Stéphane T. - Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management

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Heusenstamm, Germany

Experience

May 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 6 months

Germany

Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management

Industry: Public authorities
Testing interfaces between various systems
Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
Selecting and adapting suitable test methods and procedures based on the test strategy
Preparing and managing test sessions
Analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of manual software tests as well as automated software tests
Creating test cases and test scenarios using systematic test case specifications
Executing and documenting system tests, regression tests, and smoke tests
Monitoring and analyzing executed test cases
Maintaining and updating infrastructure and test data
Analyzing and fixing error states related to test automation
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause identification
Analyzing bugs and bug tracking
Collaborating with product management
Skills: Test Center, Micro Focus UFT One, VBScript, SQL Developer
IT Skills: Analysis, documentation, coordination, quality assurance, software testing, test automation

Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

8 months

Germany

Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation

Industry: Public authorities
Testing a Foreigner Core Data System
Analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of manual software tests as well as automated software tests
Creating test cases and test scenarios using systematic test case specifications
Executing and documenting system tests, regression tests, and smoke tests
Monitoring and analyzing executed test cases
Maintaining and updating infrastructure and test data
Analyzing and fixing error states related to test automation
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause finding
Analyzing bugs and bug tracking
Skills: Eclipse, Maven, Bitbucket, Confluence, Silk Central Test manager, Silk Test, Soap UI, Scrum, Java, Eclipse, Selenium, Jenkins, GIT, SVN, SQL Developer, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
IT Skills: Analysis, documentation, coordination, quality assurance, software testing, test automation

Feb 2021 - Present

4 years 7 months

Germany

Senior Test Analyst

Mercedes-Benz Bank AG

Industry: Banking & insurance
Testing a web-based customer portal
Advising and supporting test management in test planning and test coordination
Advising and assisting in determining the test strategy and test methods based on test objectives
Analyzing requirement documents and checking test objects for completeness
Checking test coverage of new and existing developments
Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
Defining and creating required test data
Executing and documenting system tests
Conducting end-to-end tests from the customer's perspective
Evaluating and documenting test results
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause identification
Regularly reporting on the status of test activities, and supporting release decisions
Skills: Web Portal, Confluence, Jira, HP Quality Center, Scrum, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Javascript, Robot Framework, Python, SQL Developer, Xray
IT Skills: Analysis, documentation, quality assurance, software testing, test execution, test automation
Agile project delivery using SCRUM

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

6 months

Germany

Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management

Munich RE Group

Industry: Insurance
Testing web-based insurance portals for evaluating life and disability insurance, as well as REST APIs
Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
High level analysis of new features
Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
Optimizing the existing test process
Selecting and adapting suitable test methods and procedures based on the test strategy
Preparing and managing test sessions
Testing web applications according to defined quality criteria
Analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of manual software tests, automated software tests, and web services (REST APIs)
Creating test cases and test scenarios using systematic test case specifications
Executing and documenting system tests, regression tests, and smoke tests
Conducting end-to-end tests from the customer's perspective
Monitoring and analyzing executed test cases
Maintaining and updating infrastructure and test data
Analyzing and fixing error states related to test automation
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause identification
Analyzing bugs and bug tracking
Collaborating with product management
Continuous testing through test automation within DevOps
Agile project delivery using SCRUM
Skills: Azure DevOps (formerly Team Foundation Server (TFS)), Microsoft Office, Scrum, Selenium, Cucumber, Specflow, Gherkin, Postman, JSON, Visual Studio, C#, Python, Robot Framework, Netbeans, CI/CD, PSLife
IT Skills: Analysis, documentation, coordination, quality assurance, software testing, test automation, continuous integration, continuous testing within DevOps, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD)

Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

9 months

Germany

Software Testing and Test Management

Concept Laser | GE Additive

Industry: Manufacturing of 3D laser metal printers
Testing software for controlling 3D laser metal printers
High level analysis of new features
Creating test plans
Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
Planning test activities for features/improvements
Communicating with developers/product owner when there are ambiguities
Preparing sprint reviews
Presenting features and improvements to stakeholders
Planning validation phases
Continuous optimization of the existing test process
Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
Defining and creating required test data
Executing and documenting system tests, regression tests, and smoke tests
Conducting end-to-end tests from the customer's perspective
Evaluating and documenting test results
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause identification
Analyzing bugs and bug tracking
Creating test reports
Continuous testing through test automation within DevOps
Agile project delivery using SCRUM
Skills: CA – Agile, TortoiseSVN, Confluence, SilkCentral Testmanager, Silk Test, Microsoft Office, Scrum, Java, Eclipse, Selenium, Jenkins, GIT, TestNG, Cucumber, Postman, CI/CD
IT Skills: Analysis, documentation, coordination, quality assurance, software testing, test automation, embedded testing, continuous integration, continuous testing within DevOps

Jan 2017 - May 2017

5 months

Germany

Software Developer

Wisag-Gruppe

Software development, programming
Programming a document management system
Skills: VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), Microsoft Office, Excel
IT skills: VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), programming, software development, Excel

May 2016 - Oct 2019

3 years 6 months

Germany

Senior Test Analyst

Mercedes-Benz Bank AG

Industry: Banking & Insurance
Testing a web-based customer portal
Advising and supporting test management in test planning and test coordination
Advising and supporting the determination of test strategy and methods based on test objectives
Analyzing requirement documents and checking test items for completeness
Verifying test coverage of new and enhanced developments
Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
Defining and creating necessary test data
Executing and documenting system tests
Performing end-to-end tests from the customer's perspective
Evaluating and documenting test results
Documenting and tracking deviations, and supporting analysis and root cause identification
Regular reporting on the status of test activities, and supporting release decisions
Skills: web portal, Confluence, Jira, HP Quality Center, Scrum
IT skills: analysis, documentation, quality assurance, software testing, test execution
Agile project execution using SCRUM

Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

8 months

Germany

Senior Tester/Test Analyst

Deutsche Bahn AG

Industry: Logistics
Testing a web-based order management system
Reviewing and analyzing requirement documents
Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
Test requirements analysis
Estimating test effort for features
Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
Executing tests and documenting results
Planning and carrying out exploratory testing activities
Performing system tests, interface tests, and integration tests
Skills: web portal, Oracle Siebel CRM, ATHENE, TMT (HP Quality Center), ClearQuest, IBM Lotus Notes
IT skills: analysis, documentation, quality assurance, software testing, test execution in complex environments

Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

9 months

Germany

Test Manager and Scrum Master

Qiagen GmbH

Industry: Medical
Activities as Test Manager:
High-level analysis of new features
Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
Organizing and conducting reviews of functional requirements
Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
Designing and performing manual, exploratory tests during sprints
Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
Communicating with developers/product owner in case of uncertainties
Reviewing test cases
Traceability review
Preparing for sprint reviews
Presenting features and improvements to stakeholders
Creating test reports, evaluating and presenting test results
Optimizing the existing test process.
Activities as Scrum Master:
Supporting sprint planning
Managing the Scrum board
Ensuring adherence to Scrum values
Preparing and conducting review meetings and retrospectives
Conducting stand-up meetings
Closely collaborating with the product owner to prepare and prioritize tasks
Acting as communication interface between project management and Scrum teams
Managing conflict within the Scrum team
Skills: Oracle 10g, JIRA, TortoiseSVN, Polarion, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Scrum
IT skills: analysis, documentation, coordination, VBScript, JavaScript, development, Oracle 10g, quality assurance, software testing, test automation, continuous integration, embedded testing
Agile project execution using SCRUM
Compliance with standards IEC 62304 / EN 62304 (Medical Device Software), ISO 13485 (Medical devices – Quality management systems), and FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulated project.

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Germany

Test Manager – Software Tester

Qiagen GmbH

Industry: Medical
Activities as Test Manager:
Creating the test concept
High-level analysis of new features
Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
Organizing and conducting reviews of functional requirements
Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
Communicating with developers/product owner in case of uncertainties
Reviewing test cases
Traceability review
Preparing for sprint reviews
Presenting features and improvements to stakeholders
Creating test reports, evaluating and presenting test results
Optimizing the existing test process.
Activities as Tester:
Gathering test ideas for planned features and improvements
Reviewing functional requirements
Creating test cases (logical and concrete) and test scenarios
Executing test cases
Evaluating and documenting test results
Supporting error analysis
Test automation
Skills: Oracle 10g, JIRA, TortoiseSVN, Polarion, Confluence, TestComplete, Ranorex, Microsoft Office, Scrum
IT skills: analysis, documentation, coordination, VBScript, JavaScript, development, Oracle 10g, quality assurance, software testing, test automation, continuous integration, embedded testing
Agile project execution using SCRUM
Compliance with standards IEC 62304 / EN 62304 (Medical Device Software), ISO 13485 (Medical devices – Quality management systems), and FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulated project.

Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

2 years 4 months

Germany

Senior Software Tester

Qiagen GmbH

Industry: Medical
Review and analysis of requirement documents
Participation in creating test plans
Creation of test specifications
Review and maintenance of test cases
Execution of system and regression tests
Execution of end-to-end tests from the customer's perspective
Evaluation and documentation of test results
Support in analyzing defects from a technical point of view
Test automation
Programming and maintenance of test tools.
Skills: Oracle 10g, JIRA, TortoiseSVN, ApTest Manager, Confluence, HP Quality Center, TestComplete, Ranorex, Microsoft Office, Scrum
IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, VBScript, JavaScript, Development, HP, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Embedded Testing
Agile project execution according to SCRUM
Compliance with standards IEC 62304 and EN 62304 (Medical Device Software), ISO 13485 (Medical devices -- Quality management systems), FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulated project.

Oct 2008 - Sep 2011

3 years

Germany

Software Tester - Business Consulting Analyst

Telekom AG

Industry: Telecommunications
Creation of test plans and specifications
Execution and documentation of system tests
Evaluation and documentation of test results
Analysis of defects and defect tracking
Creating test reports
Optimization of existing and development of new test strategies
Creation of test metrics for service-oriented tests
Acting as deputy for team lead
Interface to the customer for status reporting and queries
Test automation with Selenium
Skills: Oracle 10g with BPEL, SoapUI 2.5, Java, JIRA, Clearquest, Eclipse, HP Quality Center, XMLSPy, Selenium
IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Eclipse, Development, HP, Java, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, XMLSPy, Web Application Testing

Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

9 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Technical internship in Software Engineering

Technical University of Darmstadt

Development of a peer-to-peer instant messenger
Analysis of code quality for complexity, potential errors, coding guidelines, duplicate code
Skills: Java, Eclipse, Sonar

Dec 2006 - Feb 2008

1 year 3 months

Germany

Software Developer

envi-systems GmbH

Software development/programming
Participation in the development of a component for area-wide analysis of groundwater information
Participation in the development of a chart component for visualizing groundwater information
Skills: Visual Basic VB.NET, VBA, Microsoft Office, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, XML Surfer (GoldenSoftware), Chart control (ComponentOne)
IT Skills: MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, Programming, Software Development, VB.NET, XML

May 2006 - Aug 2007

1 year 4 months

Germany

Software Developer

FERI Group

Industry: Financial services
Software development/programming
Creation of tools for building and maintaining numerical time series databases
Participation in the development of a graphics component for visualizing time series
Responsible for a large part of the software documentation in French
Skills: Visual Studio, Visual Basic, VB.NET, VBA, Microsoft Office, MS SQL Server
IT Skills: Documentation, Development, MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, Programming, Software Development, VB.NET

Feb 2005 - Jun 2006

1 year 5 months

Germany

Software Developer

Industry: Research institute
Software development, programming
Modeling a car dealership using Macromedia Director and XML
Developing stylesheets using Macromedia Flash and XML
Skills: Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Director, ActionScript, Lingo, XML
IT Skills: Development, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash, programming, software development, XML

Nov 2002 - Apr 2005

2 years 6 months

Germany

Software Developer

Industry: Research institute
Software development, programming
Programming data acquisition tools to configure a vehicle simulator
Skills: Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, Fortran, Python, Microsoft Office, XML
IT Skills: Development, MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, programming, software development

Summary

Has extensive knowledge in software testing and test management. In recent years, he has focused on test management, test development, as well as documentation and evaluation of test results. He has also gained experience as a software developer in several programming languages.