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    <title>Roq and Role - Episodes Tagged with “Test Automation”</title>
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  <title>Umer Khalid - Lead Automation Engineer</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This episode focusses on Lead Automation Engineer, Umer Khalid, who joined ROQ last year and has a wealth of experience to share with you. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at &lt;a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;careers@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;ask@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn - &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Twitter - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/ROQTALK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Facebook - &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Testing, Test Automation, Software Testing, Careers</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.</p>

<p>This episode focusses on Lead Automation Engineer, Umer Khalid, who joined ROQ last year and has a wealth of experience to share with you. </p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.</p>

<p>This episode focusses on Lead Automation Engineer, Umer Khalid, who joined ROQ last year and has a wealth of experience to share with you. </p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Sophie and Amira - ROQ Academy Consultants</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This episode focusses on the lives of ROQ Academy Consultants Sophie and Amira, who joined ROQ in October last year through ROQ's Test Engineering Academy Programme. In this episode they give us fantastic insight in to their every day lives, their views on attracting diverse talent, and much more! Expect tech issues, hatred of white bread, and a real feel of what it's like to work for ROQ in this second episode of ROQ and Role.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at &lt;a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;careers@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;ask@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn - &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Twitter - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/ROQTALK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Facebook - &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.</p>

<p>This episode focusses on the lives of ROQ Academy Consultants Sophie and Amira, who joined ROQ in October last year through ROQ&#39;s Test Engineering Academy Programme. In this episode they give us fantastic insight in to their every day lives, their views on attracting diverse talent, and much more! Expect tech issues, hatred of white bread, and a real feel of what it&#39;s like to work for ROQ in this second episode of ROQ and Role.</p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>ROQ and Role is the brand new podcast, hosted by ROQ Career Support Manager, Steven Knowles, interviewing a variety of ROQ colleagues from all roles, backgrounds and expertise. The podcast series aims to give you a flavour of what it’s like to work for ROQ as well as explore how some of our guests got in to their careers in testing. Steven will also cover some technical aspects of the testing world, in addition to some softer, wacky and fun questions.</p>

<p>This episode focusses on the lives of ROQ Academy Consultants Sophie and Amira, who joined ROQ in October last year through ROQ&#39;s Test Engineering Academy Programme. In this episode they give us fantastic insight in to their every day lives, their views on attracting diverse talent, and much more! Expect tech issues, hatred of white bread, and a real feel of what it&#39;s like to work for ROQ in this second episode of ROQ and Role.</p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Steve Mellor - Test Architect</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  <author>ROQ</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Steven Knowles interviews ROQ Test Architect, Steve Mellor on his current role, overall career in software testing, how he finds working at ROQ, and much more!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Steven Knowles interviews ROQ Test Architect, Steve Mellor on his current role, overall career in software testing, how he finds working at ROQ, and much more!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at &lt;a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;careers@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;ask@roq.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn - &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Twitter - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/ROQTALK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Facebook - &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Test Architect, Testing, Test Automation, Software Testing, Careers</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Steven Knowles interviews ROQ Test Architect, Steve Mellor on his current role, overall career in software testing, how he finds working at ROQ, and much more!</p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Steven Knowles interviews ROQ Test Architect, Steve Mellor on his current role, overall career in software testing, how he finds working at ROQ, and much more!</p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to learn more about a career in software testing or discover how ROQ can support your organisation, please follow us on social media or get in touch at <a href="mailto:careers@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">careers@roq.co.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:ask@roq.co.uk" rel="nofollow">ask@roq.co.uk</a></p>

<p>LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/roq-ltd</a><br>
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/ROQTALK" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ROQTALK</a><br>
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ROQTalk</a></p>]]>
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