading people, resolving conflicts, making client-impacting decisions.

6
Required

Achieve certification in agreed test

AWS Cloud Practitioner + AWS AI Practitioner — agreed with delivery manager.

Target Certifications

AWS · FoundationCLF-C02

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Cloud concepts, core AWS services, security, pricing and billing. Entry point for the AWS certification path.

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AWS · FoundationAIF-C01

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

AI/ML and generative AI concepts, AWS AI services, and responsible AI practices.

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