Visual Basic Experts in Austria

• Lead software architect in a greenfield MES project (Manufacturing Execution System / factory control system), responsible for architecture decisions, technology selection, and technical direction throughout the entire development lifecycle
• Designed and built the core framework from scratch, including several reusable Spring Boot starters (e.g., OPC-UA integration, messaging, security) that enable flexible composition of the individual system modules
• Introduced Keycloak as the central authentication and authorization system with SSO across all MES components
• Created and owns the full CI/CD pipeline covering Java, NPM and Docker – automating build, test, containerisation and deployment across all project components
• Set up the architecture documentation space in Confluence as the single source of truth for all architecture decisions, component designs, and integration patterns
• Defined and enforced naming conventions and coding standards to ensure consistency in the growing codebase
• Conducted regular code reviews for quality assurance, knowledge sharing, and adherence to architecture guidelines
• Created and maintained technology roadmaps to guide future development priorities and infrastructure investments

• Planning and monitoring sprints and holding the scheduled meetings

• Analyzing and resolving issues in the development process

• Error analysis, bug management and correction in individual process steps

• Stakeholder management

• Documentation and improvement of the development process

• Tools: JIRA, Confluence

• Designed an API-first omnichannel integration, linking WhatsApp Business API with Salesforce Marketing Cloud to unify customer data across multiple platforms.

• Automated customer onboarding and engagement workflows using Marketing Cloud Journeys, SSJS, and Azure Functions.

• Developed a middleware layer to sync WhatsApp interactions with Sales Cloud for seamless customer experience tracking.

• Responsible for realigning the data architecture of the Abu Dhabi government to achieve a fully AI-driven public administration
• Definition of modeling standards
• Creation of a conceptual and logical model for the entire Abu Dhabi government administration
• Definition of data quality and data security standards

• Managed EUR 2B multi-country portfolio with market segmentation strategies and a comprehensive risk reporting framework.
• Increased lending volume by 800% (EUR 5M to EUR 60M) in 2 years, maintaining risk parameters and portfolio quality.
• Led digitalization of lending infrastructure, reducing approval time to 20 minutes with 80%+ straight-through processing.
• Developed enterprise-wide risk management framework with real-time analytics, fraud detection, and portfolio monitoring. Strengthened risk policies and procedures.
• Reduced cost-income ratio by 30% through operational efficiency improvements and process optimization.
• Executed Croatia's first electronic debt sale (EUR 35M), creating a precedent with an automated program reducing NPL ratio.
• Developed early collection reporting system improving tracking accuracy by 99% through data integration across 3 countries.
• Executed debt sales totaling over EUR 50M, automating processes that decreased NPL ratio by 30%.
• Managed forward flow contracts worth EUR 10M annually, ensuring timely debt recovery across two multi-country banks.

• Design appropriate test cases to verify the GUI in Azure Test Plans
• Creation and execution of manual test cases
• Test design for user stories to be implemented in the current sprint
• Analysis of deviations/bugs based on log files and Kibana dashboards
• Creation of bug tickets with error description, screenshots, and short videos
• Prioritization of open bug tickets together with the PO
• Retest of bugs and hotfixes
• Execution of manual tests to ensure a 100% fulfillment rate of all functional requirements
• Selection, installation, and maintenance of a test automation tool (Selenium)
• Implementation of automated regression tests
• Continuous expansion of the object repository and adaptation of automated test cases (acceptance, integration, and system tests)
• Creation of test logs before each sprint change

• Managed the rollout subproject for the launch of the electronic file system at diplomatic missions worldwide
• Led a project to introduce EU-certified encryption for IP communication between headquarters and missions
• Led a project to implement a modern IAM (Identity and Access Management) solution

Further development, configuration and operation of DOXiS, a document management system at a large financial services company. Development of a document interface as a REST API to integrate with third-party systems using the Java Spring Framework. Programming client scripts in Visual Basic, as well as workflow and agent scripts in Groovy.

• Role: Software Engineer
• Tasks: Full stack development
• Technologies: NodeJS, TypeScript, LESS, Redis, JavaScript, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Git

• Lead the SPG team
• Coordinate teams and activities across company boundaries
• Intensive time and cost controlling
• Monthly reporting to the CIO/CDO
• Contributing to the technical solution concept and sprint planning
• Responsibility for rollout planning
• Involvement in testing

• Implemented features into existing software, including applications for neural networks and rendering features using C# and WPF
• Collaborated in a team of 3 people

• Took over overall project management after the roll-out was discontinued the previous year
• Determined the causes and planned the new approach
• Organized and conducted qualification tests for the new software versions
• Planned the project and coordinated all tasks and assignments at six locations worldwide as well as with the software supplier
• Coordinated compliance topics with the Quality Heads at the locations
• Organized and conducted Steering Committee meetings to report to management
• Successful go-live in autumn 2024