IBM Db2 Experts in Frankfurt

Introducing 5 different process applications for various teams

Release planning: scope and time management

Resource/capacity planning

Conducting sprint planning / retrospectives

Increment planning (multiple sprints)

Preparing steering committee meetings / reporting to the executive board

Coordinating / aligning with external suppliers / deliveries

Multi-project resource planning

Aligning with the business unit and development team

Identifying best practices with IBM BAW

Cost control and planning for the project team and external service providers

Collecting KPIs using LogScale

Analyzing application errors with LogScale / queries

Defining user stories / aligning requirements with the business unit and development team

Testing and defect tracking

UI/UX design of the application

Preparing and facilitating brown-paper workshop

Test concept, test data, test organization, test execution

Recording team velocity / metrics

Executing tests

Scripts for automated testing

Organizing tests with the business unit and IT

Recording and prioritizing defects

Setting up and operating the application

Setting up application monitoring with LogScale dashboards

Checking health endpoints with PowerShell

Post mortem analysis

Setting up incident management

Setting up problem management

Analyzing errors using LogScale queries and dashboard

Pre-processing data for AI

Conducting evaluation with AI language models (Meta Llama 3.3 LLM and deepset Haystack) and RAG

Installing runtime environments for LLMs (large language model)

Evaluating various LLMs

Installing RAG (retrieval augmented generation) and integrating with LLM

Extracting unstructured data with LLM and RAG

Project based on IBM BAW (Business Automation Workflow), WebSphere Liberty, Domea, d.3, REST, LogScale (formerly Humio), Swagger, PowerShell, JIRA, Confluence, Lucom Interaction Platform (LIP), Mattermost, Jabber

Supported the International Web Presence project of the Federal Employment Agency (IntWeb) in quality management, taking on responsibility for the quality of processes and project deliverables while adhering to BA standards. The project's main goals are to give professionals abroad a quick overview of their chances to move to Germany and to enable them to take the necessary steps in a consistently digital way.

Set the fundamental guidelines using the QA handbook

Summarized test results in QA reports for PLA

Analyzed project outcomes for improvement opportunities

Quality management of requirements analysis (especially processes, methods and tools)

Ensured compliance with SERA guidelines

Created a cross-project test concept

Agreed on sprint completion reports

Conducted formal reviews of deliverables according to guidelines and/or project plan

Acted as contact person for internal audit and external audits by auditors or the Federal Audit Office (BRH)

Technologies: JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, GitLab, Kubernetes

Led cross-functional compliance and IT programs spanning infrastructure, security, legal, and executive stakeholders, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory alignment.

Acted as single point of ownership for IT governance and CSR programs, defining scope, milestones, risks, and success metrics.

Partnered directly with VP of IT as a governance and control counterpart, supporting security incidents, compliance posture (ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2), and executive reporting.

Supported organizational readiness for emerging EU regulations, including the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and EU AI Act, by analyzing regulatory requirements, identifying governance and compliance impacts, and aligning internal policies and control processes.

Designed and scaled data collection and reporting processes for CSR and regulatory reporting across group and subsidiary level.

Drove process improvements and standardization, increasing transparency, predictability, and audit readiness.

Technologies and tools: Office 365 Power BI, MS SharePoint, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Teams, Zendesk, Confluence, JIRA, Vanta.