Srecko Soric - Test Automation Consultant for DevOps

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Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

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Experience

Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

1 year 4 months

Test Consultant

PROSEQUM GmbH

Taking over operational acceptance testing for internal and external applications in a pre-production environment
End-to-end testing across multiple systems
Planning and carrying out acceptance tests based on expected loads and service levels
Creating test plans and automated tests
System monitoring, log analysis, and preparation of test reports, monitoring charts, and acceptance documentation
Supporting rollouts of security and OS patches in pre-production
Load and performance testing, as well as failover/rollback testing
Testing SOAP/REST APIs with JMeter, Grafana, and Kibana
Batch testing with Bash and log analysis
Load and performance testing of in-house applications
Test automation with JMeter and PyTest
Maintaining and creating Bash scripting tests
Manual system integration testing

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

9 months

Test Consultant

PROSEQUM GmbH

Setting up test automation and implementing the test strategy
Evaluating and selecting test management and test automation tools
Planning and implementing API tests and CI/CD integration (GitLab CI)
Providing flexible test pipelines for Dev/Int/Stage/Prod (AWS and local)
Integrating automated test results into Jira/Xray
Documenting all activities and conducting workshops

Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

11 months

Test Consultant

PROSEQUM GmbH

Integrating test results from JUnit, Cucumber, and Serenity into CI toolchains (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
Setting up visualizations, test runs, test plans, and dashboards in Jira/Xray
Organizing test results and documentation
Method: SCRUM

Jan 2020 - May 2021

1 year 5 months

DevOps/Test Automation

PROSEQUM GmbH

CI/CD scripting with Jenkins Pipelines and Groovy
Maven builds for Spring Boot microservices and NPM builds
Integration of JFrog Artifactory, Jacoco, SonarQube, JMeter, and Protractor
Deployment to Kubernetes with rolling updates, autoscaling, and templating
Automated Git tagging, versioning, and hotfix integration
GitHub integration with webhooks and job triggers
Black Duck licensing scans and headless Chrome tests

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Test Automation Architect

PROSEQUM GmbH

Setting up the system environment for automated tests (desktop and mobile)
CI/CD integration of tests with Jenkins Agents
Installing and maintaining virtual and physical machines
Planning the script architecture (page objects, test data, languages)
Developing a test codebase for multiple browsers and languages
Integration with TestRail and developing tools through the TestRail API
E2E tests for Adobe AEM CMS
Retrieving test data through REST API and Node.js
XML transformation with XSLT
Method: SCRUM

Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

4 months

Healthcare Test Automation

PROSEQUM GmbH

Design and implementation of end-to-end tests for web applications (Angular 2, PrimeNG, Spring J2EE)
Set up the test infrastructure using VMs and Docker containers
Developed the test scripting concept and integrated it with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Docker
Analyzed and designed tests based on user stories and acceptance criteria
Scripted PDF tests

Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

10 months

E-Commerce Test Automation Engineer

PROSEQUM GmbH

Planned and integrated the test process into CI using Jenkins, Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, and Appium
Set up a test server environment with Jenkins slaves
Developed modular test scripts (PageObjects, DataObjects)
Scripted with PHP (Facebook WebDriver) and JavaScript
Integrated with Testlink and provided QA support for launch
Method: SCRUM

Dec 2015 - Nov 2016

1 year

Test Integration Specialist

PROSEQUM GmbH

Integrated SCTM/SilkTest into the CI toolchain (Jenkins, Maven, Git, SonarQube, SWARM Clients)
Developed a tool to query the test management software and generate Jenkins-compatible test plans and results in XML
Created Jenkins jobs with load balancing across SWARM Clients
Classified test cases based on risk

Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

3 months

Test and Development Consultant

PROSEQUM GmbH

Performed manual and regression testing of SOAP interfaces, including analysis of customer reports
Added new features and 3rd-party interfaces to the energy sales portal

Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

6 months

Test Engineer

PROSEQUM GmbH

Performed manual integration and regression tests for an application group on Win, Mac, iOS, Android, and WinRT
Tracked bugs using Jira, Wiki, and TFS
Set up a Ranorex data-driven test suite in C# and a JavaScript mock
Represented the team in the Scrum team

Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

4 months

Test and Development Consultant

PROSEQUM GmbH

Manual and regression testing for the energy sales portal, including after-live tests
Expanded the portal with sales management and commission processing

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Developer/Test Analyst

PROSEQUM GmbH

Planned, developed and tested a portal for energy supply contracts (electricity/gas) using PHP 5.4, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS and MySQL
Developed PHP objects for using jQuery widgets (jqGrid, Fullcalendar)
Implemented SOAP interfaces for suppliers
Commission accounting, appointment planner, user management
Manual testing and Selenium WebDriver testing

Jan 1999 - Present

27 years 11 months

Managing Director

PROSEQUM GmbH

Founded PROSEQUM GmbH
Managing director, development, consulting, coaching
UnifAce test management and automated testing

Jan 1994 - Dec 1994

1 year

Pre-Sales UnifAce

Cap Debis SSP GmbH

Presentations on Vax VMS, Ultrix, Sinix, RS 6000/AIX, DOS/Windows, Sun Sparc Solaris

Jan 1994 - Dec 1994

1 year

Self-employed

Soric Consult

UnifAce development and consulting
Customer-requested coaching

Jan 1992 - Dec 1992

1 year

Partner/Developer UnifAce

Trias GmbH

Jan 1991 - Dec 1991

1 year

Developer/Administrator

Stollmann GmbH

Development of an internal knowledge base application
Documentation of terminal adapter (ISDN)
Administration of heterogeneous networks (TCP/IP, Yellowcable, DOS/Windows, Novell Server, Mac, Sun Workstations)

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Energy, Retail, Professional Services, Telecommunication, and Healthcare.

Information Technology

Energy

Retail

Professional Services

Telecommunication

Healthcare

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Operations, and Sales.

Information Technology

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Operations

Sales

Skills

Devops, Builds, Test Integration

Devops
Maven/Npm Builds
Jenkins Build & Deployment Ci/Cd
Kubernetes Deployments
Docker Images/Repository
Test Integration Protractor/Jmeter
Artifactory Integration
Sonar Qube Integration/Quality Gate

Test Integration, Test Analysis, Test Automation, Test Management

Test Integration, Test Analyst, Test Automation, Test Management
Setting Up Basic Structures/Test Environments, Integrating Virtual Machines
Integrating Automated Tests Into The Continuous Integration/Delivery Process (Jenkins, Junit, Selenium Webdriver Server, Groovy Scripting)
Creating Defined Test States After Test Runs (Rollback/Clean Start, Scripting, Vms/Docker Containers)
Reusable Test Data Generation (Sql, Scripting)
Setting Up Emulators/Mocks (Through Many Years Of Development Experience In Various Programming Languages And Scripting Languages)
Test Automation / Scripting: Selenium Webdriver, Ranorex, Silktest, Protractor, Webdriverio
Test Management

Software Development

Programming
Analysis
Design / Modeling
Requirements Engineering

Databases

Modeling
Data Migration
Planning And Implementation Of Interfaces
Database Administration, Installation, Transaction Concepts, Sql, Ddl

Build & Deployment Processes

Jenkins
Bitbucket
Continuous Integration/Delivery

Areas Of Expertise

Devops
Test Automation And Integration
Test Management

Hardware

Pcs
Smartphones, Tablets (Android/Ios)
Servers/Workstations
Headless / Embedded Systems
Devices/Appliances Arm/Clones And Similar Systems, Raspberry Pi
Ibm/Sun Workstations

Operating Systems And Linux

Windows (All Variants)
Linux/Unix
Android
Ios
Macos

Using Linux Since 1998:

From Powerup To Bash Prompt / Building Custom Linux Derivatives For Client And Server Environments
Linux In Embedded / Headless Systems (Various Hardware, Wlan Routers, Receivers)
Linux Daemons, Server Administration, Firewalls, Client/Server Development, Gui Qt Development
Distributions Used To Date: Suse, Red Hat, Mandrake, Ubuntu, Centos, Debian (Preferred)

Programming Languages

Objectpascal
Delphi
Fpc/Lazarus (Linux/Win), Very Good Knowledge Of Object Pascal (Delphi, Kylix, Lazarus, Fpc)
C# For System-Level Solutions/Without User Interfaces As Modules/Classes, Extensions For Test Scripting & Test Scripting (File/Io, Mail Delivery, Low-Level Routines, Network Communication)
C++ Only For System-Level, Limited Programs And Routines/Dlls
C Only For System-Level, Limited Programs And Routines/Dlls
Java Ee Routines And Test Scripting Extensions (Selenium), Xml Processing, Rest, Starting Processes, Db Access For Test Scripts, Rest Api
Perl Scripting/Smaller Projects Under Linux
Php Various Www Projects With Mysql, Xajax, Php-Imagick, Pdf Generation, Oo, Selenium Webdriver Test Scripting
Javascript & Typescript, Jquery, Jquery Ui, Protractor Test Scripting
Groovy, Jenkins Pipelines
System Scripting: Bash Scripting, Powershell, Wsh, Dos Batches
4gl Uniface Since V 5.0 (1991) Continuously Through V 9.X Under Unix Derivatives / Ms Windows, Uniface Repository And Extensions (Dll)
Powerbuilder

Markup Languages

Html, Css
Xml, Xsl, Xslt

Test & Management Tools

Ranorex Module Dlls, C# Scripting
Sctm, Silktest Use, Scripting, Jenkins Integration
Selenium Webdriver Java, Php, Mysql Connection, Extensions
Protractor Javascript, Webdriver Scripting
Webdriverio Java Scripting
Karate Dsl (Gherkin-Based), Similar To Cucumber, Test Automation
Proxies/Network Tracing: Fiddler, Wireshark
Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket Boards, Wiki
Tfs / Tracking

Databases

Oracle: Install, Backups, Restore (Clean Data Start)
Mysql/Mariadb: Install, Backup, Scripting
Ms Sql Server: Sql
Postgres Sql
Informix Se/Online
Interbase/Firebird Delphi/Fpc Development
Jdbc/Odbc Clients
Isam In General
Mongodb / Aws Document Store

Data Communication

Tcp/Ip-Based Networks: Setup, Planning, Routing, Ip Tables, Tls, Rsync
Serial Communication Rs232, Communication With Surf Sticks, Measuring Devices
Windows Networks (Netbios/Netbeui)

Protocols And Communication

Internet, Intranet (Http/S), Install Apache, Tomcat, Wildfly, Certificates
Ftp: Install, Proftpd
Smtp/Imap/Pop: Postfix, Qmail, Courier Imap
Integration Of Umts Sticks Into Linux Applications, Including System Responses To Sms Messages (Connecting To The Network, Http Requests, Etc.)
Status Checks For Network Quality, Device Status, Pin, Etc.
Communication Via The Modem Interface
Firewalls Using Ip Tables, Vpn (Openvpn), Rdp
Installation And Operation Of Mail And Imap Servers
Linux/Unix Socket Programming

Ides

Intellij Ultimate (Java, Groovy, C, Php)
Phpstorm (Php, Javascript)
Eclipse (Java/Javascripting/Typescript)
Lazarus (Object Pascal)
Delphi (Pascal)
Ms Visual Studio / Vs Code (C#, Typescript, Javascript)
Uniface

Tools

Scm Git: Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Gitbash, Bash, Ide Integration Eclipse/Phpstorm
Svn Integration Eclipse, Cmd, Bash
Mercurial
Build Management: Jenkins, Jenkins-Pipelines, Groovy, Integration Of Automated Tests Into The Build Process, Continuous Integration/Delivery, Gradle
Uml Tools: Enterprise Architect
Office Applications: Ms Office, Libreoffice
Oracle Sql Developer
Dtp: Scribus
Sql Tools: Dbeaver, Mysql Workbench, Toad, Eclipse Plugins
Virtual Machines: Vmware, Virtualbox, Vagrant, Qemu
Debuggers: Integrated Debuggers, Xdebug, Gdb, Firebug

Standards/Methods

Scrum
V-Model
Iso 9000ff
Cmm
Istqb

Industries

E-Commerce
It / Edp / Internet
Wholesale
Retail
Media
Services
Municipal Data Processing (Cameral Accounting, Double-Entry Bookkeeping)
Energy
Publishing
Automotive

Soft Skills

Responsible
Meets Deadlines
Reliable
Communicative
Goal-Oriented
Resilient
Quick Learner
Analytical Thinking
Team Player
Hands-On Experience With Presentations And Reviews

Experience

My Many Years Of Experience In Various Areas Of Software Development Give Me A Balanced Overview Of The Software Development Process.

My Current Focus Is Software Testing. I Have Gained Experience In This Area Since 1999, Which I Support With Istqb Certifications. The Experience I Have Already Gained Is Very Helpful.

Analysis

Planning And Creating Test Cases Based On Requirements
Boundary Value Analysis, Equivalence Testing, Integration Testing, Etc.

Data Driven Testing

Providing Test Data (Databases, Sql Scripting, Flat Files Such As Csv, Excel Integration)
Checking Test Results Outside The Application

Development

Broad Foundation For Communicating With Developers
Reading/Understanding Source Code
White-Box/Static Testing
Scripting Test Cases (Various Programming And Scripting Languages)
Automating Environment Setup And Test Data

Administration

Providing Test Environments And Test Data
Experience With And Practical Use Of Virtualization
System Testing
Cross-System Overview Of Windows, Unix, Web Technologies, Devices Running Android, Ios

Integration

Integrating Automated Tests Into The Continuous Integration/Delivery Process With Jenkins
Setting Up And Planning The Test Environment As Part Of The Development And Deployment Process
Planning, Implementing, And Integrating Virtual Machines (Linux/Windows/Android) Into The Test Process

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Italian

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Education

Oct 1988 - Jun 1991

FH Nürtingen

BWL · Nürtingen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Moderne Methoden der Systemanalyse - SA/RT/IM

Systemanalyse / Realtime Systeme / Information Modelling

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 17

Experience in Information Technology 30.5 y

Avg length 2 y 5 m

Longest experience 27 y 10 m

Expertise

Recent roles Test Consultant, DevOps/Test Automation, Test Automation Architect

Main industries Information Technology, Energy, Retail

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 3

Member since

July 2025

Last update

October 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Srecko is based in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Srecko speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Italian (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

Srecko has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Srecko has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Srecko may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Srecko would be well-suited for roles such as: Test Consultant, DevOps/Test Automation, Test Automation Architect.

Srecko's most recent position is Test Consultant at PROSEQUM GmbH.

In recent years, Srecko has worked for PROSEQUM GmbH.

Srecko is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Energy, and Professional Services. Srecko also has some experience in Telecommunication, Retail, and Healthcare.

Srecko is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Srecko also has some experience in Operations and Sales.

Srecko has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

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

Srecko holds a Bachelor in BWL from FH Nürtingen.

Srecko has 3 certificates. These include: ISTQB FL Zertifikat, Moderne Methoden der Systemanalyse - SA/RT/IM, and Systemanalyse / Realtime Systeme / Information Modelling.

Srecko will be available full-time from January 2027.

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