Hassan A.-IT Consultant
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DevOps & Observability Consultant
ALDI South (Albrecht's Discount)
- Supporting the DevOps team in Terraform-managed, multi-region AWS infrastructure to achieve environment parity.
- Developed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, automating the build and deployment.
- Maintained pre- and post-deployment scripts to automate critical tasks such as database schema migrations and environment sanity checks.
- Implemented CI/CD flow specifically for hotfixes via separate Git branches, managing back-merge activities from feature branches to release branches to ensure code integrity through automated conflict resolution.
- Deployed a dedicated, lightweight sanity check application hosted cost-effectively on Azure Container Apps to run automated health and basic functional checks as a post-deployment activity triggered via pipeline.
- Investigated production incidents through code changes and AWS CloudWatch logs.
- Coordinated integration of Dynatrace APM and its APIs for monitoring purposes.
- Full stack QA strategist for a high-traffic e-commerce platform built on a layered architecture for the back-end testing of core platform services, especially the order management system in Zed and Glue layers.
- Managed automation activities, testing process, and refactoring practices.
- Responsible for framework migrations, setup, and training for new automation frameworks.
- Promoted a shift-left approach within the QA team and created the test concept.
- Participated in meetings with IT managers, business owners, product owners, and team members.
- Designed and implemented contract testing to validate API schema compatibility between the order management system and the Zed and Glue layers, reducing production-relevant breaking changes by approximately 3%.
- Led the migration to a multi-environment framework that enabled test execution across 4 country configurations from a single codebase.
- Integrated automated unit and functional tests directly into the GitLab CI/CD pipeline, reducing pipeline runtime by 32%.
- Coached and trained 5 QA engineers across Germany and Hungary in test automation, framework architecture, and best practices.
- Architected a layered backend test automation framework separating business logic, API request builders, and the database layer.
- Piloted AI-assisted testing with Playwright Agents, the Playwright MCP Server, and GitHub Copilot for automated test generation, execution, and self-healing Playwright scripts.
Head of Software QA
Twinner GmbH
- Led end-to-end quality assurance cycles for an ERP transition project to SAP S/4HANA, focusing on ensuring data integrity and functional compliance.
- Architected and executed complex integration and regression test suites within the SAP S/4HANA environment, validating core business functions across SAP FI and MM modules.
- Defined and planned the scope of testing effort per release.
- Managed automation, testing, and best practices for optimum efficiency and quality.
- Mentored team members, promoting collaborative problem solving and quality across all QA functions.
- Developed test systems using existing and new frameworks, significantly improving test speed.
- Led the design and development of automated regression suites, reducing manual effort.
- Actively collaborated with IT and business managers and product development teams.
- Documented test cases and established traceability.
- Provided disciplinary and technical leadership for an 8-member QA team and established test case traceability workflows.
Test Automation Engineer
Twinner GmbH
- Built and maintained test automation frameworks from scratch for regression test suites.
- Developed automation strategies for UI, API testing, end-to-end testing, and stress testing in the cloud.
- Designed and implemented automated integration tests to validate end-to-end data flow across the microservices ecosystem and Apache Kafka streaming platform, verifying message schema integrity and serialization consistency.
- Tracked and reported defects.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Sofodynamix Solutions
- Created and executed test cases as per system requirements.
- Tracked and reported bugs.
- Performed GUI, functional, regression, and system testing.
- Designed and developed test cases for automated testing via a data-driven framework.
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Experienced in Retail, Information Technology, and Automotive.
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Experienced in Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.
Summary
An AWS and ISTQB-certified IT consultant with 9+ years of experience, specialized in cloud, full-stack development, testing, and quality assurance. My expertise encompasses scripting, orchestration, test automation, and management for the front and back end. I've worked on multiple tech stacks and frameworks and developed test automation frameworks in Java, PHP, and JavaScript, with CI integration. I have built enterprise-wide automation frameworks and established shift-left testing cultures in complex e-commerce and ERP environments, combining hands-on architecture expertise with leadership and coaching experience. Achievements include reducing pipeline runtimes by 32%, enabling test automation across 4 countries from a single codebase, and introducing contract testing to reduce production-relevant breaking changes.
Skills
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Azure
- Istqb
- Github
- Gitlab
- Mac Os X
- Jenkins
- Git
- Php
- Phpunit
- Selenium
- Java
- Testng
- Atlassian Jira
- Junit
- Automated Testing
- Python
- Maven
- Backend Testing
- Unit Testing
- Groovy
- Api Testing
- Postman
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
- Devops Engineering
- Linux+
- Solution Implementation
- Cypress
- Servicenow
- Incident Management
- Requirements Gathering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Kafka
- Full Stack Qa Strategist For A High-Traffic E-Commerce Platform Built On A Layered Architecture For The Back-End Testing Of Core Platform Services, Especially Order Management System (Oms) In Zed And Glue Layers
- Management Of Automation Activities, Testing Process, And Refactoring Practices
- Responsible For Framework Migrations, Setup, And Training For New Automation Frameworks
- Promotion Of A Shift-Left Approach Within The Qa Team And Creation Of The Test Concept
- Participation In Meetings With It Managers, Business Owners, Product Owners, And Team Members
- Docker
- Golang
- Sql
- Redis
- Rabbitmq
- Dynatrace
- Codeception
- Playwright
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- Contract Testing
- Playwright Agents
- Playwright Mcp Server
- Github Copilot
- Aws Cloudwatch
- Elk
- Llm-Assisted Test Generation
- Self-Healing Locators
Languages
Education
Hochschule Mittweida
Master of Science · Data Science (Machine learning) & Networks · Mittweida, Germany
University of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Science · Electrical Engineering (Computer Science) · Lahore, Pakistan
Certifications & licenses
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
International Software Testing Qualifications Board
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Hassan is based in Düsseldorf, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Hassan speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).
Hassan has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Hassan has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Hassan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Hassan would be well-suited for roles such as: DevOps & Observability Consultant, Head of Software QA, Test Automation Engineer.
Hassan's most recent position is DevOps & Observability Consultant at ALDI South (Albrecht's Discount).
In recent years, Hassan has worked for ALDI South (Albrecht's Discount) and Twinner GmbH.
Hassan is most experienced in industries like Retail, Information Technology, and Automotive.
Hassan is most experienced in business areas like Quality Assurance, Information Technology, and Operations. Hassan also has some experience in Project Management.
Hassan has recently worked in industries like Retail and Automotive.
Hassan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Operations.
Hassan holds a Master in Data Science (Machine learning) & Networks from Hochschule Mittweida and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science) from University of Engineering and Technology.
Hassan has 2 certificates. These include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level.
Hassan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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