Ralf M. - Test Manager and Test Automation Engineer

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Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Experience

Feb 2019 - May 2025

6 years 4 months

Zofingen, Switzerland

Test Manager and Test Automation Engineer

Postfinance

Creating test strategies, test reports and acceptance recommendations
Defect management, coordination with stakeholders
Creating and executing test cases on desktop and mobile
Automating tests with a test framework (Cypress and Python)
Tools: HP ALM, Git, Python, Docker, Bitbucket, Bamboo, SoapUI, Postman, API testing, Jira, Confluence, Polarion, Ants, Cypress, Visual Basic

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

1 year 1 month

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

Tester and Test Manager for IPTV

Quickline AG

Creating and executing test cases and test scenarios
Leading a team of testers to execute test cases
Creating test reports and acceptance recommendations
Defect management
Tools: Jira, Testrail, Confluence, Wireshark

Jun 2006 - Dec 2017

11 years 7 months

Bern, Switzerland

Test Manager

Swisscom AG

Developing test plans, test scenarios and test cases
Leading a team of testers to execute test cases
Supporting project management as subproject leader in planning and execution
Developing test strategies, test reports and acceptance recommendations
Communicating with stakeholders
Supporting test automation in Python
Tools: HP ALM, Rally, Jira, Scrum, SAFe, HTML, Python, SoapUI, PowerShell, Eclipse

Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

5 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Test Management Support and Test Automation

Vodafone Deutschland

Creating a suite of automated tests
Leading a team of testers
Coordinating test execution

May 2005 - Jun 2005

2 months

London, United Kingdom

Gap Analyst

Vodafone UK

Creating a gap analysis to identify necessary changes and localizations of the VFL Core Stack for an upgrade to Release 7
Planning and conducting workshops with subject matter experts

Aug 2004 - Mar 2005

8 months

Bern, Switzerland

Test Manager

Swisscom AG

Creating test plans and test cases for an internet portal for mobile devices
Coordinating test execution
Preparing test reports
Technologies: Vodafone Live! Core Stack, Mercury TestDirector

Mar 2004 - Jul 2004

5 months

London, United Kingdom

Helpdesk and Support and Gap Analyst

Vodafone UK

Providing helpdesk and support for all local subsidiaries during the installation of a mobile device portal
Conducting a gap analysis to upgrade an existing installation at a Vodafone subsidiary

Nov 2003 - Feb 2004

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Installation and Integration Engineer

Vodafone Deutschland

Installing and integrating the Vodafone Live! portal for mobile devices
Technologies: Vodafone Live! Core Stack, Unix, XML, HTML, PML

Mar 2003 - May 2003

3 months

Essen, Germany

Test Engineer

E-Plus

Executing regression and integration tests on the B-oo-levard billing system

Jun 2002 - Oct 2002

5 months

Eschborn, Germany

Implementation and Integration Consultant

Arcor

Developing a concept to implement Cramer Dimension's Network Inventory System, including data modeling, interface design for integration with existing IT systems, and database migration
Developing and delivering training for the tool users
Technologies: PL/SQL, Oracle DB, Cramer Dimension

Apr 1998 - Sep 2000

2 years 6 months

Software Developer

DATUS AG

Development of ISDN and ATM signaling software and gateways to X.25, Frame Relay, and ISDN in C and C++
Technologies: C/C++, ISDN, X.25, Frame Relay, ATM

Apr 1995 - Mar 1998

3 years

Jülich, Germany

Scientific Associate

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Software development from design through implementation to testing, e.g. applications in C for microprocessor systems developed at ZEL for several industrial partners
Support for the development and implementation of a process control system for Babcock Process Automation GmbH
Technologies: M68k assembler, C, Java, Visual Basic, real-time Unix OS LynxOS, Profibus