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Cologne, Germany

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Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Cologne, Germany

Rewe Digital

Creation of Spring Boot integration tests
Creation of JUnit tests for the coupon system
Creation of component tests for Kafka topics
Creation of CI/CD pipeline scripts
Creation of UI tests with Playwright
Creation of UI tests with Cypress
Review of developer unit tests
Planning the test architecture for integration tests
Creation of the test automation concept
Evaluation and creation of test reports

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

4 years

Essen, Germany

Ista Deutschland GmbH

Planning the test architecture for integration tests and E2E tests
Planning the infrastructure for the individual test environments
Implementation of GitLab pipelines for integration tests
Creation of JUnit backend integration tests
Creation of JMeter performance tests
Creation of Spring Boot integration tests
Creation of JUnit tests for Camunda
Creation of Postman endpoint tests
Creation of CI/CD pipeline scripts
Adjusting Flyway scripts
Creation of UI tests with Playwright
Processing process information in the DB using JPA
Review of developer unit tests
Creation of the test automation concept
Evaluation and creation of test reports

Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

2 years 2 months

Hamburg, Germany

Bitmarck Technik GmbH

Planning the infrastructure for the individual test environments
Planning the test architecture for integration tests
Installation and configuration of WebSphere Application Server
Installation and configuration of Jenkins server
Development of Groovy scripts for Jenkins build pipelines
Development of a BDD framework with Cucumber
Automation of RPM installations with Bash scripts
Creation of configuration scripts for WebSphere
Execution of manual/automated integration tests
Creation of Selenium tests for GUI tests
Creation of JUnit tests for product plugins
Setup and configuration of clusters
Creation of the test automation concept
Evaluation and creation of test reports

Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

3 months

Cologne, Germany

Ergo Versicherung

Planning the infrastructure
Planning the test architecture in combination with the AWS cloud
Installation and configuration of JBoss application server
Installation and configuration of Jenkins build
Development of Groovy scripts for Jenkins build pipeline
Creation of the test automation concept

Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year 2 months

Hamburg, Germany

Joh. Berenberg Goslar & Co. KG

Setup of virtualization with JBoss application server
Setup of deployment pipeline and continuous delivery
Creation of pipeline scripts for BDD with Cucumber
Configuration of Jenkins builds
Software development with Jira/Jenkins/XRay REST API
Programming an in-house Java framework for Cucumber
Development of Groovy scripts for Jenkins
Batch programming for control on the VMs
Configuration of JBoss server
Server administration
Automated test development with Cucumber
Development of test and QA lifecycle
Setup of test structures for the controlling team
Review and extension of the requirements
Execution, evaluation and reporting of tests

May 2016 - May 2017

1 year 1 month

Hanover, Germany

Hannover Rück Versicherung

Automated test development with Cucumber
Automated load and performance tests with JMeter
GUI tests with Selenium
Structuring and new development of integration tests
Implementation of component tests for the product pipeline
Stability tests for the deployment pipeline
Development of test and QA lifecycle
Building test structures for local offices abroad
Review and expansion of requirements
Execution, evaluation, and reporting of tests

Jul 2014 - Apr 2016

1 year 10 months

Hamburg, Germany

Otto Versand

Automated mobile tests with Selenium via Appium
Automated browser GUI tests
Development of a microservice for version control and artifacts
Support and lead for unit tests for the developer team
Creating test plans and test cases
Automated testing of interfaces and web services
Support for developers with their JUnit tests
Carrying out manual app and browser tests
Defect management
Analysis of error sources
Performance optimization for existing tests
Stabilization of individual tests
Structuring and new development of integration tests
Monitoring the deployment process with the Jira Jenkins Bridge
Review and expansion of requirements
Execution, evaluation, and reporting of tests

Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

1 year 10 months

Lucerne, Switzerland

CSS Versicherung

Automated test development
Creating test plans and test cases
Creation of project plans
Creation of test architectures for stub data frameworks
Testing the rules engine and its interfaces
Testing the web-based admin GUIs
Testing the Swing GUIs
Automated testing of interfaces and web services
Automated testing of workflows
Support for developers with their JUnit tests
Carrying out manual tests of the CSS app
Defect management
Creation of test strategies and test standards
Analysis of error sources and RMTs
Review and expansion of requirements
Execution, evaluation, and reporting of tests

Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

8 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Vodafone

Leading a test team
Creating test plans and test cases
Creation of project plans
Testing the Vodafone search engine and its interfaces
Carrying out security tests
Carrying out manual tests
Holding regular meetings with the integrator
Creating test strategies and test style guides
Execution, evaluation, and reporting of tests

Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

6 months

Hirschau, Germany

Conrad Electronics

Leading a test team
Creating test plans and test cases
Implementation of test cases and test automation
Testing search engines, rules engines, and interfaces
Creation of test scripts and frameworks with JBehave (BDD)
Execution and evaluation of tests
Creation and execution of JMeter performance tests
Creation of project plans and presentations

May 2011 - Sep 2011

5 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Ubisense / Deutschen Telekom

Leading a test team
Implementing test cases for the cable network GUI
Testing data in the database and its interfaces
Creating test plans and test specifications
Executing and evaluating tests

Industry experience

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Experienced in Retail, Energy, Insurance, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Retail

Energy

Insurance

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Telecommunication

Business area experience

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

Quality Assurance

Information Technology

Project Management

Skills

Professional Focus

Test Automation
Software Development
Interface Development
Load And Performance Tests
Code Reviews
Security Tests

Technical Skills

Development Environments: Eclipse, Intellij Idea, Jbuilder
Operating Systems: Linux, Aix, Mac Os, Windows, Solaris
Databases: Mongodb, Db2, Oracle, Mysql, Postgres, Redis, Cosmosdb
Programming Languages: Java, Jsp, Jpa, Ejb, Jsf, Struts, Swing, Jdbc, Hibernate, Servlets, Spring Boot, Javascript, Groovy, Html, Css, Sql, Pl/Sql
Soft Skills: Teamwork, Commitment, Enthusiasm, Strong Willingness To Learn, Personal Integrity, Perseverance
Methods: Test Methodology, Tdd, Bdd, Oop, Ooa, Ood, Scrum, Kanban
Software Models: V-Model, Extreme Programming, Agile Software Development
Tools: Imbus Testbench, Rational Requisitepro, Rational Clearquest, Rational Clearcase, Soapui, Apache Tomcat, Jboss, Ant, Maven, Gradle, Mercurial, Tortoisehg, Kdiff, Selenium, Jbehave, Cucumber, Jmeter, Fest, Build Scripts, Jenkins, Junit, Testng, Rest, Dropwizard, Docker, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Sonarqube, Archiva, Groovy, Jira, Aris, Netbeans, Cvs, Subversion, Git, Gitlab, Artifactory, Nexus, Xray, Splunk, Graphoo, Confluence, Ticket Expert, Node Js, Postman, Teamcity, Uml, Citrix, Ms Office, Dms, Oneitsm, Vsphere, Filemaker

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Certifications & licenses

GFN certification in the J2SE and J2EE area

Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (CTAL)

Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD)

Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11

Experience in Retail 4 y

Avg length 1 y 4 m

Longest experience 3 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Switzerland)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Main industries Retail, Energy, Insurance

Main business areas Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 8

Profile

Member since

July 2025

Last update

July 2026

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is based in Cologne, Germany.

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

has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, has worked and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

In recent years, has worked for Rewe Digital and Ista Deutschland GmbH.

is most experienced in industries like Energy, Retail, and Insurance. also has some experience in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance, Information Technology, and Project Management.

has recently worked in industries like Energy and Retail.

has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Quality Assurance.

has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: GFN certification in the J2SE and J2EE area, Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (CTAL), and Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL).

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