Richard Etherington

Richard Etherington currently serves as Product Platforms Test Lead at SSE Thermal, a position held since April 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Quality Assurance Tester at NHS Digital (Kainos) and Companies House, as well as Technical Test Lead at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Richard has also held positions as Quality Assurance Engineer at LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK, Quality Assurance Lead (Automation) at QA Consulting, and Automated Testing Lead at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Notably, Richard contributed to improving automated testing practices at Delta Capita and was involved in promoting best practices for test automation within the Department for Works and Pensions while at SQA Consulting Limited. Richard began their career at Partnership as an Automated Testing Consultant. Education includes attendance at Exhall Grange School and Knottingley High School.