Bernd Swillus - Scrum Master (Squad DZB1)

Karlsruhe, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Jul 2024

5 months

Scrum Master (Squad DZB1)

DZ Bank

Supported team split, then served as Scrum Master for one of the teams
Organized and facilitated Scrum and team meetings
Co-prepared and facilitated PI Planning (squad level) (mixture of SAFe and Spotify)
Promoted continuous improvement processes, self-organization, and communication

Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year

Agile Coach (/Scrum Master) (50%), QA Partner (50%)

Atruvia AG

Established transparency (for all requirements)
Established the team’s working mode (organization, structure, prioritization)
Onboarded future Scrum Masters and QA Partners

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

7 months

Agile Test Manager

Steering, facilitation, and coaching of agile sprint test teams (3 teams totaling 20 testers) in methods and content
Organizing cross-sprint-team test cycles, especially module testing, technical integration testing, and functional integration testing
Coordinating and organizing control instruments: test plan, test specification, test execution, and reporting
Responsible for continuous improvement of test processes

Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

1 year 6 months

Germany

Scrum Master

BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees)

Supported a large product team of up to 22 members; divided into two Scrum teams, one Kanban team, and cross-functional roles
Initiated the Agile CoP (Community of Practice) at BAMF
Defined and implemented the Definition of Done (DoD) with teams
Managed team turnover
Transitioned team work to fully remote for 4 months

Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

10 months

Germany

Innovator (33%), Agile Master (33%), QA Manager (33%)

Fiducia & GAD IT AG

Contributed to an innovation team: business model development, market validation, prototype (demonstrator) / MVP, and roadmap
Organized and conducted the “Experience Agile” workshop with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® materials and iteratively refined it with the team
Supported Agile Center in planning and facilitating events, e.g., Fishbowl

Jan 2015 - Dec 2019

3 years

Germany

Agile Master (50%), QA Manager (50%)

Fiducia & GAD IT AG

Performed Agile Master duties as per Scrum Guide
Responsible for adherence to agile processes within the team
Organized, coordinated, and facilitated project meetings and workshops
Promoted efficient communication within the team through short communication paths
Supported and encouraged team self-organization
Minimized external influences on the team
Identified impediments and tracked them to resolution
Fostered an open working atmosphere and conflict resolution within the team
Champion of the continuous improvement process

Jan 2011 - Dec 2016

5 years

Germany

Quality Assurance Manager (QSV)

Fiducia & GAD IT AG

Executed quality assurance (QA) measures
Created and maintained the QA plan
Organized and conducted reviews and inspections
Ensured audit requirements via formal checks (compliance with process models and guidelines)
Initiated escalations (escalation responsibility)
Collaborated closely with project management, test managers, and project stakeholders
Ensured necessary information flow regarding QA measures in the project
Conducted GUI (graphical user interface) tests
Served as tester in the “Regulatory Reporting” project (Basel III)

Projects (excerpt):

VR-Control 5.7-6.0 (2012-2016) (third-party market: Okular)
alive (access monitoring) (2012-2016)
SPB (2017-2018) (Sparda Bank Berlin): migration
WBP (2015-2016) (Wüstenrot Bank AG Pfandbriefbank), details:
Interface implementation, migration implementation
§24c KWG account retrieval procedure (2013-2014, 2015-2016)
BAP 4.9-5.5, 16.1-18.2 (agree21), details:
SEPA payment agreements (2012-2013)
SEPA virtual accounts
SEPA savings
SEPA current account and loans
SEPA passive divisions
SEPA in prize savings and VRMB VAT optimization
Product 5.2
Northern Banks - savings and term deposits
Savings release 5_3
Payment agreement and disposition in BAP 5.3
Current account BAP 5.4
Invoice processing (incoming invoice processing)
Turnover and disposition 5.5 (2015-2016)
Extension of account number ranges
Loans 16_2
Implementation of Payment Accounts Directive (2016-2018)
Northern Banks
Geno-Sonar (anti-money laundering) (2013)

Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

2 years

Test Lead, Tester

As Test Manager (Test Lead):

Planning, preparation, execution, and closure of semi-annual release tests and continuous automated tests (frontend tests)
Set up, install, and configure IT infrastructure/test environment
Capacity planning and support of Test-Scrum as Product Owner
Monitor automated tests
Review test documentation, e.g., test scripts, test records, automated test implementations

As Tester (Senior Frontend Tester):

Create, revise, and review test scripts
Execute tests and document results (release tests and development-related tests)
Define tests for new functionalities/features
Implement automated tests (Frontend/Backend Test Developer): unit tests, frontend tests, in-container tests
Software maintenance (defect analysis)

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

2 years

Tester

Release tests
Pre-FAT tests
Revision of FAT test documents
Create test framework for automated tests in Eclipse

Jan 2005 - Dec 2009

4 years

Support Staff

Administer Active Directory, SAP, and Oracle
Implement transition to "strong authentication" using smart cards
Reconfigure SAP authorizations for all 1,000 users for Single Sign-On
Reconfigure Oracle accounts via Oracle Application Server

Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

2 years

Consultant

Design and conduct coaching/training sessions
Individual/group coaching, side-by-side, silent monitoring with personal feedback

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

2 years

Nutrition Consultant

Advice, coaching, acquisition of new clients/employees
Communication and behavior training

Jan 1999 - Dec 2004

4 years

Technical Team Lead Help Desk

Lead and manage customer service (internal and external hotline)
Create standard procedures and workflows
Release certification, validation, testing

Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

3 years

Consultant

ERP standard software customer customizations using Troja and SQL databases
Customer consulting
Support of our hotline

Summary

(Senior) Scrum Master / Agile Master / (Junior) Agile Coach
Support of 1 to 3 teams
Guiding teams through initial agile steps (e.g., transparency, self-organization, continuous improvement)
Scrum, Kanban, hybrid approaches
Workshops
Community of Practice, organizational development
(Expert) Tester / Test Analyst:
Execute and document tests
Create and refine test scripts
Define tests
Implement automated tests
Test Management:
Lead 3 test teams
Semi-annual release tests
Reviews of test documentation
(Senior) Quality Assurance Manager (QSV):
Execute quality assurance (QA) measures
Organize reviews and inspections
Ensure audit requirements
Escalation