Andreas Hetz - Test Automation Architect

Q: Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Rheinfelden, Switzerland .

Q: What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 12 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months . Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Test Automation Architect at Banking Bank (name withheld) .

Q: What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Banking Bank (name withheld) , HIQT GmbH , Swisscom , IFM , and Energy Group (name withheld) .

Q: Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing , Energy , and Chemical . Andreas also has some experience in Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Quality Assurance , and Information Technology . Andreas also has some experience in Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing , Energy , and Chemical .

Q: Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Quality Assurance , and Product Development .

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Rheinfelden, Switzerland

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

Test Automation Architect

Banking Bank (name withheld)

Set up a shift-left DevOps E2E system testing architecture
Set up "DevOps Shift-left" E2E tests for 240+ applications
Under NDA

Sep 2022 - Present

3 years 7 months

Test Manager

HIQT GmbH

Established a partnership to support new customer migrations to the UIPath tool landscape
Provided RPA and testing support for UIPath in product maintenance
Partnered with UIPath to support migration projects and further develop the software testing tool offering

Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

11 months

Bern, Switzerland

Test Management Lead

Swisscom

Test Manager for Sales Portal
Test Management Lead, full responsibility for QA and team leadership
Test automation
Created automated tests using UiPath
Automated tests for a web application in a government environment
Advised on all topics in test automation

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Basel, Switzerland

Principal Testing Engineer

IFM

Principal Test Consultant for embedded system platform functional safety
Set up development and test processes and test systems
Created and introduced the test concept for an embedded system functional safety 61508 SIL 2 platform (32 device variants)
Implemented a continuous integration pipeline
Introduced a software versioning and branching concept
Created visualizations using Grafana
Planned, built, and expanded hardware-in-the-loop (HIL, dSPACE) setups with LabVIEW
Developed unit, functional, non-functional, and system tests for the embedded software
Conducted EMC, temperature, stress, and load tests

Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

2 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

Test Automation Engineer

Energy Group (name withheld)

DevOps QA Engineer
Set up test automation to test the existing DevOps environment, mainly SQL
Created pipelines in Azure DevOps
Designed and implemented a test automation architecture
Visualized test results in Power BI
Test Manager
Defined and introduced a test concept according to ISO 29119, including templates and training materials
Established sustainable test management
Increased the test automation coverage
Advised development teams on quality assurance in agile software development
Advised stakeholders on potential improvements in QA and implementation

Aug 2019 - Present

6 years 8 months

Rheinfelden, Switzerland

Managing Director

Hetz Engineering

Creation and execution of test concepts, test automation/architecture, RPA, automated/manual tests and general software tests
Test-driven quality assurance in mechanical and plant engineering, transportation, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, energy sector, process automation
Test automation, software development improvement programs
Embedded system test automation
UI test automation
Agile transformation
Training & workshops in software development/testing
Software & hardware development (e.g. Gcapa Goose conformity)
Requirements engineering
Clients e.g.: Siemens, Wago, ABB, Swisscom, Schindler, IFM, UCA, E.ON

Dec 2018 - May 2020

1 year 6 months

Baden, Switzerland

Principal Technical Engineer

ABB Switzerland AG - Drives

Improvement of the existing test automation solution
Introduction of BDD in R&D and expansion of all existing test automation solutions
Introducing behavior-driven development (BDD) across various departments
Implementing test automation for one platform / 10 communication protocols
Fully automated system test deployment
Conducting workshops to establish risk-based testing
Conceptual work
Setting up and expanding hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
Visualization using SonarQube and Grafana
Software development and test scripting, LabVIEW
Applying clean code principles

Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

10 months

Muttenz, Switzerland

Test Automation Architect

SIEMENS Switzerland AG – Building Technology

Setting up test automation & creating automated test cases
Designing a test automation architecture
Executing smoke tests for various device platforms and engineering tools
Creating test designs, writing and executing tests
Running smoke tests as part of an agile project team using SAFe

Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

10 months

Wallisellen, Switzerland

Test Automation Engineer

Siemens Mobility AG

Designing and building test automation for system tests of the train driver control system
Proof of concept for test automation of ETCS 2 & x system tests
Creating a test automation architecture according to EN 50126
Performing smoke tests of the train driver interface DMI according to Cenelec 50128, Cenelec 50159
Creating designs, writing and conducting tests, adapting an existing test framework
Developing various new software components and interfaces
Setting up and expanding hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
Actively promoting the prototype within different test teams

Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

1 year 6 months

Lenzburg, Switzerland

Head of System Verification & Validation Center

ABB Power Grids

Department management, leading 7 employees for substation automation system tests
Planning resources and budget
Communicating with global partners, both internal and external
Participation in various UCA standardization committees
Automating complex substation automation system tests with Jenkins and proprietary tools, UI automation of devices using Ranorex
Setting up and expanding hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
Leading global test improvement initiatives using SAFe

Dec 2012 - Oct 2016

3 years 11 months

Baden, Switzerland

Project Manager, Senior Software Engineer

ABB Power Systems

Embedded software development for maintaining and extending the IEC61850 communication stack for substation automation
Test framework development
Creation of various test tools
Leading a team of 5 people
Implementing process improvements using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and continuous integration
Test management, build and test automation with Jenkins
Collaboration in the UCA Testing IEC61850 working group

Jun 2007 - Feb 2012

4 years 9 months

Reinach, Switzerland

Software Engineer

Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG

Embedded software development in C/C++ for maintaining and extending the Foundation Fieldbus communication stack and for functional safety solutions
Support for various Endress+Hauser product centers in using the Foundation Fieldbus stack
Programming device DDs, partly on-site at Endress+Hauser product centers
Creation and maintenance of continuous integration and test automation with Jenkins
Setup and expansion of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
Responsible for distributing Foundation Fieldbus information and tools within the Endress+Hauser group

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Energy, Chemical, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Manufacturing

Energy

Chemical

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Telecommunication

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Quality Assurance, Information Technology, and Project Management.

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Information Technology

Project Management

Summary

As a Managing Director and graduate engineer (FH) in Electrical Engineering, I have extensive experience in test automation and project management, with over 15 years in the industry. I have expert knowledge in various programming languages such as Python, C#, and JavaScript, as well as in operating systems like Windows and Linux. I have led significant projects in telecommunications, energy, and process automation. My skills include, among others, test management, CI/CD, and functional safety according to IEC 61508. I'm known for my leadership skills and technical expertise. I’m active in various working groups and committees, including the UCA Testing Committee and the Swiss Testing Board.

Skills

Programming Languages

C#/.net
C
C++
Javascript
Typescript
Sql
Java
Css
Python
Vb
Iobroker
Labview
Assembler

Operating Systems

Windows
Linux
Android

Management Skills

Project Management
Leadership

Web Skills

Html
Angular
Wordpress
Github/gitlab
Api
Cms
Testing/debugging

Testing

Uipath
System Tests
Blackbox
Whitebox
Test Management
Performance
Ci
Cd
Cypress
Test Automation
Test Processes
Code Walkthrough
Unit Testing
Function Tests
Clean Code
Functional Safety 61508-3
Iso 29119

Tools

Jenkins
Azure Devops
Gitlab
Zypher
Servicenow
Ranorex
Appium
Selenium
Tessy Tools
Atlassian Tools
Jira
Confluence
Autocad
Power Bi
Itk/ctk
Kema Edition 1 & 2
Klocwork
Vectorcast
Visual Studio
Azure Portal
Iar Workbench
Robot Framework
Uipath

Process Control Systems

Deltav
Controlcare
Emerson
Abbx800
S7
S5
Wincc
Rsview
Mx4 Scada
Intouch
Factorylink
Iet
Itt
Desigo
Abtsite

Processes

Safe 4.5
Waterfall
Semi-agile
Kanban
Rup
29119
61508-3
Cenelec 50126
Cenelec Iec 61508

Protocols

Iec 61850
Lon
Ethercat
Ethernet/ip
Knx
Ff
Dali
Can
Mvb
Profibus
Hart
Modbus

Industry Experience

Process Automation
Building Automation
Transportation
Plant & Mechanical Engineering
Telecommunications
Energy

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Diploma Engineer (FH) · Electrical Engineering

Certifications & licenses

CMMI Lean Software Development Requirements Engineering & Testing IEC 61850

Coding In C

DTI Assessment Level A – Leadership Project Management

Ethernet Protocol C++ Standards & Advanced Training

ISTQB Foundation Level

Level C SAFe Scaled Agile Framework

Object-Oriented Design UML for Embedded Systems

Project Management Level C

Ranorex Basic and Advanced Training

Scrum

UiPath Foundation

Unit Testing Advanced Level Foundation Fieldbus

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12

Experience in Manufacturing 12 y

Avg length 2 y 5 m

Longest experience 6 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Switzerland, Germany)

Primary country Switzerland

Expertise

Recent roles Test Automation Architect, Test Manager, Test Management Lead

Main industries Manufacturing, Energy, Chemical

Main business areas Product Development, Quality Assurance, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 12

Profile

Created

December 2024

Last Update

December 2025

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Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Rheinfelden, Switzerland.

What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Andreas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: Test Automation Architect, Test Manager, Test Management Lead.

What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Test Automation Architect at Banking Bank (name withheld).

What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Banking Bank (name withheld), HIQT GmbH, Swisscom, IFM, and Energy Group (name withheld).

Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Chemical. Andreas also has some experience in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Information Technology. Andreas also has some experience in Project Management.

Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Energy, and Chemical.

Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development.

What is Andreas's education?

Andreas holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering.

Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 12 certificates. Among them, these include: CMMI Lean Software Development Requirements Engineering & Testing IEC 61850, Coding In C, and DTI Assessment Level A – Leadership Project Management.

What is the availability of Andreas?

Andreas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andreas?

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