Andrew Mc Farland
About Andrew Mc Farland
Andrew McFarland is an Automation Engineer with extensive experience in test automation and application development. He has worked at Arity and Allstate Northern Ireland in various roles, focusing on UI and API testing and automated CICD pipelines.
Work at Arity
Andrew Mc Farland has been employed at Arity since 2021, serving as an Automation Engineer. In this role, he leads the test automation strategy, concentrating on automating both UI and API testing processes. Prior to this position, he worked as a Test Engineer at Arity from 2017 to 2021, where he contributed to various testing initiatives. His experience at Arity spans a total of six years, during which he developed automated Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) pipelines.
Current Role at Allstate Northern Ireland
Andrew Mc Farland has been with Allstate Northern Ireland since 2015, currently holding the position of Mobile Test Engineer. His tenure at Allstate includes previous roles as an Application Developer from 2010 to 2013 and as a QC Analyst from 2013 to 2015. Overall, he has accumulated nine years of experience at Allstate, contributing to various software development and testing projects.
Education and Expertise
Andrew Mc Farland completed his secondary education at the Royal School Dungannon, where he studied from 1998 to 2005. He then pursued higher education at Queen's University Belfast, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing and IT from 2005 to 2009. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in automation engineering and software testing.
Professional Background
Andrew Mc Farland's professional background includes extensive experience in software testing and development. He began his career at Allstate Northern Ireland, where he worked in various roles, including Application Developer and QC Analyst, before transitioning to his current position as Mobile Test Engineer. His experience at Arity as a Test Engineer and now as an Automation Engineer further enhances his qualifications in the field.