Axel eberhard (Eberhard) Leistner

ISTQB Certified Tester, Advanced Level Technical Tester Functional Tester Test Manager

Axel eberhard Leistner
Münchweiler an der Rodalb, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present
2 years 3 months
Germany

Personal SAP Development

Personal SAP development to maintain certification knowledge. Some short assignments for known clients who needed urgent technical problem solving: System analysis, specification review, change management

May 2022 - Dec 2022
8 months
Munich, Germany

Test Manager

Telefonica

Test coordination Finance & Accounting in RAITT Project. Migration of all existing BSS and OSS systems used for billing services of various partners and O2 products to a new platform. Overall Test Manager for mass market and business market streams. Coordination of test activities related to Finance & Accounting. Test preparation: Ensuring test cases are in documented and traceable status. Participation in execution meetings to report test progress/status and defects regularly. Creation and maintenance of Jira dashboard for overview of defects/test status (Defect Management). Reporting test status to PL and Overall Content Lead for comprehensive Finance status based on KPIs/readiness criteria. Stakeholder Management: Support of project partners from India (Offshore Project). Tools used: Jira, Confluence, JFM, Office 365, Salesforce CRM, Compax AAX3 (Billing and subsidiary ledger), SAP R/3 (General ledger)

Jul 2019 - Present
5 years 9 months
Germany

Consultant/Expert

Evaluation of technology startups for investors (subject to confidentiality agreement). Assessment of product market readiness. Risk analysis

Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
5 months
Germany

Big Data Consultant, Sub-Project Leader

Vodafone Group

Consulting to support FOR department for "Data Modeller" project (Big Data). Data migration from various databases to SAP HANA. As sub-project leader responsible for overall task and introduction of department staff to the topic. Generation of fixed network data sets (ARCOR) according to BDMA data definition. Initial data population to BDMA for tests and validations. Database adaptation for further population. Preparation for further database population and development of automatic loading routine. Development of KPIs to measure success. Use of AI/ML for automation and analysis with SAP HANA internal tools and functions. Creation of processes for regular activity and adaptation/migration of existing processes. Documentation of process optimizations with BPMN. Creation of SAP Fiori interfaces according to UX (User Experience) for barrier-free working. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Tools used: KNIME (Eclipse-based analysis tool), MySQL databases, SAP HANA 2.0 and TeraData, SAP HANA Studio

Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
10 months
Germany

IT Sub-Project Leader

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting to support OTTP department for project "Introduction of free call forwarding for connection failure". Focus on both classic fixed network products and new gigabit products (fiber: FTTB, FTTC, FTTH). Project consulting in context of conception, development and operational introduction (requirements management). Specification of functional processes (process management) using Visio Charts and BPMN. Adaptation/migration of existing processes. Documentation of process optimizations. Development of KPIs to measure success. Creation of project schedule with MS Project. Structuring the project as SCRUM project using Jira, including defect management. Transfer from project to regular operation. Conducting workshops to develop solution. Stakeholder Management: Support of project partners from India (Offshore Project). Tools used: Internal Vodafone tools (OSS and BSS), Atlassian Jira

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
8 months
Germany

Test Manager, Consultant

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting to support TBTP department for WebTT 2.0 project. Planning and execution of User Acceptance Test for new error and fault management product. New platform for customer support. Project consulting in context of conception, development and operational introduction. Transfer from project to regular operation. IAM (Identity Access Management). Testing web interfaces for barrier-free working. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Tools used: Internal Vodafone tools (OSS and BSS), HP ALM

Apr 2017 - Oct 2017
7 months
Germany

Sub-Project Leader

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting to support OTTP department for "Gigabit-Pakt" project (FTTH, FTTB, FTTC), "Establishment of Wholebuy Capabilities". Specification and setup of Wholebuy interface to aggregator. Data exchange according to S/PRI order notification and confirmation structures. Support for requirements creation in RDD and later specification in SDD phase (requirements and process management according to BPMN). Creation of business case calculating hardware and operation costs in relation to customer numbers and revenue expectations. Project consulting in context of conception, development and operational introduction. Defect management. Adaptation/migration of existing processes including documentation (BPMN). Development of KPIs to measure success. Transfer from project to regular operation. Stabilization of regular operation with all service providers. Testing web interfaces for barrier-free working. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Stakeholder Management: Support of project partners from India (Offshore Project). Tools used: Internal Vodafone tools (OSS and BSS)

Apr 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 6 months
Germany

Big Data Consultant, Sub-Project Leader

Vodafone Group

Consulting to support FOR department for "Margin Assurance Data Mining and Data Analysis". Development of generic data model for determining customer bundles across different markets and channels. Model should consider tariffs, discounts, hardware as rental and purchase devices and subsidized hardware. Status information like tariff or service changes, upgrades, downgrades or cancellations should be considered. As sub-project leader and requirements manager responsible for overall task and introduction of department staff to topic. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Creation of processes for regular data transfer to SAP HANA. Development of KPIs to measure success. Use of AI/ML for automation and analysis with SAP HANA internal tools and functions. Tools used: KNIME (Eclipse-based analysis tool), MySQL databases, SAP HANA 2.0 and TeraData, SAP HANA Studio

Nov 2016 - Apr 2019
2 years 6 months
Germany

Test Manager, Consultant

Vodafone Group

Consulting to support FOS department for "S15" project. Main component: Data migration from various databases to SAP HANA. Project conducted as SCRUM project. Quality assurance measures for newly developed environment for IFR S15. Data analysis. Identification of reference scenarios. SQL programming and design. Project consulting in context of conception, development and operational introduction. Defect management. Testing SAP Fiori interfaces according to UX (User Experience) for barrier-free working. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Tools used: KNIME (Eclipse-based analysis tool), MySQL databases, SAP HANA 2.0 and TeraData, Jira and Confluence

Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
9 months
Germany

Big Data Consultant, Sub-Project Leader

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting to support FOCM department for "Margin Assurance Data Mining and Data Analysis". Application of methods and algorithms for extracting empirical relationships between booking, cost and tariff data. Factors determining margin drops or negative margins should be identified as basis for tactical and strategic business decisions and process optimization. Data mining included not only testing manually created hypotheses but also generating new hypotheses. As sub-project leader and requirements manager responsible for overall task and introduction of department staff to topic. Project includes extensive migration of data from non-SAP systems to SAP HANA. Creation of new processes for data transfer and modification/migration of existing processes previously implemented in department. Documentation using BPMN. Use of AI/ML for automation and analysis with SAP HANA internal tools and functions. Tools used: KNIME (Eclipse-based analysis tool), MySQL databases, SAP HANA 2.0, SAP S/4HANA and TeraData

Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
9 months
Germany

Project Leader

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting and project management role and requirements management to support OEFP department. Creation of multilevel analysis and solution design for integrating AVM FritzBox into Vodafone Enterprise Fault Management processes. Support of implementation and acceptance tests for AVM FritzBox for Vodafone Enterprise Fault Management processes. Creation of multilevel analysis and solution design for integrating AVM FritzBox (developing alternative to EasyBox 803) into Vodafone Consumer Fault Management processes. Support in creating English solution design document for Netcom Kassel project. Detailed solution design for integrating AVM FritzBox 7490 into Vodafone Consumer Fault Management processes focusing on Empolis decision trees, test groups and Visual Rules analysis. Risk management with creation of risk matrix. System analysis to verify requirements feasibility and create design drafts. Change management and creation of change requests and defect management. Development of processes for troubleshooting scenarios. Adaptation/migration of existing processes and documentation with BPMN. Business case calculations. Compliance with security protocols to prevent unauthorized data access. Compliance with encryption protocols for IP-level data transfer. Stakeholder Management: Support of internal and external partners. Tools used: Internal Vodafone tools (OSS and BSS)

May 2014 - Jun 2016
2 years 2 months
Germany

Big Data Consultant

Vodafone Deutschland

Consulting to support FOCM department in "Max Data Cap" project (including requirements management). Solution design and implementation. Design of calculation and clustering mechanism. Manual test run and field test. Implementation of new control in regular environment. Margin Assurance Data Mining and Data Analysis. Development of mathematical algorithms for analyzing "big data" using Bayesian statistical methods. Derivation of predictions ("Learner - Predictor" model) from existing data for future statistical behavior using Bayesian test methods. Definition of server environment for operating automatic workflows. Consulting during server environment setup. Final configuration of server environment. Migration of data from non-SAP to SAP HANA. Development of KPIs to measure success. Use of AI/ML for automation and analysis with SAP HANA internal tools and functions. Tools used: KNIME (Eclipse-based analysis tool), MySQL databases and TeraData

Nov 2013 - Dec 2013
2 months
Germany

Consultant

DB Systel

Consulting as communications infrastructure expert for mobile data transmission and WLAN/LTE infrastructure setup. Internal group inventory. Analysis of possible data transmission options in MTx project based on mobile technologies (GSM/EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE) and WLAN infrastructure. Determination of bandwidth requirements in MTx project for end device and involved servers. Development of proposal for target solution. Business case considerations for target solution

Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
1 year 1 month
Germany

Consultant

Devoteam

Creation of study for international telecommunications provider on "SIP and RTP Security". Compilation of requirements from security infrastructure perspective. Identification of threat scenarios. Development of foundations for extending existing protocols and functions. Development of strategy draft and concrete recommendations. Creation of technical architecture document (HLD)

Mar 2011 - May 2013
2 years 3 months
Germany

Project Leader

Vodafone Deutschland

Detection of limitations in operation of standard products in LTE and IPTV environment. LTE objective was to define requirements for creating systems to support 2nd level support, development of automata for supporting 1st level support and taking over project management in implementation phase. Derivation/linking of troubleshooting possibilities from specification and manufacturer documentation for used network elements. Compilation of theoretical LTE processes relevant for troubleshooting considering deployed LTE network elements. Identification of configuration parameters and counters for monitoring and evaluating process quality. Derivation of KPI metrics for counters and measurement results. Database analysis resulting in requirements for automatic analysis from data stocks. Specification for developing automata to process data volumes automatically. Adaptation/migration of existing processes previously used for such activities. Interpretation of measurement results and creation of mathematical model for automated evaluation of KPI metrics based on database analysis. Creation of development requirements to determine counters and KPIs and forward to WEBGUI. Support of workflow development in creating tools for supporting 1st level and 2nd level support. Stakeholder Management: Support of internal and external partners

Summary

Ich verfüge über mehr als 30 Jahre Berufserfahrung in der IT-Branche, speziell zu Themen der Telekommunikation und Business-Software (OSS und BSS). - Langjährige Projektleitungserfahrung (seit 1995) sowohl bei Großprojekten als auch im Multi-Projektmanagement. Projekte habe ich von der Ausschreibung bis zur Übergabe an den Endkunden geführt (>20 Jahre, teilweise bereits vor 2010 als Angestellter, hier nicht weiter aufgeführt). - Als Technologieberater analysierte ich Geschäftsvorfälle und Systeme. Danach erstellte ich als Ergebnis der Studien Systemspezifikationen und übernahm die Projektleitung in der Umsetzungsphase. - Als Testmanager Advanced Level nach ISTQB (Prüfung 2007) habe ich zusätzlich zur Tätigkeit als Projektmanager alle im Projekt notwendigen Qualitätsmaßnahmen verantwortet (in Summe > 8 Jahre, teilweise bereits vor 2010 als Angestellter) von der Aufstellung der Testkonfiguration über Testplan und Testfallbeschreibung bis hin zum Risiko- und Defect-Management. - Neben der Tätigkeit als Projektleiter habe ich in mehreren Projekten in der Rolle des Product Owners/Anforderungsmanagers (>10 Jahre) mein Fachwissen eingebracht (BPMN und UML). Dabei wurden sowohl neue Prozesse geschrieben als auch bestehende Prozesse an die Erweiterungen angepasst/migriert. - Mehrere Projekte rund um SAP S/4 HANA (>5 Jahre) führte ich bei Vodafone aus. Dabei wurden Module entwickelt, die SAP inzwischen als eigene Standard-Module vertreibt. - Stakeholder-Management, insbesondere Betreuung der Projektpartner aus Fernost (Offshore-Projekte) sowie europäischer Lieferanten.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1981 - Apr 1987

Technische Universität Karlsruhe

Diplom-Physiker · Physik · Karlsruhe, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Sap Certified Application Associate - Sap Analytics Cloud: Planning

Sap Certified Application Associate - Sap Analytics Cloud

Sap Certified Development Associate – Sap Fiori Application Developer

Sap Certified Development Associate - Sap Hana 2.0 Sps05

Sap Certified Application Associate – Sap Hana 2.0 Sps04

Istqb Testmanager Advanced Level