Raef B. - Senior Test Analyst

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Saarbrücken, Germany

Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

2 years 2 months

Senior Test Analyst

Deutsche Bank

Create test cases from requirements
Create documentation and test reports
Review and update documents in Confluence
Manual testing
Card system management
Check new web services
Defect management
Error analysis and bug fixing
Technologies used: HP ALM, Confluence, Jira.

Jul 2020 - Jun 2023

3 years

Senior Test Engineer

Biotech Company, Medical Technology

Verification of the device
Planning and creating test cases
Test reports
Test execution
API / app testing
Defect management
Improve product quality
Create or adjust requirements with the PO
Improve the testing process
Acceptance criteria, exit criteria
Prioritization, risk assessment
Write test scripts with Python
Documentation in Confluence
Technologies used: Polarion, Jira, Excel, Appium, Scrum, Kanban, Playwright, Confluence, Python

Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

9 months

Bensheim, Germany

System Test Planner / Test Manager

Sirona Dentsply, Medical Technology

Create test plans for a web application
Test concept
E2E testing
App testing (functionalities)
Evaluate test results with project manager and product manager
Defect management
Technologies used: Jira, Robot Framework, Python, SAFe Scrum, Windows, Azure, GitHub, App/Cloud

Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

1 year 5 months

Tuttlingen, Germany

System Test Planner / Requirements Engineer

Hettich Tuttlingen, Medical Technology

In this project, a centrifuge application with touch control was developed. Working with 4 developers, 2 requirements engineers, and 2 testers, I did the following tasks:

Revise requirements management
Derive test cases from requirements
Plan, evaluate, and execute system tests
Perform error analysis
Test automation
Retesting
Technologies used: Jira, TestRail, PostgreSQL, Windows, Scrum

Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

8 months

Test Engineer

Karl Storz SE, Medical Technology

In this project, an application with touch control was developed. Working with 10 developers, 4 requirements engineers, and 5 testers, I did the following tasks:

Adapt test documents
Execute test cases
Test automation
Conduct system testing (for medical devices) on Windows systems
Perform error analysis
Test reporting
Technologies used: Scrum, PTC, REST, Windows

Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

1 year 4 months

Test Engineer

Dürr Dental AG, Medical Technology

In this project, an application for 3D jaw imaging with touch control was developed. In the Scrum team, the following tasks were done:

Derive test cases from stories
Execute test cases, system testing
Cross-check (for medical devices) on Windows systems
Document errors, analyze errors
E2E testing
Technologies used: Scrum, in-step, Windows, SQL database

Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test Analyst

IT Consulting Company

In this project, a Java application (Android app) was developed and used as a web application. In the Scrum team, the following tasks were done:

Derive test cases from requirements
Execute test cases on Linux and Windows systems
Test automation with Selenium
Implement improvements in the web application
App testing
Technologies used: Ranorex, JMeter, Java, Excel, Windows, SQL database, Scrum

Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

6 months

Hamburg, Germany

Test Analyst / Test Automation Engineer

Otto Group, Logistics and Retail

In this project, a web application was newly developed. Tasks:

Revise requirements
Create test cases for the GUI
Analyze test scenarios created by business units (Otto Group) to derive or adapt test cases for the new application
Automate test cases
E2E testing
Technologies used: Java, Selenium, Excel, Windows, Scrum

Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

1 year 9 months

Germany

Project Manager Assistant / Test Analyst

PSI AG, Logistics and Energy

In this project, a web application was developed. Tasks:

Create test cases
Execute test cases on Windows systems
Document defects
E2E testing
SAP testing (create test cases, end-to-end tests)
Analyze defects
Implement improvements in the web application
Develop a concept for a rapid test
Technologies used: Selenium WebDriver, SAP, Jira, Java, Python, SQL, Windows.

Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

6 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Software Tester

IT services

Software tester for a Java application in the automotive sector
UI testing, test automation
Technologies used: Java, Selenium, Excel, SQL, HPQC

Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

1 year 5 months

Germany

IT Consultant / Developer

Multiple Companies

Develop small programs for customer data management
IT consulting for companies and private clients in areas such as software development, training, operating systems
IT consulting
Development
Troubleshooting
Technologies used: Java, JIRA, JUnit, Linux.

Jun 2008 - Jul 2010

2 years 2 months

Spain

Test Manager / Project Coordinator

Foreign Company

Consulted for a large internet portal
Perform manual testing
Create test concepts
Test automation with Selenium
E2E testing, web services
Create test cases
Plan and execute system tests
Design checklists
Test for requirement fulfillment
Regression testing
Document defects
Performance testing
Link testing
Functional testing
Create user manuals
Compare with other portals and evaluate results
Technologies used: Selenium IDE, Java, Linux, Windows

Mar 2008 - Apr 2008

2 months

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Software Tester

IT Company

Conduct exploratory testing for the GUI
Test for requirement fulfillment
Draft checklists
Technologies used: Java, Eclipse, Windows.

Jan 2008 - Feb 2008

2 months

Bern, Switzerland

Software Tester

Bank

Manual testing
Test the application (account opening for customers)
Technologies used: test tool, Windows.

Aug 2007 - Nov 2007

4 months

Germany

Software Tester

Saarland Insurance

Test a Java application
Manual testing
Conduct system testing
Document defects
Performance testing
Load testing
Functional testing
User manual testing
Technologies used: Java, JUnit, Windows.

Dec 2006 - Apr 2007

5 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Software Tester / IT Consultant

IT Company

Test a web application for managing forms and customer data
Test for requirement fulfillment
Functional testing
Document defects
Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, Windows, Excel.

Jan 2006 - Nov 2006

11 months

Augsburg, Germany

Software Tester / IT Consultant

IT Company

Test a Java application for a vending machine
Create test cases
Test for requirement fulfillment
Technologies used: Java, Eclipse, JUnit, Windows, Excel, Word.

Apr 2001 - May 2005

4 years 2 months

Saarbrücken, Germany

Software Tester / Project Coordinator

Scientec GmbH

Testing a project management program:

Draft checklists and static testing
Test for requirement fulfillment
Functional testing
UI testing
Document defects
User manual

Testing a lab measurement program:

Static testing and test for requirement fulfillment
Black-box testing
User manual testing

Testing a large web application:

Draft checklists, static testing, and data analysis
Test for requirement fulfillment
Document defects
Functional testing
User manual testing
Plan and execute system testing
Regression testing
Performance and load testing
Link testing

Technologies used: Lotus Notes, C/C++, embedded software, Windows, Linux, MATLAB, Excel, Word, Visual Basic, PHP, MySQL

Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

1 year

Saarbrücken, Germany

Database Tester

Saarbrücker Zeitung

Test a database application
Debugging, documentation, and error analysis
Test scripts in Python
Technologies used: Python, SQL, Linux.

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998

3 years

Saarbrücken, Germany

Administrator, Developer

DFKI, Uni. des Saarlandes, IDS Scheer AG

Unix/Linux administration and oversight of the computer science department (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, University of Saarbrücken)
Website updates and maintenance for the mathematics department (University of Saarbrücken)
Java developer for an application (IDS Scheer AG)
Technologies used: Unix/Linux, Java, HTML, Perl

Summary

Extensive experience in software testing.

Test case creation
Test analysis
Test planning and execution
Test automation
API / App testing
Test management
Requirements management
Exploratory testing
Risk analysis
Test coordination
Regression testing
Test reporting
Defect management
AI-based solutions
Improvement of test strategies
Continuous integration
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, Mac
Test and management tools: JIRA, Xray, Polarion, Selenium, Ranorex, Playwright, i-step, PTC, Postman, TestComplete, HP ALM/HP Quality Center, Helix ALM, Appium, MS Test Manager, Confluence, Visual Studio, MATLAB, Azure, Confluence, Kanban, Jenkins, Cucumber, TestRail, JUnit, PyUnit, SAP NetWeaver …
Development environments and development: Python, Java, C#, SQL, XML, Robot Framework, Visual Studio 2008/2010, Selenium, SQL Developer, Eclipse, Zephyr, GitHub, XAMPP, PSPad, JBuilder, …
Databases: DB2, MySQL, Access, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
Servers: Apache, JBoss, …
Scrum
V-Model X
SAFe
Waterfall model
E2E
Embedded SW
Apps, API, …
Medical technology
Banking
Energy
Logistics and retail
e-commerce
IT consulting, software development
Publishing, universities, …