Julie Clay

Expert Test Leader for Regulated Environments & Tech | Defect Manager | ISTQB Certified | Agile | Waterfall | Jira | ALM | SIT – UAT – E2E – OAT | Pharma – I.T. Services – Finance – Retail – Energy | Mentor/Team Builder.

I’m a results-driven technical test consultant on a mission to help organisations deliver high quality software at pace. I specialise in bridging the gap between complex technical delivery and real-world business outcomes, bringing structure, clarity, and confidence to testing across global transformation programmes.

Key Experience and Strengths
• Test leadership across blue chip consultancies and enterprise environments
• Proven track record in pharma, IT services, financial services, and retail sectors
• Expert in test strategy, design, planning, and execution for large scale programmes
• Hands on with Microsoft products, Jira, Jira Xray, and Microfocus ALM
• Lead full SDLC testing including SIT, E2E, performance, OAT, and UAT
• ISTQB Certified since 2012 with a 100% contract renewal rate
• Strong communicator and collaborator, builds trusted relationships across business and tech
• Recognised for critical thinking, structured problem solving, and best practice coaching
• Agile, adaptable, and thrives in dynamic, tech driven delivery environments
• Committed to delivering value through precision, process improvement, and business alignment.

Achievements
• Key contributor to AstraZeneca’s Unify & Digital Health IT CI/CD initiative, which won the R&D Award for Design and Delivery by improving patient access to clinical trials
• Test Manager for the Global Empower programme, leading the rollout of remote client installation and configuration tools; the team received the 2021 IT Excellence Award for ‘Lead in Sustainable IT.
• Led UAT for Brexit-critical ERPS SAP projects at AstraZeneca in 2019, resulting in the ‘IT Excellence Award for ERP Simplification’ and the ‘AstraZeneca Operations Award for Reliability’
• Delivered test management for the time critical Co-op Insurance Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards project, ensuring successful compliance with payment security standards
• Managed out-of-hours testing resources for The Co-operative Bank Cyber Security Programme, safeguarding continuity of critical services
• Played a key role in the AstraZeneca Emerald Data Centre Build, awarded the 2012 ‘National IT Industry Award for Infrastructure Project of the Year’.